The Republic of Ireland suffered their second defeat in four days to the USA in the early hours of Wednesday morning as they went down 1-0 in St Louis.
Ireland goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan will not want to see too many replays as her error handed Alana Cook a 26th birthday present two minutes before half-time as she scored her first international goal.
Cook’s hopeful ball from 45 yards out left the backpedalling Brosnan floundering and although she managed to get fingertips to the ball, she could only follow it over the line.
