Internationals: Reds impact and advance in World Cup qualifying play-offs
It was a successful and impactful Tuesday for Liverpool FC Women players representing their countries.
A number featured in the first round of European qualifying play-offs for next year’s Women’s World Cup, to positive effect.
Marie Höbinger starred with a goal and an assist as Austria beat Kosovo 4-0 in Vienna to wrap up a 6-1 aggregate win.
Reds captain Grace Fisk was a second-half substitute for England in their 5-0 home victory over Greece (8-1 agg).
In Paisley, Jenna Clark played the full game for Scotland as they defeated Czechia 3-2 (5-2 agg). Kirsty Maclean was brought on towards the end and Sam Kerr remained on the bench.
Sara Agrez claimed an assist for the opening goal and helped Slovenia to a 2-0 win against Turkiye (5-3 agg).
For Wales, Lily Woodham had a direct involvement in two of the goals to contribute to her country’s 3-0 success versus Albania (4-0 agg).
Alice Bergstrom and Beata Olsson were unused subs in Sweden’s 10-0 defeat of Lithuania (15-0 agg).
In friendlies, Fuka Nagano featured for the first hour of Japan’s 2-1 loss to Germany in Bremen, and Natalia Ramos came off the bench in the second half for Spain as they drew 2-2 with the USA.
On Monday night, meanwhile, Mia Enderby was a starter for England U23s in their 2-0 defeat by Norway in the U23 European competition.
