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Sam Kerr celebrates making it 2-0 to Scotland astatine Dens ParkA ruthless Scotland swept Northern Ireland speech successful affable enactment arsenic they made it 5 games without defeat.
Erin Cuthbert opened the scoring with a astute decorativeness backmost crossed extremity earlier a close-range header from Sam Kerr doubled the pb astatine Dens Park.
A fortuitous flick from Martha Thomas completed a trio of goals scored wrong 5 first-half minutes for the hosts.
Northern Ireland battled hard aft the interruption and had a beardown punishment assertion turned down.
On a dreich nighttime successful Dundee it took some teams a portion to lukewarm up until Caroline Weir and Cuthbert each forced a prevention retired of Shannon Turner, making conscionable her 2nd quality successful the Northern Ireland goal.
Moments later, a Kirtsy Hanson transportation flashed crossed extremity with Weir flicking it connected earlier it ricocheted disconnected Martha Thomas and Cuthbert inadvertently blocked her team-mate's effort connected the line.
The Chelsea midfielder made amends soon after, firing location from an Emma Watson pass, with the shot squeezing past Turner astatine the beforehand post.
Weir past whipped successful a large country that was helped connected by Sam Kerr arsenic the caller Bayern Munich signing celebrated a quickfire 2nd for Scotland.
Mere minutes aboriginal it was 3 for the hosts arsenic Hanson's enticing transportation cannoned into the way of Thomas and the shot flew past the helpless Turner.
Northern Ireland had chances to get a foothold successful the crippled either broadside of half-time arsenic Rachel Furness struck the station from agelong range, portion Rebecca Holloway changeable implicit the crossbar.
The visitors were besides denied what looked similar a punishment during a goalmouth scramble, with a clumsy barge going unnoticed by the referee.
Amy Rodgers and Kirty Maclean made their Scotland debuts from the bench, portion Cuthbert and Hanson continued their outstanding displays into the 2nd fractional contempt the enactment petering out.
What's next
Scotland question to Finland for a affable connected Tuesday 18 July (17:00 footwear off), portion Northern Ireland spell to the Czech Republic connected the aforesaid night. (18:30).
Line-ups
Scotland
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Gibson
- 7BrownSubstituted forMcLauchlanat 70'minutes
- 5HowardSubstituted forRodgersat 61'minutes
- 3Mukandi
- 2Docherty
- 22Cuthbert
- 8KerrSubstituted forClarkat 78'minutes
- 9WeirSubstituted forMacLeanat 78'minutes
- 18WatsonSubstituted forEvansat 70'minutes
- 20ThomasSubstituted forDavidsonat 61'minutes
- 10Hanson
Substitutes
- 4Clark
- 6MacLean
- 11Evans
- 12Fife
- 13Hay
- 14McLauchlan
- 15Clark
- 16Rodgers
- 17Muir
- 19Davidson
- 21Cumings
- 23Napier
Northern Ireland
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Turner
- 2McKenna
- 4McFaddenSubstituted forMorganat 87'minutes
- 15Holloway
- 3Vance
- 20Andrews
- 10FurnessSubstituted forCallaghanat 60'minutes
- 7McCarronSubstituted forBellat 59'minutes
- 6HamiltonSubstituted forWilsonat 87'minutes
- 9MagillSubstituted forMcGuinnessat 68'minutes
- 14WadeSubstituted forMaxwellat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Morgan
- 8Callaghan
- 11McGuinness
- 12Norney
- 13Burrows
- 16Caldwell
- 17Maxwell
- 18Bell
- 19Wilson
- 21Beattie
- 22McMaster
- 23Woods
Live Text
Match ends, Scotland 3, Northern Ireland Women 0.
Second Half ends, Scotland 3, Northern Ireland Women 0.
Nicola Docherty (Scotland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Marissa Callaghan (Northern Ireland Women).
Attempt missed. Fionnula Morgan (Northern Ireland Women) header from the centre of the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Demi Vance with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Lauren Davidson.
Attempt blocked. Fionnula Morgan (Northern Ireland Women) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Demi Vance with a cross.
Corner, Northern Ireland Women. Conceded by Kelly Clark.
Attempt blocked. Danielle Maxwell (Northern Ireland Women) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Caitlin McGuinness.
Attempt missed. Marissa Callaghan (Northern Ireland Women) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container misses to the left.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Fionnula Morgan replaces Sarah McFadden due to the fact that of an injury.
Substitution, Northern Ireland Women. Emily Wilson replaces Caragh Hamilton.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Sarah McFadden (Northern Ireland Women).
Substitution, Scotland. Kirsty MacLean replaces Caroline Weir.
Substitution, Scotland. Kelly Clark replaces Samantha Kerr.
Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
Attempt saved. Lauren Davidson (Scotland) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Lisa Evans with a cross.
Offside, Scotland. Caroline Weir tries a done ball, but Lauren Davidson is caught offside.
Substitution, Scotland. Lisa Evans replaces Emma Watson.
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