Lucy Quinn entered the history books as she became the first female international to score at the Aviva Stadium
Despite a similar freeze-out under former coach Vera Pauw, Diane Caldwell looked comfortable on the left of a back three that included 28-year-old Caitlin Hayes. The Celtic defender was parachuted into national camp this week with a newly processed Irish passport.
Hayes should have opened the scoring on 30 minutes when Lucy Quinn’s corner gave her a free header at the back post. Shannon Turner put the ball out for another corner which sparked excitement from the crowd as Katie McCabe, potentially, lined up another Olimpico. Quinn had two more looks before the break, a lob on to the roof of the net and another snapshot that Sarah McFadden cleared off the goal line after McCabe’s footwork created space to whip a dangerous cross.Carusa was her usual physical self as the lone forward, although a clear difference from the World Cup was the sight of O’Sullivan and Quinn in close support.
On of the biggest cheers of this sleepy lunchtime game was the arrival of Abbie Larkin on 65 minutes for Heather Payne. Born and raised a stone’s throw away, the Ringsend teenager’s first contribution was to let fly from a solid McCabe pass into the penalty area. It skimmed wide of Turner’s left post.
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