The home side had the best of the chances and possession at McDiarmid Park, Perth.

But they could not make the breakthrough in the first home match of their qualifying group.

Scotland: Fay (Leeds Utd), Smith (Kilmarnock), Cook (Hibernian), Dieke (Soccerlocker), Kerr (Doncaster Belles), Sneddon (Queens Park), Barr (Vermont Lady Voltage), Love (Kilmarnock), Malone (Hibernian), Hamill (Doncaster Rovers), Grant (Glasgow City).
Subs: Johnstone (Hamilton Accies), McDonald (Kilmarnock), Ferguson (Hibernian), Jones (Forida Atlantic Uni), Sommerville (Glasgow City), Liddell (Hamilton Accies), McBride (Hibernian).

Ireland: Byrne (Arsenal), Thomas (Boston Renegades), Curtin (Hoffstra University), Deasley (New York Magic), Tracy (Arsenal), Hughes (new Hampshire Phantoms), Grant (Arsenal), O'Connor (Long Island), O'Brien (Long Island), Hislop (New Hampshire), O'Toole (Shamrock Rovers).
Subs: Peters (Lady Hibernian Saints), Scanlan (Bristol Rovers), Boyle (Shamrock Rovers), Walsh (Doncaster Rovers), O'Driscoll (Hoffstra Uni), Moran (Harvard Uni), Griffin (Shamrock Rovers).

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