The Republic of Ireland faced off against Northern Ireland in their Women's World Cup UEFA Group 3 qualifier in Lurgan on Tuesday night hoping to pull level with Norway at the top of the group by making it two wins out of two.
The match was broadcast live on BBC Northern Ireland and was a tight and nervy game with neither side giving the opposition an inch in the first half, and when the breakthrough came it was the away side who took the lead thanks to an own goal.
While she may not get any credit on the official scoresheet, the goal was all Megan Campbell's as he basically threw the ball into the net with an absolute cannon of a long throw.
The technique on her long throw-in is absolutely perfect, and will be a massive weapon for Colin Bell's side over this qualification campaign. In fact, Stephanie Roche hit the bar from a long throw-in roughly 10 minutes before that goal.
It was 2-0 not long into the second half, and once again it was Megan Campbell who came up with the goods as her dangerous throw was defended, only for her to just kick it in from a similar distance.
Megan Campbell doubles the lead for @FAIreland against @NorthernIreland Watch LIVE here - https://t.co/PQPmqe4fDi pic.twitter.com/dbINkOKUmn
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) September 19, 2017
Sweet strike, what a night for her.
Northern Ireland will have been gutted as they also conceded a goal just before halftime in their loss to Norway on Friday night, but for the Republic it seems that their opponents are going to have to think twice every time they kick the ball out of play.
