Northstar v Ironvale

FULL-TIME · MATCHDAY 7/18 · AUTUMN SEASON · Star Lane · 44,327

Northstar United 1–3FT

Wren Okonkwo 47'Zara Ibarra 19', Zara Ibarra 25', Piet Sarkis 43'

Ironvale beat Northstar 3–1

Ironvale FC beat Northstar United 3–1 at Star Lane in front of 44,327. Goals from Zara Ibarra (19), Zara Ibarra (25), Piet Sarkis (43) did the damage, with Wren Okonkwo (47) replying for Northstar.

Northstar had 7 attempts (2 on target) to Ironvale's 8 (6).

Zara Ibarra was named player of the match for Ironvale, rated 8.9.

Ronan Blackford: "I said before the game it would be like this."

★ Player of the match: Zara Ibarra

As it happened

FT FULL-TIME: NST 1–3 IRV.
90+3' Dmitri Hendrix from range. Never troubling anyone.
90+1' Scrappy few minutes. Lots of throw-ins, not much football.
85' Tempo has dropped. Both benches look restless.
80' Change for Ironvale. Lena Winterbourne makes way, Priya Kirsch comes on.
78' Piet Sarkis, low shot, Ivo Baptiste equal to it.
77' The Northstar fans want more urgency. Caoimhe Dunne is on the edge of the technical area.
72' Long spell of Northstar possession. Ironvale sat in.
67' Change for Northstar. Finn Ravenscroft makes way, Magnus Halloran comes on.
64' Elias Ashgrove picks out Idris Renner — wide! Should have hit the target.
58' Priya Drax lets fly — Ivo Baptiste gets down well.
54' Leon Beaumont again! Ada Zero cannot believe it.
52' Tomas Fenwick picks out Dmitri Hendrix — wide! Should have hit the target.
47' GOAL! WREN OKONKWO! Ada Zero with the assist. NST 1–3 IRV.1–3
46' Second half begins. No changes at the break for either side.
HT HALF-TIME: NST 0–3 IRV.
43' GOAL! PIET SARKIS rises highest and powers the header in from Ravi Lark's delivery. NST 0–3 IRV.0–3
40' Tempo has dropped. Both benches look restless.
33' Piet Sarkis beats one, beats two, and fires wide with the third to beat. Heads in hands.
30' Chance for Northstar. Wren Okonkwo slices it into the stand.
27' Tomas Fenwick from range. Never troubling anyone.
25' GOAL FOR IRONVALE! Zara Ibarra finishes. NST 0–2 IRV.0–2
22' Dante Voss drags it wide from the edge of the box.
19' GOAL! ZARA IBARRA taps in from a yard out. Right place, right time. NST 0–1 IRV.0–1
18' Yellow for Benedikt Sarkis. Caoimhe Dunne is furious with the decision.
16' Header from Idris Renner, Ivo Baptiste claws it away. Ironvale corner.
9' Yellow for Finn Ravenscroft. Caoimhe Dunne is furious with the decision.
5' Northstar keeping it in midfield. Patient stuff.
KO We're underway at Star Lane. Northstar United against Ironvale FC.