IRELAND’S SENIOR WOMEN’S football team are taking part in the Cyprus Cup at the moment and faced Italy in Larnaca yesterday evening.
Having lost 2-0 in their opener to Austria, the Girls in Green were looking to bounce back against the tournament favourites.
Aine O’Gorman put the ball in the back of the net on 54 minutes only for the referee’s assistant to rule Sophie Perry, who has provided the cross, offside.
With four minutes of normal time on the clock, the Italians went in front through Marta Carissimi before team-mate Luisa Pugnali was sent off in the 90th minute.
With second of injury-time remaining, Arsenal attacker Katie McCabe, not long on the field as a substitute for Rianna Jarrett, received the ball on the right flank and went by her marker before cutting inside and firing past the Italian goalkeeper at her near post.
It was the former Shelbourne star’s first senior international goal.
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“It was another great performance by the team and we fully deserved to get something from the game,” Ronan said afterwards.
“We should have been ahead before Italy scored as we had created the better chances, so I’m very pleased with the character and determination the players showed to get the equaliser after conceding so late.
“The equaliser was a great individual effort from Katie McCabe, something we’ve seen from her at underage level over the past few years. It’s her first international goal at senior level but I think it will be the first of many as she’s an outstanding talent.”
IRELAND: Niamh Reid-Burke (Shelbourne), Sophie Perry (Brighton & Hove Albion), Louise Quinn (Eskilstuna United), Niamh Fahey (Chelsea), Savannah McCarthy (Glasgow City); Diane Caldwell (Kóln), Karen Duggan (UCD Waves), Ruesha Littlejohn (Glasgow City); Julie-Ann Russell (UCD Waves), Megan Connolly (Florida State University),Aine O’Gorman (UCD Waves).
Subs: Meabh De Burca (Galway) for McCarthy (46),Denise O’Sullivan (Glasgow City) for Duggan (46), Rianna Jarrett (Wexford Youths) for Connolly (65), Katie McCabe (Arsenal) for Jarrett (74).
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