"My nerves can't take this," Cherry Darbyshire tells the ECHO in the dying minutes of stoppage time at Jericho Lane.
Liverpool Feds are just moments away from claiming their first point in the third-tier of women's football, after a goal from left-back Abby Pope helped the South Liverpool club restore parity with last season's division champions, Wolves. Its a momentous day in the Feds' history, with each agonising second edging them closer to what, by all accounts, is a fantastic result.
"Go on Darbo!" Cherry bellows as her daughter, Feds' goalkeeper Rachel, punches away a cross which hangs ominously in the 18-yard box. As the final whistle blows, rapturous applause rings out around the ground and Cherry's relief, and unbridled pride, is evident.
