Scotland vs Slovakia women’s clash suspended as BBC coverage becomes unwatchable

SCOTLAND Women’s fixture against Slovakia had to be suspended due to a biblical downpour of rain, thunder and lightning.

Pedro Martinez Losa’s side were taking on Slovakia in a UEFA Women’s Championship Qualification match at the Stadion pod Zoborom in Nitra, Slovakia.

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The visitors had taken the lead just after half-time through Claire Emslie.

However, in the 58th minute with the score 1-0, adverse weather forced the game to be stopped.

Referee Merima Čelik ordered the players off the pitch with visibility extremely low as rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning were also seen.

Both teams stayed inside whilst the officials periodically came to check on the pitch and how the weather was developing.

It appeared as if play would be unable to resume, with the rain so fierce that the ball was unable to bounce on the waterlogged pitch.

Fortunately, after a 40 minute delay, Bosnian whistler Celik allowed play to resume.

Both teams had a 10-minute warm-up before the game got back underway, though lightning could STILL be seen.

Even the restart was unorthodox, with the ref resuming play with a drop ball inside the box.

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Following the restart, Emslie doubled Scotland‘s lead in the 71st minute.

The goal confirmed a 2-0 win for the Scots, and left them undefeated in League B Group 2 of European Championship qualifying.

Following the result, Scotland have now won four games and drawn once in their qualifying campaign.

Scotland’s final game of the group will see them host Serbia at the Wyre Stadium on Tuesday, 16 July.

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