Lily Agg an overnight star years in the making

The midfielder will be 29 before the year is out and injuries and delays saw her debut postponed until June when she scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against the Philippines

BIG IMPACT: Lily Agg won the Player of the Match award against Finland despite only coming on after 41 minutes. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Lily Agg has been busy making up for lost time. The London Lioness midfielder will be 29 before the year is out and her international bow with the Republic of Ireland was put back more than once after Vera Pauw was made belatedly aware about the player’s Cork connections.

Injuries and delays with her passport application – the latter courtesy of Covid – saw her debut postponed until June when she scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against the Philippines and she earned herself a place in Irish football history on Thursday with a header that secured a first ever World Cup playoff for the Girls in Green.