Sarina Wiegman expressed her satisfaction as England secured their first European Championship 2025 qualifying victory by defeating the Republic of Ireland 2-0, but acknowledged room for improvement.After their 1-1 draw against Sweden at Wembley four days ago in their Group A3 opener, the reigning European champions quickly seized the lead with an early goal by Lauren James. Alex Greenwood extended the advantage with an 18th-minute penalty, while she also struck the post with another attempt before half-time. In the second half, Fran Kirby's shot was saved brilliantly by Courtney Brosnan, while England's goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, selected over Mary Earps, made a vital stop from Caitlin Hayes' header.Wiegman, as quoted by Reuters, said: "I think the first half we were totally dominating."We were 2-0 up but I think we should have been up more. I think at moments we should have been more tight on the ball, more secure to really create the big chance, and right before the chance sometimes we were a little bit sloppy, although I did think we played well."I think the second half, at moments we did good too but then they got momentum and we were struggling a little bit and they made it a real fight."But I do think what we showed is we really as a team wanted to keep the (clean sheet), were able to fight also. That's what we take with us for the next games, so I'm really happy with the win."We know they (France) are absolute top level so we have to be at our top level. We have to improve all the time, first of all because we want that, and second, because if we want to stay at the top, then it's necessary to develop."