Sam Kerr fires warning to Australian women's team critics after wild, come from behind win over Brazil: 'We're back, so suck on that one'
- Sam Kerr fired a warning to her team's fiercest critics Thursday.
- Kerr, captain of the Australia team at the FIFA Women's World Cup, played a critical and controversial role in the 3-2 win over Brazil.
- She was offside but not affecting play when Monica scored an own goal.
- After the final whistle, with the win in the bag, Kerr said: "We're back, so suck on that one."
- You can watch the clip below.
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Australia striker Sam Kerr fired a warning at her team's fiercest critics just moments after the Matildas came from behind to beat Brazil 3-2 in the FIFA Women's World Cup on Thursday.
A first-half goal from renowned player Marta was followed by a Cristiane header, giving Brazil a healthy two-goal advantage.
But had it not been for Caitlin Foord, Chloe Logarzo, and a controversial own goal from Monica in the 66th minute, Australia would have been down and out, eliminated from the tournament in France.
Read more: Brazil loses on devastating own goal after controversial offside review
The third goal attracted debate over whether Kerr was offside but a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) adjudged Kerr to not have impacted play, despite her offside position. The goal stood, Australia won and kept its World Cup hopes alive.
Group C is now wide open, with Brazil first and Australia third on three points after two matches played, while second place Italy, also with three points, have a match to play against Jamaica on Friday.
"I'm so proud of the girls," Kerr said, shortly after the final whistle in a clip shared by the broadcaster and presenter Jacqui Oatley.
"We knew we were in it at half time. You know, there was a lot of critics talking about us, but we're back, so suck on that one."
Watch the clip below:
Here’s the video of #AUS star striker @samkerr1 telling the team’s critics what she thinks of them (Oz came from 0-2 down to beat Brazil 3-2, having lost their opening game to Italy). She’s gained a lot of admirers for her “direct approach”! #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/WpZ1e2Jztw
— Jacqui Oatley (@JacquiOatley) June 13, 2019
Australia plays Jamaica on June 18.
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