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12.11.2019 at 12:00 Panionios, Greece Attendance: 500
Ireland 1 - 1 Greece
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway). European Qualifier-match

Goalscorers
Amber Barrett (13)
Spyridonidou 90 mins
Opening squads
Marie Hourihan
Niamh Fahey
Diane Caldwell
Louise Quinn
Katie Mc Cabe
Jamie Finn
Amber Barrett
Emily Whelan
Denise O Sullivan
Leanne Kiernan
Julie Ann Russell
Anthi Papakonstantinou;
Anastasia Gkatsou,
Danai Sidira,
Natalia Chatzigiannidou;
Vassiliki Kydonaki ,
Eleni Kakambouki
Eleni Markou,
Kyriaki Kynossidou;
Athanasia Moraitou,
Despoina Chatzinikolaou,
Christina Kokoviadou
Substitutes
Grace Moloney
Keeva Keenan
Chloe Mustaki
Eabha O Mahony
Claire O Riordan
Stephanie Roche
Jessica Ziu
Tyler Toland
Clare Shine
Rianna Jarrett
Zoi Nasi (GK)
Dimitra Giannakouli (GK)
Styliani Kotsaki
Charoula Dimitriou
Sophia Kongouli
Anastasia Spyridonidou
Grigoria Pouliou
Veatriki Sarri
Eirini Nefrou
Thomai Vardali
Mihaela Parashou
Charoula Demetriou
Substitutions
Keeva Keenan -> Julie Ann Russell (46)
Stephanie Roche -> Amber Barrett (82)
Sarri for Kydonaki 61 mins
Kaldaridou for Kakambouki 71 mins,
Spyridonidou for Moraitou 83 mins
Yellow cards
Julie Ann Russell (15)
Jamie Finn (78)
Kokoviadou 32 mins,
Gkatsou 40 mins,
Sidira 41 mins,
Markou 70 mins
Red cards
None. None
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report | Preview
Debuts for Jamie Finn and Keeva Keenan
A late goal denied the Republic of Ireland a win away to Greece in Athens as they drew 1-1 to maintain their unbeaten start in Group I.

Amber Barrett had put Ireland ahead and it looked as though they would hang on to secure the three points, but Greece super sub Anastasia Spyridonidou fired in a goal late on.

Vera Pauw's team had already beaten both Montengero and Ukraine on home soil, but this was an altogether different test and the manager made five changes to the starting line-up that included giving a senior debut to Jamie Finn.

A positive start allowed Ireland to dictate the tempo from early on with the running of Denise O'Sullivan, Leanne Kiernan and Emily Whelan wreaking havoc for Greece.

On 13 minutes, Katie McCabe picked the ball up wide on the left side and looked up to find a team-mate. The target was O'Sullivan, who had ran free of her marker, but the ball bounced beyond her and perfectly into the path of Barrett who deftly lobbed goalkeeper Anthi Papakonstantinou for her second senior international goal.

Diane Caldwell should have hit the target on 41 minutes when she hooked over the bar after the home side failed to clear a free-kick from McCabe. But it was just another sign that Ireland looked the most likely to score next.

Then Ireland got a fright when they found themselves on the backfoot inside their own penalty and Christina Kokoviadou unloaded a shot that goalkeeper Marie Hourihan had to stretch to save.

Keeva Keenan was introduced at the beginning of the second half for Julie Ann Russell and it took little time for the visitors to regain their momentum. A neat exchange between Whelan and O'Sullivan saw the latter force Papakonstantinou into a fine save from close range.

The better football was played by the away team but Spyridonidou ruined their plans to celebrate another win as the substitute smashed in a superb volley in added time to level the scores.

Ireland will not be in action again until March 2020 when they host Greece before travelling to Montenegro in a double-header.

Greece: Papakonstantinou; Gkatsou, Sidira, Chatzigiannidou; Kydonaki (Sarri 61), Kakambouki (Kaldaridou 71), Markou, Kynossidou; Moraitou (Spyridonidou 83), Chatzinikolaou, Kokoviadou.

Republic of Ireland: Hourihan; Russell (Keenan 46), Caldwell, Quinn, McCabe; Finn, Fahey; Kiernan, O'Sullivan, Whelan; Barrett (Roche 83).

Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway).
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