Kartina Gorry swung in a harmful free-kick to the far put up, which Raso and debutant Hunt may have carried out extra with, however that was successfully the final time the Matildas threatened within the first half because the Scots created the lion’s share of possibilities.
Winger Martha Thomas twice got here shut, forcing a primary save from Mackenzie Arnold after which volleying simply over. Then Kerr – the Scottish model – struck one from distance simply huge because the Scots discovered alarming quantities of house.
The sport’s complexion modified inside two minutes after the break when, nearly out of nowhere, Docherty unleashed a speculative, looping effort from the left fringe of the field which curled agonisingly past Arnold into the highest far nook of the online.
It spurred the Matildas into life, Vine hitting the underside of the bar, Mary Fowler being denied one-on-one with goalie Lee Gibson and Hunt then unleashing a piledriver from greater than 20 metres out that struck the woodwork once more.
Vine and Fowler once more got here shut because the Aussies scented an equaliser however there was hazard on the different finish too as Thomas may simply have ended with a hat-trick.
