Summary

  • Scotland women's last match of 2022

  • Venezuela ranked 52 in world; Scotland 25

  • Scotland recover from World Cup play-off loss

  • Venezuela suffer fifth straight defeat

  • Kelly Clark heads Scots into 36th-minute lead

  • Emslie heads second moments after

  • Castellanos replies from near halfway line

  1. Postpublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2022

    HT: Scotland 2-0 Venezuela

    Claire Emslie is nearing 50 caps for Scotland and has just netted her 11th goal for her country.

    Some weeks, she plays in-front of Natalie Portman... how many Scottish folk can say Portman is a fan of theirs!?

    Find out more about Emslie's antics state-side, here on the BBC Sport Scotland website.

  2. Postpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2022

    HT: Scotland 2-0 Venezuela

    Wee bit of fun since it's a friendly...

    Who's goal was better?

    Thumbs up for Kelly Clark's

    Thumbs down for Claire Emslie's

  3. HALF-TIME Scotland 2-0 Venezuelapublished at 18:44 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2022

    Kelly Clark's first Scotland goal in only her third appearance for her country gave Scotland a well-deserved lead after a half of dominance.

    Minutes later, Pedro Martinez Losa's side doubled their lead through Claire Emslie's neat header.

    sco v venImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Scotland 2-0 Venezuela

    Just like the buses, you wait forever for one, and two come in quick succession.

    Scotland's first-half dominance finally has something to show for.

  5. goal

    GOAL Scotland 2-0 Venezuelapublished at 40 mins

    Claire Emslie

    The wingers linking up!

    Fiona Brown delivers a tremendous cross into the box and picks out her opposite flank operator in Emslie who's header nestles in beyond Nayluisa Caceres in the Venezuela goal.

    scotland goalsImage source, BBC Sport
  6. goal

    GOAL Scotland 1-0 Venezuelapublished at 36 mins

    Kelly Clark

    A first Scotland goal for Celtic captain Kelly Clark!

    Caroline Weir's corner is met at the front post by the head of Clark who manages to give Scotland a well-earned lead in Spain.

    Scotland goal
  7. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Hibernian captain, Joelle Murray, reckons Scotland are "frustrated" and since that disallowed goal, that is pretty evident.

  8. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    So, Scotland have the ball in the back of the net, but it's not going to count.

    Claire Emslie whips in a delicious ball, targeting Fiona Brown who does exceptionally well to get her body in-between the Venezuelan goalkeeper and defender.

    She rises to get a deft touch to the ball and send it trickling over the line. The referee, however, spots a foul and awards a free-kick for Venezuela.

    Excruciatingly harsh on Brown.

  9. Postpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2022

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Confusion reigns in the south of Spain... hold fire.

  10. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Claire Emslie is giving Michelle Romero a torrid time down the left-wing. One touch to set herself on her way and the speed the Angel City star has in her locker sets her well ahead.

  11. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Real Madrid's Caroline Weir the latest to take a pop at goal. Her effort is agonisingly tame and never troubling goalkeeper Nayluisa Caceres.

  12. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Dayana Rodriguez takes a sore one and we have a little stoppage in play while the Venezuelan takes her time in getting back to her feet.

  13. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Martha Thomas tries to get her tip-toes on the end of a lucrative cross, but Venezuela goalkeeper Nayluisa Caceres reads the danger and grasps the ball away from the Manchester United forward.

  14. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Erin Cuthbert operating a little deeper this evening, allowing Christie Murray and Caroline Weir to trot further forward from midfield.

  15. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Scotland enjoying the lion's share of possession in the opening nine minutes or so. Utilising the flanks well and as ever under Pedro Martinez Losa, building from the back.

  16. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Claire Emslie, cutting in from the left as we've seen her do so many times, strikes at goal, forcing a parry out of Nayluisa Caceres in the Venezuelan goal.

  17. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Erin Cuthbert with an early shot at goal for Scotland. I'll stick my neck on the line and suggest it won't be her last...

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Scotland 0-0 Venezuela

    Scotland striker Martha Thomas gets us underway.

  19. Postpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2022

    Scotland v Venezuela (18:00)

    We're just about to kick off in the south of Spain... both side's taking in a final huddle.

  20. Both sides look to recover from lossespublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2022

    Scotland v Venezuela (18:00)

    Venezuela, who are ranked 52nd in the world, 27 places below the Scots, are looking to avoid a fifth straight defeat, having lost 3-1 to Panama four days ago.

    They previously lost to Brazil, Argentina and Chile in the Copa America Feminina.

    Scotland's last full international was that painful 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Republic of Ireland.

    There are four changes from that game - with Jenna Fife in goal in place of Lee Gibson, while Rachel McLauchlan, Kelly Clark and Christie Murray replace Lisa Evans, Sophie Howard and Sam Kerr.