"We've come close in the past but this is the dream, this is everything to us"

The Irish women's hockey team have qualified for the Olympics for the very first time.

They beat Canada 4-3 on penalty strokes at Energia Park after the second leg ended scoreless.

'This is the dream' - @NicciDaly22 'Decades in the making' - @roisinupton #rtesport #GreenArmy pic.twitter.com/AdDAWYMY2v

— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) November 3, 2019

Goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran saved twice in the shootout as the girls in green booked their ticket to Tokyo.

What a shootout! Here's the moment @IreWomenHockey qualified for @Tokyo2020 👏👏👏

I think we should send someone to check if @nigelringland is ok?! 🤣#IREvCAN #RoadToTokyo #OlympicQualifier #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/UALoedaEiZ

— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) November 3, 2019