Delight for Scotland’s Erin Cuthbert in 2-0 Czech Republic win after lengthy summer season of restoration

Erin Cuthbert expressed pleasure and reduction at making her first look of the season in Scotland’s spectacular 2-0 win over Czech Republic.

By profitable the Women’s World Cup spherical one play-off away leg, the Scots are nicely arrange for the return in Paisley on Tuesday, with Sweden the doubtless opponent for the workforce that progresses.

Chelsea captain Cuthbert, 28, is but to characteristic at membership stage this season following a knee harm and got here on as an alternative in Pardubice. Fellow sub Claire Emslie completed fantastically for the Scots’ second after captain Caroline Weir’s beautiful opener.

“It’s so good,” Cuthbert advised BBC Scotland.

“It’s been such an extended summer season. It’s at all times nice to return on and play for my nation once more – I’ll by no means take it as a right after I get a critical harm.

“I’m simply glad to get again on a soccer pitch. The reduction, the quantity of self-doubt that you’ve got, the quantity of stress – am I going to be again to the identical stage, how am I going to carry out, is my knee going to be alright? All these issues run by means of your head.

“It was a foul one. I used to be in crutches and a brace for one of the best a part of a month. I misplaced a good quantity of muscle and over the summer season I used to be making an attempt to rebuild all of that once more.

“It’s been a extremely, actually arduous journey.”