Historical aspect of Sarah Fuller: Thanks to her, another male domination falls

It has probably never been this loud in a football stadium when the opponent kicked off the second half. At the match between the universities of Missouri and Vanderbilt, however, the few approved fans caused a lot of noise. The reason: the story is written right before your eyes. Because the kick-off is led by Sarah Fuller, the first woman to appear in a college football top division.

Sarah Fuller normally wears no helmet or shoulder protectors, but goalkeeper gloves: she is the goalkeeper of the women’s soccer team at Vanderbilt University, with which she recently won the championship. But since all the players on their university’s soccer team had to be quarantined because of Corona, Fuller was asked for a trial workout.

There she managed to convince, then she was nominated for the game as a kicker. Not to lead by example, but because it was the best option, as coach Derek Mason pointed out.

But she had to wait for her engagement until the start of the second half before she was allowed to kick off – until then her defeated teammates hadn’t scored once, so a kick wasn’t possible. And he didn’t just kick the egg away, he put it near the edge. This made it impossible for the opponent to pick up the ball and gain space.

She was very calm when she entered the pitch, she said after the game. «The final with the football team was more stressful. But I was very excited. “With his commitment, he wants to send a message to girls all over the world:” You can do whatever you want. With this mentality, you can achieve great things. ” The message he wants to bring to the world is written on his helmet: “Play like a girl”.

After the game, several soccer players and coaches responded and congratulated Fuller. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks quarterback and Superbowl winner, shared Fuller’s photo and wrote “Legend!” Head coach of the Washington professional team, Ron Rivera, also congratulated her on her perfectly executed kick. And former NFL footballer Pat McAfee explained why the football was perfect. He wrote: “The first person to do something is incredibly rare these days and really cool.”

The supporters weren’t just celebrities from the football scene. Fuller also made a good impression on US football greats: Carli Lloyd described the performance as incredible and former national goalkeeper Hope Solo encouraged her to continue. And from Megan Rapinoe, the pioneer of women in sports, there were three smileys with little hearts as a reward for the historical aspect.