Campaign back on track as Ireland stick it to Canadians

Ireland 2 Canada 1

Given that the Canadians had only lost by a single goal to Pakistan in their opener, no one in the Irish camp was taking the match as a given and their fears were well grounded as Ireland had to really battle for the three points.

They thought they’d made a magnificent start after just 30 seconds when Phelie Maguire, making his debut for Ireland in a major tournament, fed the ball to Mark Irwin, who appeared to score with ease.