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62mins), Charlotte Grant, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Larissa Crummer (sub Alex Chidiac
62mins), Clare Hunt. Subs not used: Lydia Williams, Emily van Egmond, Teagan Micah,
Jada Mathyssen-Whyman, Aivi Luik, Sam Kerr, Holly McNamara, Clare Wheeler, Amy
Sayer.
(www.scottishfa.co.uk)

Scotland 4 (Watson 6,66, Alvorado og 28, Weir 37)
Costa Rica 0
at Hampden Park
Scotland completed their double header of friendlies with another victory, this time an
emphatic one against Costa Rica at Hampden Park and a match that Emma Watson will
never forget.
Pedro Martinez Losa made two changes to the starting 11 that played the 1-0 victory
over Australia last week, with Rachel McLauchlan and Lauren Davidson coming in to
replace Fiona Brown and Martha Thomas.
Prior to the game, Claire Emslie received her 50th cap to honour the milestone which
she reached in February against Wales.
Emma Watson opened the scoring with just six minutes on the clock. Caroline Weir
played a free kick into the box which was deflected by a Costa Rica player. Watson pounced
to get the rebound and squeezed it into the net for her first Scotland goal in only her second
cap for her country.
Scotland doubled their lead in the 28th minute when Alvarado deflected in Caroline
Weir's corner, under pressure from Claire Emslie's near post run.
Captain Caroline Weir got herself a goal in the 37th minute when she received the ball
from Claire Emslie inside the box before skipping past the Costa Rica defence and slotting
the ball past the outcoming keeper, into the empty net.
Emma Watson scored her second goal of the game to make it four for the Scots.
Watson received the ball in the box where she took a few touches before turning and
dispatching a curling effort into the far corner with her weaker foot.
In the 83rd minute, double goalscorer Emma Watson was replaced by Fiona Brown,
marking the substitute’s 50th cap for her country.
A big 4-0 victory under the lights at Hampden with a number of players reaching
significant milestones in their international careers.
Scotland: Lee Gibson, Nicola Docherty (sub Lisa Robertson 70mins), Emma Mukandi,
Sophie Howard (sub Jenna Clark 70mins), Samantha Kerr, Caroline Weir, Kirsty
Hanson (sub Jamie Lee Napier 70mins), Emma Watson (sub Fiona Brown 83mins),
Rachel McLauchlan, Claire Emslie (sub Martha Thomas 56mins), Lauren Davidson (sub
Brogan Hay 56mins). Subs not used: Jenna Fife, Eartha Cumings, Kathryn Hill, Amy
Muir, Kirsty Smith, Chelsea Cornet.
Costa Rica: Daniela Solera, Gabriela Guillen, Valeria Del Campo, Fabiola Villalobos,
Maria Porras (sub Lixy Rodriguez 46mins), Emilie Valenciano (sub Cristin Granados
45mins), Katherine Alvarado (sub Carolina Angulo 83mins), Rocky Rodriquez, Gloriana
Villalobos (sub Yerling Ovares 75mins), Melissa Herrera (sub Alexandra Pinell 83mins),
Priscilla Chinchilla (sub Catalina Estrada 83mins). Subs not used: Noelia Bermudez,
Priscilla Tapia, Mariana Benavides, Mariela Campos.
(www.scottishfa.co.uk)
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