Irish ladies draw with Mexico

THE Republic of Ireland women’s team drew 0-0 with Mexico in the Algarve Cup in Portugal.

Manager Noel King made five changes from the team that beat Portugal 1-0 on Thursday, with Edel Malone and Kacey O’Driscoll winning their first senior caps.

Said King: “To draw with Mexico was a huge achievement for us and I was very happy with the performance. What was very encouraging was that we had chances to win it and while we failed to take those chances, it says much for the performance that we were so close to causing an upset.”