It has been a hugely successful month for the Republic of Ireland women's U17 team, who secured passage into the next stage of the European Championship qualifiers after two big wins over the last week.
The team started the qualification group in Belfast with a 1-0 defeat to Austria, but a win over Finland in the next game had them on the verge of moving on from the group.
A result against hosts Northern Ireland yesterday would be required, with an own goal from Darcie McNeill handing James Scott's side a 1-0 victory and passage into the next stage of qualification.
It was a massive win, one that was helped along by a classic bit of shithousery late on.
Republic of Ireland U17s earn big win in Belfast
With the game in the final moments and the Republic of Ireland attempting to hold onto their slender lead, they used plenty of gamesmanship in order to see out the result. That included holding the ball up in the corner, although they did so with some extra personnel.
Whereas one player usually does their best to hold off the opposition, the Girls in Green took a more unusual step of having two players shield the ball. It resulted in some NFL-style blocking, which worked like a charm as they drew the foul.
You can watch the clip of the incident below.
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This helped see the game out for Ireland in the end, who are now one step closer to qualifying for the Euros.
Speaking to the FAI website after the game, head coach James Scott was full of praise for his side.
It was a tough win - I thought Northern Ireland were great. But going back to the game against Austria we were disappointed not to get anything from that game.
Our objective from the start of the week was to qualify and we've done that. I'm delighted for the girls, they are top class and they're a credit to their clubs and their families.
A bit of street smarts certainly never hurts.
Here's hoping they can go on and qualify from here.
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