UEFA Development Tournament
Scotland 1-1 Portugal (Scotland win 4-2 on penalties)
Monday, 11 March
House of Football Stadium, Tirana
UEFA Development Tournament
Albania 0 - 1 Scotland
Wednesday, 13 March
House of Football Stadium, Tirana
UEFA Development Tournament
Kosovo 0 - 2 Scotland
Saturday, 16 March
House of Football Stadium, Tirana
It was a trio of victories for Scotland Women’s under-16s as they took part in a triple-header in Tirana as part of a UEFA Development Tournament last week.
Head coach, Nichola Greig, named a 20-player squad for the friendly competition which took place at the House of Football Stadium, with three fixtures across six days.
First up for the Young Team was Portugal and the Scots ran out eventual winners after the match finished 1-1 in regulation time. Mae English secured the equaliser in the second half to take the game to penalties. Two saves from ‘keeper Rowena Armitage helped seal the victory, with Scotland coming out on top with a 4-2 win from the spot.
Next up was Albania and there were 8 changes to the starting line-up from the team that faced Portugal. It was a particularly physical encounter against the hosts but neither side could break the deadlock in the first half and it was a deflected strike from Orla Burn that was the match decider.
An unbeaten Scotland side Scotland faced a composed Kosovo side in the final game of the tournament. Freya Brien opened the scoring from a well-drilled corner routine and Dara Ositelu doubled Scotland’s lead with a late breakaway move.
Next up:
The young team will return home to face Switzerland in a friendly double-header next month.
Scotland Women’s Under-16 Squad
Abby Hayes Rangers
Alba Stewart Rangers
Ava Allison Celtic
Ava Crawford Heart of Midlothian
Chloe Hutchison Heart of Midlothian
Erin O’Brien Rangers
Evie Swann Heart of Midlothian
Freya Brien Heart of Midlothian
Izzy Young Heart of Midlothian
Kate Fraser Heart of Midlothian
Keira MacPherson Aberdeen
Lucy Livie Rangers
Mae English Celtic
Millie McShane Celtic
Oluwadara Ositelu Celtic
Orla Burn Heart of Midlothian
Poppy Walker-McInness Heart of Midlothian
Rowena Armitage Hibernian
Sophie McKnight Glentoran
Summer Thomson Celtic