Women's International Review

RANGERS have had a number of players away on international duty over the past week with several UEFA Nations League fixtures and friendly matches taking place.

Here is our review of who was away and how they fared:

Chelsea Cornet, Leah Eddie and Kirsty Maclean– Scotland

  • Scotland 0-4 Germany – UEFA Nations League

  • Germany 6-1 Scotland – UEFA Nations League

Three Rangers players were involved in the Scotland squad over the break as they suffered heavy back-to-back defeats to European giants Germany.

The Scots were beaten 4-0 at Tannadice on Friday evening, where there was a start for defender Leah Eddie and a substitute appearance for Kirsty Maclean.

Despite then taking the lead into half-time in Wolfsburg last night in their second meeting, an impressive second-half display from the hosts saw Scotland beaten once again with Cornet earning another cap for her country off the bench, with the nation appointing a new coach in Melissa Andreatta earlier today who will begin the role in May.

Telma Ivarsdottir – Iceland

  • Iceland 0-0 Norway – UEFA Nations League

  • Iceland 3-3 Switzerland – UEFA Nations League

Gers January signing Telma Ivarsdottir was again part of the Iceland squad who continued their Nations League campaign with a double header of matches during the most recent break.

Playing both fixtures in their nation, they first took on Switzerland on Friday evening with the two sides cancelling each other out in a goalless draw before they shared six goals in an entertaining matchup against the Swiss last night, with the goalkeeper an unused substitute in both outings.

Victoria Esson – New Zealand

  • Chinese Taipei P-P New Zealand – Behind-Closed-Doors Training Game

  • Chinese Taipei P-P New Zealand – International Friendly

Victoria and her nation were set to be in action on two occasions over the break in a pair of friendlies, but both matches were called off due to safety concerns over the pitch.

The two games were to be hosted at the Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium in Taiwan, but the decision was made for neither to take place with the conditions over the playing surface not meeting the required expectations for the fixtures to go ahead.

Jodi McLeary and Eilidh Austin – Scotland Under-23s

  • Scotland Under-23s 1-3 Denmark Under-23s – International Friendly

  • Scotland Under-23s 0-0 Portugal Under-23s – Scotland win 5-4 on penalties - International Friendly

Two Rangers players were involved for the young Scots as they took part in a friendly tournament in Pinatar, Spain.

There was a start for midfielder Jodi McLeary in their opening game, as she captained the team in a 3-1 loss to Denmark.

They took on a young Portugal side on Sunday afternoon, with Austin in the starting lineup, as the Scots ran out penalty shootout winners after a goalless draw.

Laura Berry, Sophie Townsley, CaCee McKenna and Abi Tobin – Scotland Under-19s

  • Scotland Under-19s 4-0 Czech Republic Under-19s – UEFA European Championship Round Two Qualifier

  • Spain Under-19s 4-0 Scotland Under-19s – UEFA European Championship Round Two Qualifier

  • Switzerland Under-19s 4-0 Scotland Under-19s – UEFA European Championship Round Two Qualifier

Several Rangers youngsters were involved in the Scotland Under-19s as their Round Two qualifying for this summer’s championships in Poland took place in their nation as they hosted the mini-tournament.

They got off to a fantastic start in their matches, with youth star Laura Berry the standout performer as she scored a brace in a 4-0 win over the Czech’s at Broadwood Stadium.

They faced a tough test in their second outing against the Spaniards with the Gers striker captaining the side as they fell to a 4-0 defeat, before rounding off their games with a defeat by the same scoreline to Switzerland yesterday afternoon.


  

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