Quiet afternoon for keeper Alexander
Graeme English was a popular character
Goalkeeper Lee Alexander recordeda clean sheet as Scotland claimeda massive 10-0 win overCyprusin a Euro 2 22 qualifying match.
0Alexander, whocomes fromEast Kilbride,had oneofher quieter matchesingoals for Scotland.
Scotland scoredfive goals in each half to secure a sensational win in Larnaca as theyfinishedwitha remarkable 19 shots on target.
Erin Cuthbert, MarthaThomasand Jane Ross all scoreddoubles while CarolineWeir,KirstyHanson, Lizzie Arnotand Claire Emslie all goton the scoresheet.
It was Stuart McLaren’s first gamein charge as interimboss after Shelley Kerr left her role as manager on December24.
McLaren said:“Th e y have certainly set their stall out.
“I thoughtthey showed terrific character to comeintoa game which unfortunatelydoesn’t mean anything in termsof qualifying, butthey still wentabouttheir business ina thoroughlyprofessional manner.
“There is a real determination to makesurethis is the start of the next stage.
“There has been some fantastic success, qualifying forsuccessive tournamentsand it was well deserved and well earned. Now it’sabout not looking back so much on that.”
ShelleyKerr left her position as head coach after three successive 1-0 defeats endedScotland’s qualification hopes.
Tributes have been paid after former Olympic wrestler Graeme English passed away last week, aged 56.
Graeme died suddenly in the early hours of Friday morning, from a pulmonary embolism.
He was a two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist at Edinburgh 1986 and Victoria, Australia, in 1994, competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and won British senior titles.
Graeme also competed in other sport, including judo, and was a regular winner at the East Kilbride Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Starting as a gymnast under the watchful eye of dad Pat, Graeme turned to wrestling after suffering an ankle injury, and was coached by Michael Cavanagh at East Kilbride Wrestling Club.
Within three years he was competing at Seoul.
Graeme’s ex-wife Suzanne said he was a “real family man who lived for his kids”.
She said: “We’ve had so much of an outpouring of comments from hundreds of people because he was so well known in East Kilbride.
“He was an all-round nice person.
“He was a real family man, who lived for his kids.
“He was a doorman as well at the weekends, so a lot of people knew him.
“He was one of those people who just loved to talk to everybody, to wave at anyone he knew, and everybody looked up to and respected him.”
David Connelly of Scottish Wrestling said: “Graeme will always be remembered for being one of the most talented and hard-working athletes to ever represent both Scotland and Great Britain and he was a real inspiration to anyone who was fortunate enough to meet and work with him.
“To put it into perspective, with only 3 years of wrestling training Graeme was not only a multiple British champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, but he had also qualified for the Olympic Games in Seoul, where by all accounts he put up great performances against the world’s best wrestlers at 90kg.
“Graeme will be greatly missed by all who knew him.”
Graeme leaves behind sons Jordan and Ryan, Brandon and Adam, and step-daughter Robyn.