Julie Ertz made her emotional return to football on Saturday after 611 days. She featured for United States of America woman’s soccer team in their latest 2-0 win over Ireland in a friendly match on Saturday. She was introduced as a substitute for Andi Sullivan in the 67th minute.
“It’s surreal. I feel like it’s almost a movie for me with all of these things coming together,” Ertz said after her 23-plus minute cameo postgame.
Her time of the field saw a header on a corner kick just two minutes in, a yellow card for a foul three minutes after the set piece attempt. Later, however, she did play the pass that led to Horan being hauled down for a penalty, and the team’s second goal.
Ertz will be hoping to impress USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski for a spot in Australia and New Zealand this summer.
