Louise Quinn marked her 100th cap in style with her 15th goal for Ireland in a 4-0 win over Morocco.
The centre-half scored Ireland’s third in a convincing win, which was all but sealed by a sensational start, when the Girls in Green scored twice inside the opening eight minutes.
Megan Campbell grabbed the first goal after only 80 seconds. Denise O’Sullivan’s run was blocked and the ball spilled into the path of the Liverpool ace.
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She curled a first-time shot into the far corner from the right angle of the area.
It looked like Ireland would romp home when Katie McCabe doubled the advantage on eight minutes.
Chopped down inside the box, the Arsenal star picked herself up and sent the ball squirming under goalkeeper Zouhair Assia from the spot.
Ireland failed to build on that explosive start, however, and Morocco’s dangerous midfielder Amani Salma fired wide from 16 yards after poor defending by the Girls in Green.
Midfielder Lily Agg twice came close to adding to Ireland’s lead on the half-hour, but her first effort was saved and moments later she sent a looping effort narrowly wide.
Assia came to Morocco’s rescue four minutes into the second-half when she tipped a vicious in-swinging McCabe free-kick, from wide right, over her crossbar.
Ireland finally rediscovered their scoring form on 75 minutes when centurion Quinn marked her landmark performance with a goal.
She stuck her foot out to block a defensive clearance and inadvertently sent the ball spinning and bouncing over the line.
And Kyra Carusa ended the scoring with a glancing diving header from a superb Aine O’Gorman cross.
Ireland: Courtney Brosnan, Niamh Fahey, Louise Quinn, Diane Caldwell (Hayley Nolan 80), Jamie Finn (Abbie Larkin 46), Aine O’Gorman, Lily Agg, Denise O’Sullivan (Aoibheann Clancy 62), Megan Campbell (Chloe Mustaki 62), Katie McCabe, Amber Barrett (Kyra Carusa 62).
Subs not used: Megan Walsh, Grace Moloney, Katie Keane, Claire O’Riordan, Hayley Nolan, Harriet Scott, Ciara Grant, Lucy Quinn, Isibeal Atkinson, Erin McLaughlin, Saoirse Noonan.
Referee: Jason Lee Barcelo (Gibraltar)
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