There was something familiar, almost expected, as Sam Kerr graced Wembley Stadium in the 68th minute with her trademark backflip after grabbing Chelsea's opener and eventual game-winner in the second-half of Sunday's FA Cup final against Manchester United.
Kerr knows this territory, admitting herself she'd "never been [to Wembley] and not won a trophy", a brazen, if not dangerous gift of schadenfreude for any other player if the sentiment does not ring true once the 90-minute clock runs dry.
But this is Kerr, and the FA Cup final is ultimately the feeding ground for the Australian striker, and by extension defending FA Cup champions Chelsea. The requisites for claiming a fifth title and a third on the bounce are etched in their DNA, if not the stars. So while an anaemic first half against a dominant United threatened to upset the status quo, it was Chelsea who emerged victorious to keep their ambitions of the domestic double alive in front of a record British domestic crowd in the women's game.
