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Ireland were beaten 5-1 by Spain in their opening game of the FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.
After taking the lead through Naomi Carroll, the Irish were undone by some superb Spanish finishing as Lola Riera and Marta Segu scored twice and Belen Iglesias also found the back of the net.
It was a return to action for Ireland since missing out on Olympics qualification in January as Facundo Quiroda took interim charge of the side for the first time in place of the departed Sean Dancer.
The Nations Cup is played between the…
