“I don’t have any doubt they will be ready on Tuesday, they are fired up to put the same performance on the pitch and get some points.” You cannot go forward with the left and right winger because you leave the game open. “I said ‘oops’ to my assistant because I could see the goal. It is such a shame that in one moment our organisation did not link, for the goal. “It was better than before, we are stepping up and getting closer. “Sweden had to adjust to us which is a complement,” reasoned Pauw before revealing just why the luckless late first-half goal reflected any concession to grand forward gestures.
LITTLE MISFORTUNE GAME JAPANESE FULL
Had Ireland persisted with the switch to two up front, and with captain Katie McCabe lying centrally, the final quarter could have been even more absorbing than it was for the Covid-capped full house in Tallaght. Louise Quinn’s 12th international goal stunned Australia last month in Tallaght, her luckless first-half own goal consigned a hugely committed defensive effort to naught.Ī narrow scoreline wasn’t expected given the vast disparity in class but Pauw’s maturing side competed admirably in a game from which nobody expected them to get a result.ĭenise O’Sullivan, who finished the game with a painful arm injury, may not now feature as she faces a scan her pained face revealed more than an X-ray might.Īt times, it appeared Ireland were satisfied with the narrow deficit, as a blizzard of second-half system and personnel changes conflicted the players, often unsure when to attack in numbers instead of just defending en masse.Ī late flurry hinted at what might have been had there been more support in attack against a vaunted defence who were often perturbed at the mildest of pressure. “This will bring us to the World Cup,” Pauw declared boldly after expressing pride in a performance without a result.įor her promise to ring true, they must return from Finland with both on Tuesday. And an unexpected and a surprise declaration from the losing coach. An expected result but from an unexpected source.