Player Ratings: Courtney Brosnan to the rescue in Nigeria stalemate

The Republic of Ireland finished off their maiden FIFA Women's World Cup campaign with a final group match against Nigeria which ended in a scoreless stalemate.

Here's how the players rated in Brisbane.

Courtney Brosnan - 8

Dependable as always, the goalkeeper dealt with anything that came her way in the first half, whether it be deep crosses or sweeping up risky back passes, although Nigeria created little in the way of shots on target at that stage.

Six minutes into the second half as Nigeria began to up the ante, it appeared like Uchenna Kanu was heading in a certain goal from almost point blank range. But Brosnan somehow diverted the ball onto the crossbar with outstanding reflexes to get something on it.

She was also alert on 68 minutes to get out and grasp the ball with Nigerian forwards bearing down on her goal after a clever slipped ball behind the Irish line.

Niamh Fahey - 6

A rock at the heart of the Irish defence, the centre-back remained tenacious on the right side of the back three but was a little loose with her passes out from a back during a first half when Ireland had the lion's share of possession.

She improved somewhat on that front as the match wore on especially when aiming towards target woman Kyra Carusa.

She made way late in stoppage time to allow fellow veteran Diane Caldwell to make her World Cup debut.

Louise Quinn - 6

A consistent pillar at the back, her concession of possession straight to Uchenna Kanu led to a chance for Nigeria's potent forward Asisat Oshoala in the 14th minute. Distribiution was an issue in the first half with a few loose passes forward and both Quinn and Fahey's switches of play in the direction of Heather Payne proved inconsistent. Was part of a solid rearguard action in the