NI ‘have to bounce back’ against Bosnia – Andrews

After their disappointing Women’s Nations League defeat against Poland, Northern Ireland midfielder Joely Andrews stated that his side “must bounce back” on Tuesday.

Tanya Oxtoby’s side lost 4-0 to Poland at Seaview on Friday night, earning them automatic League A promotion with victory in north Belfast.

If NI can avoid losing to Zenica on Tuesday, which Andrews claims should be their goal, they will finish second overall and advance to the promotion play-offs.

She said, “We will make progress if we finish third in their previous Nations League campaign” and place higher in this group.

We are hoping to get three points on Tuesday for a strong performance.

We have played each other a few times, so it will be difficult, but we both need to be tough on the ball and create chances to break down.

The Hearts midfielder added that while Friday night’s defeat at Seaview “hurts,” their enthusiastic victory in the opener when they almost scored a consolation goal will help them prepare for Tuesday’s crucial game.

We didn’t do enough in the first half, and there were some areas of the game plan that we didn’t stick to, but as players we did that,” she continued.