Republic of Ireland striker Amber Barrett is targeting a maximum haul of six points from the side's upcoming UEFA Women's European Qualifier double-header against Greece and Montenegro.
Vera Pauw’s team sit in second place in Group I behind runaway leaders Germany with seven points from three games, three points ahead of Thursday’s visitors to Tallaght, Greece (Live tracker on rte.ie/sport and live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
"The next two games are going to be extremely important for our qualification aspirations," said Barrett.
"We’ll be hoping to take six points from the two games but one game at a time.
"Having dropped two points away to Greece, we will be doing everything we can to win at home.
"However we know how difficult it will be and how Greece are very capable of making it difficult for us.
"Of course we believe [qualification is] achievable, everyone has put in so much hard work, time and effort over the years to make qualification for a major tournament possible.
"We know we have a long way to go in the group and we are certainly not getting ahead of ourselves. But two positive results over the next two games could really push us even closer."
Greece 0-1 Ireland - Amber Barrett gives Ireland a well deserved lead with a wonderfully delicate lob to give Anthi Papakonstantinou no chance in the Greek goal. Follow it here https://t.co/hFTXszcDFT #rtesoccer #GREIRL #20x20 pic.twitter.com/YBATeS8fmX
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) November 12, 2019
The Donegal native, who currently plies her trade with FC Koln, has called on the fans to get out and support the team.
"The crowd that attended the Ukraine game were nothing short of fantastic, they were loud and didn’t stop singing and shouting for 90-plus minutes," said the 24-year-old.
"Every game we play at home is an advantage, especially if we’re able to get a big crowd into the game.
"The bar has been set high so we expect good crowds for our games and we want the crowds to keep growing. A packed Tallaght gives us a huge lift."
