2017 European Women's Football Championship / Scotland
This article covers the Scottish national team at the 2017 European Women's Football Championship in the Netherlands . Scotland took part in the finals for the first time.
qualification
Scotland was drawn for the qualification in Group 1 and met Iceland and Belarus as well as Macedonia and Slovenia for the first time , against which the Scottish women started with a 3-0 qualification. The next four games were also won. But then they lost the home game against the Icelanders 4-0, with Jennifer Beattie making her 100th international match. After a 1-0 win in Belarus they won 2-1 in Iceland, which meant they were both tied, but the direct comparison went to the Icelanders with 5-2 goals. The Scottish women were also qualified for the finals as the best runner-up in the group and for the first time ever. The best Scottish goalscorer in the qualification was Jane Ross , who, like the Icelandic Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir and the Norwegian Ada Hegerberg , scored ten goals and was one of the top three goalscorers in the qualification, but needed more playing minutes than the Icelander.
table
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Iceland | 8th | 7th | 0 | 1 | 34: 2 | +32 | 21st |
2. | Scotland | 8th | 7th | 0 | 1 | 30: 7 | +23 | 21st |
3. | Slovenia | 8th | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | 9 |
4th | Belarus | 8th | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10:20 | −10 | 9 |
5. | North Macedonia | 8th | 0 | 0 | 8th | 4:51 | −47 | 0 |
09/22/2015 | Ajdovščina | Slovenia | - | Scotland | 0: 3 (0: 2) |
23/10/2015 | Motherwell | Scotland | - | Belarus | 7: 0 (1: 0) |
10/27/2015 | Skopje | Macedonia | - | Scotland | 1: 4 (1: 4) |
11/29/2015 | Paisley | Scotland | - | Macedonia | 10: 0 (6: 0) |
04/08/2016 | Paisley | Scotland | - | Slovenia | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
06/03/2016 | Falkirk | Scotland | - | Iceland | 0: 4 (0: 1) |
06/07/2016 | Minsk | Belarus | - | Scotland | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
09/20/2016 | Reykjavík | Iceland | - | Scotland | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
Squad
On May 30, a squad was named for immediate EM preparation. Kim Little could not be considered due to a torn cruciate ligament that she suffered during training. Players marked with "*" were also in the squad for the Cyprus Cup 2017 . Jennifer Beattie had to be replaced by Sophie Howard due to an injury ahead of the Romania game . On June 27th, 22 players were named for the European Championship finals.
No. | Surname | Date of birth | society | debut | Calls | Gates | Last use | EM 2017 | |||||
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goal | |||||||||||||
21st | Lee Alexander * | 23 Sep 1991 | Glasgow City LFC | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||
1 | Gemma Fay * | Dec 9, 1981 | UMF Stjarnan | 1998 | 200 | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | 1 | ||||
12 | Shannon Lynn * | Oct 22, 1985 | Vittsjö GIK | 2010 | 24 | 0 | 04/11/2017 | ||||||
Defense | |||||||||||||
2 | Vaila Barsley | Sep 15 1987 | Eskilstuna United | 2017 | 4th | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 2 | |||||
17th | Frankie Brown * | Oct 8, 1987 | Bristol Academy WFC | 2008 | 88 | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 2 | 1 | ||||
14th | Rachel Corsie * | Aug 17, 1989 | Seattle Reign FC | 2009 | 88 | 16 | 06/13/2017 | 3 | 1 | ||||
4th | Ifeoma Dieke * | Feb 25, 1981 | Vittsjö GIK | 2004 | 120 | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | |||||
15th | Sophie Howard | 17 Sep 1993 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 07/07/2017 | ||||||
18th | Rachel McLauchlan * | July 7, 1997 | Hibernian Edinburgh LFC | 2016 | 4th | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 1 | |||||
3 | Joelle Murray * | Nov 7, 1986 | Hibernian Edinburgh LFC | 2007 | 44 | 1 | 07/07/2017 | ||||||
20th | Kirsty Smith | Jan. 6, 1994 | Hibernian Edinburgh LFC | 2014 | 23 | 0 | 06/09/2017 | 1 | |||||
midfield | |||||||||||||
23 | Chloe Arthur | Jan. 21, 1995 | Bristol Academy WFC | 2015 | 8th | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 2 | |||||
10 | Leanne Crichton * | Aug 6, 1987 | Glasgow City LFC | 2006 | 52 | 3 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | |||||
8th | Erin Cuthbert * | July 19, 1998 | Chelsea ladies | 2016 | 9 | 2 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | 1 | ||||
11 | Lisa Evans * | May 21, 1992 | Arsenal Ladies FC | 2011 | 60 | 14th | 06/13/2017 | 3 | |||||
7th | Hayley Lauder * | 4th July 1990 | Glasgow City LFC | 2010 | 85 | 9 | 07/07/2017 | 1 | |||||
6th | Joanne Love * | Dec 6, 1985 | Glasgow City LFC | 2002 | 177 | 13 | 06/13/2017 | 3 | |||||
5 | Leanne Ross * | July 8, 1981 | Glasgow City LFC | 2006 | 132 | 9 | 07/07/2017 | 1 | |||||
9 | Caroline Weir * | June 20, 1995 | Liverpool FC | 2013 | 38 | 5 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
attack | |||||||||||||
22nd | Fiona Brown * | 31 Mar 1995 | Eskilstuna United | 2015 | 19th | 0 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | |||||
19th | Lana Clelland * | Jan. 26, 1993 | UPC Tavagnacco | 2012 | 15th | 1 | 07/07/2017 | 3 | |||||
16 | Christie Murray * | May 3, 1990 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 2007 | 48 | 4th | 07/07/2017 | ||||||
13 | Jane Ross * | Sep 18 1989 | Manchester City WFC | 2009 | 106 | 50 | 07/07/2017 | 1 | |||||
Coaching staff | |||||||||||||
Head coach | Anna Signeul | May 26, 1961 | 2005 |
- ↑ Numbers at the final round ( Scotland squad ). Positions according to information from the Scottish Association, UEFA sometimes sorts the players differently.
- ↑ As of July 16, 2017 ( Euro 2017 Tournament Preview )
- ↑ a b Status after the game against Ireland on July 7, 2017
preparation
After the successful qualification, the Scottish women lost a home game against EM hosts Netherlands 7-0 and thus conceded their highest home defeat. On January 20 (2: 2) and January 23, the Scottish women played in Larnaka against European Championship participants Denmark . In March 2017, the team took part again in the Cyprus Cup 2017 , where in the group stage EM participants Austria (3: 1), New Zealand (3: 2) and South Korea (0: 2) as well as in the game for 5th place Wales (0 : 0, 6: 5 i. E.) the opponents were. On April 11th, the Scottish women played against Belgium in Leuven (0: 5). On June 9, the team played against Romania in Falkirk and won 2-0, with Jane Ross scoring her 50th international goal. On June 13, they lost 0-1 to Sweden in Växjö . The EM dress rehearsal against Ireland on July 7th , 12 days before their first EM final match , was 1-0 successful and brought goalkeeper Gemma Fay her 200th international appearance.
The accommodation in the Netherlands will be Kasteel Kerckebosch in Zeist .
European Championship finals
Venues and district (blue) |
At the draw on November 8, 2016, Scotland was assigned to Pot 3. Scotland meets England in the first game in group D , then the Portuguese, who are also participating for the first time, and Spain . Against England and Spain the balance sheet is negative: in the previous 24 games against the southern neighbors there were only two wins and one draw, but 21 defeats and against the Spanish in five games two draws and three defeats. The playoff games were particularly dramatic in qualifying for the last European Championship finals in which the Spaniards only prevailed in stoppage time. The last win against England was on March 4, 2011 at the Cyprus Cup 2011 . Against Portugal, however, the balance sheet is positive: in ten games there were five wins, three draws and two defeats, the last of them on May 29, 1994, but with 2: 8 was clear.
The Scottish women started with a 6-0 defeat against their southern neighbors and thus the highest defeat in the history of the European Championship. The Scottish women also lost against Portugal, but due to the different results they still had the opportunity to reach the quarter-finals by winning two goals against Spain while the English women beat Portugal at the same time. The English and Scottish women won against Spain for the first time, but only 1-0. This was only enough for third place. After all, goalkeeper Gemma Fay was the world record holder again with her 203rd international match. With the game ended Anna Signeul's term of office , who had already announced before the final round that she would train the Finns in the future . Record national players Gemma Fay, Leanne Ross and Ifeoma Dieke also ended their international careers.
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10: 1 | +9 | 9 |
2. | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 |
3. | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 8 | −6 | 3 |
4th | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 5 | −2 | 3 |
Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 8:45 p.m. in Utrecht | ||||
England | - | Scotland | 6: 0 (3: 0) | 11, 26, 53 ′ Taylor , 32 ′ White , 87 ′ Nobbs 90 + 3 ′ Duggan |
Sunday, July 23, 2017, 6 p.m. in Rotterdam | ||||
Scotland | - | Portugal | 1: 2 (1: 1) | 27 ′ Mendes , 68 ′ Cuthbert , 72 ′ Leite |
Thursday, July 27, 2017, 8:45 p.m. in Deventer | ||||
Scotland | - | Spain | 1: 0 (1: 0) | 42 ′ Weir |
Individual evidence
- ↑ scottishfa.co: "SWNT trio join Euro 2017 preparations"
- ↑ scottishfa.co: "SWNT squad announced for Cyprus Cup"
- ↑ scottishfa.co: "Match Preview | Sweden v Scotland "
- ↑ scottishfa.co: "Signeul announces historic Scotland squad"
- ↑ Scotland comfortably overcome Romania
- ↑ scottishfa.co: "Christie Murray scores winner in perfect Euro send-off"
- ↑ uefa.com: "Where do the teams live at the women's EURO?"
- ↑ uefa.com: "Women's EURO: Seeding list for the final draw"
- ↑ dfb.de: Scottish woman Fay ahead of goal women world record
- ↑ scottishfa.co: Scotland out of Euros despite heroic win