Last updated on .From the section IrishMearns plays her football for Crusaders Strikers in the Women's Irish PremiershipNorthern Ireland's Heather Mearns has described the women's senior futsal team's first competitive win as a "brilliant feeling". NI saw off hosts Lithuania 1-0 in the second qualifier for the European Women's Futsal Championship. Northern Ireland must beat Slovakia on Saturday for a chance to reach the knockout finals in October. "We made history, not just for Northern Ireland, but for any of the home nations," said Mearns. "People still don't know a lot about futsal, so we really want to grow the game and to make people aware of it."

Source: BBC May 07, 2021 20:41 UTC