Women’s Nations League B Group B2: Ireland 1 Slovenia 0
Ireland’s Saoirse Noonan, right, celebrates with teammate Abbie Larkin, after scoring during the Women’s Nations League B win over Slovenia at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photo: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile
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.