Ireland womens hockey team qualify for Olympics
On a night of high drama in Energia Park in Donnybrook, the Ireland Women's hockey team booked their place at next year's Olympics.
The Green Machine finished scoreless with Canada over two legs, with the game having to be decided on penalty strokes.
Goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerren made the crucial saves in the shootout as Ireland won 4-3 and secured their place on the plane to Tokyo.
What a shootout! Here's the moment @IreWomenHockey qualified for @Tokyo2020 👏👏👏
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) November 3, 2019
I think we should send someone to check if @nigelringland is ok?! 🤣#IREvCAN #RoadToTokyo #OlympicQualifier #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/UALoedaEiZ
'This is the dream' - @NicciDaly22 'Decades in the making' - @roisinupton #rtesport #GreenArmy pic.twitter.com/AdDAWYMY2v
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) November 3, 2019
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