The games just keep getting bigger for Wales. They secured an extra-time victory over Bosnia to move one step closer to reaching the World Cup and a first major tournament. For the men’s side, so often the protagonist has been Gareth Bale but it was another Welsh icon who these days resides stateside that unlocked a stubborn Bosnia defence to qualify for the next round.
Jess Fishlock’s superb sweeping volley at the end of first-half stoppage time in extra time was enough to earn a trip to Zurich to face Switzerland on Tuesday. Fishlock is Wales’s most decorated player – last week she won the NWSL Shield with Seattle-based OL Reign and has twice won the Champions League – but her 35th goal on her 135th cap was the kind of match-winning moment that may well eclipse the lot. Fishlock sprinted towards the halfway line in celebration with every outfield player in hot pursuit, with many knee-sliding on to the turf in delirium.
