Ireland V Spain Results

Ireland's Green Army put yesterday's narrow 3-2 loss firmly behind them when they took to the field for the second day in a row taking on the higher ranked Spain in Terrassa.

Ireland opened the scoring today in the first half when Anna O'Flangan set up Nikki Evans on her 50th cap for a close range conversion and 1-0 lead at half time.

The home side managed to level the sides with a crash ball through the Irish D which took a deflection off Ybarra to bring them back into the match. Spain took the lead with just six minutes to go thanks to Bonastre but Ireland were awarded a penalty stroke moments later after Megan Frazer's goal bound strike was stopped on the line with a foot. Audrey O'Flynn on her 101st appearance for Ireland duly converted to level at 2-2.

With just two minutes left on the clock, Megan Frazer displayed class with a reverse stick strike making it 3-2 before Anna O'Flanagan copper fastened the victory after a three on one with the Spanish keeper set her up for Ireland's fourth with just five seconds to spare.

Ireland have taken this opportunity to award five new caps over the last two matches, Vanessa Surgenor (Pegasus); Kate Llyod (Railway Union); Chloe Brown (Ards); Yvonne O'Byrne (Cork Harlequins) and Ayeisha McFerran (Randalstown).

Ireland v Spain - match schedule (all Spanish Times which is +1hr on Irish Time)
13th January
Men Ireland v Spain 15.30 Club Egara (Terrassa)
14th January
Women Ireland v Spain 12.00 Terrassa Estadium (Terrassa)
15th January
Women Ireland v Spain 11.30 Terrassa Estadium (Terrassa)
Men Ireland v Spain 15.30 Atletic Terrassa Hockey Club (Terrassa)

Mens Squad
Ireland Squad - Spain 2014: David Fitzgerald (Monkstown); Stephen West (TRR); Richie Shaw (Glenanne); Stephen Brownlow (Glenanne ); John Jackson (Reading); Mark Loughrey (Pembroke); Drew Carlisle (Banbridge); Michael Robson (Annadale); Peter Brown (UCD); Jason Lynch (Lisnagarvey); James Corry (Instonians); Nick Burns (UCD); Ross Canning (UCD); David Carson (Monkstown); Shane O'Donoghue (UCD); Jeremy Duncan (UCD); Kirk Shimmins (UCD); Harry Spain (Pembroke Wanderers); Mark Ingram (Pembroke Wanderers); Gary Shaw (Glenanne)

Womens Squad
Ireland Squad - Spain 2014: Pamela Smithwick - Old Alex - Goalkeeper; Emma Gray - Hermes - Goalkeeper; Ayeisha McFerran - Randalstown - Goalkeeper; Kate Dillon - Railway Union - Defender; Michelle Harvey - Pegasus/Leuven - Defender; Ali Meeke - Loreto - Defender; Yvonne O'Byrne - Cork Harlequins - Defender; Audrey O'Flynn - Hermes - Defender; Cliodhna Sargent - Cork Harlequins - Defender; Zoe Wilson - Randalstown - Defender; Emily Beatty - UCD - Midfield; Nicci Daly - Loreto/Holcombe - Midfield; Emma Duncan - Old Alex - Midfield; Megan Frazer - Ballymoney/Holcombe - Midfield; Lisa Jacob - Hermes/SCHC - Midfield; Gillian Pinder - UCD - Midfield; Sara Twomey - Hermes - Midfield; Chloe Watkins - UCD/Club de Campo - Midfield; Naomi Carroll - Catholic Institute - Striker; Chloe Brown - Ards - Striker; Deidre Duke - UCD - Striker; Nikki Evans - UCD - Striker; Kate Lloyd - Railway Union - Striker; Katie Mullan - UCD - Striker; Anna O'Flanagan - UCD - Striker; Vanessa Surgeoner - Pegasus - Striker