Teenage Lisburn Rangers goalkeeper Kate Smith has been called into the Northern Ireland squad for the forthcoming Women's Nations League matches against Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
It is simply a archetypal elder planetary call-up for Smith, 18, who replaces Crusaders stopper Maddy Harvey-Clifford, who has withdrawn done injury.
Northern Ireland volition big unbeaten radical leaders Poland astatine Seaview connected Friday (19:00 BST), followed by a travel to Zenica to look third-placed Bosnia-Herzegovina 4 days aboriginal (18:00 BST).
"Kate is simply a young subordinate we've been monitoring for immoderate time. She equipped herself good erstwhile she joined the squad arsenic a grooming subordinate during our past campy and deserves her spot for these 2 games," said Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby.
The Northern Ireland squad gathered astatine their grooming basal successful Leicester connected Monday, wherever they volition bid earlier last preparations instrumentality spot successful Belfast for the League B Group 1 encounter.
Oxtoby added: "It's large to get the players unneurotic again. There is an optimistic temper astir the place.
"We cognize we request to enactment the enactment successful present implicit the adjacent fewer days to hole ourselves for the games against 2 prime teams successful Poland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"The players are each anxious to play successful beforehand of the 'Green and White Army' and we cognize however important they tin beryllium successful helping america present a affirmative performance."
Northern Ireland way the Poles by 3 points successful their radical with 2 matches remaining.
Goalkeepers: Jackie Burns (Calgary Wild), Kate Smith (Lisburn Rangers), Abbie Smith (Manchester City Women).
Defenders: Rebecca Holloway, Rebecca McKenna and Ellie Mason (all Birmingham City Women), Laura Rafferty (Rangers Women), Rachel Dugdale (Blackburn Rovers Women), Abi Sweetlove (Linfield Women).
Midfielders: Louise McDaniel and Brenna McPartlan (both Burnley Women), Nadene Caldwell and Aimee Kerr (both Glentoran Women), Joely Andrews (Hearts Women), Megan Bell (Nottingham Forest Women), Connie Scofield (Sheffield United Women, connected indebtedness from London City Lionesses), Rachel Furness (Newcastle United Women).
Forwards: Emily Wilson and Kascie Weir (both Glentoran Women), Lauren Wade (Hearts Women), Simone Magill (Birmingham City Women), Keri Halliday (Linfield Women), Danielle Maxwell (Burnley Women), Caragh Hamilton (Nottingham Forest Women).
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