Czechs back in contention
Sunday, October 19, 2003
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Czech Republic 2-0 Scotland The Czechs reignited their qualification hopes with a first win.
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The Czech Republic gained their first UEFA European Women's Championship qualification victory with a vital 2-0 win against Scotland.
Goal in each half
Second-placed Scotland began the game trailing Group 4 leaders - and newly-crowned world champions - Germany by three points but a goal in each half allowed the Czechs to climb to third place. Pavlina Scasna opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time, and Alexandra Mouchova clinched the victory 18 minutes from the end.
Portugal trip
Now only two points behind Scotland with a game in hand, the Czech Republic can move into second by winning in Portugal on 6 December, just over three weeks after Germany recommence their campaign with a home match against the Portuguese. Scotland's next fixture is in Ukraine on 10 April 2004.
