Scotland women were defeated 5-1 by Cananda this afternoon in their opening Cyprus Women's Cup match.

Glasgow City forward Jane Ross (left)was on target for Anna Signeul's side in the 13th minute, cancelling out Kelly Parker's 6th minute opener. Sophie Schmidt put Canada ahead again before the break.

After a good first half from Scotland, Canada roared ahead with three goals from Sophie Schmidt, Christine Sinclair and Melissa Tancready.

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Feature By Edmund Brown

It’s a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon in the middle of February and the Spartans Academy at Ainslie Park is bustling with activity. An under-12 match is underway on the main pitch and the parents of many of the players are in attendance. The clubroom café that overlooks the game is packed, full of people all queuing for a much-needed warm cup of tea and afternoon refreshments. Sitting quietly in the corner, awaiting my arrival, is the club's all-time record goalscorer, dressed in her Spartans tracksuit and nursing that necessary hot drink. With the rest of the team preparing for the season’s first friendly, Diana Barry appears restless, betraying her longing to be back on the field with the club's women's team having suffered for over a month with a severe stomach virus.

As one of the Spartans' longest-serving members, having been part of the women's section since its inception in 2008, this No.9 has been frustrated at being unable to take part in pre-season training and drink in the atmosphere and hype that comes with preparing for a new campaign. Read More

Spartans FC got their preseason campaign off to a great start winning 5-2 against a very strong and well-disciplined Forfar side.

Spartans took a 2-1 lead into half time thanks to goals from Hayley Lauder and Sarah Ewens with Emma McCulley scoring for Forfar.

After the break Spartans continued to pressurise their Premier League rivals, with Ewens grabbing a second and Trisha McLaughlin also grabbing a brace to go 5-1 ahead. Forfar’s Fay Hughes scored Forfar’s second in the dying minutes.