After a 1-1 draw against Romania, Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby expressed disappointment in her team's second-half performance. Although they took the lead with Danielle Maxwell's 33rd-minute goal, a defensive error quickly allowed Romania to equalize. Oxtoby noted that despite dominating possession in the first half, the team failed to control the game in the second half, and they missed a chance to secure the win. With the draw, Northern Ireland remains second in Group B1, facing Romania again soon at Windsor Park to seek improvement.
"We know that second-half performance wasn't good enough, and we'll learn from it and get better," Oxtoby told the Irish FA in Bucharest.
"The second half was really transitional and we didn't control the game and from that point of view it's a little bit disappointing that we have allowed them right back in."
"We had enough controlled possession in the first half to ensure we have ourselves a comfortable lead, but we didn't do that."
"I thought they were really unlucky against Bosnia, I thought they were the better team and their result against Poland shows how good a side they are."
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