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Northern Ireland Women’s U-16s finished their UEFA development tournament with a penalties defeat to Iceland following a 1-1 score at full time.
Fanney Johannesdottir opened the scoring for Iceland in Belfast on nine minutes, Zara Maguire keeping the deficit to one goal when stopping a drive from Thelma Palmadottir and turning another effort by Johannesdottir onto the post.
Maguire also saved a powerful shot from Hekla Ingvarsdottir with Johannesdottir putting the rebound wide from close range, before forcing the home keeper into another save on half-time.
After the break, substitute Sophie Hutchinson saw her header pushed away by Ninna Porsteinsdottir, who also had to save at the feet of Maja Stachura.
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The equaliser came in the 63rd minute, as Sophie Hutchinson’s free-kick from distance hit the underside of the bar and bounced down over the goal-line.
Maguire did well to keep her side level, smothering a Palmadottir effort and tipping a shot from Vala Sturludottir round the post.
Stachura scooped a shot inches over the top and the Irish also went close in added time, Jessica McGuinness firing a long-range free-kick over the top.
With the game deadlocked at 1-1, it was decided in a shoot-out which Iceland won 3-2.
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The overall tournament winners were Spain, who registered victories in all three of their matches at Seaview, including a final-day 3-0 result over Belgium.
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