International Review

RANGERS have had a number of players involved in international duty over the past week with several international friendlies taking place as well as qualifiers for the UEFA Women’s Under-19s Championships taking place in Belgium this summer.

Here is a roundup of who was involved and how they got on:

Jenna Fife, Nicola Docherty, Rachel McLauchlan, Sam Kerr, Brogan Hay, Kathryn Hill, Emma Watson, Chelsea Cornet – Scotland

  • Australia 0-1 Scotland – International Friendly

  • Scotland 4-0 Costa Rica – International Friendly

It was a successful break for the Scots in the squad as they were part of the side who produced back-to-back wins against two teams who will be heading to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer.

A fantastic long-range strike from Rangers left-back Nicola Docherty was enough to see Pedro Martinez Losa’s side claim victory over the Aussies in a friendly in London on Friday afternoon.

There were several memorable moments for the Gers involved as 17-year-old winger Emma Watson made her first start for her country, as well as midfielder Chelsea Cornet also being handed her debut after appearing from the substitutes bench.

A night to remember for Watson was to follow four days later as she made her home debut at Hampden Park against Costa Rica, getting on the scoresheet twice while being assisted by her Light Blues teammate Brogan Hay for her second goal of the evening.

There were also appearances from the start in both of those fixtures for Sam Kerr and Rachel McLauchlan, while there were substitute appearances for Brogan. Jenna Fife and Kathryn Hill were unused substitutes for the matches, with the latter getting a taste of the senior international set-up for the first time in her career in the camp.

Victoria Esson - New Zealand

  • New Zealand 1-1 Iceland - International Friendly

  • New Zealand 0-3 Nigeria – International Friendly

After missing out on the last squad through injury, Vic returned to the international set-up for two friendlies in Turkey.

The Rangers shot stopper started both fixtures as Jitka Klimkova’s side drew with Iceland on Friday afternoon before being defeated by Nigeria four days.

Megan Bell - Northern Ireland 

  • Wales 4-1 Northern Ireland – International Friendly

Megan returned to the Northern Ireland set-up during the break for the first time in a year following her injury lay-off.

The midfielder started from the off as they were defeated by Wales in Cardiff on Thursday evening.

Kayla McCoy - Jamaica

  • Jamaica 2-0 Sheffield United – International Friendly

Kayla was part of the Jamaica side that ran out 2-0 winners over Sheffield United in a friendly played at the King Power Stadium on Monday afternoon.

The match was being used as further preparation for Jamaica's upcoming World Cup campaign this summer, where they have been drawn into Group F alongside France, Panama and Brazil.

Jodi McLeary, Kirsty Maclean, Kayla Jardine - Scotland Under-19s

  • Albania 0-5 Scotland - UEFA Women’s Under-19s Championship Qualifier

  • Scotland 7-0 Liechtenstein - UEFA Women’s Under-19s Championship Qualifier

The young Gers involved in the Scotland Under-19s squad also enjoyed a vastly productive time away representing their country, producing back-to-back convincing victories.

Jodi was on the scoresheet twice as the Scots ran out comfortable winners at the Arena Kombetare, Air Albania Stadium a week ago, with midfielder Kirsty Maclean captaining the side and the trio all starting the match.

It got even better for Scotland three days later in the same stadium as they produced a resounding win over Liechtenstein, ensuring maximum points from the start of their qualifying campaign.


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