Ireland delight as Amber Barrett sends them to World Cup with Scotland win
Scotland Women 0-1 Republic of Ireland WomenHosts’ Caroline Weir misses first-half penaltyAmber Barrett scored surely the most important goal in the history of the Republic of Ireland’s women’s team to secure Vera Pauw’s impressive side a place in the finals of their first major tournament. Thanks to Barrett’s stellar second-half finish the underdogs are heading to Australia and New Zealand for next summer’s World Cup finals, leaving Scotland, and Caroline Weir especially, reflecting on what might have been.Barrett, a trainee school teacher turned professional striker for Germany’s Turbine Potsdam, secured a major upset as the favourites never recovered from Weir’s first half penalty miss and ended up losing this European playoff final at a somewhat stunned Hampden Park. Continue reading...
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- Scotland Women 0-1 Republic of Ireland Women
- Hosts’ Caroline Weir misses first-half penalty
Amber Barrett scored surely the most important goal in the history of the Republic of Ireland’s women’s team to secure Vera Pauw’s impressive side a place in the finals of their first major tournament. Thanks to Barrett’s stellar second-half finish the underdogs are heading to Australia and New Zealand for next summer’s World Cup finals, leaving Scotland, and Caroline Weir especially, reflecting on what might have been.
Barrett, a trainee school teacher turned professional striker for Germany’s Turbine Potsdam, secured a major upset as the favourites never recovered from Weir’s first half penalty miss and ended up losing this European playoff final at a somewhat stunned Hampden Park.
Continue reading...
