Women's International Review

RANGERS have had a number of players involved in international duty over the past seven days with several UEFA European Championship qualifiers and friendly matches taking place.

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

Jenna Fife, Nicola Docherty, Leah Eddie, Chelsea Cornet, Kirsty Maclean, Brogan Hay, Kirsty Howat and Mia McAulay - Scotland

• Slovakia 0-2 Scotland – UEFA European Championship Qualifier

• Scotland 1-0 Serbia - UEFA European Championship Qualifier

Eight Gers players were involved in the Scotland camp over the international break as the club was well presented in the squad once again as they rounded off their qualification campaign in style.

The Scots began with a 2-0 away win over Slovakia on Friday night, where there were starts for club captain Nicola Docherty as well as midfielder Chelsea Cornet in the game.

A special moment was also to arrive on the night for striker Kirsty Howat, who was introduced as a 72nd minute substitute to make her international debut for her country, having been in several squads previously.

Pedro Martinez Losa’s side then had a top of the table clash with Serbia last night knowing a draw would be enough to progress as group winner, but a Kirsty Hanson goal separated the two sides in a match as the hosts came out on top in a game where the same Rangers duo played the entirety of the contest.

The result means the Scots finished top of their group having already secured a play-off place, with the draw taking place on Friday as well as earning promotion back to Nations League Group A following their relegation in December.

Laura Rafferty – Northern Ireland

• Malta 0-2 Northern Ireland – UEFA European Championship Qualifier

• Northern Ireland 2-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina – UEFA European Championship Qualifier

Laura was part of the Northern Ireland squad in the most recent camp as they rounded off their UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign by finishing second in the group after their double header of matches.

The defender firstly captained the side and was part of the backline that kept a clean sheet as they ran out 2-0 winners over Malta on Friday evening.

A home match against Bosnia was to follow with the centre-back again captaining wearing the armband and helping the team to a second shutout as they too can now look forward to the play-off draw in two days time.

Victoria Esson – New Zealand

• New Zealand 1–1 Zambia – International Friendly

Victoria started between the posts as her nation played out a 1-1 draw with Zambia in their final friendly before taking part in this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.

The Football Ferns fell behind in the match before a Katie Kitching penalty levelled up proceedings as the game ended all square.

Their attention will now turn to the competition later this month, having been drawn in the groups alongside reigning champions Canada, Colombia and hosts France, with their first match of the tournament on July 25.


  

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