Shootout heartbreak leaves Socceroos still searching for elusive World Cup knockout win | Jack Snape
•Following their painful defeat on penalties to Egypt, there is a nagging suspicion Australia may not get a better chance to break their duck Lucas Herrington did not deserve to be the face of this pai...
•The 18-year-old was already the youngest starter the Socceroos have ever fielded at a World Cup.
•Now he will be forever connected with one of Australian football’s great tragedies.Once he missed his penalty kick – his side-footed effort placed too high and into the crossbar – first Awer Mabil ran...
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المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian SportFollowing their painful defeat on penalties to Egypt, there is a nagging suspicion Australia may not get a better chance to break their duck
Lucas Herrington did not deserve to be the face of this painful defeat. The 18-year-old was already the youngest starter the Socceroos have ever fielded at a World Cup. Now he will be forever connected with one of Australian football’s great tragedies.
Once he missed his penalty kick – his side-footed effort placed too high and into the crossbar – first Awer Mabil ran to him, the gesture acknowledging the pain that will never leave him. When Egypt finished the shootout moments later, Herrington quickly turned his back to the crossbar that did him wrong, and put one arm to his mop of curly hair.
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