A GOAL for substitute Abi Harrison two minutes into extra time brought joy for the 10,182 fans who had turned up on a wet and windy night at Hampden. It was a record for a competitive women’s match in Scotland and the goal delivered a second round play-off game against the Republic of Ireland at Hampden on Tuesday.
Austria, who had come into the game as favourites after reaching the quarter finals of the Euros in England, are eliminated and must wait another four years for the chance to qualify for their first World Cup.
Despite saying before the match that he was comfortable about Jen Beattie not coming off the bench in Arsenal’s four games so far this season, Pedro Martinez Losa opted for Sophie Howard alongside Rachel Corsie. Born and brought up in Germany, she was with Hoffenheim for three years at the same time as Austria’s top scorer Nicole Billa.
