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Ireland seal Nations League promotion after rain delay, Spain hit Swiss for seven

Republic of Ireland players celebrate after Denise O'Sullivan scores their late winner.
Republic of Ireland players celebrate after Denise O'Sullivan scores their late winner. Photograph: Nikola Krstic/Inpho/Shutterstock

The Republic of Ireland sealed promotion from League B to the Women’s Nations League top tier with a dramatic, rain-delayed 1-0 victory in Albania.

Denise O’Sullivan’s winner in the 88th minute decided a game that was stopped for an hour due to torrential rain in Shkodër – and Ireland’s fourth win in four games under the interim head coach, Eileen Gleeson, proved enough to secure their place in League A as Northern Ireland held Hungary to a 1-1 draw in Belfast.

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