![]() Scotland’s Rachel Corsie tries to get a shot away during the FIFA Women’s World Cup play-off match between Scotland and Austria at Hampden Park on Thursday. Recovery and preparations for Ireland’s visit to Hampden started immediately, and it will be a demanding few days to make sure we utilise our time to the best of our capabilities. We have to go into the next challenge feeling, respectfully, confident. The feeling from Thursday night was a really uplifting and empowering one. ![]() The performance against Austria was certainly confidence enhancing and it’s the type of game I feel during my time as a national team player we have always struggled to find a way to come out of victorious. If we had to head home from camp on Friday, with our World Cup qualifying bid over, it would have been devastating and it is an exciting prospect to now prepare for the second tie against Republic of Ireland on Tuesday night. It is a relief to have another game to look forward to. ![]() Seeing the game out took a balance of composure, game intelligence and utilising the squad’s strengths.Ībi hunted down the channels and held up the ball when she could, meanwhile, Caroline Weir and Claire Emslie wasted precious seconds down at the corner flag.Īustria barely mustered a shot on goal and certainly not a clear-cut chance, which was a credit to the discipline the team showed when it was demanded of us. With 28 minutes of extra-time still left on the clock, it was a perfect test of the group’s resilience – and this quality shone through. Abi Harrison heads home Scotland’s extra-time winner against Austria. The soggy evening made for pretty treacherous conditions as the newly-relayed pitch got softer and more unpredictable as the evening wore on.Īfter 90 minutes, there was nothing to separate the sides – and barely even a save for either goalkeeper to make – and it meant the game headed to extra-time.ĭespite nothing coming from the flurry of late corners we’d had late in the game, it only took one following the restart for us to make the breakthrough.Įrin Cuthbert was on taker duties and her ball found Abi at the back post to duly nod home past Manuela Zinsberger from fewer than five yards out. It was a memorable night for the team as the rain relentlessly poured down on Hampden Park from start to finish. Scotland’s Women have a World Cup qualifying play-off final to look forward to on Tuesday night thanks to Abi Harrison’s extra-time header against Austria on Thursday. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. ![]() Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. ![]() Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. ![]()
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