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FIFA Women's World Cup

Republic of Ireland

FIFA #21 · 4thin Group B · 0-0-1

Ugh, no.

The Republic of Ireland lost to Australia

Republic of Ireland

0-0-1 0 – 1

Australia

FT · Thu, Jul 20

Match Details

Accor Stadium (Sydney) · 75,784 fans · FOX View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia beat Ireland in opener

Co-hosts Australia laboured in the absence of injured captain Sam Kerr but a second-half Steph Catley penalty got them off to a winning start.

1:53 How Australia shook off Kerr absence to win vs. Ireland

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
90'+7'Attempt missed. Louise Quinn (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross.
90'+7'Attempt saved. Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
90'+6'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5'Delay in match because of an injury Steph Catley (Australia).
90'+3'Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
90'+3'Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3'Foul by Katrina Gorry (Australia).
90'+2'Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mackenzie Arnold.
90'+1'Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Clare Polkinghorne.
90'+1'Attempt blocked. Megan Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Line Score

	1	2	T
IRL	0	0	0
AUS	0	1	1

Match Leaders

Republic of Ireland

KC Kyra Carusa · 2Total Shots
LQ Louise Quinn · 3Saves

Australia

SC Steph Catley · 1Goals
KG Katrina Gorry · 4Total Shots
CH Clare Hunt · 1Saves

FIFA Women's World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Australia	3	2	0	1	+4	6
2	Nigeria	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	-3	4
4	Republic of Ireland	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Key Events

87'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Izzy Atkinson replaces Kyra Carusa.

85'Substitution, Australia. Clare Polkinghorne replaces Mary Fowler.

75'Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Cortnee Vine.

63'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Lucy Quinn replaces Marissa Sheva.

63'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Abbie Larkin replaces Sinead Farrelly.

52'Goal! Australia 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Steph Catley (Australia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

41'Denise O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.

Team Stats

Republic of IrelandAustralia

General

37.2 Possession % 62.8

9 Shots 13

1 On Target 2

0 Offsides 0

7 Corners 6

9 Fouls 12

Passing & Defense

163 Passes Completed 367

5 Crosses Won 4

16 Tackles Won 14

4 Interceptions 6

16 Clearances 27

Discipline

1 Yellow Cards 0

0 Red Cards 0

1 Saves 1

Recent Form

Australia W W L W W

Republic of Ireland D L L W L

Starting Lineups

Australia4-4-2

18 Arnold

21 Carpenter 15 Hunt 14 Kennedy 7 Catley 52'

16 Raso 19 Gorry 23 Cooney-Cross 5 Vine

9 Foord 11 Fowler

20 Sheva 18 Carusa 17 Farrelly

11 McCabe 8 Littlejohn 10 O'Sullivan 14 Payne

6 Connolly 4 Quinn 5 Fahey

1 Brosnan

Republic of Ireland3-4-3

Full lineups and substitutes

Australia

#18 Mackenzie ArnoldG
AK #14 Alanna KennedyCD-L
CH #15 Clare HuntCD-R
SC #7 Steph CatleyLB52'
EC #21 Ellie CarpenterRB
KC #23 Kyra Cooney-CrossCM-L
KG #19 Katrina GorryCM-R
#5 Cortnee VineLM
HR #16 Hayley RasoRM
MF #11 Mary FowlerCF-L
CF #9 Caitlin FoordCF-R

Substitutes · 2 used

CP #4 Clare Polkinghorne 85' for Mary Fowler
TM #12 Teagan Micah
LW #1 Lydia Williams
KS #17 Kyah Simon
SK #20 Sam Kerr
TY #13 Tameka Yallop
AL #3 Aivi Luik
EV #10 Emily van Egmond 75' for Cortnee Vine
CG #22 Charlotte Grant
AC #8 Alex Chidiac
CN #2 Courtney Nevin
CW #6 Clare Wheeler

Republic of Ireland

CB #1 Courtney BrosnanG
LQ #4 Louise QuinnCD
MC #6 Megan ConnollyCD-L
NF #5 Niamh FaheyCD-R
RL #8 Ruesha LittlejohnCM-L
DO #10 Denise O'SullivanCM-R
KM #11 Katie McCabeLM
HP #14 Heather PayneRM
KC #18 Kyra CarusaF
MS #20 Marissa ShevaCF-L
SF #17 Sinead FarrellyCF-R

Substitutes · 3 used

DC #7 Diane Caldwell
LQ #15 Lucy Quinn 63' for Marissa Sheva
AB #9 Amber Barrett
IA #22 Isibeal Atkinson 87' for Kyra Carusa
ÁO #13 Áine O'Gorman
AL #19 Abbie Larkin 63' for Sinead Farrelly
LA #12 Lily Agg
GM #16 Grace Moloney
CG #21 Ciara Grant
MW #23 Megan Walsh
CM #3 Chloe Mustaki
CO #2 Claire O'Riordan

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