Eire put Turkey to the sword with a 7-0 win to guide their ticket to subsequent summer season’s EuroHockey Championships in fashion on the Sport Eire Campus.
Three objectives within the second and third quarter put them out of sight towards the world No. 33 aspect, placing them on target for a 3rd successive victory and high spot — all with out conceding a purpose.
Michelle Carey, Naomi Carroll, Katie McKee, Niamh Carey, Deirdre Duke, Róisín Upton and Sarah Hawkshaw all scored within the complete success, including to earlier wins over Poland and the Czech Republic.
“Delighted, it’s actually vital we're competing towards the very best groups in Europe subsequent summer season. It's a stepping stone for Paris 2024 and that’s what the previous three video games are all about,” stated Upton, following a match the place she was the main purpose scorer and likewise voted participant of the match.
“It is a new construction within the Europeans and it opens issues proper up. You're taking part in totally different groups you don’t usually get to fulfill. We handled it nicely, acquired an excellent opening win towards Poland. We had a more durable sport towards the Czech Republic who sat very deep and at this time we're delighted to place seven on the scoreboard.
“The match clear sheet might be essentially the most pleasing factor. We put an actual emphasis this match on our defensive effort.”
The primary quarter noticed Eire knock on the door to no avail with Turkey absorbing steady strain. Whereas that was a irritating section, they didn't have lengthy to attend within the second quarter to interrupt the impasse.
The nook rely began to mount and from that avenue, Upton teed up Michelle Carey to deflect in a spectacular first purpose.
Two minutes later the transfer was virtually an identical as Hannah McLoughlin swept the ball to the p-spot, the place Carroll guided it into the online. McKee continued the good run together with her first worldwide purpose. It got here from a Turkish nook which was blocked and filtered out to Michelle Carey, who fired a 70-metre move for the Pegasus ahead to clip dwelling.
The purpose rush continued within the second half with Niamh Carey wrong-footing the Turkish goalkeeper from mid-circle. Duke touched in a fifth when Hawkshaw cracked a reverse-stick move to the again put up.
Upton then acquired her third purpose of the match with a low penalty nook shot and Hawkshaw thumped dwelling a cracking shot seven minutes from time so as to add an additional gloss.
IRELAND: L Murphy, S McAuley, M Carey, S Hawkshaw, Okay Mullan, L Tice, N Carroll, C Perdue, D Duke, E Curran. Subs: N Carey, H McLoughlin, S Torrans, C Beggs, Okay McKee, C Hamill, A McFerran