Ireland claim Nations League revenge on Slovenia with solid Páirc Uí Chaoimh display as play-off fate looms
Women's Nations League B Group B2: Ireland 1 Slovenia 0
Too little, too late.
Even as Carla Ward's Ireland produced their most complete display of her reign, and despite a host of chances, they fell well short of the four-goal target required to gain automatic promotion to Nations League Group A.
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