Maeve de Burca
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105 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 10 Jun
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It is exactly and yeah the two wins against Poland in the group really they were the crucial ones I think to secure that third place and guarantee it really once yeah once the results went our way after it so that was the big thing yeah I think no League A team had stayed up that had just been promoted from League B before this so that in itself is a huge achievement but obviously then when you do get that character angled I suppose and the direct qualification is there ready for you it's kind of
You can't help but feel a little bit disappointed nearly after it as well.
you know the opposite exactly yeah that Netherlands win just really kind of gave the belief and you know this is we were going against a France team that only got one point against Netherlands in the two games so really like on paper it almost was doable obviously France been seventh in the world then as well on the flip side you know gives you that realistic approach to it too but yeah at the same time it was kind of within their grasp yeah really
Yeah, it was just a flip of a coin nearly away from it.
It was so close in one way and then obviously we still needed two goals to get the win that we needed.
But at the same time, yeah, France were...
different class really their quality on the ball was just if you weren't an Irish fan it would have been great to watch you know in that sense just some of the players the technical ability of the French they're really I mean we talk about I suppose Spain in the men's game before they started winning things how they were underachievers and I think
I was discussing the goal after and you wonder nearly did although it went up in the air you nearly think it was a cushioned header nearly and that she knew what she was doing almost and yeah unfortunately I think just the quick corner caught us out because if you watch it back and as the corner has been taken two or three Irish players have their back actually to the ball that's in play at the time so that I suppose caught us off guard a little bit and we probably weren't as set up as we would be for a regular corner so yeah
Yeah, definitely.
That first half, we were really under pressure, I think, for pretty much, like I said, the whole thing.
It was...
Because the ball was down, you know, one end of the pitch the entire game, almost just apart from, I think, one cross into the box, really, from us.
But yeah, Courtney, I think, kept us in it.
And I think actually 1-0 at halftime wasn't bad, considering how dominant the French were in the first half.
And then, like I said, we seemed to grow into it then a bit more.
And Jess Sue coming on, I thought, brought a lot of kind of, you know, attack and impetus.
And then, yeah, we started having those chances, those chances that Larkin won really sticks out.
last year and she was the one the little toe pole to get it by so you would have backed her That's the thing and even the goal down in Porky Queave too she showed getting in front of the defender too and yeah you would have really backed her and I think a lot of people in the stadium myself included thought that that was in I think just from the angle we were looking at it we thought she'd get it but look it wasn't meant to be I suppose and there was another few chances it wasn't just that one too and
I think if had we got to bring it level it would have been a completely different game because the French of course needed the win to get the direct qualification and I think the crowd would have really lifted they didn't have a whole lot to cheer about apart from the goal I think.
Yeah, it was very frustrating watching on.
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