“I feel like I’m kind of living this completely different life, this impossible life, and it’s just crazy,' the Havertown native said of reaching the World Cup eight years after then-unknown abuse.
stood in the tunnel at Stadium Australia, she knew she was soon to take part in something big. Not only was she set to start the Republic of Ireland’s first ever women’s World Cup game, but it was a matchup with co-host Australia in the teams’ tournament opener.
So was the surprise that came next. While the great majority of the crowd was wearing Australia’s shade of green, a lot of fans were wearing the Irish kind.“When we sang the Irish national anthem, hearing the people in the crowd sing along and hearing how much support we had from the Irish fans was just incredible,” Farrelly said. “We knew that there’s a big Irish population in Australia, and we knew they were going to show up for us. But just at that capacity, we were just blown away.
Now, Farrelly said, “I feel like I’m kind of living this completely different life, this impossible life, and it’s just crazy. It just feels like it’s opened up my horizons of, like, there’s no real limitations.”» READ MORE:Back to Gotham with a new teammate
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