The Irish bookmaking industry suffered a €250,000 loss as The Girls in Green shocked the world and qualified for next year's World Cup finals.
Vera Pauw's side travelled to Hampden Park last night for a do-or-die play-off clash with Scotland. The hosts were seen as hot favourites, but Amber Barrett's second-half strike proved to be the difference and sent Ireland to next year's tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
Despite being 4/1 underdogs, Ireland's women received over 55% of all bets on Paddy Power's books landing them a massive payday. To make matters worse for the bookies, five astute punters placed bets on Amber Barrett to be the first goalscorer despite the Donegal striker starting on the bench.
