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00:00Ani, nothing turned by McCabe, Hayes, Shiva, nothing fancy now, Misaki sends it long and Tysiak under pressure, oh Murphy just looking to catch her on the blind side, leaned in but just a little bit too much for the referee's liking, really good run.
00:22Yeah, she was just offside, she came back from that offside position, Des, and had it been Keir Kruse have continued her run.
00:32Delacaux, nice touch to take it on the inside of Mannion, and Ireland see it through now to half-time, they're almost there.
00:39He's had another look at the watch as Kamen plays it forward, headed away by Stapleton, and there goes the half-time whistle.
00:49Well, the first 15, 20 minutes pretty even, Ireland took over from that point, few scrambles in the box that could have fallen more kindly, but then the penalty awarded, no VAR to have a closer look at it, as it was given against Mariam Tiloba, and clinically dispatched by Katie McCabe, her 30th senior international goal, and that is it.
01:08And that is the goal that at the quarter-way point in the tie, has Ireland in front.
01:13At half-time at the Aviva, as we head to a break, we'll do so on a scoreline of the Republic of Ireland, one, Belgium, nil.
01:21Now to rejoin our commentary team, Yvonne and Des.
01:25Yeah, thank you, Marie, welcome back, and we'll echo the thoughts, all the best to Megan in whatever's coming down the line for her after a fantastic career.
01:33But we've got nine Belgian players out on the pitch at the moment, there's a double change on the way at half-time, so Elisabeth Gunnars-Dottier isn't hanging around.
01:43The 21-year-old from Inter Milan, Maria de Troyer, who perhaps was a little unfortunate not to be starting, this one is coming on.
01:49And Zinnia Mertens of the domestic champions, Leuven, will be coming on for just the seventh cap for her.
01:56So those two ready to go.
02:02There is De Troyer, in her second season, now into Milan.
02:11So Elinor Dante's gone, and maybe surprisingly, Tina De Cagney has departed at half-time as well.
02:18No surprise, Desda. Elisabeth Gunnars-Dottier has made two substitutions.
02:24I think we were surprised not to see De Troyer starting up front.
02:27But yeah, a strange one in De Cagney coming off, maybe she's carrying a knock, but...
02:31Belgium were four in the first half and had to do sitting to freshen up.
02:34So it looks like, for the restart at least here, Delacaux, who started on the left side in the first half, is now on the right.
02:46Standing off the ball, the duo of two links and the captain, Tessa Vollart.
02:52How will Belgium react, as we said, to the concession of that goal?
02:57Pass needed a little bit more weight on it.
03:00Straight away Ireland, look to pressurise in Murphy, forcing Tysiak on the back foot.
03:07Tysiak kept her head, though. Ireland back in possession, Sheeva.
03:12Now Littlejohn, booming ball across towards Mannion, that's going to skip away from her.
03:18Yeah, Littlejohn attempts to switch a play, you can see what you're trying to do, the space was there to exploit.
03:23But Eva Mannion wasn't on the same page.
03:28And the Troyer has just gone into the central midfield role.
03:35And Dikany departing.
03:39And we were talking about it at half-time.
03:41Wondering would experience Laura Delosa shift across from the left to the right.
03:47To keep tabs on Katie McCabe over there, but she stayed on the left-hand side.
04:00How does Carla Ward feel about things at the moment?
04:02Does she feel they can push and there are more goals in her team here?
04:05Carusa driving on again, chopped down by Laura Delosa.
04:12And that physical strength has caused no end of problems for the Belgian rearguard tonight.
04:18Yeah, absolutely. I've been really impressed with Ireland's physicality.
04:21I think it's something we've maybe lacked in previous games.
04:24But Keira Caruso does really well to use her body there and win the free kick.
04:29She's as honest as they come, doesn't really get much of a look in.
04:32With San Diego Wave at the moment under the former Arsenal boss, Jonas Aideville.
04:36Very much trusted at international level, Keira Caruso.
04:40Very much trusted at international level, Keira Caruso.
04:49And Katie McCabe calling Marissa Sheva to her.
04:53Maybe just to attract a second Belgian player out of the danger area.
04:59Fantastic end to the first half.
05:04Could they have a fantastic start to the second?
05:08Everard on her toes.
05:10Trying to anticipate this delivery.
05:12Oh, Everard.
05:13Had a little bit underneath it, but got two palms to it.
05:15Emily Murphy.
05:16Into a forest of yellow shirts.
05:19And Balsham looking to find a way out here.
05:22Taloba beaten to the punch by McCabe.
05:25And he lifts it back in.
05:26No flag against Hayes.
05:28Away by Delosa.
05:30Great delivery by Katie McCabe asking Everard and goal.
05:33Lots of questions.
05:38Just do you get that feeling, that sense in the ground that...
05:40Well, Belgium being able to go up through the gears and they've shown no real sign of it.
05:44But there's more here for Ireland.
05:46Denise O'Sullivan, Emily Murphy might get there.
05:48Everard advancing and just about beat her.
05:51See the ball is taking a little knock to her head as well.
05:55Nikki Everard, brave goalkeeper.
05:57Yeah, Brad, quick off her line.
05:58Great little ball through by Denise O'Sullivan for Emily Murphy, who's a willing runner in behind.
06:03And you can see now, Dez, I think Belgium have gone to that back four.
06:07It's actually came in to step in to take the Cagney's position in centre midfield.
06:12And Misty Rain starting to fall.
06:22To Troyer, to Talova.
06:24And Delosa.
06:25Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:28Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:29Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:31Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:32Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:37Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:38Anticipating a free-kick being given for a little notch on Talova.
06:41Roussa, turning the defender again.
06:46Kept away by Mertens and O'Sullivan.
07:01Mertens, he didn't get off the bench at the summer Euros.
07:05He's a substitute there.
07:09Two touches to move it onto.
07:11Laura De Loza.
07:13Taloba, a delicate touch on the inside for De Troja.
07:19De Troja just looking to stretch Ireland here with the runs.
07:22Just off the bench, she's won the corner.
07:30A couple of goals already this season for Inter Milan De Troja.
07:35Yeah, Willem runner in behind.
07:37As we said, Des, we were surprised to see her not start.
07:39She came on in that game.
07:41Against Portugal in the last game of the Euros that they won 2-1.
07:45Here comes the corner, threatening delivery.
07:47Excellent from Maloney.
07:51Worsening conditions.
07:53Particularly in terms of purchase on the ball.
07:55She was positive there, Grace Maloney.
07:57Yeah, she came out confidently and punched it away.
08:01A little bit of hazy rainfall in there now.
08:03There's going to be a nice little bit of grease on the pitch.
08:05The ball will move nice and quickly.
08:07And Delacole trying to get Katie McCabe to get on with things quickly.
08:13Emily Murphy, excellent hold-up play again.
08:17And McCabe opens it up here to Jesse Stapleton.
08:21Mania sets it for Stapleton again, and that looked late.
08:29And Stapleton was taken out by De Troja.
08:33It was only a few minutes on the pitch and has picked up a yellow card.
08:35Third of the night for Belgium.
08:37All good signs for Ireland.
08:39All good signs for Ireland.
08:41Of course, a little bit of frustration upon Belgium,
08:43and that was late by De Troja and Jeff Stapleton.
08:49It's twice now that Stapleton has been caught
08:51with some pretty ungainly-looking challenges,
08:53but bounces straight back up.
08:55Elizabeth Gunnar's daughter steps out from the technical area.
09:09Right to the edge, just a little bit concerned.
09:13The ball sent in towards Hayes.
09:15Heyman waits for her goalkeeper, and Everard comes to take.
09:19Just the seventh meeting of the nations.
09:24The Republic of Ireland won the first,
09:26the Daily Mount friendly back in 1980.
09:28Belgium winning all five since.
09:30But the last two, both by a goal to nil.
09:37Delosa, it's a decent-looking ball as well.
09:39Goalkeeper's off her line.
09:41Boulart has taken full advantage.
09:43First chance she's had.
09:45And there is that ruthless finishing ability.
09:48Her 95th international goal, and out of nothing,
09:52Belgium have drawn level.
09:56Disappointing for Ireland, Des.
09:57Ireland became a bit disjointed, that back three.
10:00Just showed to Polly.
10:02Tessa Bullart has quiet all-grained.
10:04Great ball in behind.
10:05Caitlin Hayes keeps her on side.
10:06Little left-footed dink over Grace Maloney.
10:14Well, from an Irish point of view,
10:15it fell to the wrong person.
10:17Certainly the right one from a Belgian point of view.
10:20Two touches, beautiful finish from Tessa Bullart.
10:22The 33rd different nation she's scored against now.
10:26The 33rd different nation she's scored against now.
10:31That's a bit of a body blow for Ireland.
10:32That's a bit of a body blow for Ireland.
10:34On top, pushing for that second goal early in the second half.
10:37But a sucker punch, and it's one more.
10:48Hardly been a factor in the game, Bullarts.
10:50One chance is all she needed.
10:54Caruso.
10:55McCabe, taking on Delico, improving her angle.
11:00Oh, it's come off Everard and in!
11:02Ireland get a stroke of fortune.
11:04Katie McCabe, so positive down that left-hand side.
11:08Swung in a dangerous-looking ball.
11:09Everard seemed to lose her bearings.
11:10Off the post, off the goalkeeper in.
11:11And how quickly Ireland have restored their lead.
11:13Great reaction for Ireland, Des.
11:14The sucker punch for Belgium.
11:15They came out this second half coming after Ireland.
11:16Katie McCabe has been causing all sorts of trouble down.
11:17That left-hand side just gets one out of her feet.
11:18Has a little look up.
11:19Swings it in over Everard's head.
11:20Swings it in over Everard's head.
11:21Swing it in back, right into the back of the net.
11:27It will go down as an own goal.
11:41And Katie McCabe put that into such a dangerous area.
11:46into such a dangerous area and once Everard was backpedalling she was in trouble just tried
11:54to palm it on its way didn't get enough and the misfortune to see it cannon back off her
12:01and into the back of her net
12:07well maybe two goals with a touch of fortune tonight the stakes are high Arlen will take them
12:16and psychologically such a quick response to the concession of that goal to Tessa Bullard
12:26Belgium hardly had a second to grow into level terms
12:32Cayman faces a lovely ball out here to Delosa
12:37to Troyer Cayman again as mentioned in the first half you can pretty much play her anywhere
12:42she stepped into a more advanced role second half
12:49missing chance here
12:52Sally Kay has found herself up in the opposition penalty area
12:58Tysiak
13:01Delosa
13:01Tysiak
13:02Delosa
13:02takes it inside to DeTroyer
13:05she's been able to think of it since her half-time arrival
13:13Murphy
13:15Delosa ahead of her goes to O'Sullivan
13:20there's the experience didn't want to risk anything
13:24potential for Belgium maybe to turn it over as Arlen were committing bodies ahead of the ball
13:28well he makes the wrong decision to be so Sullivan here's Mannion
13:36Murphy up and running again and she's one to three got herself across the ball
13:41and sure the contacts
13:43and from Mertens first
13:46yeah great run by Murphy and behind again little winner down the line by
13:51Aoife Mannion and she does well to win the free kick in another dangerous area
14:05Elizabeth Connars daughter maybe didn't anticipate the night unfolding like this
14:09and Ireland rubbed further salt into a gaping Belgian wound here
14:27similar angle here for Katie McCabe
14:31she's had tonight
14:32can she find the target here
14:41swings it in pretty much a cross shot that she didn't get right this time
14:45yeah she's disappointed with that delivery Katie McCabe again trying to ask questions to Everard
14:48she's had tonight
14:5378 seconds we're told between the goals of full arts and the Everard own goal
15:04Tennis came in
15:05never enough on that but Mustafi's touch a touch heavy
15:08knocked off her by Tulings
15:13Cayman out to De Loza
15:17Mariam Taloba keeping the width on the left hand side backing up Mannion
15:21gets it on her right
15:23across in headed away by Hayes
15:27Caitlin Hayes reading the danger early there
15:30you could just see this change of shape how they're trying to ping our full backs back now with them two
15:34high to low but on the left hand side
15:42it's a little on the way from full arts
15:48ball as well that's a brave header from Hayes
15:51I believe there's opposition shirts coming in behind her
15:59Murphy calm as you like
16:01walks her way out wins the throw in
16:09plays like a player Emily Murphy well beyond her 22 years
16:12good life experience
16:17we're going to bring that the U.S. College at North Carolina Tar Heels in Wake Forest
16:23coming up at Newcastle start of the year
16:27game by game has really grown into this Ireland shirt as well our 12th cap tonight
16:31absolutely dead I think every time she comes on she builds on the performance to the last game
16:42it's a bit of a hurried ball with her left foot
16:55and that's handball
17:03another change on the way Tyler Toland
17:05she didn't wonder about that midfield fitness
17:10and Richa Littlejohn has managed to give an hour
17:15off the back of just four appearances three of them off the bench for her new club Crystal Palace
17:21and she goes off to a huge ovation a big fan favorite Richa Littlejohn and this was likely the
17:27plan coming in that if they could get an hour from her and then introduce Tyler Toland
17:32absolutely dead I think it's probably the aim here is to try get Rooster a cover now for the
17:36the game on Tuesday and it's a credit to Rooster herself despite the limited
17:40game time to get to club level sometimes she's always ready to turn up in the green shirt
17:46she won't mind mentioning as well that 35 now as well so you're going to stay as sharp as you can
17:51and she's got an ongoing Achilles issue that she's been battling for a few years now
17:55Tyler Toland moved to Durham in the offseason
18:03and now right in the heart of that new field Caruso excellent again and looking to set it up here
18:10chance off screen wide
18:13another front two linking up again Caruso setting up Emily Murphy who would love to have that moment back
18:19yeah it's Caruso against Emily Murphy battling hard in there winning all them 50 50 battles
18:24just comes off to right right foot and fires wide
18:34glorious chance to put Ireland in a dominant position in terms of that scoreboard
18:38I don't feel heading away from home for that second lay but two goal fish it might be what they need
18:51certainly in a better side tonight
18:55at the end of the 19 minutes how much will that translate on the scoreboard
18:59it's going to take the pass here to arriving on the edge it's getting the cave on that left foot 3-1
19:19what a night this is turning into and no more than Alan deserves
19:23this has been such a positive performance no respecters of reputation
19:29there was in pain here as a side operating in the higher tier off the back of the european championships
19:35but Ireland have gone after them and they have got their reward
19:39what a reaction since they have held them equal either that's the goal of the night so far
19:45great little combination play link up again it was Murphy running down that channel
19:50the ball down the channel for Emily Murphy the willing runner all night to go down
20:00the side of them center backs pulls one back right touch by McCabe
20:05and dispatches into the bottom corner what an outstanding finish
20:09Murphy no rush of blood when she got into that dangerous area
20:14knew the angle was against her getting her shot away
20:16picked her past sheba and McCabe arriving and rifled into the bottom corner by Katie McCabe
20:23a double for the skipper a two-goal lead for the republic of ireland
20:32what a great position they find themselves in now and the way this has gone can they keep pushing
20:37McCabe picks up the restart they've just been sharper important deed tonight
20:46carla wardside came in look to her experience but the green shirt's buzzing around her
20:55this is picked up by detroyer gets it back again
20:58first time on by mertens
21:05tulosa
21:08tuloba
21:09the challenge by manny who got a toe poke
21:14slips it forward murphy manny again
21:18confidence coursing through the veins now of this irish side
21:21three goals on the board probably the best part of half an hour still to go
21:31question was when you step up in level what could ireland produce
21:39yeah there's the tactics have been bang on tonight haven't they from the start of the game
21:44i think ireland's intent has been brilliant
21:45crunching challenge from stapleton
21:48delosa only back to her feet now
21:53detroyer
21:56way off from two lings delosa sheba doing her defense a bit again and picks an out ball two to murphy
22:02stapleton
22:08stapleton
22:12toland
22:14that's the one through with o'sullivan carusa looking to make the move
22:17she's turned her run well tisiat goes with it murphy through the middle she's arriving on the edge
22:23carusa brings the corner
22:25great play again by harlan des we've seen them front two all night running them channels and
22:33they're getting the rewards for it every single time
22:37belgium back four are all over the place at the moment
22:46well they're suffering at the moment belgium
22:50trying to limit the damage
22:55huge cheer for the captain as she heads across to the corner flag
22:58to deliver again
23:04you might see her dropping this towards that back post once more and causing a problem for everard again
23:11here we go
23:15to the degree
23:17tti has trying to get her away
23:20and bonnie patino fabulous goal
23:22marissa sheba
23:26on what's turning into a night of nights for the republic of ireland
23:31three goals in quickfire fashion what a response to conceiving
23:36parlin by four goals to one belgium all at sea here
23:40this game going only one way
23:43unbelievable stuff dead isn't it and again great delivery into the box by canem's hayes we keep
23:48that and we keep it alive
23:49and for marissa sheba a third goal her first in dublin and what a way to mark it
24:00here carissa keeps her alive gets the bounce and what a strike with her left look to keep
24:05everard's now getting anywhere near that
24:09lined it up
24:11put her boot through it caught it beautifully right on the laces marissa sheba
24:16and that is unstoppable into the roof of the nets
24:18four goals to one
24:25but it is one thing going out against league b opponents opponents of a lesser caliber but this
24:31is league a opposition quarter of the game still to go 4-1 to the republic of ireland
24:37unbelievable stuff dead isn't it well could they kill to tie tonight
24:46at the moment belgium just don't have the answer they're trying to chase them tactically
24:50go after a little bit more but it's ireland that are still on top
24:54came in for detroit and hula
24:58she hasn't been given a second apart from that goal when she was found really for the only time
25:03tonight in space and showed what she could do
25:07the other time it's been the stack here manny or hayes someone's been right there on top of her
25:15appreciating the danger she brings
25:25to see at this time deciding to defend carusa from the front
25:29the concern is obvious
25:44the frustration obvious as well
25:59elizabeth gonna start tears are staring at the space there doesn't look like she has the answers
26:12delivery towards hayes spins off her head
26:15another who's had a big game tonight
26:23be it ireland defensively pretty comfortable hayes in the middle of that back three
26:27and the burn in consultation with uh carla ward as cayman
26:37this is spreader wide out to that far side here is the 18 year old renders
26:42on her senior debuts with the under-19s at the start of the campaign
26:45lots of hopes for her going forward with the champions leuven
26:57already a handful of goals in the early stages of the domestic season
27:01there's a lunging toe on it from
27:25from rara delosa
27:30sorry case
27:34renders coming her heels mistaki in sharply
27:40and then a little ungainly with her second challenge chloe mistaki and that brings a free kick for belgium
27:45and psychologically where are belgium at now do they feel the need to go chase goals is it
27:58damage limitation yeah it does i think our second goal after they got the equalizer just absolutely
28:04killed momentum and then we went to got the trade and they're brushed off by two links to loba misses her
28:09kick to lausa
28:12oh that was a chance and she's placed it over yeah i think denisa sullivan just about did enough didn't
28:17she it's good delivery into the box to the hope i swipes that it misses it and denisa sullivan just
28:24is enough to put the laser off
28:29that was an opportunity to have the deficit she's had a couple of chances one in each half
28:34very close to the first half the effort that fizzed just right at the post that one uh much further off the target
28:44toland's unintentionally look they've gone two links there goes mania
28:54it's a forward for carusa
28:55and then again turns back out into space
29:05stapleton
29:05stapleton
29:06option in behind towards carusa everard
29:09just had seem to be caught in two minds for a moment
29:17it's 20 minutes to go now in dublin
29:19second leg just reminder to come on tuesday in leuven on the outskirts of brussels
29:26two links and came in through the middle
29:36reinders
29:39chilling again
29:44bullocks
29:44i'm sure they'd like her a lot closer to go
29:49in the circumstances
29:51mertens overruns that one
29:55and loose passing toolings and ireland with a chance to break again
29:59and sullivan
30:03mania
30:04carusa runs the channel again
30:06coming across still has that turn of pace at the age of 37
30:14well they're not forcing the issue now
30:17the experience head say time for a little bit of keep ball here
30:20absolutely i think we can enjoy the ball for periods now in this game i think belgium
30:25will have to go for it more and it will give us more goal scoring opportunities going forward
30:30just need some patience
30:31well mania played o'sullivan into a bit of a 50-50 situation but it's gone ireland's way
30:37detroyer playing the ball on the ground
30:50whatever belgium produced in the second leg on tuesday in an attacking sense ireland have to feel
30:54there would certainly be chances maybe goals for him in the away leg
31:01that skins off the head of sorry case mccabe
31:06and she then supports
31:12tollens okay again
31:19she's up
31:21lovely ability to turn in tight areas and she's on it again
31:24marissa sheeva
31:27didn't catch that one as cleanly but it will run for another ireland corner and it was patience
31:32and it was accurate why did their time pick their moments
31:36yeah great play by ireland marissa sheeva just cuts in tight
31:39fancies their chances again and wins a corner kick
31:42the end of the night for kira carusa huge shift put in by her again
31:53searsha noonan coming on to place her and we are also going to see jamie finn
32:00that's what we're going to do now and then denisa sullivan
32:03and she replaces denisa sullivan it's not often denisa sullivan makes way but
32:10no surprise given her lack of action just 20 minutes in the last eight weeks at club level
32:15and what a big game and a big influence she's had on proceedings again and great to see jamie finn back
32:21out there absolutely des look denisa's put in a shift great see jamie finn back after her acl
32:27injury seriously newton places replaces kia carusa who worked tirelessly down that channel the last
32:32ball she ran after she did look like there's tired legs so it's a good decision and these
32:36players need to recover and be ready for tuesday so fresh legs on as ireland's hunter fifth
32:43did you ever think we'd be saying that this evening the cave in the header won by newton
32:51and lands on the roof of the net she's been in that flying form of late for celtic
32:55she played the first couple of games in the season then out injured for four with an ankle
32:59problem before returning in the last five scoring four goals
33:04so she'll fancy if she gets a chance tonight that she'll be able to take it
33:07for lots
33:16rates for to lose that to get ahead of her on the left hand side to loba
33:22and manion well positions
33:25tonen again just things very simply in that six role
33:30just one misplaced there by grace maloney but we've looked very composed and calm in possession
33:37confidence has grown as the game's gone on
33:39it's been a could probably describe it as a jekyll and hyde few years for this irish team
33:53but this may be is a real statement performance from them and one they always felt they had in them
33:59but weren't always showing absolutely dead for me tonight they got it technically got it right but the intent
34:05is really good for me they've won their physical battles and i think that's something we lost for a while
34:09and then the intent in possession went to play went to point channels
34:14and then pumping the lace to try and close the gap to go
34:18Emily Murphy closing down Ebrard header won by stapleton
34:22Janice came in
34:26manion working hard to get back outside
34:29having made the forward run here's talousa she has been everywhere
34:39looking to work those little triangles and keep possession again but they turned it over
34:43and here is tiloba green shirts retrieving mariam tiloba hayes puts her body on the line
34:53bulat and only ball for cayman
34:57no ability to find the space to get her shot away janice cayman
35:02one shy of 50 international goals
35:06moonen working the far side and reinders unable to keep it in play
35:12yeah it does we just need to be careful now in possession we overplay them triangles
35:16suck the movement out your angle and then find a channel like we've been doing so effectively
35:20up until this point in the game it used to be from the stacky but ireland with numbers
35:28see with that confidence to pick their passes and work their way out
35:34finn chasing here strong in the tackle as well and jamie finn wins the free kick
35:41and that was the perfect example des little triangle katie mccabe gets it out of her feet
35:47across the pitch and we rewarded with the free kick in february of 2024 in ireland we're preparing for
35:55a friendly against italy training in florence and jamie finn picked up that acl injury it was a very
36:01very long road back signing for sunderland who's been involved in seven of the eight games there this
36:07season all such valuable minutes for her yeah absolutely does go to run the move we talked
36:13about the 11 players that moved during the off season and all to get game time to be here tonight
36:17to be prepared to play for ireland maloney
36:21going towards henley murphy in the air by zenia martins
36:30killings just about manages to get over mccabe full ox aggressive defending again from hayes
36:38it's been another factor tonight anything up towards bullart and whoever's been up there with her
36:52i haven't had any space to operate in an ireland shirt always right there on top of them yeah
36:58absolutely and i think the midfield have a key role in that as well you see she she was several times
37:02shielding passes into her feet and if it does come in we're there and the right and left side of
37:06the centre-back aren't afraid to step in and win the ball
37:10troyer back to martins
37:14i'm trying to bring some urgency to proceedings now
37:19need to narrow the gap
37:23it's over 10 of the 90 to go plus whatever our german official had had on to siak steps in
37:28two links
37:36which is a forward here is rinders
37:39no way beyond chloe mustaki
37:43yeah top class performance tonight by chloe mustaki she's just continuously doing the right
37:47things at the right time calming possession and aggressive in her defensive role
37:52i have to mention the intelligence of mccabe as well anytime masaki's been dragged out wide
37:57from her left-sided center-back position katie mccabe just tucking in
38:01ensuring ireland have that shape
38:03the pressure from tollens and here is murphy
38:10mounted down by mertens
38:13looks out sheba
38:16told them again just two touches tyler tollen gets it gives it
38:21sapleton back to maloney
38:23to lose that it's it straight to tollens
38:43click on from detroyer
38:45passes the attempted pass is not finding their target for belgium
38:49stapleton away
38:50belgium are looking like in a frustrated outfit at the moment they don't have the answers
38:56misplaced passes i think they've been very poor tonight and look it's ireland going into
39:03pole position in that second game i don't really know how you just yourself down after four
39:07one loss when you go out and score goals and i don't really think that suits them to open up and
39:12i can see uh ireland getting more goals in the second leg oh full arts it's a lovely blind pass there
39:18but delosa just didn't adjust and see it coming ball towards the back in case
39:25he's managed to keep it in play but it's the chance gone ball picked up by reinders
39:30that will break to the edge oh beautiful finish
39:35caressed into the bottom corner by marie de troyer
39:37and that halves the deficit 4-2 now perhaps a bit of a lifeline for belgium now there's not ideal
39:46situation for ireland i think it was a bit loose down this left hand side to lobe's ball across
39:51we seem to be caught ball watching it was kept alive and good finish by detroyer
39:55and she controlled that finish beautifully
40:04spinning ball that came at her had it perfectly in that grace maloney plunging to her left couldn't
40:10get there really good finish yeah great connection great execution pace and power bottom corner
40:16and on a goal-laden night my max will need a bit of improving three goals to two goals isn't having
40:24the deficit is it but anyway ireland's still in a strong position 4-2
40:32louise queen said in the build-up we'd have goals we didn't think we'd have this many goals
40:37it's just sucked a little bit of the air out of the stadium
40:40two goals now will feel a lot more manageable for belgium with the second home leg to come lisa
40:46petrie of genk is on for just the sixth stop yeah i think it's key now for ireland just to see
40:53this game out we can't afford to concede any more goals it's all about managing the game
41:01a three physical test against mania there's enough to throw it found a little bit of late momentum here
41:15that's really fouled by finn and have to be careful
41:20such a dominant position not to get themselves in too much difficulty laid on here
41:25giving away absolutely we need to get back to playing our little one two passes finding them
41:30channel rules turning belgium
41:35and pull out who played her part in that second goal
41:38disguised ball that didn't work out initially but eventually came to tiloba
41:42and ultimately the finishing detroyer
41:46and he's organizing the island defense bull ox that's a tempter hayes underneath it
41:51detroyer again
41:54the swing and a miss that time
41:55the
41:59close
42:00the
42:02convention with runners here including reinders
42:07set up toolings
42:10island scramble murphy gets on it
42:13the circumstances nothing wrong with that just get ireland up the picture no absolutely good
42:18decision by murphy just get the ball of the pitch regrouped reset we looked a little bit disjointed at the moment just get our shape back
42:25and uh
42:30case
42:31case
42:31case
42:33case goes again
42:36shadowed by shiva
42:39to links
42:41he's with eyes on it heads clear
42:43and that's the impetuosity of youth 18 year old reinders shoving over mccabe when there was no
42:52need to do so and the experience of cady mccabe i think to win the free kick as well just gets
42:58her body in the way feels the pressure come in and goes down just to relieve a bit of pressure
43:03on that back line get your thoughts on player of the match in a moment on you
43:08and they're looking to see it through to a big victory here
43:15they're going to noon and murphy has the strength to get outside of tisziak who managed to recover
43:30just about
43:31a lovely link up between the front two noon and with the flick on murphy running behind
43:38yeah and i think we've probably found murphy's strength in that up front role and making
43:46them runs in behind playing with a hold-up player like noon and kia carusa just running them
43:51challenge and she caught the and asked the belgium defense a lot of questions all night
43:55goes out for a throw in so let's get your uh thoughts on top performer tonight on you
44:03yeah dad for once it's actually a pleasure doing this job
44:06look i think there's been they've been it's been an unbelievable performance
44:12ireland in a great position going into the second leg i think chloe masaki was brilliant especially
44:16in the first half defensively in possession emily murphy running them channels but you have
44:21to give it to the captain katie mccabe involved in all three goals albeit she might not claim
44:26the second one but it came at a key moment in the game so tonight my player of the match is
44:30katie mccabe not for the first time and likely not for the last the player of the match this evening
44:35in a big performance ireland set to take a lead to lovin where
44:41all things being equal the captain will line out for the 100th time in green
44:45the first time the girls are not done yet though and that second goal has just given them a belief
45:00if they can get even closer to siak
45:05mertens forward
45:11yeah you can see emily murphy's kind of dropped into this right wing role now we're kind of in a 5-4-1
45:34there's some storage of pressure keep belgium in front of us
45:39twillings
45:39blot
45:41into a little bit of space between a forest of green jerseys lovely run by de lausso she's got a round
45:47manion belgium appealing for a penalty referee waves it away
45:51have to have a look at that one again des
45:55oh did they have a case ireland
45:58he's awarded a fortuitous penalty in the first half lovely link-up play down the left-hand side
46:05manion belgium
46:07ended up on the deck referee was unmoved
46:10he's touched by noonan
46:13rainders checks back on the inside looking to mark her debut with a goal
46:19yeah you can see the quality 18-year-old rainders had and we might see her in the return leg in
46:24in belgium just turns inside chips it onto her right foot but it's way off target
46:29no penalty or not volat
46:31manion was caught on the wrong side there was an arm in the jersey at what point did she let go
46:36yeah i don't think there's much in that is it she just gets her hand across her and then i think
46:40she tries to play for it and dives into the box
46:42sometimes you get them sometimes you don't des
46:46with those abilities of full art again just to knit things together
46:49in tight areas
46:51that vision the ability to play the right pass the right way to pass
46:55a big ovation a lot of people in agreement i think with your choice
47:04getting a little bit nervy late on though as irelander
47:13retreating or belgium or pushing or a combination of both here in the dying minutes
47:20and we are hearing word from down below at least six minutes will be added on
47:25which final time gold says
47:28certainly not what ireland will be wanting to hear
47:32here come belgium again
47:34two links
47:36rainders
47:40the ball into the penalty area once again it's haze there for ireland
47:43her opposite number tiziak
47:46and with everyone including that
47:50piercey noonan behind the ball here murphy
47:52that's literally murphy
47:54that's as you said to it be that little bit more defensive late on here
47:57just saw her chance nicked the ball away
48:00and won the free kick
48:02yeah well played by emily murphy she just nips in in front
48:04and wins a free kick and just gives ireland a breeder a chance to settle now
48:09we're obviously found herself in that low block now back five four in the middle and one off top we need to find a way to get the ball back and just relieve a little bit of pressure
48:16a little bit of pressure
48:17and alton maloney to look at the channel again for noonan or murphy here
48:23and award wishing these six minutes away
48:30wishing these six minutes away
48:34munit roughly touched to take it on the chest
48:37and delosa knocked it out of play and ireland will take that
48:44absolutely does just need to keep the ball up this end of the pitch now wind down clock
48:50and the experience of ireland
49:00taking a few extra yards knowing she'd be called back
49:04eating up another second or two
49:05as noonan holds it in the corner
49:07and wins another throw in
49:09game management now for the minutes that remain
49:14i don't think manion wants to throw it long she wants to try and get noonan towards the corner flag again and here she goes
49:29try and keep it together
49:33and the clock continues to tick
49:36and i think manion's experience is showing here just knows when to do the right things at the right time
49:47and they go vacate that space again and try and keep it tight and short
49:54toland turns it forward picked up by petri
49:58and this will come for amber tisiak
50:04sorry case
50:07already reinders
50:09tisiak again
50:11once again everyone behind the ball here
50:14two links
50:17reindeers lots of yellow shirts forward here and jamie finn
50:21a very important toe in there as cayman had made that advance run for the first time in the game
50:26yeah jamie finn did great in
50:28tracking the run and cayman into her deep run from midfield into the box
50:33big moment here now for ireland to defend the septis
50:36tired legs and weary bodies
50:39concentration key everyone to do their job
50:42see this away to safety
50:44full arc drills it
50:46actually beaten in the air good defensive header
50:48good defensive header
50:51nice has been a colossus in that regard and there she is again
50:55that's on by finn helping out
51:02well care by showing mistaki just put her foot through it
51:12it's like the last three
51:16Mannion, Murphy doesn't know where she's getting these energy levels from to still go
51:22and another Ireland throw it yeah she's been unbelievable hasn't she and had some big chances
51:27in the game as well Des thank you that first one in the first half hasn't came back to haunt us
51:34that's the only thing that's been lacking in Murphy's game tonight
51:39Noonan looking at Murphy again
51:41heading towards that corner flag and also knowing she can't just afford to knock it out of play
51:51and if he holds it
51:59almost there if it is to be a 4-2 victory not many I think would have
52:05countenance that tonight would have taken a victory of any sorts as a school of thought that a draw
52:10would be good to take into a second leg but huge performance in the Republic of Ireland tonight
52:16that second goal with Sting certainly concession of it 4-1 to 4-2 gives Belgium
52:24certainly a ray of light heading into the second game but it will be Ireland's in control going there
52:31in terms of the scoreboard and 90 minutes then to achieve their target yeah it's still only half
52:39time desert over the two legs but Ireland in a great position and you can see they can get better
52:43the Belgium side tonight has to give them great confidence in possession out of possession probably
52:48got a little bit of taste what Belgium are going to bring on Tuesday towards the end of the second half
52:53but I think there'll be really big moments then if Ireland can absorb some of that pressure on the
52:57on the counter-attack
53:04Don't stop and have a bit of work to do down in that corner flag by the end of this one
53:08that's where the last few minutes have been played
53:11and then retreating from an offside position maybe one final chance for Belgium
53:15if they're quick to get up the pitch here
53:22Mertens hasn't realized it's not a throw-in ball on the deck and now she gets the moving
53:28Evrard
53:31Tisiaki
53:34no real time for niceties here
53:38Shiva covering the ground to pressurize again
53:41Reindeers Mustaqui gets her foot in finishing the game as she started it Chloe Mustaqui
53:46six minutes of elaps the referee is not going to allow anymore
53:55well what a performance
53:58the concession of the two goals and a manner of that will be the
54:02minor downsides tonight but Ireland score four in a first leg that will send them to Belgium on the front
54:08foot the most notable win against the side higher in the world rankings the real feather in the cap of
54:13carl award in the overall picture it's just a job half done
54:18but half a job very well done absolutely
54:21that's i thought everyone was brilliant tonight delighted for the players i think they deserved it
54:24they put in a shift um and the backroom staff as well look i think it may be a sign of things to come
54:33hopefully you go out do you finish the job off on Tuesday and on the bigger and better things
54:37but i'm not sure katie mccabe will be awarded the hat-trick but she got player of the match
54:42two goals and almost the third and marissa shiva putting the seal on it with a thumping fourth
54:48four two or two goal advantage to take to leuven on what's been a statement performance in the
54:53republic of ireland tonight marie
54:55i think in the second half i think when belgium got the equalizer the fact that we responded so
55:09quick and we went up and took the lead and just kind of brought that momentum then into the second
55:14half and that's what led us to get the four goals that we got the message heading into this game louise
55:18was that these players needed to believe in themselves is that what we saw there tonight
55:23yeah i think so you know you could just see in terms of the intent of how they were playing they
55:27were going playing are they're playing balls inside they're playing balls forward over the top
55:33and when you do one or the other you see it's so much coming as that you're just playing balls
55:38in behind nice easy balls that then opens up pockets for katie mccade it just was it was really
55:43nice football football from the team today katie mccade louise mentioned her there we know she's
55:48our world-class player but when she's on how influential is she and how important is she oh
55:54she's so important to the team and we want more days like tonight we want more ke involved higher
55:58up the pitch we want more katie goals and you could see in that second half i think especially
56:02when that second goal went in you know the smile that she had on her face and the energy it brought to
56:06those around her and herself and denise are so vital in this team as you said they're the most
56:10experience but technically they're the best players we have as well and and i think it's been
56:14it was just so nice to see her higher up the pitch and to see her get those opportunities in that second
56:18half two teams set up quite tactically similar
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