Team News: Crichton Names Side To Face Slavia Praha

LEANNE Crichton has named her Rangers side for this evening’s UEFA Women’s Champions League second round qualifying match against SK Slavia Praha at Broadwood Stadium.

It’s the Light Blues’ first competitive outing of the season as they are straight into European action to kick off the campaign, where they will take on the Czech side in the last four clash for a place in Saturday evening’s final.

The winner of tonight’s tie will face Ajax after they triumphed in the corresponding semi-final earlier today over Brondby at the same venue.

For tonight’s outing, the former Scotland international has handed out four competitive debuts following another change in the outlook of the squad over the summer transfer window.

Jenna Fife starts in goal for the Gers, behind a backline consisting of new signing Kirsty Smith at right-back, Eilidh Austin partnering second debutant Mijke Roelfsema in the middle of defence and captain Nicola Docherty beginning at left-back.

Summer arrival Gry Boe Thrysøe also deputises at the heart of the midfield, where she will be joined by May Cruft and New Zealand international Hannah Blake, who joined as a free agent from Durham last month.

The forward line has a familiar look to it as Calliste Brookshire and Laura Berry start on the flanks, providing support from wide areas to lone striker Katie Wilkinson.

On the substitutes bench this evening for Rangers is young goalkeeper Lola Rose Rarity, new shot stopper Shu Ohba, Lily Boyce, youngster Isla Miller, new signing Bailley Collins, Fallon Connolly-Jackson, loanee from Chelsea Eva Hendle and Sophie Black.

Kick-off in Cumbernauld is at 19:30 and you can watch all the action live on our official YouTube channel.

RANGERS: Fife, Docherty, Thrysøe, Berry, Blake, Roelfsema, Austin, Smith, Cruft, Brookshire, Wilkinson

SUBS: Rarity, Ohba, Boyce, Miller, Collins, Connolly-Jackson, Hendle, Black