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Liverpool Echo
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Beth Lindop

Everton's Courtney Brosnan lifts lid on Goodison Park wish and Tim Howard inspiration

There are perhaps few better ways to write yourself into football folklore than by saving a penalty to help your country qualify for their first ever major tournament.

It's a feat Courtney Brosnan quite rightly regards as one of the proudest moments of her career; the Everton goalkeeper having beaten away Caroline Weir's 13th minute spot-kick in October's World Cup play-offs at Hampden Park.

A second-half strike from Amber Barrett and some more sublime shot-stopping from Brosnan ensured the Republic of Ireland booked their passage to this summer's showpiece event in Australia and New Zealand. And now, five months on from that historic victory over Scotland, Brosnan is still struggling to digest the magnitude of her achievement.

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