The Matildas are through to the Tokyo Olympics semi final after a scarcely-believable extra time win over Great Britain.

But the story was inches away from being a sour one for Australia and its star goalkeeper Teagan Micah who played the game of her life.

After Sam Kerr forced extra time with a headed equaliser, the Matildas were left stunned when the referee pointed to the penalty spot after an innocuous incident in the box.

Replays showed that Nikita Parris went down under little contact — if any at all — from

Ellie Carpenter, but VAR sensationally checked off the decision to the dismay of many.

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In commentary, Brenton Speed said: “Parris went down, the referee had a good long look at it and felt like Australia had infringed…

“Unless VAR overrules this — there is nothing in that surely?”

Fellow commentator and W-League star Georgia Yeoman-Dale added: “This is when should say to the referee, ‘Come and check it out on video and make sure you saw what you saw.’

“On first replay it looks like Carpenter has barely touched Parris.”

The referee, however, didn’t check any replays herself and let the penalty stand after a VAR check.

Thankfully for the Matildas, Micah was in sensational form on the night having already made two massive saves in the first half.

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