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Scotland 3-1 Georgia

Kim Little (left) celebrates her goal with Scotland team-mate Rhonda Jones
Little (left) was rewarded for a busy display with a goal

Suzanne Grant scored twice as a dominant Scotland proved too strong for Georgia in the Women's World Cup qualifier at Tynecastle.

The Celtic forward stroked in a cool finish early in the second half and added a header 10 minutes from time.

Arsenal's Kim Little drilled home a strike soon after Grant's opener but Georgia hit back with a surprise goal.

The Scots squandered a host of chances, with Pauline Hamill guilty of missing an open goal from just a few yards.

Scotland sit second, behind Denmark, in Group 3, having opened their campaign with a 1-0 in Greece.

The Danes, who drew 0-0 with Bulgaria on Wednesday, thrashed Georgia 15-0 at the weekend and the visitors to Edinburgh were keen to avoid another drubbing.

Georgia sat deep throughout and the Scots made life difficult for themselves in a scrappy first half with lots of misplaced passes.

The goals on 50 and 52 minutes appeared to settle the home side but there was a setback when Georgian skipper Pogosyan replied with an accomplished finish from a tight angle.

However, Scotland soon reasserted themselves and Grant's late header made sure the result was a more accurate reflection on the balance of play.

"I scored two but I could have had about 20, to be honest," Grant, who also hit the crossbar with a fierce shot, told BBC ALBA.

"We missed a few but the three points was the most important thing.

"We had to give them respect and it was a tough game."



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