{"id":192270,"date":"2025-12-15T03:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/192270\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T03:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:08:07","slug":"ireland-fall-short-against-classy-england-in-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/192270\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland fall short against classy England in Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IRELAND 1-2 ENGLAND<\/p>\n<p>The Ireland women&#8217;s hockey team came up short against England despite another huge effort from the team, and support from the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>England took an early lead, before adding a second in the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Caoimhe Perdue pulled a goal back from a penalty corner and Ireland pushed until the final whistle but couldn\u2019t find a way to breach the English defence.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">England went 1-0 up in the opening quarter but Ireland are still hanging on in the fourth quarter at the FIH Pro League in Dublin.<br \/>\ud83d\udcfaWatch now on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTEplayer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@RTEplayer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58N1nTXdAZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/58N1nTXdAZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DgrswTynkD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DgrswTynkD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTEsport\/status\/2000224059162874222\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The visitors began brightly with Tessa Howard finding the back of the net in the fourth minute to put her side ahead.<\/p>\n<p>They continued to dominate possession for the remainder of the half, with Ireland&#8217;s efforts to get meaningful shots on goal coming up short.<\/p>\n<p>England thought they had their second just before half-time from a penalty corner, but Ireland used their referral well, with the video umpire chalking the goal off.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">Caoimhe Perdue&#8217;s goal was not enough for Ireland as they were defeated 2-1 by England in the FIH Hockey Pro League in Dublin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EChExrq8Qa\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EChExrq8Qa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RT\u00c9 Sport (@RTEsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTEsport\/status\/2000250259348586994\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ireland came into their own in the second half, much like their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/sport\/hockey\/2025\/1213\/1548896-belgium-battle-past-ireland-at-abbotstown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous tie against Belgium<\/a>, finding ways to break down the English press.<\/p>\n<p>But England proved clinical, scoring through Holly Hunt to double their advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue pulled a goal back to set up a thrilling finish, finding the back of the net from a penalty corner with seven minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts were unable to break down the English resilience, and the Commonwealth Games champions held out to get their first win of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish will return to action in February for their second FIH Hockey Pro League when they travel to Hobart, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IRELAND 1-2 ENGLAND The Ireland women&#8217;s hockey team came up short against England despite another huge effort 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