Courtney Brosnan is relishing another historic play-off, having inspired Ireland to World Cup qualification with a penalty save.
Emma Duffy Reports from FAI HQ, Abbotstown AMBER BARRETT GETS the credit as the goalscoring hero, but Courtney Brosnan ’s penalty save ultimately set Ireland on their way to their first World Cup.
Everton star Brosnan is uncertain on her penalty record overall, but knows she has “definitely saved a few”. She stopped three in a League Cup shootout last month to inspire the Toffees to victory, while other one-off spot kicks spring to mind. “Typically, I’ve already watched some clips or been given some information about who is most likely to take the penalty, what their favourite side is and stuff. So I have a think about it and then I have a little bit of a routine with touching the crossbar, walking along the line and getting myself ready for that moment. Advertisement “I see the kicker line up and kind of just go off gut instinct and a bit off how they are lining up, and the data you’ve been given.
“As a goalkeeper I’ve always been taught you have to focus on the task and what you’re doing in that moment so I think I see the game broken down into little moments and little tasks that I have to do. You’re not really thinking too far in advance. You’re trying to focus on what you’re doing to obviously accomplish the goal.”
The US-born ‘keeper highlighted “the progress we’ve continued to make” and urged Ireland to ensure they are not one-hit wonders in terms of qualifying for major tournaments. “You don’t want to be the team that just qualifies for one major tournament, I don’t think anyone wants that. You want to be doing that consistently. So there is always that thing where you are continuing to push forward and continuing to write history, write stories into your legacy. “It’s so important for us to be role models for the younger generation, leave the game better than we found it and set up that generation to have things that maybe we didn’t have when we started playing.
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