Eileen Gleeson’s side won 6-0 in Tbilisi.
The Ireland captain finished with two goals and two assists in last night’s 6-0 Euro 2025 play-off first leg rout of Georgia.
McCabe started at left-wing back on this occasion, but was effectively a winger. She was afforded further freedom in the second half, switching with Julie-Ann Russell to a more central attacking position. “I wasn’t getting concerned,” Gleeson said afterwards. We would have liked an early goal, of course, but you just have to be patient in these games and you have to trust that it will come.
The tactical swap between McCabe and Russell paid dividends — the former linking play centrally and the latter prominent out wide — with the bench impact also key as the Girls In Green ground down Georgia.Abbie Larkin was a big winner, making her first international start this year and finishing as Player of the Match.
“Marissa came on and had a great impact on the game, found lovely little positions in the midfield and obviously a great goal to go with it. It is a good opportunity for us to see those players and I was encouraged with what I saw tonight.”Caitlin Hayes, Anna Patten and Aoife Mannion as the three centre-backs represented a real shift for Ireland.
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