Ireland U19 women entertained their Scottish counterparts at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown on Sunday afternoon in their final match of the Four Nations championship.

The Irish team had won the championship the previous day, in their draw against the same opponents, but they continued to battle hard in this goalless draw, though they will have been disappointed to lose the bonus point shoot out 1 – 3 at the end.

Despite the game ending goalless it was an entertaining encounter between the teams with Sophie Dix and Eva Lavelle putting in strong performances for Ireland and Anna Hoolaghan and captain Katie Swanson showing well for the Scots, Hoolaghan particularly impressive leading the Scottish defensive efforts.

As an introduction to hockey we at the Front Row Union have found the men and women’s U19 Four Nations an entertaining competition to cover and we look forward to catching up with the players from both squads in the EYHL throughout the season. Make sure you don’t miss out on our coverage by signing up for our free membership now.

Congratulations to the Little Green Army on their win, it’s given us high expectations for our future matches.

Squads

IRELAND U19: Aoife Glennon(GK), Holly Micklem(GK), Niamh McIvor, Emma Paul(C), Lucy Craig, Nikki Barry, Charlotte Beggs, Sophie Dix, Leah O’Shea, Eva Lavelle, Jennifer Hamill, Milly Lynch, Lucy Mackey, Ali Griffin, Martha McCready, Aisling Murray, Ella Brown, Nicola Torrans.

SCOTLAND U19: Cara McAllister (GK), Georgie Yuille, Ava Findlay, Lucy Williamson, Molly Morris, Corrie Hay, Rhiannon Carr, Katie Swanson(C), Amy Salmon, Lucy Smith, Itske Hooftman, Charlotte Simmers, Ellie Stott, Zara Mason, Anna Hoolaghan, Sophie Hinds, Jennifer Tait, Maddie Boyes (GK)

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