Maria Reynolds and Marissa Sheva, left, during an Ireland women’s training session at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
Reputations acquired in the blink of an eye can be difficult to shake off.
For some time, Marissa Sheva’s only claim to fame – beyond her sport’s limited number of devotees – was the penalty concession that cost Ireland so dearly at their first World Cup match against hosts Australia in Sydney three years ago.