Football Fern Katie Rood has come off the bench to fire her Hearts side into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with an extra-time win against Partick Thistle.
Rood (30) was introduced to the match in the 77th minute when the sides were level 1-1.
Ten minutes into extra time, Rood broke the deadlock. She got the ball on the left touchline, cut inside her marker and then curled a perfect finish into the top corner.
That swung the game and Hearts added two more goals in the extra period to go through with a 4-1 win in the match played on Monday February 13, 2023 (NZT).
Watch Rood’s goal
Click on this video and it will load as Rood is about to score her goal:
Joining Hearts in the quarter-final draw are Rangers, Celtic, Glasgow City, Glasgow Girls, Motherwell, Hibernian and Kilmarnock.
During her career, which began with North Force and Glenfield Rovers, Rood has played for Lincoln City, Bristol City, Lewes and Southampton (all England), Juventus (Italy) and joined Hearts this year.
She has played 15 full internationals for New Zealand, scoring five goals, but she has not featured in Jitka Klimková’s most recent squads.
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