The Republic of Ireland women's national team are vying for a spot in the Euro 2025 tournament after overcoming Georgia in the first round of play-offs. They now face a crucial double-header against Wales, with the winners securing their place in the competition. Ireland's previous play-off experiences have seen them reach the World Cup in 2023, but they're aiming for their maiden European Championship appearance next summer.
The Republic of Ireland women’s national team are contesting play-offs for the third time.
Only one member of the current squad to face Wales was involved, Niamh Fahey. Louise Quinn also played, but she is ruled out of the upcoming double-header through injury. Goalkeeping coach Emma Byrne was between the posts, while there were a host of other familiar faces like Áine O’Gorman, Stephanie Zambra and Olivia O’Toole. A certain Katie Taylor starred in qualifying, but wasn’t in the final play-off squad as boxing took over.
Advertisement Richmond Park in Inchicore played host. Disaster struck just 25 seconds in as Iceland hit the front through Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir. Ireland settled and created some chances of their own, but their Icelandic visitors heaped on the pressure and continually threatened. In the years since, several Irish players have claimed the game shouldn’t have gone ahead and only proceeded due to the presence of TV cameras. Both Niamh Fahey and Áine O’Gorman said Iceland had “special footwear,” while it was “like ice-skating” for their shell-shocked opposition.The hosts won comfortably, with goals from Dóra María Lárusdóttir and Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir sending the Scandinavian side to Euro 2009.
Amber Barrett would prove the goalscoring hero in the 72nd minute. Denise O’Sullivan played a superb through-ball on the counter, and six minutes after her introduction from the bench, Barrett broke away and toe-poked home. The Donegal striker’s celebration was poignant: she paid tribute to the victims of the Creeslough tragedy, four days prior, by kissing her black armband.Amber Barrett with the speed and the finish to put Ireland into the lead at Hampden Park📱 Updates - https://t.
Euro 2025 playoffs Eileen Gleeson’s Ireland were drawn into an insanely difficult qualifying group, but their League A status all but guaranteed them a play-off before a ball was kicked. While the top two teams qualified automatically, the bottom two had the safety net of a play-off. The build-up was dominated by talk of “disconnect” in Irish women’s football, while there were injury absentees and travel disruption as players arrived to camp. Courtney Brosnan was also suspended, but little of this would have worried Gleeson.
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