And then I could just see it going into the goal," O'Gorman recalled this week. Expectation had never been higher for an Irish women's team as it was going into that qualifier with Ukraine. The biggest night for the Republic of Ireland women's team was descending into the most gut-wrenching of all. There was the emotional team huddle and the picture of O'Gorman and McCabe walking off arm-in-arm and in tears. Undoubtedly, not making the play-offs or the 16-team European Championship would be the most disappointing ever for our national women's team.

Source: Irish Independent November 28, 2020 02:37 UTC