‘BIG OOMAN TING NOW’
The Netherlands’ 2014 World Cup quarter-final with Costa Rica was seconds away from a penalty shootout when Dutch coach Louis van Gaal hauled off Ajax’s Jasper Cillessen and sent on Tim Krul.
The Newcastle goalkeeper went on to save penalties from Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana to seal Holland’s spot in a semi-final with Argentina.
In October 2018, Nicole McClure found herself in the same position, as Jamaica head coach Hue Menzies rolled the dice in extra time of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship third-place play-off with Panama. Victory would ensure the Caribbean side reached the World Cup for the first time in their history; defeat would crush their dream once again. With the score tied at 2-2, McClure emerged from the bench.
With no warning about Menzies’ intentions, the 29-year-old held
