There was no badness in the challenge but it was a stonewall penalty that ruined all of Ireland’s good work up to then
did. To the letter. Denise O’Sullivan got on the ball and danced her phonebox pirouettes and kept the play moving. Ruesha Littlejohn timed her tackles juuuust that little bit off, enough to get the ball, enough to make a plausible innocent face, enough to stay on the right side of the referee. The back three of Niamh Fahey, Louise Quinn and Megan Connolly moved in unison, like a table football defence.
Heather Payne was the prime example. The Matildas had clearly devoured the video of her display against France a fortnight ago and fitted her for a body bag after it. They couldn’t have been more brazen in targeting her side of the pitch had they all worn T-shirts saying: ‘We’re Coming For You, Heather.’Libby and Amelia Halpin hope for an Irish goal at the Ireland-Australia Women's World Cup match screening at Irishtown Stadium in Ringsend.
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