Graham Shaw targets World Cup qualification

Graham Shaw has his sights set on World Cup qualification after his Ireland side cruised to a World League 2 title in Kuala Lumpur.

Having netted 34 goals in four games to reach the semi-finals, quick-fire strikes from Yvonne O’Byrne and Anna O’Flanagan inside the same first-half minute was enough to see off Wales 2-0, With hosts Malaysia surprising Italy — the tournament’s highest-ranked side — in the other last four tie, a rampant Ireland comfortably defeated them 3-0 with O’Flanagan, Zoe Wilson, and Katie Mullan doing the damage while Ayeisha McFerran saved a penalty stroke too.

Making the final had guaranteed the Green Army a place in the summer’s World League 3, where the World Cup tickets will be doled out. “We have had an incredible experience and, have grown and learned a lot as a group,” said Shaw.