Shaw pushes the positives despite defeat to England

A heavily-deflected Giselle Ansley goal took some of the wind out of the Irish women’s sails but the upshot of their 1-0 loss to England at Lee Valley has probably provided the perfect scenario for Thursday’s World Cup quarter-final.

Shaw pushes the positives despite defeat to England
Mon, 30 Jul, 2018 - 03:25

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By Stephen Findlater

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CourtsSportHockey World CupPlace: Lee ValleyPlace: Lee Valley StadiumPerson: ShawPerson: Giselle AnsleyPerson: Stephen FindlaterPerson: Graham ShawPerson: Hannah Matthews’Person: Alex DansonPerson: Ayeisha McFerranPerson: DansonPerson: McFerranPerson: Lena TicePerson: Ellie WattonPerson: Anna O’FlanaganPerson: Yvonne O’ByrnePerson: Shirley McCayPerson: O’FlanaganPerson: Laura UnsworthPerson: Sarah HaycroftPerson: Zoe WilsonPerson: Megan FrazerPerson: Maddie HinchPerson: Hannah MatthewsPerson: O’ByrnePerson: Katie MullanPerson: AnsleyPerson: M HinchPerson: L UnsworthPerson: S HaycroftPerson: A TEvent: World Cup quarter-finalOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: England1Ireland0Organisation: ItalyOrganisation: IndiaOrganisation: Ireland
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