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Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward ahead of kick-off at the Aviva. Photograph: Ryan Byrne\/Inpho <\/p>\n93 MINS: Good delivery on the corner kick but Ireland get up to clear with a header.<\/p>\n
Poland pushing hard for an equaliser but they\u2019re wasteful with their passing.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
90 MINS: Eight minutes added on as Poland win a corner.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
89 MINS: Confusion in front of the Ireland goal calls Courtney Brosnan into action.<\/p>\n
The ball falls nicely for Ewa Pajor as the Irish defenders collide leaving the Poland captain to get the shot off but Brosnan puts her body behind it to save.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
88 MINS: Denise O\u2019Sullivan looks in a bit of bother but the referee doesn\u2019t look in the form to entertain it.<\/p>\n
Play resumes and Poland get the throw in despite protestations from Emily Murphy.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
85 MINS: Courtney Brosnan down again to receive treatment as the clock ticks down.<\/p>\n
After a little breather she\u2019s back up and ready to go again.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
80 MINS: Oliwia Wos isn\u2019t affording Emily Murphy an inch of free space after her goalscoring appearence in Gdansk.<\/p>\n
Denise O\u2019Sullivan finds Murphy with yet another inch-perfect pass, but Wos muscles in to steal possession.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
78 MINS: Ireland finding their attacking tempo now.<\/p>\n
Katie McCabe stands over a corner and sends it to the back post but Caitlin Hayes is well covered by Poland and the effort hits the side netting.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
75 MINS: Brosnan\u2019s good to keep playing so Poland resume play with a throw.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
74 MINS: Courtney Brosnan takes a heavy challenge in the air against Paulina Dudek. The goalkeeper keeps herself in action until the threat is dealt with, but then goes down needing treatement.<\/p>\n
Looks like she took a hit to the face.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
73 MINS: Emily Murphy picks up a yellow for a needless foul, pulling back Wiktoria Zieniewicz by the jersey. She\u2019ll now miss the next game against the Netherlands down in Cork.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
70 MINS: Kyra Carusa is down after taking a knock to the back of the head. Abbie Larkin looks like she\u2019s getting ready to come in.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
67 MINS: Another Caitlin Hayes header puts Poland\u2019s defence under pressure. Megan Connolly finds her with a great cross, but Hayes is off target.<\/p>\n
Down the other end, Aoife Mannion is lucky not to concede a penalty against Weronika Zawistowska after leaving a leg in.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
65 MINS: Ireland free kick floated in by Katie McCabe. Caitlin Hayes gets up for the header but it takes a deflection and goalkeeper Kinga Szemik is able to gather for the clearance.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
61 MINS: Ewa Pajor tricks the ref to draw a free despite being the one holding Kyra Carusa.<\/p>\n
Easy one for Courtney Brosnan in the end. Shot is sent straight at the Ireland goalkeeper who\u2019s never in any doubt.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
56 MINS: Denise O\u2019Sullivan hits the crossbar! She gets a lovely touch to chip over the defender and turn in on goal but her shot under pressure rattles the woodwork.<\/p>\n
Second shot off the crossbar of the afternoon for Ireland.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
52 MINS: Poland giving Ireland a world of room at the back, letting the back line plot their path forward without pressure.<\/p>\n
Marissa Sheva makes a nice run in but the shot trails right. Poland\u2019s goalkeeper isn\u2019t too impressed with the effort of her defenders.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
48 MINS: Denise O\u2019Sullivan feeds Emily Murphy a perfect pass to send her in on goal, but Murphy miskicks her switch to Kyra Carusa and it goes straight to the feet of the Poland defender.<\/p>\n
Megan Connolly follows up with a shot to sting the palms of Poland goalkeeper Kinga Szemik. Good effort.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
45 MINS: Emily Murphy gets us back under way at the Aviva.<\/p>\n
One change for Poland at the break, Natalia Radkiewicz in for Adriana Achcinska.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s Marissa Sheva\u2019s goal to put Ireland ahead:<\/p>\n
HT: REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s half-time. Ireland lead 1-0 after Marissa Sheva\u2019s 41st-minute goal.<\/p>\n
Far from the excitement we saw on Tuesday but Ireland are out in front and that\u2019s what counts.<\/p>\n
HT: REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
45 MINS: Two minutes added on.<\/p>\n
Poland on the attack again but Ireland disposes them in the midfield. The visitors are looking like they just want to get to the break.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
42 MINS: GOAL FOR IRELAND!<\/p>\n
Marissa Sheva finds the net to put Ireland ahead.<\/p>\n
Good build-up play from Emily Murphy. Kyra Carusa supplies the cross and Sheva looses her footing but manages to slot it in to the bottom-left corner.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 1 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
38 MINS: First attempt on target for Poland but Adriana Achcinska\u2019s shot is directly at Courtney Brosnan, who has no trouble putting a stop to it.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
36 MINS: Poland threaten Ireland\u2019s goal but a good scramble defence from Ireland eventually sees them out and on the counter attack.<\/p>\n
Ireland are slowing play right down, not trying to force anything. Poland bringing all the impetus.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
29 MINS: Lovely chance for Aoife Mannion but Poland\u2019s Oliwia Wos does well to get a header to it.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
25 MINS: Marissa Sheva misjudges her first touch and it goes out for a Poland corner.<\/p>\n
Caitlin Hayes heads to clear and Katie McCabe sends it long to give Ireland a breather.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
20 MINS: Lovely touch from Denise O\u2019Sullivan to thread a pass through for Emily Murphy to run on to but it\u2019s just slightly overcooked and goes out for a Polish goal kick.<\/p>\n
Ireland looking a little less comfortable on the ball than they were in the early exchanges in Gdansk but some positive plays starting to come together.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
16 MINS: Emily Murphy hits the woodwork. Denise O\u2019Sullivan finds her with a cross in off the right and Murphy puts the shot in but it\u2019s marginally too high.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
14 MINS: Chance for Poland. Nadia Krezyman gets around Aoife Mannion to cross in to Ewa Pajor misjudged her shot and it goes to the left of the post. Courtney Brosnan breaths a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
12 MINS: Kyra Carusa makes a run uo the right wing but he cross in comes too slow for Denise O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s run.<\/p>\n
In the next play, McCabe makes a searching cross into the box hoping to find O\u2019Sullivan on the run in but she just runs out of room, the ball sailing out.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
9 MINS: Kyra Carusa draws a free for Ireland. Katie McCabe and Megan Connolly stand over it, but it\u2019s the captain that takes. Drop in over the penalty spot but Poland clear.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
7 MINS: Poland dominating possession for the early minutes. Working the ball out of defence Aoife Mannion is caught out but she\u2019s fouled for an Ireland free kick.<\/p>\n
Slow start from both sides.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
0 MINS: Poland captain Ewa Pajor gets us under way at the Aviva.<\/p>\n
REP OF IRELAND 0 POLAND 0<\/p>\n
Nearly ready to get started.<\/p>\n
Carla Ward has made two changes from Tuesday, Abbie Larkin falls to the bench as Kyra Carusa returns to the starting side.<\/p>\n
Two changes for Poland, Martyna Wiankowska and Nadia Krezyma both start.<\/p>\n
Anthems are under way. Pitch at the Aviva is looking well, a huge improvement on Tuesday\u2019s offering in Gdansk.<\/p>\n
Ten minutes to kick-off at the Aviva.<\/p>\n
Later, France host the Netherlands in the other Group A2 fixture of the day. Kick-off in Auxerre is at 8.10pm Irish time.<\/p>\n
Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward ahead of kick-off at the Aviva. Photograph: Ryan Byrne\/Inpho <\/p>\n
This campaign is all about getting to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil, with Carla Ward\u2019s side setting a third-place finish in the group as the target.<\/p>\n
How did the win in Poland earlier this week help those plans along? David Gorman took a look at how Ireland are looking with three group games remaining.<\/p>\n
Do we dare to dream of higher than a third-place finish? We just might..<\/p>\n
[\u00a0How does Ireland\u2019s win over Poland affect their chances of qualifying for the World Cup?Opens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n \u201cA 3-2 win in Poland? We\u2019ll take that,\u201d Karen Duggan writes in her latest column after Tuesday\u2019s result.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s funny, I felt hugely positive after Ireland\u2019s opening group games against France and the Netherlands, even though we lost both of them. We played good football in those games and you could see this team is now playing to its strengths.<\/p>\n \u201cMy worry was that we usually perform well against higher-ranked opposition but often stutter against teams like Poland, who are in or around our level.\u201d<\/p>\n Lets hope there are no such stutters this afternoon.<\/p>\n Read Karen\u2019s column in full below:<\/p>\n![\"Katie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43BFUSLET4WGG7XHF45QCHAU7U.jpg\")
Katie McCabe celebrates after Ireland’s win over Poland. Photograph: Ryan Byrne\/Inpho <\/p>\n
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Ireland\u2019s Denise O’Sullivan at the Aviva Stadium ahead of kick-off. Photograph: Ryan Byrne\/Inpho <\/p>\n