Australia 0-1 Scotland: Docherty stunner earns Scots victory

Martha Thomas was unlucky not to adhd to Scotland's extremity tally successful London

Scotland produced 1 of their champion results nether manager Pedro Martinez Losa arsenic they defeated World Cup hosts Australia successful London.

And Scotland were good worthy their triumph with a drawstring of further chances coming their mode successful a stirring performance.

Australia did deed the crossbar twice, but Scotland bravely held on.

And it volition beryllium a immense assurance booster earlier the Nations League and Euro 2025 qualifying campaigns, beating a broadside who person their eyes connected winning the World Cup erstwhile it gets nether mode successful July.

The spot successful extent of their illustrious opponents was wide with Chelsea prima Sam Kerr being near connected the bench, contempt Australia's caller apical scorer Caitlin Foord missing done injury.

In beforehand of a assemblage of 2,136 successful South London, Scotland recovered it pugnacious aboriginal on.

Mary Fowler had a changeable deflected wide, past Hayley Raso couldn't decorativeness astatine the backmost station from a lobbed free-kick, but successful the main Scotland seldom looked similar conceding, and alternatively 2 immense chances fell their way.

Emma Watson, making her Scotland debut astatine conscionable 17, charged down a clearance. Kirsty Hanson picked retired Martha Thomas successful space, but goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold was adjacent to her effort.

Moments aboriginal Thomas again had a accidental wrong the box, but this clip sent it implicit the bar.

The chances kept coming. Scotland's Sam Kerr - determined to outshine her Australian namesake - changeable wide of a station from distance. Watson had a changeable blocked earlier lone a timely involution stopped Caroline Weir unleashing a volley astatine the backmost post.

Half-time arrived with Scotland successful the ascendency, but it did small to dent them. Two minutes aft the restart and they took the lead.

Docherty saw goalkeeper Arnold disconnected her line, and launched the shot towards the apical country from the borderline of the container lone for it to bounce disconnected the upright and in.

The expected fight-back was soon upon Scotland. Cortney Vine and Clare Hunt some rattled the crossbar. Scotland goalkeeper Lee Gibson had to get down debased to contradict Fowler and Larissa Crummer.

But past Scotland broke and could, and should, person made it 2-0. Weir and captain-for the-day Claire Emslie linked up to laic the shot connected a sheet for Thomas, but she poked the shot the incorrect broadside of the post.

Gibson saved from Raso and Alex Chidiac was inches distant from the acold station arsenic Scotland again were forced back.

But Scotland charged guardant again and aft Hanson played a one-two with Weir Arnold had to extremity her changeable over.

Player of the lucifer - Nicola Docherty

The Scotland full-back had to contend with Manchester City's Hayley Raso but did a sterling job, past added a superb extremity to triumph it.

What's next?

Scotland big Costa Rica astatine Hampden connected Tuesday 11 April (19:45 BST), portion Australia instrumentality connected England astatine Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium astatine the aforesaid time.