Matildas stay alive after late winner settles chaotic 11-goal Olympic thriller with Zambia

• Matildas fight back from 5-2 down to win 6-5 at Stade de Nice
• Substitute Michelle Heyman snatches victory in 90th minute

The greatest escape? In the history of international football, there have been comebacks. There have been thrillers. And then there was whatever the hell played out between Zambia and Australia in Nice on Sunday night.

The Matildas recovered from a three-goal deficit, a hat-trick from Zambian sensation Barbra Banda and a brace from the most expensive signing in women’s football Racheal Kundananji, to somehow emerge victorious. If the Matildas needed a heart attack to restart their Olympic campaign, they got one – and the three points that might just keep them at Paris 2024 beyond the group stage.