Under 17 Tri-Nations
International Tournament
- Italy
WU17 Tri-Nations Squad
Louise Mason (Hibernian LFC) has replaced Celtic's
Melissa Lambert in the squad for the forthcoming Tri-Nations
International Tournament in Italy
Women’s Under 17 National Coach Ann-Helen Grahm's
18-player squad is now updated as follows:
Nicolle Andrews (Celtic LFC)
Lauren Sangster (East End Blue GFC)
Nicola Docherty (Falkirk GFC)
Aimee Godfrey (Dundee United Sports Club LFC)
Eilish McSorley (Glasgow City LFC)
Lisa Robertson (Hibernian LFC)
Claire Thoms (Celtic Girls (Tayside) FC)
Susan Hamilton (Celtic LFC)
Lana Clelland (Rangers LFC)
Louise Magilton (Rangers LFC)
Laura Murray (Glasgow City FC)
Sarah Robertson (Hibernian GFC)
Rebecca Storrie (Celtic LFC)
Lucy Clark (Motherwell FC Girls)
Sarah Ewens (Hutchison Vale GFC)
Melissa Lambert (Celtic LFC) (Withdrawn)
Ellen Pia (Hibernian GFC)
Emily Thomson (Motherwell Girls FC)
Italy 3 Scotland 1
Thursday 23 April 2009 - Stadium Giovanni
Bui, San Giuliano Terme, Italy
There was a fantastic atmosphere yesterday at Stadium
Giovanni Bui, with hundreds of local schoolchildren cheering on the
teams, and cameras beaming the match live on Italian TV.
The game started at a very high tempo, with Italy
looking bright in their first match of the tournament. Scotland
initially seemed sluggish, playing just 24 hours after their match
against Germany, and were stung when Mason opened the scoring for Italy
in the 19th minute.
The goal sparked Scotland into action as they began
to take control of the game, and Hibernian’s Ellen Pia grabbed a
well-deserved equaliser six minutes later.
It was end-to-end stuff for the rest of the first
half, as both teams looked to take the lead, with great attacking and
defensive play all over the park.
The game settled down in the second half, and it was
a very even contest, with both teams looking confident and well
organised.
But there was heartbreak for Scotland, as they lost
two late goals. With the team flagging in the intense heat, Italy
wrapped up the win when Piai scored with five minutes to go, and
Alborghetti made it three with a last minute penalty.
Coach Ann-Helen Grahm said: “It was tough to lose two
late goals. With our hectic schedule and the intense heat, tiredness
crept in towards the end of the match and we were punished, but overall
I was pleased with the performance.
“It was a fantastic game, and very
entertaining for those watching at the stadium and at home. Both games
were useful for us, and the players have learned a lot from this trip.”
Scotland 1 Germany 4
Wednesday 22 April 2009 - Stadium Osvaldo Martini, Castelfranco di
Sotto, Italy
Scotland’s opening game of the Women’s U17 Tri-Nations Tournament ended
in defeat, after Germany raced to a four-goal first half lead in the
Stadium Osvaldo Martini.
Despite the score-line, it was a confident
performance from the young Scots against a very strong German side, and
a battling second half display left Coach Ann-Helen Grahm counting the
positives.
Sofia Nati opened the scoring for Germany in 12
minutes, before Lena Lotzen grabbed a hat trick inside 38 minutes.
Scotland did not let their heads go down, and came
out fighting in the second half, with Hutchison Vale’s Sarah Ewens
finishing off a well-worked move to pull one back in the 49th minute.
Goalkeeper Nicolle Andrews (Celtic) started the move
with a flick on to Ewens just inside the German half. She laid the ball
off to Lana Clelland (Rangers), before getting on the end of a sublime
pass to coolly slot home under pressure from the German defence.
Coach Ann-Helen Grahm said: “We can take a lot of
positives from today’s game, particularly our second half performance,
which was very strong defensively. It was disappointing to lose early
goals, but we kept going and really tried to keep our shape and play the
game our way.
“Germany are an excellent side, but we contained
their forwards in the second half and controlled a lot of the play.
There were some excellent individual performances, and Sarah Ewen’s goal
was well deserved.”
