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Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe speaking on RTE 2:

"The first half was frustrating, we didn't start the way we wanted to. We regrouped, refocused and sorted out a few things tactically at half-time and came out the second half a lot more clinical.

"I still feel we weren't at our best today but job done tonight and we'll move onto Tuesday."

Rebecca Holloway tries to find the bottom corner but her effort is just wide.

Two more changes for Northern Ireland.

Megan Bell and Casey Howe are on for Connie Scofield and Simone Magill, who has only just returned to action with Birmingham City.

Caragh Hamilton
Northern Ireland winger on Â鶹ԼÅÄ iPlayer

A lot of Northern Ireland's play has been untidy and not quite as clean as you would want it.

You can see the idea is there but the timing of it; everybody's not quite on the same page.

Northern Ireland win a free-kick in a great position after a handball by Bianca Galic.

Just 20 minutes left in Croatia.

Almost a great chance!

Rebecca McKenna finds loads of space down the right but her cut back is between four green shirts and Croatia can clear.

Eileen Gleeson on the long VAR check:

"The cameras weren't working. We had live feed to the bench so we were offering them to have a look, it wasn't a handball.

"It's great that they want to bring VAR inline with the men's game but I feel like they need to make sure they have the right facilities because that's obviously a very long delay in the game."

Despite numerous fouls, it turns out the referee wasn't keeping her cards for Christmas.

It's actually a member of Croatia's backroom team who has been shown a yellow card by Sandra Bastos.

Rebecca Holloway has an effort well blocked as Northern Ireland look to exert some pressure of their own.

Lauren looked into her crystal ball and Louise McDaniel is being introduced by Oxtoby.

Keri Halliday is the player to make way.

Ivana Rudelic is clean through on goal and forces Burns into another save.

The flag goes up for offside, but nobody knew.

It's a let off for Northern Ireland as Maja Joscak spins and fires towards goal but it's weak and Jackie Burns can gather.

Republic of Ireland manager Eileen Gleeson speaking on RTE 2:

"I wasn't worried [when it was 1-0 at half-time], but I would have liked them [the goals] to come a little bit earlier!

"We knew what we would face today, a low block, they were very resilient in that. We wanted our speed of play to be better and get more balls into the box and we had to wait to the second half to open them up.

"I thought the players that came on made a real impact. Marissa Sheva, the switch with Julie-Ann Russell wide then gave us the dribblers that we needed and Marissa picked up some lovely spaces inside the pockets."

Caragh Hamilton
Northern Ireland winger on Â鶹ԼÅÄ iPlayer

I think for whatever scenarios Tanya thought this game might present, she's always got a strategy for all of them.

Being a goal ahead, being a goal behind, being a player down in the game potentially.

She always has those plans ahead of time depending on what the game might present.

Player of the Match Abbie Larkin speaking on RTE 2:

On her performance tonight: "I came out and I was going to enjoy myself and all the girls had my back playing.

"I think we played really good football and we definitely deserved that win tonight."

When asked was she worried when it was only 1-0 at the break: " No, we were just trying to find our feet. We were playing football and taking our time.

"There was no need to rush things and we got the result we wanted in the end."

On being so involved at only 19-years-old: "I never take playing for the Republic of Ireland for granted.

"I've been playing since I was 16-years-old and got my first goal against Georgia. Pity I couldn't score another today!"

Lauren McCann
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sport NI in Varazdin

It's really scrappy out there and you wonder how long before Tanya Oxtoby turns to her bench to inject some much-needed energy into her sluggish side.

Casey Howe and Louise McDaniel have been in good form for their clubs and seem like obvious candidates to come on.

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Croatia 1-0 Northern Ireland

Laura Rafferty is down in a bit of pain after going down in the area from a free-kick.

She receives some treatment and is okay to carry on.

It's a short free-kick to Simone Magill, who feds Danielle Maxwell out wide.

Lauren Wade and Brenna McPartlan are at the back post but the cross is straight at Bacic.

Caragh Hamilton
Northern Ireland winger on Â鶹ԼÅÄ iPlayer

They need to lift the energy.

Towards the back end of the first half it was a little bit flat.

Danielle Maxwell fires in a low cross and Doris Bacic makes a meal of it as Lauren Wade challenges for the ball.

It's enough to earn a free-kick.