FC Irelande 1–1 Choule

A difficult match at home, in which we made life harder for ourselves than it needed to be.

We started rather messily, with too many misplaced passes. Unfortunately, this was a problem that followed us throughout the game: simple passes going astray, putting teammates under pressure and forcing us into unnecessary recovery runs.

Choule took advantage very early on. A quick move, built around some good first touches and fast combinations, caught us out and put them ahead.

We needed to react, raise the tempo and get back into the game. We managed to create a couple of opportunities, but our passing still wasn’t clicking. Eventually, David brought us level with a great finish, lifting the ball over the goalkeeper with a well-taken shot.

Half-time: 1–1.

In the second half, we tried to push forward and find a winning goal. However, Choule had more of the ball in the midfield, while we often found ourselves defending, holding our shape and looking for opportunities to counter-attack.

There were a couple of very good chances for us to take the lead, but we couldn’t convert them. François also made some important saves to keep the score level.

A draw, when we really needed a win. And, to be honest, a match in which we made things difficult for ourselves. The main lesson is clear: we need to improve our passing, especially in the simple situations. Losing possession too easily puts the whole team under pressure and makes us work much harder than necessary.

Double Man of the Match: David and Karl

Now we need to put this behind us and prepare for the Brazilians. It will be a completely different kind of match, and we’ll need to be ready to fight for every ball.

Keep working, Greens!

FC Irlande Ladies 3 was ready to take on one of the league’s top teams, Wavre Limal. We knew it was going to be a tough and hard fought match, something our team is familiar with.

The first action of the game came after a great combination of passes that resulted in a great shot outside the box by Anna, but Wavre’s keeper was able to stop it. Both teams had attacking opportunities, and after a couple of close calls, Wavre scored the first goal of the game the 27th minute. The first half ended 0-1.

FC Irlande had a good start to the second half, creating some opportunities, but it was unable to materialise them. The opposing team scored on minute 50 and then again on 60’. FC Irlande kept fighting, and on the 65th minute Marina scored her first golazo of the season to put us back in the match, with a great assist by El. Unfortunately, the opposing team scored five minutes later to make it 1-4. We did not give up, and this time, with 15 minutes to go it was Lea who scored with a great shot from outside the box, 2-4 for us and another assist for El.

FC Irlande fought hard, until the end, but the score did not change. Even though we did not get the result we were hoping for, we put on a great performance and proved once again that we are a tough team to beat. Shout out to Sandra for her player of the match performance.