England vs Ireland | Alessia Russo Goal | Highlights | Women's Euro Qualifiers 12-07-2024

[Applause] away we go as he going aim to close in on the Euros an island aim back to stanway SP for stanway meet it's a lovely move for England and it's finished off by Russo slit football from the lionesses an early goal for the lesses quite the move from back to front and it's celesa Russo England's fine forward to put them in front yeah and they start the game really well England in terms of finding players with passes and when you get and you're facing a block and a tough defensive Block You've got to move the ball quickly and that little one and two touch it's so difficult to defend against Russo has the composure to finish she's on a little bit of a role isn't she in terms of being confident getting the minutes for England scoring goals that's exactly what we expected her but a great assist from Beth me yes lovely link up play and Island already on the back foot a 20th just allow LA on that right hand side and Ro for stanway to shoot from distance or go all the way and caught in two minds in the end SM the out of it in the end Little John did well you would expect stanway to probably let fly a lot earlier than that we've seen her score some spectacular goals for England but she just kept going didn't she until to play it forward and maybe an can make something happen here for Ryland and Barrett as well and a shot on go for their first attempt of the game comfortable for Hampton yeah it's just a steady effort from Barrett she was just making sure that she got it on target did get players up there isand you see the bodies back fore it's good pass for Walsh defeated it into Park it's open up for Jess Park here to lay it off to me and me to go for goal but rald Target he claiming a corner and she's got it just no real pressure on the ball look at the space that Park's gotten actually she needed to make a decision earlier maybe have a shot earlier dropping off and dropping off at some point you have to engage before they get to the edge of the area it feels clear to but no we're really to go and losing it that's not a foul and Russo laying it off nicely she was so unselfish but go for go as well and C straight to the goalkeeper yeah is just survived that defense all over the place AB actually asking for a free kick further out Island W I think it was little John who was just caught there but England just trying to pass it in giving each other a goal and to be a little bit more ruthless but in the end Island just survived great effort from Carter in the end but that the back three back five of Islander absolutely getting no protection whatsoever in front the movement of England is causing problems here's TK another decent run and stanway latier in space and plenty forward here for England it goes towards Russo and look Russo committed determined temp in the middle me wants it and be me almost but is it enough Walsh stanway Runing it through Lauren H and Bron out quickly but it's going to be a goal kick in the end yeah really not that much space that passing behind has got to be good just run a little bit away from him ha is doing all she can just to put a bit of physical pressure on hemp but that England score tonight and England will need to win brilliant work from Russo and Russo m is up with her couldn't F her great play from here but the flag is out should signal halim and it does will England start it with a player alesio Russo with an early goal after a fine move from England but then after that they couldn't find another in the first half and Ireland had some promis team for the second half Lucy Ward is alongside seon so where we go in the second half two SS a piece Island time it's important that the fullbacks are a little bit more aggressive and certainly need Charles will be that England aggressive there Russo finds hemp hemp looking back to Russo an island fortunate hemp holding off the challeng park that's a lovely ball and Russo almost converted it what a ball what a ball from park I think my initial thought is that rousel perhaps went with the wrong leg as it came in hemp did well such strength but she just saw that run guides it in there naturally went with her right foot could she have gone with the left it just looked a little bit awkward again f [Music] now pressure brosen wouldn't have wanted it there fah has to be careful isn't careful must be a penalty is a penalty a right mess of the back for the Republic of Ireland I tell you what that's a shame for Island because they' actually got themselves in a positive state in this game they got themselves up the pit and now just gifting gifting England a penalty when they probably didn't really deserve to have that sort of Advantage but you cannot do that keeping hold of it too long at the back when it probably needed to go forward two or three passes earlier and then just leaves fire in a position where she has to foul hemp well hemp's got a free shot on goal and it ends up that now stanway has got a three shot and goal there's England's designated penalty Taker and more often on the knot she delivers from the spot a penalty and a chance for England to double there advantage and Georgia dway it away as Serena via will be pleased they have more of a buffer is getting a little awkward but that penalty has them 2N in front yeah it's a good feel by St W but an absolute gift for England to get themselves two goals in front where they probably didn't deserve it and then pattern of play so far particularly in the second half where Island looked confident but you cannot make mistakes at this level against a team like England stanway just thrives on that absolutely no chance even if she'd have gone that way [Applause] broen and now H still looking to find a way through herself H Clips it in back balling towards Aran Island EXC Jess Park see that it's better much more positive from par she's got in those positions so many times and just opts for the pass out the Easy Pass wide but just have a goal it goes to brosman oh awkward and it almost hting finess but she's waiting for that pull back in again will it break to her Kelly may have to bend her run up here to get the distance Campbell it's a shorter one 2022 here on FR here's Beaver Jones and she te's it up for stanway expecting Jordan stanway to hit the target from there that's a difficult one probably the most difficult of of all when it's coming across your body soft strikes cross the ball great work from Diva Jones tries to strike across it certainly has that in a locker not quite On Target rice M knowing that England a space really for Campbell on that side to wind one up using every inch of the pitch available in it goes helped on and flicked on and Haz with with the head on there Russell and irland do have their first goal the qualification campaign and that's how much it means to them and a great story for Julian Russell to find the net as well over four years since her last C but she's made an impression in this second half and she scored for isand yeah and I think that Rand deserved a goal the way that they played at times during this game Russell she's been caught offside a few times and England again we look at it from their point of view susceptible to a set piece great finish and that was pretty much the last action of the game England do an isand double winning home and away but it wasn't so easy second time round they did get an early goal for Alesia Russo in the fifth minute Georgia stanway with the penalty just before the hour Mark gave England a buffer which they did need in the end because with almost the last kick of the game Julian Russell scored Ireland's first goal of this qualification campaign but they've still lost every game for England attention now turns to Sweden final score for