Ireland now face crucial Switzerland clash

Ireland 0 France 1: Ireland coach Dave Connell will rally his charges for Thursday’s make-or-break clash with Switzerland after a frustrating opening to the Uefa Women’s Under 17 European Championships yesterday.

In spite of some positive play, Dave Connell’s side were undone by a header from Emelyne Laurent and that leaves them needing a positive result against Switzerland on Thursday in their next Group B clash.

“We’re disappointed with the result. I thought the performance was very hardworking and there were some very good individual performances.