It was an emotional first championship match for the Northern Irish women.
Although they lost the premiere 4-1, they also scored their first goal in a championship of all time.
With ten minutes left in the game, their star Simone Magill had to be replaced due to injury.
She grinned badly and on the way out the tears came.
Now it has been confirmed that it is a knee injury that will make her miss the rest of the European Championships.
Magill has long played for Everton, but recently switched clubs to Aston Villa.
Northern Ireland's next match is against Austria on Monday.