Brennan Johnson will reap the rewards of Wales’ high-pressure, do-or-die semi-final play-off triumph over Austria even if his cameo lasted only six minutes, according to Wales manager Robert Page.
Johnson was reduced to only three minutes and added time in Wales’ rousing 2-1 World Cup semi-final victory over Austria in Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday night. Six minutes is little time to stamp one’s name on an already legendary match, but Johnson cuts as close as possible as he dragged a low searing effort just wide of the lower left corner in added time, which naturally inspired rambunctious purrs and bays from the Wales faithful.
The 20-year-old made his eighth appearance for his country, and before the match many Wales fans excitedly predicted the mayhem that Johnson could stir for his side having caught glimpses in the November window and considering his current role as Forest’s ever-present whirring attacker with fly-paper feet and an insatiable eye for goal.
