Vera Pauw ‘proud’ but Ireland defeated as Everton’s Nicoline Sorensen strikes winner

Vera Pauw stuck with the 3-5-2 formation she introduced in the last outing, November’s concluding Euro qualifier against Germany, but made a couple of changes in personnel

Signe Bruun celebrates her side's first goal scored by her Denmark team-mate Nicoline Sorensen, not pictured, inthe friendly win over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland 0 Denmark 1

Everton’s Nicoline Sorensen struck early for Denmark to inflict defeat on Ireland in tonight’s friendly at Tallaght Stadium.