Ireland suffered shootout heartbreak in the final of the FIH Women's Hockey Nations Cup as New Zealand triumphed.

Ireland’s women were beaten in a shootout by New Zealand in the final of the FIH Nations Cup in Chile. The game finished 1-1, with New Zealand winning the penalty run-ins 4-2.

Ireland's shootout defeat to New Zealand in the FIH Women's Nations Cup final on Sunday was "gutting" but the consistency the team found throughout the tournament in Chile was one of the positive takeaways,

Ireland’s women are through to the final of the FIH Nations Cup after coming from behind to beat the USA 2-1 in Santiago, Chile. Madeleine Zimmer opened the scoring for the Americans but Roisin Upton equalised for Ireland with a penalty stroke and Katie Mullan’s superb solo effort proved to be the game winning goal.

IRELAND WOMEN HAVE narrowly fallen short in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup final against New Zealand after a tense shootout in Santiago. New Zealand took an early lead with a goal from Emelia Surridge in the first quarter before Katie Mullan produced the equaliser in the fourth quarter.