Sam Kerr scored a goal that will go down in Australian sporting folklore, but only wanted to talk about the one she didn’t score.
The Matildas captain was despondent after the final whistle was blown in Australia’s crushing semi-final defeat to England on Wednesday night.
Kerr produced a moment of sheer magic to level the scores 1-1 in the second half but it was well after her 63rd minute wonder goal that the real drama happened.
Socceroos legend John Aloisi has explained it all with a theory that suggests Kerr should not have even been on the park when her biggest disaster struck.
Kerr had two chances to score from headers as the game went deeper into the second half. They were understandable misses.
However, her 85th minute miss from her deadly right boot is almost impossible to comprehend for a player who has time and time again proven she is arguabl...
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