Remember the name. Remember the day. Chloe Kelly may have scored the winner, poking in the rebound from her saved penalty deep into extra time but it was Michelle Agyemang, whose surname literally translates as “saviour of a nation” who stepped up when it mattered most, scoring the goal to force extra time against Italy which would begin the charge to a third successive final.
The banner held up in the small block of Italians fans behind the goal read “football’s coming to Rome” – “home” bruisingly crossed out – and for much of the 90 minutes it looked like it was.
Continue reading…Remember the name. Remember the day. Chloe Kelly may have scored the winner, poking in the rebound from her saved penalty deep into extra time but it was Michelle Agyemang, whose surname literally translates as “saviour of a nation” who stepped up when it mattered most, scoring the goal to force extra time against Italy which would begin the charge to a third successive final.The banner held up in the small block of Italians fans behind the goal read “football’s coming to Rome” – “home” bruisingly crossed out – and for much of the 90 minutes it looked like it was. Continue reading…
