Photo by Stephen McCarthy
Birmingham City FC has shown their support for two of their Irish international players who scored at their match against Northern Ireland on Saturday, 23 September.
A final result that culminated in a 3-0 win to Ireland, the game marked the team’s first at Dublin's renowned Aviva Stadium. Goals were scored by Birmingham City’s Lucy Quinn and Lily Agg as well as San Diego Wave’s Kyra Carusa.
“Quinny strikes first at the Aviva! She becomes the first-ever goalscorer for the Ireland Women’s National Team at the Stadium”, said Birmingham FC on Twitter.
Quinny strikes first at the Aviva! 🇮🇪
She becomes the first ever goalscorer for the Ireland Women’s National Team at the stadium. 👏 pic.twitter.com/IObS0gScPT— Birmingham City Women (@BCFCWomen) September 23, 2023
After coming on as a substitute, another Birmingham player topped the score at 3 points when Lily Agg headed the ball into the net.
Instant impact from @LilyAgg8! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Pi8RLzIURk
— Birmingham City Women (@BCFCWomen) September 23, 2023
Irish international Louise Quinn plays for the West Midlands side. Quinn began playing for Birmingham in 2021 after transferring from Italian side Fiorentina. Prior to this, from 2017 to 2020, Quinn was a part of Women’s Super League (WSL) team Arsenal where she played alongside Irish National Team Captain Katie McCabe.
The Irish squad is also home to former Birmingham club players. Also playing on the pitch was Emily Whelan,who is presently with Glasgow City FC, but started her professional soccer career at Birmingham City.
