Midfielder Joely Andrews insists “there’s no pressure on us” as Northern Ireland prepare for their Nations League playoff against Iceland.
Tanya Oxtoby’s side finished second in League B2 to set up a two-leg meeting with Iceland who were third in their League A group.
The first game takes place at the Ballymena Showgrounds on Friday before Tuesday’s return leg in Reykjavik.
Iceland may have finished bottom of their group at this summer’s European Championships in Switzerland, but Andrews is not downplaying the task ahead.
“The pressure is on them so we’ll use that to our advantage as much as we can,” said the 23-year-old, who plays for Hearts in the Scottish Women’s Premier League.
“It’s a massive opportunity to get into League A but also a massive opportunity to measure ourselves against a top side like Iceland who are just off the back of the Euros.
“It’s nice being at home first. We can prepare how we want and they’ve got to come here, which is a difficult task. We’ll be hard to break down and hopefully give them a good game.
“Our target will be to put in a solid first game on Friday and then take what we can out there.”
