Fatigue and fundamental errors leave Ireland exposed again against USA

Extracting positives from this friendly series will be difficult. Carla Ward can point to the absences of their two marquee players, Katie McCabe and Denise O’Sullivan, yet the lack of effort on goal over the 180 minutes is still telling.

Republic of Ireland players, from left, Jessie Stapleton, Ruesha Littlejohn and Caitlin Hayes react after conceding their fourth goal to USA. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

International friendly: USA 4 (Lynn Biyendolo 11, Izzy Rodriguez 42, Yasmine Ryan 66, Alyssa Thompson 86) Ireland 0 

In the Land of the free, Ireland were prone to presenting gifts to their American hosts.