Comment: Katie McCabe and Ireland wanted it too much

Before a ball was kicked McCabe found herself raising both arms to the home crowd, imploring them to raise the decibel level. Yet this was always going to be a night where those who kept the coolest heads seemed more likely to prevail.

Ireland’s Katie McCabe dejected after the game. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

When the dust settles on this tetchy, fiery encounter, Katie McCabe might reflect on an evening where she wanted it too much.

Ireland may have been the better team and Eileen Gleeson’s players should rue a collection of first-half misses, not to mention those nerve-shredding final moments when Megan Campbell’s long throws caused havoc but failed to yield a leveller.