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24.10.2017 at 15:00 Senec Slovakia Attendance:
Slovakia 0 - 2 Ireland
Referee: Triinu Laos World Cup Qualifier-match

Goalscorers
None Denise O Sullivan (8)
Vojtekova (o.g.) (33)
Opening squads
Korenclova
Suskova,
Biroova,
Harsanyova,
Vojtekova,
Mikolajova,
Susolova,
Hmfrova,
Skorvankova,
Surnovska,
Bratovicova
Marie Hourihan
Niamh Fahey
Harriet Scott
Diane Caldwell
Tyler Toland
Louise Quinn
Katie Mc Cabe
Amber Barrett
Leanne Kiernan
Denise O Sullivan
Megan Campbell
Substitutes
Lucia El-Dahaibiová (G)
Monika Havranová
Klaudia Fabová
Katarína Košlabová
Ľudmila Maťavková
Andrea Horváthová
Stanislava Lišková
Amanda Mc Quillan
Claire Walsh
Claire O Riordan
Sophie Perry
Roma Mc Laughlin
Ruesha Littlejohn
Heather Payne
Substitutions
Liskova for Skorvankova 62 mins
Fabova for Sumovska 78 mins,
Sophie Perry -> Leanne Kiernan (32)
Ruesha Littlejohn -> Amber Barrett (74)
Roma Mc Laughlin -> Tyler Toland (90)
Yellow cards
Suskova Leanne Kiernan (20)
Diane Caldwell (39)
Katie Mc Cabe (72)
Red cards
None None.
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report
Republic of Ireland delivered the perfect away performance in Slovakia to make it two wins from two games in their FIFA 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign.

First-half goals from Denise O’Sullivan and skipper Katie McCabe sealed an impressive 2-0 victory which sees Ireland claim maximum points ahead of next month’s trip to the Netherlands to face the European Champions.

16-year old Tyler Toland and Peamount United striker Amber Barrett made their first senior starts for the Women’s National Team as manager Colin Bell celebrates six points from six.

Slovakia dominated much of the ball throughout the game but Colin Bell’s Ireland were able to make much better use of their possession in the perfect away performance.

It only eight minutes to take the lead in Ireland’s first attack of the game. After a defensive error, Megan Campbell’s long throw caught Slovakia off-guard and Katie McCabe squared for Denise O’Sullivan to tuck the ball home from six-yards out.

Just past the half-hour, Ireland established a two-goal lead with another well-worked goal. Substitute Sophie Perry found space down the right to cross for Amber Barrett who touched the ball back for skipper Katie McCabe and McCabe’s low, deflected finish found the bottom corner.

The home side continued to dominate the ball after the break but Ireland’s excellent defensive display ensured a clean sheet for Manchester City goalkeeper Marie Hourihan. Ten minutes from time, Ireland should have scored a third when substitute Ruesha Littlejohn was held back in the area but keeper Maria Korenciova got down well to deny the Celtic striker.

WNT Head Coach Colin Bell said: “I’m very proud of the performance. The two moments of quality got us the goals but it was our hard work throughout the 95 minutes which got us the points tonight.

“It was always going to be a physical test for us but I thought we stood upto it brilliantly. You look across the entire game and they haven’t had a single goal-scoring opportunity and those defensive foundations are virtually important.

“It’s a great start to the campaign with the two wins over Slovakia and Northern Ireland so now we look to the Netherlands game next month and take that confidence into that game. It will be another tough game but we’ll look at it and try and come up with another winning strategy.”

Team
Republic of Ireland: Hourihan (GK), Campbell, Quinn, Fahey, Caldwell, Kiernan (Perry 32), O’Sullivan, McCabe (C), Scott, Toland (McLaughlin 90), Barrett (Littlejohn 74).

Referee: Triinu Laos (EST)
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