Cregan on the double for Ireland

Ireland 2 Ukraine 1

Coach Gene Muller had consistently underplayed Ireland’s chances of doing anything spectacular and was only focused on trying to retain his sides A division status. This result gives the Irish a shot at matching their best-ever finish in the Europeans. Ireland will now face Azerbaijan or Italy for a shot at fifth place.

Two excellent goals from Eimear Cregan gave Ireland a comfortable lead after 23 minutes but the unpredictable Ukrainians managed to snatch one back before the break and Ireland tried to contain them until the finish.