Georgia vs Republic of Ireland

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Ireland started fast when Katie McCabe put the away side in front with a fearsome drive after just six minutes. Niamh Fahey made it two a couple of minutes ...

What a moment for the 17 year old on her competitive debut. The second half was nothing more than a formality. Ireland started fast when Katie McCabe put the away side in front with a fearsome drive after just six minutes.

Katie McCabe scores a hat-trick in 9-0 win as Ireland women's team move into second spot.

The rest are stalled in the amateur Irish league or, like O’Sullivan and Payne, needed to ghost through multiple US and European airports to reach Gori. The Finns are one point shy of second placed Ireland with two matches remaining. Three hundred-odd souls had plenty of room inside the 5,000 capacity Tengiz Burjanadze stadium in tiny Gori, 90 kilometres from the capital Tbilisi, for a ridiculous 8pm kick-off. “Abbie is only 17 years old but I hope everyone sees how talented she is,” said Pauw. “She needs to go a long way and we will take it easy with her but it was fantastic what she did on the pitch today.” Connolly was equally outstanding here. Attack of the crosses and corners, Georgia failed to cope with whatever Megan Connolly and McCabe conjured from set pieces, in a World Cup qualifier squeezed into the football calendar.

The Republic of Ireland senior women's side are in Georgia to play a crucial World Cup qualifying match on Monday. Vera Pauw's team are two points behind s.

"People should not expect the same situation from when we played Georgia last year because they were missing some players and they are also playing at home in this game. "We feel that we are ready for this game against Georgia. It is a very important game for us with the three points being our target. But we have worked hard to build up their fitness during a training camp in Turkey," Pauw told the FAI website.

Vera Pauw's side are aiming to become first Irish team to ever qualify for a major championships, follow the action as it happens . . .

Georgia 0 Ireland 3 (38′) Two corners in a row the Georgia goalkeeper comes for and gets enough on it to clear. Georgia 0 Ireland 3 (25′) Heather Payne plays a one-two, cuts into the box and wins a corner as her cross is well blocked. Ireland make a lively start, applying pressure on and off the ball to the hosts. Georgia 0 Ireland 3 (18′) Katie McCabe’s cross almost picks out Payne but it’s cut out for another corner. Georgia 0 Ireland 3 (27′) Megan Connolly picks out McCabe with a wonderful crossfield pass. Georgia 0 Ireland 5 (48′) O’Sullivan skips inside two defenders to make space for a good shot from the edge of the box, that’s well saved. Georgia 0 Ireland 5 (71′) McCabe’s free kick from distance is well saved and the resultant corner is well cleared. Georgia 0 Ireland 7 (75′) McCabe sends in a free-kick and Quinn meets it with a brilliant header into the corner of the net. Georgia 0 Ireland 4 (46′) Penalty shout for Ireland, Amber Barrett chases a long ball down and cuts it inside for O’Sullivan who looked to be clearly pushed in the back. Georgia 0 Ireland 5 (55′) Jess Ziu has been lively early on in the second half. Georgia 0 Ireland 5 (59′) Connolly’s shot from distance is well held by the Georgian goalkeeper. Georgia 0 Ireland 8 (81′) At the end of an excellent move young substitute Abbie Larkin goes close to grabbing an eighth goal.

Ruth Fahy and Stephen Doyle give their thoughts on the Republic of Ireland V Georgia game and reflect on what it means for their hopes of World Cup ...

Katie McCabes hat-trick and double from Louise Quinn sets Republic of Ireland on track for 9-0 thrashing of Georgia in World Cup qualifying in Gori.

We have the feeling that we can maybe do it." We were onto it at half-time because there was some showboating in the first half, and we thought that would gift goals! We could have scored more, but when you score nine goals away, it's good.