- Report stood since 2008 when Sam Kerr was at Perth Glory
Sydney FC younger gun Willa Pearson has damaged Sam Kerr’s 17-year-old document in turning into the youngest participant to attain within the A-League Girls’s competitors after serving to her workforce beat Brisbane Roar 4-0.
The Sky Blues have been dominant at Spencer Park on February 13, claiming their first victory underneath interim coach James Slaveski.
They took the lead within the forty seventh minute when Brisbane did not clear a nook and Mackenzie Hawkesby completed on the close to put up.
Then on the hour mark it was Pearson, 15, who discovered the again of the web.
Already the youngest ever participant in ALW historical past, having debuted as a 14-year-old in November towards Melbourne Metropolis, Pearson turned the youngest goalscorer at 15 years and 51 days.
Kerr scored her first purpose for Perth Glory aged 15 years and 88 days in December of 2008.
Sydney FC younger gun Willa Pearson has damaged Sam Kerr’s 17-year-old document in turning into the youngest participant to attain within the A-League Girls’s competitors
Kerr scored her first purpose for Perth Glory aged 15 years and 88 days in December of 2008
‘Oh my God — it is undoubtedly not a feat I assumed I would have, however I am very, very blissful,’ Pearson stated.
‘As quickly as I noticed the chance, I assumed, ‘I’ve received to rise up right here, in any other case I will cop it.
‘So I pushed ahead, slid in, and it occurred to return off. A little bit of newbie’s luck perhaps.
‘As a workforce, I’m simply so proud we put all of it collectively. That is undoubtedly one of the best we’ve performed all season.’
Riley Tanner and Skye Halmarick scored late objectives for Sydney FC.
Pearson can also be a proficient cricketer, taking part in at consultant stage for Manly-Warringah on Sydney’s northern seashores as a wicketkeeper.
Her sporting hero is Ellyse Perry, who additionally excelled at each sports activities as a teenager earlier than specializing in cricket.
It proved to be an astute resolution, with the all-rounder considered one of many best feminine cricketers of all time.
Perry, 35, made her debut for Australia in 2007 and stays an necessary member of the nationwide squad.
