Northern Ireland women secure Nations League play-off spot with draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Summary
Northern Ireland women's football team secured a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Nations League, earning second place in their group and a promotion play-off spot. Manager Tanya Oxtoby praised her team's growth and resilience in grinding out the result away from home, marking an improvement from their third-place finish in the previous Nations League edition.
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Captain Simone Magill's composed finish was cancelled out by Sofija Krajsumovic's equaliser for Bosnia, but NI saw out the draw which secured second place in the group and a promotion play-off.
That is an improvement on their third-place finish in the last edition of the Nations League, and despite the nervy nature of the draw, Oxtoby praised the application of her players to grind out a result.
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