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Match Reports :-
Wednesday 27th. August 2008
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE MATCH: FINLAND 1 SCOTLAND 1 (HT 0 - 1)
Hietalahden Stadion, Vaasa, Finland
Scorers: Kirsty McBride (35), Jennifer Beattie (o.g. 75)
Scotland held Finland to a draw last night in the second game of the double
header against their hosts.
Hibernian’s Kirsty McBride opened the scoring in the 35th minute, and Scotland
held the lead for much of the game, before Finland grabbed a late equaliser
through a Jennifer Beattie own goal.
Scotland
Gemma Fay, Rhonda Jones, Jennifer Beattie, Ifeoma Dieke, Michelle Kerr, Kirsty
McBride, Kim Little (Hayley Cunningham, 66), Megan Sneddon, Pauline Hamill,
Suzanne Grant, Leanne Ross (Amy McDonald, 72)
Unused subs: Joanna Hutcheson, Frankie Brown, Julie Fleeting, Natalie Ross
Sunday 24th. August 2008
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE MATCH: FINLAND 3 SCOTLAND 0 (HT 1 - 0)
Pietarsaaren Keskuskenttä,
Pietarsaari, Finland
Scorers: Essi Sainio (41), Michelle Kerr (o.g. 84), Tuija Hyyrynen (90)
Scotland Women were beaten 3-0 by Finland in Pietarsaari yesterday in the first
of two international challenge matches against the hosts. But head coach Anna
Signeul is optimistic going into the second game on 27th August.
Scotland created a number of chances in the first half, only for Finland to take
the lead just before half time through Essi Sainio after a quickly-taken free
kick.
The teams were evenly matched throughout the second half, but Scotland paid the
price for not converting their chances when Finland grabbed two late goals. A
corner in the 84th minute led to a Michelle Kerr own goal, while Tuija Hyyrynen
added a third in the final minute of regulation time.
Scotland head coach Anna Signeul said: “The result might not have gone in our
favour, but there are a lot of positives that can be taken from the performance.
We played some very good football, had lots of possession and created a lot of
chances. I’ll be looking for improvements in and around the boxes in the next
game, but overall, I thought we showed a great attitude, and we go into
tonight’s second game with a lot of optimism.”
The injured Julie Fleeting (Arsenal), Frankie Brown (Hibernian) and Natalie Ross
(Arsenal) will not feature in the second game.
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Thursday 21st. August 2008
