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BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'Players were begging to come off' - Ward on Ohio heat
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward said she had players "begging to come off" due to the heat in Ohio in their 4-0 friendly defeat against the United reached 30C during the game at the TQL Stadium and, despite cooling breaks in each half, the Republic struggled with the Emma Hayes named a completely different starting 11 from the first friendly between these two sides four days ago, Ward made just four alterations due to the Republic missing a host of regular said she was forced into more changes during the game to protect her players' health."On 22 minutes we had players asking to come off, unfortunately, we couldn't make those changes, then at half-time, three enforced changes as players were physically fatigued and some unwell," she told RTE. "In the second half players were almost begging to come off and we couldn't do anything about it."We can't do anything about the heat, but it is dangerously hot out there and with humidity at 94%, I have never felt anything like it." 'It has been such a positive camp' Given the concerns about the conditions, the heavy nature of both defeats and the depleted squad, Ward was asked whether the decision to play two end of season friendlies in the USA was beneficial to the Republic, who face a Nations League play-off against Belgium in former Aston Villa boss was adamant that the camp and the two fixtures against the number one-ranked side in the world have provided valuable learnings for her under-strengthened squad."We've looked at two different systems and ways of playing, we have added a couple of layers to what we are trying to do, and it has been such a positive camp overall," she added."Naturally, these two defeats hurt, but there has to be some reality to this."We played the best in the world, in extreme heat, something I struggled in without even moving, they're in season and we're not, there are many factors, but to still compete across two games, they can take a lot of heart."
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ireland fall to second four-goal defeat to United States in three days
International friendly: USA 4 (Biyendolo 11, Rodriguez 42, Ryan 66, Thompson 86) Ireland 0 Republic of Ireland fell to their second 4-0 defeat in three days against an imperious looking USA side in an energy-sapping clash at TQL Stadium on Sunday evening. Having been humbled by the same scoreline in the unassailable altitude in Denver, Colorado on Friday against the reigning Olympic Champions and world number one-ranked side, Carla Ward's charges were faced with another extreme, this time in what was described as the borderline dangerous heat of Cincinnati. The out of season Irish group, still missing the experience and quality of Denise O'Sullivan (knee) and Megan Campbell (ankle) yet again, not forgetting the likes of Champions League winner Katie McCabe amongst others who didn't travel. The Ireland boss called up former Peamount United midfielder Erin McLaughlin and Philadelphia-born Dee Bradley, as well as making four changes to her side. READ MORE With just one goal against their illustrious hosts in their last 16 meetings, clear cut chances were always going to prove an arduous task in 30+ degree heat but the visitors started with intent. The tenacious Abbie Larkin buzzed about winning the ball back before striker Saoirse Noonan bravely won a free kick in a dangerous position. The serial winner with her former side Chelsea, Emma Hayes continued with her experiment of blooding youngsters into one of the most pressurised International environments in women's football and was afforded the luxury of changing all 11 from the game 72 hours previous. And it didn't take long for the hosts' strength in depth to come to fruition as they took the lead just 10 minutes in. Following some high quality build-up play down the right hand side, the ball eventually worked its way to Emma Sears who cleverly clipped the ball back to Lynn Biyendolo who made no mistake sweeping home the opener. Chloe Mustaki, who made her first start for the Girls in Green since 2022 in Friday's defeat and admitted in an emotional interview post game she thought she would not play again was making up for lost time as she was included from the start but the Bristol City star was being given a tough time by the Racing Louisville winger Sears, who was delivering dangerously at every given opportunity. The hosts had the ball in the net minutes before the first half water break but saw the goal ruled out with Yazmeen Ryan bundling into the back of Jessie Stapleton. Having taken on as much fluids and digested as many energy gels as possible during the brief rest period, wave after wave of white continued to flow forward. Just after the half-hour mark, the US almost doubled their lead in a carbon copy to the first when Sears got to the endline and stood up another pin point cross but this time Ryan couldn't guide her volley goalwards. Having weathered the storm, Ireland to their credit began to grow in confidence and forced a good bout of pressure, springing from their defensive shape to force a well-earned corner through the tireless Emily Murphy, who saw her back post header deflected behind. Moments later Murphy was at it again, winning back possession well and releasing Saoirse Noonan. The Celtic attacker played a clever ball in behind the US backline finding Kyra Carusa who narrowly missed the near post as her low strike flew into the side netting. But just before the break the slight Irish resurgence was brought to an abrupt halt as debutant Izzy Rodriguez smashed home a rebound, just after the unfortunate skipper Courtney Brosnan pulled off an outstanding point blank save. In search of what would have been just their second goal against their illustrious hosts in their last 16 meetings, Ward made a triple change at the break and slight tactical shift changing to a three at the back. The change of personnel and shape did frustrate the home side, getting bodies in the areas that allowed USA so much joy in the first half. But tiredness just seemed to be seeping in and just after the half hour mark Ryan added a third with a tidy finish for her first international goal. There was still time for Thompson to add a late fourth to put the icing on the cake of their 600th win in their illustrious history. USA: Mandy McGlynn: Emily Sams, Jordyn Bugg, Tara McKeown: Lynn Biyendolo (Sam Coffey, 63), Croix Bethune (Ally Sentnor, 63), Sam Meza (Rose Lavelle, 87), Izzy Rodriguez; Olivia Moultrie (Claire Hutton, 80), Emma Sears, Yazmeen Ryan (Alyssa Thomspon, 80'=) Subs not used: Naomi Girma, Avery Patterson, Michelle Cooper, Emily Sonnett, Claudia Dickey, Lilly Realle, Angelina Anderson Rep. of Ireland: Courtney Brosnan; Jessie Stapleton, Anna Patten (Ruesha Littlejohn, 73), Caitlin Hayes, Chloe Mustaki (Megan Connolly, 46); Marissa Sheva, Tyler Toland (Izzy Atkinson, 84); Emily Murphy (Hayley Nolan, 46'), Kyra Carusa, Abbie Larkin (Lucy Quinn, 46); Saoirse Noonan (Amber Barrett, 60) Subs not used: Grace Maloney, Sophie Whitehouse, Dee Bradley, Erin McLaughlin, Ellen Molloy, Erin Healy Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico)
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
US women beat Ireland 4-0 for the second straight match
CINCINNATI (AP) — Izzy Rodriguez scored in her first appearance for the national team and the United States shut out Ireland 4-0 on Sunday. Lynn Biyendolo, Yazmeen Ryan and Alyssa Thompson also scored for the United States, which beat Ireland by an identical score in Commerce City, Colorado, on Thursday. Advertisement The United States went up early when Biyendolo took a cross from Emma Sears and calmly scored her 25th international goal in the 11th minute. Biyendolo was captain for the match. Left back Rodriguez started in her debut and scored on a rebound goal in the 42nd minute to make it 2-0. After halftime, Sears kept the ball in play and sent it to Olivia Moultrie, who crossed to Ryan for the goal in the 66th minute. It was Ryan's first international goal. Thompson came off the bench and scored in her second straight match in the 86th minute. Rose Lavelle, who is from Cincinnati, came in as a substitute in the 87th minute after the crowd at TQL Stadium started chanting her name. Lavelle scored in Thursday's match, making her first appearance of the year for the national team after having ankle surgery. Advertisement In addition to Rodriguez, Seattle Reign midfielder Sam Meza also started in her debut for the team. Hayes made 11 changes to the starting lineup from Thursday's match. Twenty-four players have made their debut for the national team in 24 games under Hayes, who has been tasked with preparing the team for qualification for the Women's World Cup. The United States was without many of its Europe-based players, including Lindsay Heaps and Crystal Dunn, who Hayes was resting following the European season. Ireland was also missing a few stars, including Katie McCabe, who was given time off after the season with Arsenal, and Denise O'Sullivan, who plays for the North Carolina Courage and is injured. The United States next plays Canada on Wednesday at Audi Field In Washington. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
Al Arabiya
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Borussia Dortmund Advances in Club World Cup With a 1-0 Win Over Ulsan
Daniel Svensson scored in the 36th minute to lead Borussia Dortmund over Ulsan 1–0 on Wednesday and into the second round of the Club World Cup. After a giveaway by Ulsan on a poor pass near its own goal, Jobe Bellingham centered to Svensson, who took a touch and beat goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo from about 10 yards. Dortmund won Group F with seven points, two more than Fluminense, which finished second following a 0–0 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns. Ulsan was last, going 0–3. The match, on a 93-degree (33 Celsius) day with a heat advisory, drew 8,239 at 26,000-capacity TQL Stadium, where the crowd included US Vice President JD Vance. Dortmund outshot Ulsan 28–3. American midfielder Gio Reyna made his first appearance of the tournament, entering for Dortmund in the 78th minute. FIFA gave player priority to the Club World Cup, preventing Reyna from being with the US at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Key Moment: Svensson, a 23-year-old midfielder loaned to Dortmund by Denmark's Nordsjælland last winter, scored his second goal for the German club after scoring in a 3–2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on April 20. Takeaways: Dortmund plays on July 1 at Atlanta against the second-place team from Group E: Inter Milan, River Plate, or Monterrey. Ulsan was eliminated with a 4–2 loss to Fluminense.
Associated Press
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Borussia Dortmund advances in Club World Cup with a 1-0 win over Ulsan
CINCINNATI (AP) — Daniel Svensson scored in the 36th minute to lead Borussia Dortmund over Ulsan 1-0 on Wednesday and into the second round of the Club World Cup. After a giveaway by Ulsan on a poor pass near its own goal, Jobe Bellingham centered to Svensson, who took a touch and beat goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo from about 10 yards. Dortmund won Group F with seven points, two more than Fluminese, which finished second following a 0-0 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns. Uslan was last, going 0-3. The match on a 93-degree (33 Celsius) day with a heat advisory drew 8,239 at 26,000-capacity TQL Stadium, where the crowd included U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Dortmund outshot Ulsan 28-3. American midfielder Gio Reyna made his first appearance of the tournament, entering for Dortmund in the 78th minute. FIFA gave player priority to the Club World Cup, preventing Reyna from being with the U.S. at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Key Moment Svensson, a 23-year-old midfielder loaned to Dortmund by Denmark's Nordsjælland last winter, scored his second goal for the German club after scoring in a 3-2 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on April 20. Takeaways Dortmund plays on July 1 at Atlanta against the second-place team from Group E, Inter Milan, River Plate or Monterrey. Ulsan was eliminated with a 4-2 loss to Fluminense. ___ AP soccer:
