Samoa netball team at the World Cup in Liverpool Photo: Netball World Cup
Scotland have beaten Samoa 53-35 at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool.
Netball World Cup online reported Samoa put in a solid opening quarter, only for Scotland to assert their dominance in the middle period of the match.
The first quarter started with both sides trading three early goals apiece.
A burst from the Thistles saw them establish the first significant lead of the match, but a miss under the net allowed Samoa to come back.
Two goals separated the teams at the end of the first quarter, with the one of the closest ties of the day in prospect.
Scotland were the first to open the scoring in the second quarter, but were then fortunate that the interception of their centre pass was not punished.
Samoan goal shooter Toa Tanimo was enjoying a prolific spell in front of goal, helping to bring the scoreline back to 15-14.
However, good combination play by the Thistles attacking duo of Bethan Goodwin and Lynsey Gallagher helped Scotland to establish an eight-goal lead at the break.
Scotland started the second half in the same manner as they had left off, with confident interplay seeing them push the score out to 27-17. Samoa, by contrast, were struggling to string passes together and the deficit grew to 14.
Samoa goal attack Eseta Autagavaia picked up a rare goal on what was a frustrating day for her, but Scotland added another to finish the quarter with a 41-26 advantage.
Scotland pressed ahead in the fourth quarter, stretching their lead to a comfortable winning margin before acknowledging their vocal support.
Fiji name youthful Netball World Cup squad Photo: Netball Fiji
Fiji defeated by Jamaica 85-29.
Jamaica got off to a strong start, with goal shooter Romelda Aiken towering above her opponents to score twice.
Netball World Cup online Fiji were unfazed though, and while Jamaica's attack dominated, they were unable to settle themselves in the first five minutes and missed a handful of opportunities.
They got into their attacking stride though, building a healthy lead as the first quarter progressed.
Once Fiji managed to break through Jamaica's strong defence, they too showed glimpses of promise in the attacking third, despite ending the first quarter 19-8 adrift.
Fiji came back strong in the second quarter, scoring in the opening minute. Jamaica quickly seized control though, keeping their opponents out for a full ten minutes while consistently building their lead.
Fiji regained some strength in the final five minutes, with Laisani Waqa scoring three times and Lydia Panapasa scoring in the final 10 seconds of the quarter.
Despite the brief rebuilding job though, when the half time whistle blew Jamaica were comfortably ahead: 40-14.
A dominant third quarter saw the Jamaicans add 27 goals to their total, with substitute Jhaniele Fowler contributing the lion's share of those.
Jamaica's experience and strength was really starting to show, as Fiji's young team - which included a host of World Cup debutants - struggled to stop the flow.
They remained resilient though, and brought on fresh legs which posed a new challenge for the Sunshine Girls in the fourth quarter.
Lydia Panapasa and Unaisi Rauluni took their opportunities when they got on to court, but Jamaica showed their class to wrap up a comfortable 85-29 win.
Fiji's Lydia Panapasa said the girls did good against the number two team in the world - there are a lot of positives for us to take.
"This is my first world cup and it's been amazing - everyone is really supportive. We have family coming to watch and the atmosphere is really good," she said.
