Scotland vs England LIVE: Result and final score as Lionesses denied Olympic place despite huge win
Scotland 0-6 England: The Lionesses and Team GB were denied as the Netherlands struck in stoppage time to top Nations League Group A on goal difference
England blew Scotland away with a powerful 6-0 victory but on a night of high drama fell short of making the Nations League knockout stages as Team GB’s hopes of reaching next summer’s Olympic Games were ended.
A conflict of interest was widely discussed before the game as a victory for the Lionesses - the nominated nation on behalf of Team GB in qualification for Paris next year - was the only way any Scottish players would be able to feature at the Games.
Pedro Martinez Losa’s side, already relegated from League A1 ahead of their final game, were simply outclassed by a visiting side but the Netherlands’ 4-0 win over Belgium saw them top the group.
Defender Alex Greenwood headed the opener after 12 minutes, two goals in a minute by Lauren James and another by Beth Mead just before the break had the game done by the interval.
Striker Fran Kirby added a fifth with Lucy Bronze heading in what looked a crucial final goal in the third minute of added time - but Damaris Egurrola’s late brace for the Netherlands meant they pipped Sarina Wiegman’s side on goal difference.
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Scotland 0-5 England
57 mins: Hemp gets a snap shot off on goal but it’s a solid stop from the feet of Gibson to prevent the Man City forward.
Scotland 0-5 England
55 mins: Perhaps another twist in the tale as Beerensteyn puts Netherlands 2-0 up against Belgium in the other game in this group.
England remain top of the group but if Netherlands score again and England remain 5-0 up, the Dutch will move back to the top of the table.
Finely poised...
Scotland 0-5 England
53 mins: Kirby is picking up good positions in this second half and almost finds her second as she hooks Hemp’s cross just wide of the post.
GOAL! Scotland 0-5 England (Kirby, 49 mins)
It’s FIVE!
England pick up where they left off after the break as Stanway does superbly to beat Corsie and get a low ball across the box. Kirby times her run to perfection and slams it home to give England yet another goal.
Back they charge to the halfway line, though. They are hungry for more.
KICK-OFF! Scotland 0-4 England
A triple change from Scotland at the break as Clark, McLaughlan and Mukandi are replaced by Napier, Brown and Howard.
With those sorted, we are back underway in the second half.
HALF-TIME: Scotland 0-4 England
Four goals to the good.
HALF-TIME: Scotland 0-4 England
As we reach half-time, let’s take a look at some of England’s goals in that first half.
Greenwood got things up and running with a header from a corner...
Before a quickfire James double moved England 3-0 up...
And things would get even better on the stroke of half-time when Mead scored her first England goal since September 2022...
HALF-TIME: Scotland 0-4 England
What a superb half from England - about as good as Serina Wiegamn could have asked for. Goals from Greenwood, Mead and a brace from James have the Lionesses four goals to the good at half-time and going through the Nations League knockout stages as things stand.
Scotland, to be fair to them, haven’t done a whole lot wrong. The marking for the first goal was poor but otherwise, they were just ripped apart by a clinical end to the first half by England.
GOAL! Scotland 0-4 England (Mead, 45+1 mins)
England have a fourth with the last kick of the first half. James picks out Mead superbly and the Arsenal forward brings down the ball before curling one into the top corner past Gibson.
It’s her first England goal in 15 months and as things stand, England are going through as group winners.
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