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11 October 2022 8:00 pm Women's World Cup Qualification 2022/23

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WNT Report: Scotland 0-1 Republic of Ireland

Dreams do come true as the Republic of Ireland WNT have secured automatic qualification with a 1-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park.

Amber Barrett the hero on the night and she finished well after coming off the bench in the second half.

Ireland started positive but were brought down to earth as Martha Thomas rattled the bar, play was brought back as Niamh Fahey had handled the ball on the way to goal, Caroline Weir stepped up but Courtney Brosnan was down quick to save.

Megan Campbell had the ball in the net after 28 minutes,her long range throw in finding its way into the back of the net, ruled out as no player got a touch on its flightpath into the net.

Aine O’Gorman had the next big chance after 36 minutes, her header at the back post was too high, Scotland breathing a sigh of relief after that chance.

In first half injury time, Ireland bombarded the Scottish goal from a Campbell throw in, Sophie Howard made two goal line clearances, with Lee Gibson producing a stunning save to leave it 0-0 at the interval.

Scotland started the second half brighter, Fiona Brown and Weir with some half chances that worried the Irish defence.

Then came the breakthrough, on a sad last few days for the county, the Donegal native Amber Barrett raced clear after a great through ball by Denise O’Sullivan, she raced in and finished well for the lead after 72 minutes.

Erin Cuthbert had a chance minutes later but the heroics of Brosnan on show again, while Diane Caldwell cleared the danger as we entered the final ten minutes.

Ireland dug deep to hang on for a huge win, emotion at the final whistle with the World Cup beckoning.

Scotland

1Lee Gibson Goalkeeper
2Nicola Docherty Defender
4Rachel Corsie Defender
7Fiona Brown 3 Forward
8Samantha Kerr 10 Midfielder
9Caroline Weir Midfielder
11Lisa Evans 23 Midfielder
15Sophie Howard Defender
18Claire Emslie Forward
20Martha Thomas 17 Forward
22Erin Cuthbert Forward
12Jenna Fife Goalkeeper
21Eartha Cumings Goalkeeper
3Emma Mukandi 7 Defender
5Jen Beattie Defender
6Kelly Clark Defender
10Lucy Graham 8 Midfielder
13Rachel McLauchlan Defender
14Kirsty Hanson Midfielder
16Christie Murray Midfielder
17Abi Harrison 20 Forward
19Lana Clelland Forward
23Christy Grimshaw 11 Forward

Ireland

1Courtney Brosnan Goalkeeper
4Louise Quinn Defender
5Niamh Fahey Defender 14'
6Megan Campbell Defender
7Diane Caldwell Defender
10Denise O’Sullivan Midfielder
11Katie McCabe Midfielder
12Lily Agg Midfielder
13Aine O’Gorman Forward
14Heather Payne 9 Forward
17Jamie Finn Midfielder
16Grace Moloney Goalkeeper
23Megan Walsh Goalkeeper
2Harriet Scott Defender
3Chloe Mustaki Defender
8Kyra Carusa Forward
9Amber Barrett 14 Forward 72'
15Lucy Quinn Forward
18Claire O’Riordan Defender
19Hayley Nolan Midfielder
20Saoirse Noonan Forward
21Ciara Grant Midfielder
22Niamh Farrelly Defender
  • 96'

    IRELAND ARE INTO THE WORLD CUP OH MY LORD

  • 95'

    Scotland keep attacking but Ireland keep defending

  • 90'

    SIX MINUTES ADDED TIME OH MY GOD THE NERVES

  • 87'

    Dinae Howard heads wide, HOW ARE THE NERVES

  • 81'

    Play is haulted as Megan Campbell receives treatment

  • 81'

    Change for Scotland as Jen Beattie replaces Nicola Docherty

  • 80'

    Scotland come again but Diane Caldwell clears

  • 79'

    Katie Mccabe is also cautioned

  • 75'

    Double change for the Scots with Lucy Graham and Abi Harrisson in for Kerr and Thomas

  • 75'

    Barrett gets a booking

  • 74'

    Erin Cuthbert tries to pull Scotland level but Brosnan is solid to save

  • 72'

    AMBER BARETT SCORES IRELAND TAKE THE LEAD

  • 65'

    Changes for both teams Emma Mukandi and Christy Grimshaw replace Brown and Evans, while Amber Barrett replaces Heather Payne

  • 60'

    Brosnan needs some treatment but is back up and continues to play

  • 58'

    Caroline Weir strikes from range but Brosnan is equal to it

  • 47'

    Fiona Brown is in at the back post but it goes wide

  • 46'

    Kick off here for the second half

  • 46'

    Half Tie in Glasgow, ireland could have the lead but also could be behind, still a long way to go

  • 45'

    OH MY GOD OH MY GOD, IRELAND SHOULD HAVE SCORED HEROIC DEFENDING BY SCOTLAND, Lee Gibson with a super save, and Sophie Howard with two headers on the line

  • 45'

    One minute of added time to end this half

  • 39'

    Aine O'Gorman has another effort this time it drags wide

  • 36'

    Aine O'Gorman almost breaks the deadlock, but her header goes over, a major let off for Scotland

  • 35'

    Honours even still here, both attacking well but no goals yet

  • 28'

    Megan Campbell has the ball in the net from a throw in but it fails to take a touch on the way in

  • 21'

    As it stands Ireland need to win in normal or ET to go through automatically

  • 20'

    Still all to play for here, Portugal are 3-1 up a huge result for us

  • 14'

    Fahey was carded for the penalty

  • 14'

    Scotland press after the corner but Weir strikes from range and its wide

  • 14'

    COURTNEY BROSNAN SAVES THE PENALTY

  • 13'

    PENALTY SCOTLAND HANDBALL BY NIAMH FAHEY

  • 13'

    Martha Thomas rattles the bar after some good build up play

  • 5'

    Very positive start by Ireland, keep Scotland in their own half

  • 2'

    Payne shoots from range but not enough to trouble Gibson in the Scotland goal

  • 1'

    Scotland get us underway in Hampden Park

  • Portugal lead Iceland as we are about to kick off

  • The anthems play out and I won't lie, flower of Scotland has given me goosebumps

  • 10 minutes to kick off, Aine O'Gorman has her first competitive start since November 2021, both of other games in the group are level, a win and Ireland are through if Iceland go to pens

  • The Scots make just one change, Fiona Brown comes in for Lana Clelland

  • Ireland have made three changes with Aine O'Gorman, Niamh Fahey and Jamie Finn coming in with Ziu, O'Riordan and Scott all coming out

  • It's a big night in Hampden Park, Ireland's road to World Cup glory can end or continue this evening, we could have ET or Pens here, my name is Diarmuid Kearney and I will bring you live text commentary from Glasgow this evening

Past Meetings

(Round 5)
2 - 1
UEFA Nations League
Hampden Park

Scotland v Ireland

(Round 3)
3 - 0
UEFA Nations League
Aviva Stadium

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

(Victory Shield)
1 - 0
U16 International
Blanchflower Stadium

Scotland v Ireland

1 - 0
Women's Senior
Hampden Park

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

0 - 1
UEFA Women's EURO Qualification
Tallaght Stadium

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

2 - 1
UEFA Women's EURO Qualification
Hampden Park

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

0 - 2
Women's World Cup Qualification
Tallaght Stadium

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

0 - 0
Women's World Cup Qualification
Hampden Park

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

(International Friendly)
4 - 1
Women's Senior
AUL Complex

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

(International Friendly)
1 - 2
Women's Senior
AUL Complex

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

(Celt Cup)
0 - 1
Women's Senior
Belfast

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

(International Friendly)
0 - 1
Women's Senior
Glasgow

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

(International Friendly)
0 - 5
Women's Senior
Dalymount Park

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

(International Friendly)
1 - 2
Women's Senior
Grangemouth

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

(International Friendly)
3 - 3
Women's Senior
Dalymount Park

Republic of Ireland v Scotland

(International Friendly)
9 - 1
Women's Senior
Hampden Park

Scotland v Republic of Ireland

Ground

Hampden Park
Hampden Park, Letherby Drive, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, G42 9BA, United Kingdom

Diarmuid Kearney is a freelance Sports Journalist based in Co Kerry. He has more than 5 years experience covering domestic and international soccer for different media organisations, while also working for local and national print and digital organisations covering GAA.