ESPN.com · Jul 20, 2023
Rapid reaction: Catley pen kicks off Matildas home campaign
In perhaps the Matildas biggest match ever played, stand-in captain Steph Catley slotted the game winner from the spot in the absence of Sam Kerr, who was a late withdrawal after she sustained a calf injury at training the day before.
After Marissa Sheva brought down Hayley Raso in the box, the pressure fell on Catley in 52nd minute, but it didn't appear to phase her as she cooly dispatched the spot-kick. With no Kerr, the fullback was the natural choice; she scored Australia's lone penalty in their Round of 16 loss to Norway in 2019.