Diane Caldwell won her 100th cap in the 5-1 win at Tallaght Stadium.
Emma Duffy Reports from Tallaght Stadium Republic of Ireland 5 Albania 1 ‘KATIE MCCABE ONLY scores bangers’ has been thrown around time and time again in recent weeks.
The first clash of a double-header was billed a sell-out, but the 5,752 attendance at Tallaght Stadium fell well short of that — not helped by the awkward 5.45pm kick-off time. Advertisement Tom Maher / INPHO McCabe celebrates after scoring Ireland's first goal with Abbie Larkin. Tom Maher / INPHO / INPHO
A real lull followed. While Atkinson was a bright spark down the left, Ireland were quite disjointed and made several unforced errors. Qendresa Krasniqi ran the show for Albania, who certainly didn’t park the bus.
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