Wales national women’s team earned a memorable win over Slovakia on Tuesday night, bringing them a step closer to a first ever major tournament. The side will now face the Republic of Ireland over two legs in a month’s time, with the winner of that booking their place at Euro 2025.
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00:00Wales are now a step closer to a first ever major finals after beating Slovakia at the
00:07Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday night.
00:10The win means they're now only two games away from Euro 2025 and will take on the Republic
00:15of Ireland over two legs in a month's time.
00:19Rhiannon Wilkinson's side have overcome a 2-1 deficit after a away loss on Friday and
00:24quickly looked to press on for the goals they needed with a dominant first half display.
00:31A goal from who else but record cap holder and record goal scorer Jess Fishlock put her
00:36side ahead just before half time, bringing the score level on aggregate.
00:41The rest of the game was much of the same with the home side in total control with two
00:45goals disallowed for offside.
00:49Extra time was needed to break the tie and Kerry Holland finally got on the score sheet
00:53in the 112th minute to bring Wales on the cusp of history.