KATIE McCabe had two reasons to celebrate as she enjoyed a birthday dinner with partner Caitlin Foord.
The Republic of Ireland captain turned 29 on Saturday, a day before she lined out for Arsenal in their Women‘s Super League clash against Manchester City.
She enjoyed her 29th birthday with girlfriend Caitlin Foord[/caption]
The Dubliner toasted her 29th birthday by going out to dinner with partner and club teammate Caitlin Foord at Amazonico London.
And when it came to the game against the Citizens, McCabe left her mark as she played an integral role in Beth Mead‘s dramatic equaliser in a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium.
She shared a photo of herself and Foord during the dinner date to Instagram, alongside a message to Gunners fans.
McCabe said: “up and running in red & thank you all for the birthday love x”
Among the plethora of birthday messages that McCabe shared on Saturday was from Foord herself.
It featured a beautiful collage of pics from their time together – including snaps from their trip to Rome in May.
Both women again figure to be central players for The Gunners during the forthcoming season.
And the Tallaght-native – who was Player of the Match against Man City – showed her worth in helping Jonas Eidevall’s men salvaging a 2-2 draw.
After putting in a typically crunching tackle on Chloe Kelly, the City and England player was pinned down by Arsenal midfielder Kim Little.
This allowed McCabe to hurdle the mass of humanity with the ball at her feet and feed Rosa Kafaji, whose strike hit the post before Beth Mead equalised in front of 41,000 people.
A delighted Eidevall said of the Irishwoman: “She had a very solid game.
“It is a great piece of skill on our second goal to set up that situation. Steph Catley not being available, you see how reliable Katie is and has been for us, being able to put in big shifts.”
It was a contrast to City manager Graham Taylor, who insisted McCabe had fouled Kelly.
He said: “Both the fourth official and the linesman indicated to the radio they agreed it was a foul.
“Especially the tackle from behind, we were told it was a dangerous tackle – regardless if you get the ball or not. We feel a bit aggrieved on that, but it happens.”
