Letter from Australia: Back to Brisbane one more time for emmaduffy_ after dream dies in Perth.
The rain teemed down as Ireland’s World Cup dream came to a gut-wrenching end.
Canada recovered from the early concession, though, and were level by half-time. An unfortunate Megan Connolly own goal on the very stroke of it tipped the scales their way and tournament experience — including over 600 caps from the bench — ultimately saw Beverly Priestman’s side run out 2-1 winners.
While Vera Pauw’s side returned to their Brisbane base immediately, several members of the media were left stranded in Perth due to a raft of cancelled flights. We watched Nigeria’s stunning win over Australia in an Irish bar, salt added to the wounds. On Saturday morning, Pauw and several players were up for media, while they trained at Meakin Park in the evening time. The mood was decent, all things considered.
“We’re not going to use any excuses,” Louise Quinn said today, having played through foot ligament damage. “Denise definitely got a knock, I’ve definitely had a knock, thankfully it’s one of those things that hasn’t been able to keep us out.
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