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Morocco v Scotland BBC Scotland This video can not be played Morocco v Scotland BBC Scotland Morocco 0-0 Scotland Erin Cuthbert floats a Scotland corner into the Morocco box but her delivery is easily dealt with by the hosts. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Julie Fleeting Former Scotland striker on BBC Scotland Looking at the game itself it's been Morocco who have had the better opportunities. Scotland have struggled to break down their back line. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Sanaa Mssoudy is back on the pitch to take Morocco's second corner. Scotland deal with it comfortably and Amy Muir sends the visitors on their way up the park. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Erin Cuthbert puts her body in the way of Hanane Ait El Haj's strike inside the Scotland box and sends it behind for a corner. Morocco also seem to have a player down in the middle of the park, Sanaa Mssoudy is being sent off the pitch for treatment while the hosts take their corner. Morocco 0-0 Scotland The corner is sent towards the back post and Jenna Clark heads it clear but the ball drops kindly for Elodie Nakkach on the edge of the Scotland box. Her strike fires inches over Lee Gibson's crossbar. Best chance of the game so far. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Erin Cuthbert catches Ghizlane Chebbak and gives away a free-kick just inside Scotland's half. The visitors deal with the initial effort before the ball is sent behind for a Morocco corner. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Really nice play from Scotland as Caroline Weir floats the ball towards the back post but no one in a Scotland shirt can get there. The referee has blown for a foul anyway. .. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Caroline Weir slashes an attempt at goal but she sends her attempt high and wide. Lots of attacking intent from the Scots so far. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Morocco's first foray into the Scotland half is halted initially by Caroline Weir before Scotland regain control. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Scotland are enjoying the majority of possession in the opening exchanges and are getting into good areas. Kathleen Mc Govern has just given away a free-kick deep in the Moroccan half for a seemingly solid challenge. Morocco 0-0 Scotland Away we go in Casablanca! Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) A lovely rendition of Flower of Scotland and we're almost ready to. go. Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Thanks to our friends over in Morocco we've got a live stream of tonight's friendly. Join commentator Andrew Petrie with former Scotland international Julie Fleeting by clicking the play button at the top of this page. Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Defeat in July's Africa Cup of Nations final meant Morocco dropped to 64th in the world rankings - 39 places below Scotland - despite having gone nine games without defeat, winning eight, up to that point. Although they have never matched their high of 52 at the turn of the century, Morocco were 58th as recently as 2023, when they qualified from their World Cup group as Germany suffered a shock exit despite starting the campaign by thrashing the North African side 6-0 in Melbourne. Morocco went on to lose 4-0 to France in the last 16. Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Current Morocco head coach Jorge Vilda was in charge of the Spain side who topped the 2023 World Cup group from which the North Africans qualified for the last 16 as runners-up. The Spaniard would go on to lead his country to a 1-0 win over England in the final before being dismissed in controversial circumstances. The 44-year-old was a casualty of the fallout from the scandal that led to the sacking of Luis Rubiales as Spanish FA president after the former Hamilton Academical defender kissed striker Jennifer Hermoso during the medal presentation. Vilda was appointed Morocco head coach that October and his side remain the third-highest ranked in Africa behind Nigeria and South Africa. Jorge Vilda was in charge of Morocco against Spain at this year's Under-20 World Cup finals Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Morocco are on pretty decent form heading into this evening's match. Before July's 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations final defeat to Nigeria, Morocco hadn't lost a game since April. Of the eight matches they played during that time they won six and drew two. Scotland, on the other hand, haven't won a game in almost a year - a 4-0 win over Hungary in last year's Euro qualifiers. Since then the Scots have played eight games and lost seven of those. Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) This will be Morocco's first match since losing the Women's African Cup of Nations final in heartbreaking fashion in front of their own fans on 26 July. Jorge Vilda's side were 2-0 ahead by half-time in Rabat thanks to goals from captain Ghizlane Chebbak, the 35-year-old from Levante, and fellow midfielder Sanaa Mssoudy. However, three second-half replies secured the trophy for Nigeria and doomed the Atlas Lionesses to a second successive defeat in the final. Mssoudy, by the way, plays for AS FAR, the club from whom Rangers bought Morocco men's striker, Hamza Igamane, now of Lille, and who also supply a fair proportion of the national women's squad. Morocco lost to Nigeria despite Ghizlane Chebbak's fine opener Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Nicola Docherty is the latest Scotland player to speak of the "fresh feeling" around camp since Melissa Andreatta came in earlier this year. The Rangers captain has been through the good and bad times over the past six years with the national team. From the high of the World Cup in 2019, to the lows of failing to qualify for the following three major tournaments, Docherty has seen it all. And she hopes this new group, led by Andreatta, are in the beginnings of a better cycle once again. "I've been part of that disappointment of the campaigns before, but it's a new staff and it's new challenge and that's something that we're really looking forward to, " left-back Docherty told BBC Scotland. "We've got a balance of experience, with really good, young, raw talent coming through as well. "So, there's a good balance there and then obviously the staff that Mel's brought in as well have really fit right into the group. " Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Scotland Under-23 defender Georgia Brown has been handed her first A squad call-up by boss Melissa Andreatta. The 23-year-old is currently playing for Sporting Club Jacksonville and after impressing in the age grade team earlier this year, she could be in for her first senior appearance off the bench tonight. Morocco v Scotland (19: 30) Amy Canavan BBC Sport Scotland in Morocco Scotland are targeting a win and "progressive" performance against Morocco on Friday, but head coach Melissa Andreatta has warned "it's not going to be perfect". The Australian says Friday's friendly - the first of four before the end of the year - is a "starting point" as the squad begin preparing for the 2027 World Cup. Andreatta kicked off her reign with a defeat by Austria and draw in the Netherlands in a relegated Nations League A campaign, "I want us to continue to build on what we saw in the last window, " she told BBC Scotland. "It is only my third game, so there's still progress to be made and I'm sure it's not going to be perfect, but the aim is to build on what we saw in the last game. " Read Amy's full match preview Melissa Andreatta will take charge of her third Scotland game in Casablanca on Friday - live on BBC i Player International friendly: Morocco v Scotland Venue: Stade Pere Jego, Casablanca Date: Friday 24 October Kick-off: 19: 30 BST Coverage: Watch on BBC i Player & BBC Sport Scotland website Scotland are targeting a win and "progressive" performance against Morocco on Friday, but head coach Melissa Andreatta has warned "it's not going to be perfect". The Australian says Friday's friendly - the first of four before the end of the year - is a "starting point" as the squad begin preparing for the 2027 World Cup. Andreatta kicked off her reign with a defeat by Austria and draw in the Netherlands in a Nations League A campaign ending in relegation. "I want us to continue to build on what we saw in the last window, " she told BBC Scotland. "It is only my third game, so there's still progress to be made and I'm sure it's not going to be perfect, but the aim is to build on what we saw in the last game. " That impressive draw with the Dutch was even more eye-catching given the Scots were still on the Edinburgh tarmac 12 hours before kick-off. And, while there was a change in stadium for Friday's game in Casablanca just two days before the game - from Stade El Arbi Zaouli to Stade Pere Jego, that has had "no impact" on preparations, Andreatta insists. The Australian aiming to guide Scotland to World Cup Weir relishing dream Dunfermline homecoming Scotland keen 'to try new things' in friendlies - Weir The build-up for this game has been far from ideal, again. But Andreatta's defiant words and ever-present ear-to-ear smile would show she is comfortable in chaos. Part of the plan for the trip to Morocco was to mirror a potential journey at the next World Cup from the south to the north of Brazil and all the additional factors that come with it. Along with her staff, the new head coach has certainly had plenty curveballs thrown at her, but the smile still remains. "There is a fresh feeling, " defender Nicola Docherty said of the camp. "You know us as a nation, as Scottish people, we're a really passionate, a positive group and Mel certainly emulates that. "I don't think there's ever a time when she's not got a smile on her face, which I love. "She loves being here and you can see that she really wants to drive us on and make us a successful nation. " The Australian's first chance at doing that is the World Cup qualifiers, which kick off in February. The draw for that is on 4 November. Rangers captain Docherty is urging her team-mates to head into the qualification campaign with "confidence" from the upcoming friendlies, which sees Scotland host Switzerland in Dunfermline on Tuesday. "As much as they are friendlies, we want to win, " Docherty added. "If you win matches, you're going to be going into these qualifiers fully confident, so the objective is definitely to win, but certainly to work on that performance as well. " Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta: "They're going to be a tough opponent. They just finished second in their tournament in the summer and I think we need to be ready for that and give them the respect that they deserve, but also utilise our strengths and really be on the front foot with our game plan. " Scotland defender Nicola Docherty: "We're just looking forward to putting our performance on show. "The things that we've been working on this week, the attention to detail has been fantastic, so we just want to try and get that onto the pitch and make sure it's a positive result. " This will be Morocco's first match since losing the Women's African Cup of Nations final in heartbreaking fashion in front of their own fans on 26 July. Jorge Vilda's side were 2-0 ahead by half-time in Rabat thanks to goals from captain Ghizlane Chebbak, the 35-year-old from Levante, and fellow midfielder Sanaa Mssoudy of AS FAR, the club from whom Rangers bought their former striker, Hamza Igamane, and who also supply a fair proportion of the national women's squad. However, three second-half replies secured the trophy for Nigeria and doomed the Atlas Lionesses to a second successive defeat in the final. That loss meant Morocco dropped to 64th in the world rankings - 39 places below Scotland - despite having gone nine games without defeat, winning eight, up to that point. Despite having never matched their high of 52 at the turn of the century, Morocco were 58th as recently as 2023, when they qualified from their World Cup group as Germany suffered a shock exit despite starting the campaign by thrashing the North African side 6-0 in Melbourne. They would go on to lose 4-0 to France in the last 16. Meanwhile, the Spain side then managed by Vilda topped that group before lifting the trophy amid much controversy. After the 1-0 win over England in the final, Vilda was dismissed as head coach in the fallout from the scandal that led to the sacking of Luis Rubiales as Spanish FA president after the former Hamilton Academical defender kissed striker Jennifer Hermoso during the medal presentation. Vilda was appointed Morocco head coach that October and his side remain the third-highest ranked in Africa behind Nigeria and South Africa. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. 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