Louise Quinn proves a big, foolish doubter wrong with towering performance
I must start off with an admission - I had a concern over Louise Quinn, coming into the World Cup. She had it tough in a warm-up against Zambia, at Tallaght Stadium, and Courtney Brosnan got her out of jail on a couple of occasions.Zambia are a strong, pacy outfit and Quinn was not the only one to be caught on the hop, but she was left the most exposed.
The only time the Aussies looked threatening was from set-pieces, both Fahey and Quinn both stepped up there, too. That is why the hopeful Aussie punt into the Irish box, which led to Marissa Sheva giving away a clumsy penalty was so disappointing. It opened the door a crack and Stephanie Catley crashed through with a well taken spot-kick.
With a team stacked with Manchester City, Arsenal, Lyon and Real Madrid stars, Australia were still locked and loaded, even without the injured Sam Kerr. Fahey and Quinn took everything that the hosts could throw at them and shut it all down.There were moments, not long after that Catley penalty, when Ireland lost their shape for the next three or four minutes. Stung by the goal, they pushed forward but were picked off by a couple of Australian through-balls.
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