Scotland U19’s beat Finland 1-3 in the second match of a double header at the Eerikkila Sports Institute in Finland. The Scots made only one change to the starting line up which had lost 1-0 to the Finns the previous evening.

It was Finland who took an early lead in the match scoring through their midfielder, Anna Westerlund, whose 12th minute header beat Khym Ramsay in the Scotland goal.

It wasn’t long before Scotland replied with Ruesha Littlejohn’s 25 yard strike drawing the team’s level a minute later.

Scotland continued to dominate the game, it was substitute Jane Ross who scored Scotland’s further after being on the pitch for just over 10 minutes. Her first was an excellent goal in 61 minutes after some good build up play by the Scots, which saw Ross in position to side foot the ball into the net. Ross completed the scoring three minutes later when her shot from a wide area flew past the outstretched Finish keeper to end the contest.

This was the final preparation for the Scots who fly out later this month to participate in the second phase of the UEFA U19 European Championships in Switzerland, against Switzerland, Belarus and Denmark.

After the match, Head Coach Ritchie Wilson said ‘I am really delighted by the performance of all the players tonight. It was really great to see the team play so well and be mentally strong having lost to a really poor goal we conceded to Finland the night before. This has been great preparation for our trip to Switzerland, we can look forward with some optimism.’

Scotland:
Kyhm Ramsay, Kirsty Hamilton, Nicole Murray (King 69), Stacey Williamson, Rachel Corsie, Lauren McMillan, Leanne Reid, Cathrena Gallacher (Ross 53), Hayley Lauder(Murray 83), Ruesha Littlejohn, Cheyrl McCulloch

Subs: Rachel Harrison, Stacey Calder, Jennifer King, Ashleigh McCallum, Natalie Ross, Anna Murray, Jane Ross,

 
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Finland u19 v Scotland u19 - Eerikkila Sports Institute - (1st April 2008)

LATE GOAL SINKS UNDER 19 WOMEN

Under 19 Women International Challenge Match
Finland 1 - Scotland 0
Henrikkson (82)

A goal in the last ten minutes saw the Scotland Under 19 women slip to a narrow defeat to Finland this evening.


Scotland:
Harrison, King, Williamson, Calder, McCallum (Murray 70), Corsie, McMillan (McCulloch 57), Lauder, Ross (Gallagher 57), Reid (Murray 57), Littlejohn

Finland u19 team 01 April 2008

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Womens U19 International Challenge Matches

Scotland’s U19 squad travelled to Finland yesterday in preparation for this week’s double-header against the hosts. The first game takes place this evening (1st April) at the Eerikkila Sports Institute with a 6pm kick-off and the second game takes place tomorrow evening at the same venue, also with a 6pm kick-off.

A large number of the squad players selected for the trip to Finland play their football in the SWPL. Full squad details are as follows:

Rachel Harrison, Hutchison Vale LFC
Khym Ramsay, FC Kilmarnock

Stacey Calder, Edinburgh LFC
Natalie Ross, Hibernian LFC
Jennifer King, Hamilton Academical LFC
Ashleigh McCallum, Celtic LFC
Nicole Murray, FC Kilmarnock
Stacey Williamson, Dundee United Sports Club LFC

Rachel Corsie, Aberdeen LFC
Lauren MacMillan, Queen’s Park FC
Anna Murray, Edinburgh LFC
Leanne Reid, Buchan LFC

Cathrena Gallagher, Dundee United Sports Club LFC
Hayley Lauder, Edinburgh LFC
Ruesha Littlejohn, Glasgow City LFC
Cheryl McCulloch, Queen’s Park FC
Kirsty Hamilton, Hutchison Vale LFC
Jane Ross, Glasgow City LFC

Anna Murray                                 Stacey Calder                              Hayley Lauder

The matches are preparation for the forthcoming UEFA European U19 Championships taking place in Switzerland at the end of April, when Scotland will face hosts Switzerland, Belarus and Denmark.