Upton strikes again as Ireland s series with Great Britain ends in a tie
Upton’s converted penalty stroke was cancelled out by Izzy Petter in the final minutes. By The42 Team Tuesday 16 Mar 2021, 4:57 PM Mar 16th 2021, 4:57 PM 5,647 Views 3 Comments
Three from three: Upton celebrates with Katie Mullan and Nicci Daly.
Image: Bryan Keane/INPHO
Image: Bryan Keane/INPHO
Ireland 1-1 Great Britain
ROISIN UPTON SCORED her third goal in as many games to ensure that Ireland left with a share of the spoils from their three-match SoftCo series with Great Britain.
After three scoreless quarters in the series decider in Belfast, Limerick’s Upton converted a penalty stroke with nine minutes remaining to give Ireland the lead.
RICHARD BULLICK: Let s hear it for the underdogs!
Reporter:
Friday 26 February 2021 9:47
EVERYONE loves an underdog and Antrim snooker player Jordan Brown rightly hogged the headlines in the past week after his stunning success in winning the Welsh Open.
It was a classic sporting rags to riches story, considering the unsung Ulsterman’s lowly world ranking of 81 and the fact he was a 750/1 outsider to triumph in this tournament.
Well though he’d done to get there, Brown was up against the most successful player in the sport’s history in the final so few would have given him much chance of a fairytale ending.