Ireland Women's U17s must wait to learn UEFA fate

Republic of Ireland Women's U17 0-0 Hungary Women's U17

The Republic of Ireland Women's U17 side missed out on automatic qualification for the UEFA finals after a scoreless draw with Hungary in Turner's Cross but remain in with a chance of qualifying as best runners-up.

Dave Connell's side finished their Elite Phase unbeaten and with three clean sheets but the scoreless draw with the Hungarians allowed England progress following their 2-0 win over Netherlands.

Ireland looked a little nervy early on and were fortunate not to concede twice in the opening ten minutes.

After six minutes Petra Krascsenics fired wide from 10 yards out after a brilliant left wing raid by Zoé Magyarics.

Three minutes later Irish keeper Amanda McQuillan made a brave save to deny Krascsenics once again.

In the 13th minute Ireland were desperately unlucky not to score when Saoirse Noonan chipped keeper Luca Varga only to see the ball bounce down off the crossbar before being cleared to safety.

Less than a minute later a powerful free-kick from Courtney Higgins was well saved by the Hungarian keeper.

Soon after the break captain Jamie Finn got her head to a Courtney Higgins corner and it appeared to have crossed the goal-line but the referee ruled that keeper Varga had kept it out.

Then Varga saved at the feet of Noonan and from the resulting corner Finn once again her head to the corner and this time a defender cleared off the line.

Unfortunately on a warm afternoon in Cork the energy sapped from the Irish attack and they failed to really trouble the Hungarian keeper. Now they are left waiting on results from elsewhere to decide whether they will play in Iceland this summer.

Ireland: McQuillan, O'Callaghan, Higgins, Finn, Moloney, McLaughlin, Doyle, Noonan, Meaney (McCartan 56), McKevitt (Beirne 49), Prior.

Hungary: Varga, Rozmis, Kun, Vancsik (Szakonyi 74), P Krascsenics, C Krascsenics (Török 80+2), Gruber (61), Kocsán, Pilán, Magyarics (Csányi 71), Németh.

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