All over, the game concludes 1-0 Sweden

Another penalty call for Ireland but it's not awarded

Lucy Quinn replaced by Saoirse Noonan

6 minutes added time

Time one of Ireland's biggest enemies right now, ticking down while the attacking momentum is racking up

Kiernan's injection of enthusiasm has been a welcome one since she came in

McCabe corner comes out for another chance for Ireland to cross back in. O'Sullivan has calls to the ref for a penalty but play continues

Ireland sustaining the 1-0 approaching ten minutes to go

Payne off, Leanne keirnan on, Amber Barrert on for Finn

Superb save from the recovered Brosnan who gets to a Rolfo rocket

Brosnan down injured with medical help oncoming

Blackstenius surpasses two Ireland players before striking a pellet in hopes of sending her side 2-0, Brosnan saves and its sent down the pitch by McCarthy

To quick corners in succession there for Sweden but Brosnan and her defensive line spectacularly keep both out

Stoppage in play for an injury

Finn carded for a challenge. Thats three yellows in the first 8 minutes of this half

McCabe criss crosses the Sweden players inciting cheers from the crowd. Jakobson booked for impeded her

McCabe criss crosses the Sweden players inciting cheers from the crowd. Jakobson booked for impeded her

2nd half underway!

Halftime, Sweden go into the interval 1-0 up

Great play from Denise O'Sullivan to traction a few passes together but Sweden recover

Quinn blocks out Blackstenius on the left wing and its a corner to Sweden

OG after a Blackstenius cross takes a deflection off Louise Quinn and it\'s Sweden who take the lead

McCabe chance! The ball is gifted to her in the air but Sweden get away with it

Sweden throw in results from the left hand side, still a multitude of players in the box but Ireland clear to go on the counter

Sweden throw in results from the left hand side, still a multitude of players in the box but Ireland clear to go on the counter

Brosnan punches the ball over the top after a rocket shot is sent her way

Blackstenius throws Louise Quinn for a loop on the corner of Ireland's box but they recover well

Corner for Sweden comes to nothing

Freekick Ireland infront of the halfway line taken by McCabe. Opted for the cross but it bounces over the end line

Brosnan to the rescue once again, lofted Bennison ball in is gathered by Ireland's number 1

Ireland with 11 women behind the ball at the moment, playing very defensively and looking to ride out this Sweden wave

McCabe takes but no one rises high enough to greet the ball. After some confusion it's out for a thrown in

Payne sees a corner culminate for Ireland, their first set piece of the game

Payne chases down the ball played into her but can't quite get a meaningful touch to it

Lucy Quinn blocks another Blackstenius shot with her head and secures the score still at 0-0

Andersson breaks down the left wing but the ball is kicked to safety by Fahey

Jakobsson's attempt sails over Brosnan's goal

Blackstenius calls for a penalty there in Ireland's box but to no avail. A misplaced Fahey clearance had led to the chance

Angeldal releases a tame shot on Brosnan but she gets a hold of it with ease

Blackstenius beats Fahey, Quinn and McCarthy in her run from the halfway line but doesn't get the chance to utilise the overtake as the ball goes out for a corner

Payne Ireland's main attacking outlet tonight, Ireland trying to break the ball over the top to her when they get the chance

Ireland lucky to get away with one there as after Sweden ping pong the ball around the home side's box no strike breaks clean through

Brosnan forced into yet another save but that attempt I set with safe hands

Payne with a shot for Vera Pauw's crew but it drifts wide

Ireland looking for the long ball option frequently now, preforming well in the first ten minutes and continuing to keep Sweden at bay.

Blackstenius got the better of Niamh Fahy to let a shot loose in the box but its collected by Brosnan

Sweden flagged for offside

Hurtig got behind the centre backs and was in there but Brosnan comes out of her box to make the clearance

Ireland doing well in the opening minutes, pushing forward at every opportunity while maintaining their shape at the back

Underway

The teams are in their huddles and we are ready to go here in Tallaght

10 minutes until kick off in Tallaght!

Looking forward to kick off Pauw believes her outfit have “benefitted greatly from testing [themselves] against quality opposition” such as Denmark, Belgium, Iceland & Australia and thinks that experience will stand to them. “Those games will help us in our pursuit of qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup” she says. "The target for us is to qualify. We fully understand how difficult our group is… but we must believe in ourselves, work as hard as we can, and show the world that we are ready for this. "We know all about their quality but it is up to us - as a team collectively - to embrace this challenge. We hope that playing in front of our fantastic fans will also help us.

Captain Katie McCabe has been in sensational form for WSL league leader’s Arsenal as she net three stunning goals in five games recently. Louise Quinn has also been a warrior for Birmingham City at the back, with Leanne Kiernan even striking away a few goals for Liverpool too.

The Swedes may have big names to their stature such as Nilla Fischer, Sofia Jakobsson and Caroline Seger, but the Irish too have great names lined up to tog out.

Their preparation for this game has also been jumbled given their first fixture of group A was supposed to be a clash with Georgia, but that has since been postponed until June 2022.

Ireland, who are yet to make it to a major tournament in their history have their work cut out for them tonight however with Sweden standing at second in the world in the rankings, ultimately beaten to top spot by the mighty USA.

There goals from Lucy Quinn, Denise O’Sullivan and Louise Quinn saw the Girls In Green hinder Mary Fowler’s brace redundant upon the final whistle.

Vera Pauw’s side are coming off the back of a 3-2 friendly match win over Australia, who were 22 spots higher ranked than them i and so will be full of confidence coming into today’s tie.

Ireland WNT get their 2023 World Cup qualifying campaign underway at 7pm this evening against Australia in a sold out Tallaght Stadium.