Up with the Cros

All three Cliftonville players in the Northern Ireland Women’s squad featured in this evening’s Euro 2025 Play-Off first leg with Croatia.

Danielle Maxwell (pictured) played the full 90 minutes in Varazdin, where Reds team-mates Louise McDaniel and Kelsie Burrows were introduced as second-half substitutes.

An early penalty and last-gasp own goal from Croatia’s Izabela Lojna saw the game finish 1-1, setting up a tantalising return tie at Windsor Park on Tuesday night.