Hey guys, Not sure who watched the Hockeyroos vs Ireland game last night. The game was drawn 0-0 at full time and the Aussie girls won the shootout 4-2. What was everyone's thoughts on the game? These are my thoughts: The Hockeyroos dominated patches of possession but struggled to turn territory into real scoring chances. They created a few early chances and pushed late in the game as well but they lacked circle efficiency and composure in front of goal. They need to be far more threatening in front of goal. I also felt that there build up play was a bit loose and only showed patches of what they can do going forwards. Ireland, meanwhile, looked dangerous on counterattacks and arguably produced the clearer opportunities, forcing important saves from the Australian goalkeeper and staying tactically compact throughout the game. They had a couple of good chances in the 4th quarter which were well saved! Australia will be disappointed not to convert control and home advantage into goals. Ireland will view this as a huge result, taking confidence from matching one of the world’s top teams and proving their defensive system and game plan can stand up at the highest level.