Injury Halts Women's Under 19 Game
Women's U19 International Challenge Match
Czech Republic v Scotland - match abandoned
Libcice n. Vltavou
The second match of Scotland Women's Under 19's trip
to the Czech Republic was abandoned after Dundee United's Tammy Harkin
was airlifted to hospital.
Tammy was badly concussed in a clash of heads
during yesterday's game, and is currently being assessed in hospital in
the Czech Republic, where her parents are with her.
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Victory in Czech Republic for WU19s
Women’s U19 International Challenge Match
Czech Republic 1 Scotland 2
T J Lokomotiva Praha
Scotland Women’s Under 19s put in an impressive team
performance to win the first of an International Challenge Match
double-header in the Czech Republic.
Scotland outplayed their hosts in all departments,
dominating the game from start to finish.
Musselburgh Windsor's Kim Borthwick opened the
scoring after 11 minutes when she got on to the end of an incisive pass
from Hayley Lauder (Spartans), and coolly slotted the ball home after
going one-on-one with the Czech goalkeeper.
It was Lauder who doubled the lead with a spectacular
55th minute goal. Jenna Ross (Rangers) showed great skill to stride down
the right flank and cross into the box, where Lauder finished with an
acrobatic overhead kick.
Andrea Bendova pulled one back for the Czech Republic
in 75 minutes, but Scotland were never in danger of finishing the match
with anything less than a win.
Coach Shelley Kerr said: “It was a tremendous
all-round team performance, and we totally dominated the game. We were
very creative going forward, and remained solid defensively. I was
particularly pleased with the number of chances created, and our
deliveries from set pieces were excellent.”
