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Magill says her players will need to “pick ourselves up” ahead of the second leg in Oslo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Of course, the second-half performance will certainly help with that.<\/p>\n
With the game in the bag, Norway undoubtedly took their foot off the gas in the closing stages, but Northern Ireland did look genuinely threatening as injury time approached.<\/p>\n
While McCarron added defensive solidity, the introduction of teenager Keri Halliday added a spark going forward that helped put the underdogs on the front foot in the closing stages. <\/p>\n
“I think this is the next step for us, when we actually have the ball against top sides that we need to relax a little bit more,” said Magill.<\/p>\n
“We need to trust that we have the capabilities of doing something with it and not panicking.<\/p>\n
“Yes, it largely was an out of possession game for us but there were moments where we were trying to create little bits and pieces.<\/p>\n
“We’ll go back, review the game and try and approach Tuesday’s game with a very fresh mindset.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n