Northern Ireland Women secure away win over Czechia
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The hosts started the brighter of the two sides and had an early chance to take the lead when Lucie Jelinkova's effort flew just over the crossbar from a corner.
Minutes later the away side, looking to bounce back from defeat to Scotland, punished them for that miss when McFadden broke the deadlock to make it 1-0.
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Hide AdThree minutes after the break Northern Ireland doubled their advantage as half-time substitute Beattie made an instant impact.
Andrea Staskova drilled a free-kick over the bar for the hosts before Caragh Hamilton passed up an opportunity to net a third.
The result will offer Northern Ireland – currently 45th in the Coca-Cola FIFA Women’s World Ranking list compared to Czechia’s 27th – a welcome boost.