Has Halliday’s heroics started a new chapter for NI?

Has Halliday’s heroics started a new chapter for NI?Image source, Pacemaker PressImage caption, Both Halliday and Andrews netted during the victory over Malta ByJana McCabeBBC Sport NI journalistPublished14 minutes agoIn recent games, Northern Ireland have not been known for scoring a flurry of goals with just one in their past six matches prior to Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Malta.However, during Michael McArdle’s first game in charge, they looked confident and netted four times in a match for the first time since 2023.McArdle handed Keri Halliday a rare start with the winger netting her first two international goals and registering an assist during the 4-0 win.The 21-year-old impressed during her time at Linfield with 53 goals in 85 appearances before making the move to Scotland, and is currently on loan from Hearts to Motherwell. “It means a lot with my family there. Dad did say it was coming and he was right,” Halliday told BBC Sport NI.”Michael [McArdle] is a lovely man, he’s had all faith and confidence in us to go out and get points from these games. “He’s given us freedom and I think you can see that we’re playing with smiles on our faces and playing with energy, stress-free and you can see that in the scoreline. I’m loving playing at the minute.”McArdle praises NI’s ‘intent’ in big win over Malta