Ireland heartbroken as Sweden grab late winner

Ireland were left heartbroken in Stockholm as Sweden denied them a point with a late winner.

Moments before the ball was delivered, she was riled up enough by the presence of a Swedish player directly in front of her to deliver a little push that drew a rebuke from the referee. Such a bitterly disappointing end on a night when the Irish gave their all in the home of the World Cup bronze medal winners.

While Gleeson started again with two strikers - with Leanne Kiernan in for Amber Barrett - only Kyra Carusa was leading the line.Katie McCabe was handed an orthodox left-back role, and she rarely ventured beyond the halfway line. And that’s where Ireland’s stubborn defending came in. They managed to silence the noisy home crowd with an array of tackles and clearances.

When Rolfo beat the offside trap a few minutes later to spin behind Louise Quinn and onto Angeldal’s pass, her shot brought out the best in the Irish keeper.But for all their possession, the hosts would have been disappointed with their first-half return in front of goal.

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