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The Northern Ireland manager, Kenny Shiels, speaks to ITV and is asked why Kirsty McGuinness isn’t starting: “We have to put in a team that is going to play part of the game today, and the full game on Tuesday … that’s the category she falls into.”
And regarding the injuries to the WSL players, Simone McGill and Rebecca Holloway: “It’s a big shortfall for us … they’re two very good players … we can’t avail of them because of injury.”
