Scotland Women’s Under 19s came from behind to earn a deserved draw against
Finland at McDiarmid Park.
In their first game of the new season, and with a squad featuring a host of new
faces at this age group, Scotland started confidently.
They enjoyed the bulk of the first half possession, with Christie Murray and
Hayley Lauder making some incisive runs early on. Lauder and Kim Borthwick both
drew saves from Finland ‘keeper Katja Kankaanpaa within 25 minutes, and Tammy
Harkin flashed a fierce cross across the face of the goal, but the score
remained 0-0 at half time.
Finland started the second half with purpose and broke the deadlock within two
minutes, when Sanna Porali headed home from a corner. Both teams pressed forward
throughout the half, with both goalkeepers called into action, with Cheryl
McCulloch firing over the bar under pressure from Kankaanpaa on 61 minutes.
Captain Christie Murray levelled the score on 83 minutes when she smashed the
ball into the roof of the net from the penalty spot.
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A new generation of Scotland Women’s U19 players are coming together for the
first games since last year’s exciting run to the Under 19 Championship finals
in France.
Stacey Calder, Rachel Small, Stacey Williamson, Hayley Lauder, Christie Murray
and Cheryl McCulloch are the remaining squad members who will pass on their
European experience to the new faces stepping up to this age group, as the squad
begins preparations for the 2009 Under 19 Championships qualifying campaign.
SQUAD MEMBERS
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Lee
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Alexander
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Glasgow
City
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Lucy
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Cook
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Rangers
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Tyne
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Bradley
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Hamilton
Accies G. F. C.
|
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Stacey
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Calder
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Spartans FC
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Tammy
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Harkin
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Dundee
United Sports Club LFC
|
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Lesley
|
McMaster
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Rangers
|
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Rachel
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Small
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Aberdeen
LFC
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Stacey
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Williamson
|
Dundee
United Sports Club LFC
|
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Kimberley
|
Thomson
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Forfar Farmington FC
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Kirsty
|
Hamilton
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Boroughmuir
|
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Kim
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Borthwick
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Musselburgh Windsor G.F.C.
|
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Chloe
|
Fitzpatrick
|
Aberdeen
LFC
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Cheryl
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Gallagher
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Rangers
|
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Mariel
|
Kaney
|
Hibernian LFC
|
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Hayley
|
Lauder
|
Spartans FC
|
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Jenna
|
Ross
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Rangers
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Sarah
|
Crilly
|
Hamilton
Academical LFC
|
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Christie
|
Murray
|
Celtic LFC
|
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Cheryl
|
McCulloch
|
Hamilton
Academical LFC
|
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Michelle
|
Russell
|
Hutchison Vale
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Stand-By
The following players are on stand-by: -
|
Loren
|
Campbell
|
Aberdeen
LFC
|
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Gemma
|
Collier
|
Forfar Farmington
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Squad
Technical Party
Mr. Neil Orr (Head Coach)
Ms. Pauline MacDonald (Coach)
Mr. Gary Watt (Goalkeeping Coach)
Mr. Cameron Marr (Physiotherapist)
Dr. Kirk Russell (Doctor)
