EDINBURGH LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB

SCOTLAND GET OFF TO A WINNING START IN SLOVENIA - Friday, 13th. October 2006

Slovenia .... 1    Scotland .... 6

Slovenia were no match for Scotland this afternoon at the Ob Jezeru Stadium in Velenje with a goal tally of 6 from Scotland players Handley (27 mins), Cunningham (30 mins), Little (41 mins and 71 mins), Ross (57mins) and Docherty (80 mins).

Slovenia player Maja Makovec scored for Slovenia in the 55th. minute but there was no catching up against the Scots.

Scotland U19 coach Tony Gervaise is delighted with the team’s performance, he commented :-

‘Scotland,  from the outset,  looked the stronger team and we went into the second half three goals up and capitalised on our superior fitness in the second half as Slovenia began to tire and Scotland scored another three goals.

We play Israel on Sunday and last years European Champions, Russia, on Wednesday - two tough matches in which we hope to do well and progress to the next stage’.

Scotland Under 19 Team :-

• 1 Fiona McNicoll
• 2 Jennifer Beattie
• 3 Danica Daiziel
• 4 Staphanie Handley
• 5 Ashleigh McCallum
• 6 Rachel Corsie (Molly McKean - 85 mins)
• 7 Kim Little
• 8 Chloe Quinn
• 9 Jane Ross
• 10 Hayley Cunningham (Ruesha Littlejohn - 48 mins)
• 16 Clare Docherty

Substitutes :-

• 12 Lorna Brownlie
• 13 Nicola Ross
• 14 Jennifer Davies
• 15 Lauren MacMillan
• 17 Molly McKean
• 18 Ruesha Littlejohn
• 11 Kerry Montgomery

Coach :-  Tony Gervaise

Slovenia Under 19 Team :-

• 1 Lucija Mori
• 9 Manja Benak
• 6 Ines Špelic
• 10 Mateja Zver
• 3 Staša Špur
• 18 Tjaša Tibaut
• 14 Monika Žunkovic
• 17 Alena Milkovic
• 5 Saška Makovec
• 8 Maja Makovec
• 15 Ana Golog

Substitutes :-

• 12 Sonja Cevnik
• 2 Mateja Arnuš
• 16 Natalija Miklavcic
• 13 Sandra Menhard
• 7 Špela Vehar
• 4 Eva Mirtic
• 11 Ivana Lukenda

Coach :-  Zoran Cirkvencic

Referee :- 

Eleni Kiriou (GRE)

Assistant referees :-

Johanna Konstantinidou (GRE),  Valérie Boulestin (FRA)

Fourth official :-

Laurence Zeien (LUX)

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Tomorrow Scotland women’s U19 team will be making their way to Slovenia to take part in phase one of the 2006/2007 WU19 European Championships.

Scotland are in Group 9, with hosts Slovenia, Israel and Russia. Scotland kick of the tournament playing Slovenia on Friday 13 October at 2.30 pm (3.30 local time), Israel on Sunday 15 October at 2.30 pm, and end their tournament against Russia on Wednesday 18 October, also at 2.30 pm. All matches will be played at Velenje Stadium, Slovenia.

The 11 Group winners, 11 runners-up and the two best third-placed teams from the first qualifying round will play in the second qualifying round. The winners of those groups progress to the Finals, which will be played in Iceland in July 2007.

Scotland reached the finals in 2004/2005 championships, scoring 33 goals and conceding only 1 on their way to the finals. After only reaching the second qualifying round last year, Scotland hope to progress further this year.

Scotland Squad 

Fiona McNicoll Forfar Farmington LFC, Nicola Ross Inverness CT LFC, Danica Dalziel Glasgow City LFC, Ashleigh McCallum Hibernian LFC, Jennifer Beattie Arsenal North LFC, Rachel Corsie Aberdeen LFC, Kim Little Hibernian LFC, Chloe Quinn FC Kilmarnock, Jane Ross Glasgow City LFC, Hayley Cunningham Murieston United LFC, Kerry Montgomery Edinburgh LFC, Molly McKean Edinburgh LFC, Lauren MacMillan Queens Park LFC, Ruesha Littlejohn Arsenal North LFC, Clare Docherty FC Kilmarnock, Stephanie Handley Queens Park LFC, Lorna Brownlie Edinburgh LFC, Jennifer Davies Arsenal North LFC 

Scotland U19 Coach Tony Gervaise commented:-

 "We are looking forward to the challenge with this new U19 team and we are hopeful in qualifying for the next phase, although it will be a difficult task against Russia who were the European Champions in 2005 and group favourites."