Northern Ireland women’s boss Kenny Shiels says the unexpected lilt of a Ballyclare accent helped inspire his team’s impressive draw with Switzerland at the Marbella Training Centre.
Sunday’s friendly in southern Spain was part of the national team’s preparations for April’s vital World Cup qualifiers with Austria and England.
And while the game was played virtually behind closed doors, a number of supporters managed to get in to see Simone Magill bag a brace in a deserved 2-2 share of the spoils.
