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Republic of Ireland 1, France 2, Full time

Full timeWomen's World Cup qualifying (UEFA) Tallaght Stadium
Republic of Ireland

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  • Katie McCabe 12'

Republic of Ireland 1, France 2

Full time

France

Away

  • Melvine Malard 71', 79'

Minute by minute

  1. Minute 3:

    Yellow card Élisa De Almeida (France)

  2. Minute 12:

    Goal Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland)

  3. Minute 14:

    Yellow card Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland)

  4. Minute 45:

    Substitution (France) On Marie-Antoinette Katoto , off Clara Mateo

  5. Minute 69:

    Substitution (France) On Melween N'Dongala , off Élisa De Almeida

  6. Minute 69:

    Substitution (France) On Melvine Malard , off Perle Morroni

  7. Minute 70:

    Substitution (Republic of Ireland) On Abbie Larkin , off Kyra Carusa

  8. Minute 71:

    Goal Melvine Malard (France)

  9. Minute 79:

    Goal Melvine Malard (France)

  10. Minute 85:

    Substitution (Republic of Ireland) On Amber Barrett , off Megan Connolly

  11. Minute 86:

    Substitution (France) On Anaïs Ebayilin , off Oriane Jean-François

  12. Minute 86:

    Substitution (France) On Alice Sombath , off Kadidiatou Diani

Statistics

  • Possession: Republic of Ireland 26%, France 74%

  • Total shots: Republic of Ireland 13, France 13

  • Shots on target: Republic of Ireland 7, France 2

  • Corners: Republic of Ireland 4, France 8

  • Saves: Republic of Ireland 0, France 5

  • Offsides: Republic of Ireland 0, France 0

  • Fouls: Republic of Ireland 9, France 5

Line-ups

Republic of Ireland

Formation 5-3-2

  • 1Courtney BrosnanG
  • 4Caitlin HayesCD
  • 3Chloe MustakiCD-L
  • 12Anna PattenCD-R
  • 11Katie McCabeLB
  • 5Aoife MannionRB
  • 6Megan Connolly(subbed off)CM
  • 14Marissa ShevaCM-L
  • 10Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  • 21Emily MurphyCF-L
  • 18Kyra Carusa(subbed off)CF-R

Came on

19 Abbie Larkin · 9 Amber Barrett

France

Formation 4-3-3

  • 21Constance PicaudG
  • 2Maëlle LakrarCD-L
  • 3Thiniba SamouraCD-R
  • 14Perle Morroni(subbed off)LB
  • 5Élisa De Almeida(subbed off)RB
  • 6Oriane Jean-François(subbed off)CM
  • 7Sakina KarchaouiLM
  • 8Grace GeyoroRM
  • 10Clara Mateo(subbed off)F
  • 17Sandy BaltimoreLF
  • 11Kadidiatou Diani(subbed off)RF

Came on

23 Melween N'Dongala · 22 Anaïs Ebayilin · 12 Marie-Antoinette Katoto · 4 Alice Sombath · 9 Melvine Malard

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