Football's ability to connect and change the world for the better is something I don't think I'll ever tire of trying to tell stories about.

Tonight. 22.30. BBC Scotland Channel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☀️🇳🇱.

You just felt after she went down on Friday night, and then had that couple of minutes where she thought she'd be OK to continue, that this wasn't going to be good news.

All the best in her recovery 💪.

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This is the beautiful tribute a son created from videos of him and his late father passionately singing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau at Wales international football matches. It is so wonderful and deeply touching.

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I'm pleased for the troops tonight.

An important win at the end of a tough few months. There's work to do, but a connection between players and fans exists and can be grown again.

Football is a predominant strand in the DNA of Scotland and SWNT can be a thriving part of that.

Low key highlight of the night, the thistle inspired colour palate of Lee Gibson's goalkeeper kit.

FT: Scotland 1-0 Slovakia

Sophie Howard's second half header brings a first competitive victory since October 2022.

Scotland had chances to add a second half and while there are still moments 3,127 fans leave Hampden having seen a victory. Two clean sheets, four points.

Three minutes of injury time at Hampden. Slovakia have flung bodies on in search of an equaliser.

Another two changes for Scotland as Amy Rodgers and Sarah Ewens come on for Jenna Clark and Jane Ross.

Six minutes to go and Scotland still lead 1-0.

Scotland are getting chances to make this two, Rachel Corsie missing from close range before Korenciova's legs stop Jane Ross after good hustling from Erin Cuthbert. SWNT 1-0 SVK.

Slovakia have the ball in the net but the offside flag was up way before it was poked home after a bit of scrambling in the Scottish box.

Sam Kerr off and replaced by Chelsea Cornet. Twenty minutes to of and Scotland starting to build the momentum.

⚽ Tadhal do dh’Alba! Sophie Howard!

⚽Goal for Scotland, it's Sophie Howard!

Know how in Friends where Ross is listening to the answer phone message of Rachel on the plane, and he doesn't know if she manages to make it off the plane.

And then she's at his door and goes, 'I got off the plane.' and he's aw buzzin'.

That's how that goal felt.

YAAAAAAAAASSSSS!

SCOTLAND DID A GOAL.

Sophie Howard with the header at the back post from an Erin Cuthbert free kick, after a similar routine from the opposite side was tried a couple of minutes earlier.

Scotland 1-0 Slovakia.

Jamie Lee Napier and Claire Emslie getting ready to coming on for Fiona Brown and Kirsty Smith.

A much more even second half.

Slovakia with a huge opportunity but don't get a shot off, the visitors playing with a bit more belief that they can get a goal after spending most of the first half with a focus on containing Scotland.

Back underway at Hampden no changes for other side.

Scotland 0-0 Slovakia. One moment can change it all.