O’Connor eager for winning start

After Montenegro were throttled 10-0 by Germany in their campaign opener at the weekend, Tom O’Connor should achieve a 100% competitive record as Ireland women’s team manager against the minnows tonight.

Any unease within the camp about the FAI’s problems in recruiting a suitable successor to Colin Bell has to be allayed by the fact it isn’t until next month’s visit of second seeds Ukraine to Tallaght Stadium that the real tests of the Euro qualifiers begin.