Overview
- Caroline Weir scored at nine minutes, struck a first-half free-kick, and completed her treble after the hour in an away qualifying opener.
- Jenna Clark headed the second and substitute Kathleen McGovern added a late fifth as Scotland kept a clean sheet in Melissa Andreatta’s first competitive match in charge.
- Weir’s haul was her first international hat-trick and came in her first match since being confirmed as Scotland captain.
- Scotland’s drilled dead-ball routines, emphasised by assistant coach Marty Judge, delivered all three first-half goals and highlighted a set-piece focus.
- Andreatta praised her captain as a “classy player,” Weir reiterated her drive to reach Brazil 2027, and the return fixture at Hampden is scheduled for Saturday.