Ireland delight as Amber Barrett sends them to World Cup with Scotland win
Amber Barrett scored surely the most important goal in the history of the Republic of Ireland’s women’s team to secure Vera Pauw’s impressive side a place in the finals of their first major tournament. Thanks to Barrett’s stellar second-half finish the underdogs are heading to Australia and New Zealand for next summer’s World Cup finals, leaving Scotland, and Caroline Weir especially, reflecting on what might have been.