C\ufeffometh the hour, cometh the woman.<\/p>\n
Australia waited all tournament for a Sam Kerr<\/a> moment to savour. Finally, as the Matildas<\/a>' World Cup<\/a> hung in the balance, she delivered it in spades, scoring an instant classic.<\/p>\n \ufeffHaving been kept quiet for much of the first hour, Kerr dropped deep to receive the ball on her own side of halfway as the Matildas sprung a counter attack.<\/p>\n With space to turn, Kerr looked up and saw room to run at England's back four. She put her head down and drove towards goal, one thing on her mind, before unleashing a missile from well outside the \ufeffbox. It rifled into the top left corner, with England goalkeeper Mary Earps flapping at fresh air. Pure perfection.<\/p>\n RECAP: <\/strong>Matildas hopes crushed by England<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Tim Cahill roasted over 'tone deaf' Matildas post<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \ufeffIN PICTURES: <\/strong>Images that defined the World Cup semi final<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/DylanAlcott\/status\/1691772689814630617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahar_adatia\/status\/1691779915107147956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Melbourne\/status\/1691777003564024066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/keepupau\/status\/1691779805623251107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAWWC\/status\/1691771869047955807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n It'll be a moment that Australians will remember for a long time. Those who were lucky enough to have tickets will remember the roar. \ufeffJust moments earlier the crowd had been muted, hushed by England's control. Suddenly, the genius of Kerr had stolen that from them and the locals had their dreams restored.<\/p>\n Sadly, that feeling of pure elation lasted little more than eight minutes before an Ellie Carpenter mistake gave England their lead back.<\/p>\n But for that eight minutes Kerr was the \ufeffqueen of football, single-handedly swinging the momentum for her team.<\/p>\n Her crown slipped later as she failed to keep down a volley from close range that would have dragged the score back to 2-2. But the memory of that perfect 'top bins' goal is what will linger longest.<\/p>\n