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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Andreatta says debut Scotland defeat gives her ‘baseline' to work from
The visitors scored the winner in the 62nd minute when attacker Julia Hickelsberger glanced in a header at the near post from a corner. Although the home side finished the game stronger, Andreatta's new charges ended the match still bottom of the table without a point in five games and will be playing in League B in the next Nations League campaign. The former Matildas assistant has another chance to put her stamp on the squad when they face the Netherlands away on Tuesday night in their final fixture before they start preparing for the World Cup qualifiers later in the year. Andreatta said: 'What I've taken is a baseline. 'There's one thing to be training and doing what we're doing and players executing what we're asking of them in a training session and it's another to do it in a match and in a match with that context behind it. 'So I think I have a good baseline now to understand where we're at, in order for us to progress to where we want to be. Rachel Corsie played her last match at Hampden on Friday night (Andrew Milligan/PA) 'I think you could tell by the fans (second half), there was a frustration, but I think the key part that I take from that is that we had players that took on the information at half-time and made some adjustments to what we were doing and trying to do – and they did that well. 'And then, together with the subs, who were a combination of experienced players and emerging players, they brought on the energy and had a real impact. 'So while it was frustrating not to get some reward from that impact and those changes, I know where we are now, and it's given me some ideas, moving forward.' Rachel Corsie, 35, who is retiring from football at the end of the game against Netherlands on Tuesday, started on the bench and came on at the beginning of the second half to win her 155th cap and play at Hampden Park for the last time. Pulling on the armband for one last time at the National Stadium 🏴 ©️ @RachelCorsie14 #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Andreatta added: 'I'm sure for her, there would have been a lot of emotion and having friends and family there for sure. 'But what I know about Rachel is she's a real team person and she'll be more hurt for the team that we didn't get the result that we all want. 'But she'll quickly refocus as a leader and professional that she is and help the team to bounce back because that's what we need to do now.'
South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Melissa Andreatta says debut Scotland defeat gives her ‘baseline' to work from
A 1-0 loss to Austria in the Nations League Group A1 clash at Hampden Park confirmed relegation from the top flight of the competition for the Scots. The visitors scored the winner in the 62nd minute when attacker Julia Hickelsberger glanced in a header at the near post from a corner. Although the home side finished the game stronger, Andreatta's new charges ended the match still bottom of the table without a point in five games and will be playing in League B in the next Nations League campaign. The former Matildas assistant has another chance to put her stamp on the squad when they face the Netherlands away on Tuesday night in their final fixture before they start preparing for the World Cup qualifiers later in the year. Andreatta said: 'What I've taken is a baseline. 'There's one thing to be training and doing what we're doing and players executing what we're asking of them in a training session and it's another to do it in a match and in a match with that context behind it. 'So I think I have a good baseline now to understand where we're at, in order for us to progress to where we want to be. 'I think you could tell by the fans (second half), there was a frustration, but I think the key part that I take from that is that we had players that took on the information at half-time and made some adjustments to what we were doing and trying to do – and they did that well. 'And then, together with the subs, who were a combination of experienced players and emerging players, they brought on the energy and had a real impact. 'So while it was frustrating not to get some reward from that impact and those changes, I know where we are now, and it's given me some ideas, moving forward.' Rachel Corsie, 35, who is retiring from football at the end of the game against Netherlands on Tuesday, started on the bench and came on at the beginning of the second half to win her 155th cap and play at Hampden Park for the last time. Pulling on the armband for one last time at the National Stadium 🏴 ©️ @RachelCorsie14 #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Andreatta added: 'I'm sure for her, there would have been a lot of emotion and having friends and family there for sure. 'But what I know about Rachel is she's a real team person and she'll be more hurt for the team that we didn't get the result that we all want. 'But she'll quickly refocus as a leader and professional that she is and help the team to bounce back because that's what we need to do now.'
South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Melissa Andreatta begins Scotland tenure with Nations League defeat to Austria
The lacklustre home side were fortunate to go into the interval level at Hampden Park with goalkeeper Lee Gibson in fine form. However, the more dominant visitors broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute of the Group A1 clash when ever-dangerous attacker Julia Hickelsberger glanced in a header from a corner. FULL TIME: Scotland 0-1 Austria. Defeat at Hampden Park – back in action on Tuesday in Eindhoven. #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Scotland picked up later in the second half but ended the game still bottom of the table without a point in five games and they will be playing in League B in the next Nations League campaign, albeit they still have Netherlands to visit on Tuesday for their final fixture. The Scots knew a victory against the third-placed visitors was imperative. Freya Gregory and Kathleen McGovern were both handed their first senior start, with the latter making her debut leading the line. Captain Rachel Corsie, 35, who is retiring from football at the end of the game against Netherlands on Tuesday, started on the bench. It was the more-fluid visitors who looked more likely in the opening stages and in the 10th minute, Hickelsberger came close with a low drive from inside the box which just escaped the far post. Gibson made a great save moments later from Verena Hanshaw's close-range effort after she worked a one-two inside the penalty area with Lilli Purtscheller. At the other end, attacking midfielder Erin Cuthbert drew a shot wide of the target from the edge of the box after being played in by Caroline Weir. The home side, however, could not build up a head of steam and a rather dull game continued to the 38th minute, when Gibson brilliantly stopped a shot from Austria captain Sarah Puntigam with her foot, Then Hickelsberger's looping effort from an Annabel Schasching cross struck the crossbar with Gibson beaten before Emma Lawton headed clear, the Scots escaping again. Corsie replaced Jenna Clark at the start of the second half to make her 155th appearance and the Scots looked to have stepped up the tempo. However, Austria took the lead from a standard corner from Schasching, with Hickelsberger rising highest at the near post to head in from close range, leaving Scotland with an even more difficult task. Gibson pushed another effort from Hickelsberger round the post and then thwarted the goalscorer after she had been cleverly put through by Marie Hobinger. Pulling on the armband for one last time at the National Stadium 🏴 ©️ @RachelCorsie14 #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Scotland pressed hard in the closing stages but missed a chance to level in the 82nd minute when Martha Thomas headed down a cross from Lawton to fellow substitute Kirsty Howat, who could not turn it into the net. Meanwhile, Hickelsberger rounded Gibson on an Austria break but stumbled under pressure from Corsie before she could turn the ball into the net. In an exciting finale, Howat's long-distance shot was tipped on to the crossbar and over by goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger, but the visitors survived the corner and five minutes of added time to clinch the narrow win.
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Melissa Andreatta says debut Scotland defeat gives her ‘baseline' to work from
A 1-0 loss to Austria in the Nations League Group A1 clash at Hampden Park confirmed relegation from the top flight of the competition for the Scots. The visitors scored the winner in the 62nd minute when attacker Julia Hickelsberger glanced in a header at the near post from a corner. Although the home side finished the game stronger, Andreatta's new charges ended the match still bottom of the table without a point in five games and will be playing in League B in the next Nations League campaign. The former Matildas assistant has another chance to put her stamp on the squad when they face the Netherlands away on Tuesday night in their final fixture before they start preparing for the World Cup qualifiers later in the year. Andreatta said: 'What I've taken is a baseline. 'There's one thing to be training and doing what we're doing and players executing what we're asking of them in a training session and it's another to do it in a match and in a match with that context behind it. 'So I think I have a good baseline now to understand where we're at, in order for us to progress to where we want to be. 'I think you could tell by the fans (second half), there was a frustration, but I think the key part that I take from that is that we had players that took on the information at half-time and made some adjustments to what we were doing and trying to do – and they did that well. 'And then, together with the subs, who were a combination of experienced players and emerging players, they brought on the energy and had a real impact. 'So while it was frustrating not to get some reward from that impact and those changes, I know where we are now, and it's given me some ideas, moving forward.' Rachel Corsie, 35, who is retiring from football at the end of the game against Netherlands on Tuesday, started on the bench and came on at the beginning of the second half to win her 155th cap and play at Hampden Park for the last time. Pulling on the armband for one last time at the National Stadium 🏴 ©️ @RachelCorsie14 #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Andreatta added: 'I'm sure for her, there would have been a lot of emotion and having friends and family there for sure. 'But what I know about Rachel is she's a real team person and she'll be more hurt for the team that we didn't get the result that we all want. 'But she'll quickly refocus as a leader and professional that she is and help the team to bounce back because that's what we need to do now.'
North Wales Chronicle
4 days ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Melissa Andreatta begins Scotland tenure with Nations League defeat to Austria
The lacklustre home side were fortunate to go into the interval level at Hampden Park with goalkeeper Lee Gibson in fine form. However, the more dominant visitors broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute of the Group A1 clash when ever-dangerous attacker Julia Hickelsberger glanced in a header from a corner. FULL TIME: Scotland 0-1 Austria. Defeat at Hampden Park – back in action on Tuesday in Eindhoven. #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Scotland picked up later in the second half but ended the game still bottom of the table without a point in five games and they will be playing in League B in the next Nations League campaign, albeit they still have Netherlands to visit on Tuesday for their final fixture. The Scots knew a victory against the third-placed visitors was imperative. Freya Gregory and Kathleen McGovern were both handed their first senior start, with the latter making her debut leading the line. Captain Rachel Corsie, 35, who is retiring from football at the end of the game against Netherlands on Tuesday, started on the bench. It was the more-fluid visitors who looked more likely in the opening stages and in the 10th minute, Hickelsberger came close with a low drive from inside the box which just escaped the far post. Gibson made a great save moments later from Verena Hanshaw's close-range effort after she worked a one-two inside the penalty area with Lilli Purtscheller. Julia Hickelsberger was on target for Austria (Andrew Milligan/PA) At the other end, attacking midfielder Erin Cuthbert drew a shot wide of the target from the edge of the box after being played in by Caroline Weir. The home side, however, could not build up a head of steam and a rather dull game continued to the 38th minute, when Gibson brilliantly stopped a shot from Austria captain Sarah Puntigam with her foot, Then Hickelsberger's looping effort from an Annabel Schasching cross struck the crossbar with Gibson beaten before Emma Lawton headed clear, the Scots escaping again. Corsie replaced Jenna Clark at the start of the second half to make her 155th appearance and the Scots looked to have stepped up the tempo. However, Austria took the lead from a standard corner from Schasching, with Hickelsberger rising highest at the near post to head in from close range, leaving Scotland with an even more difficult task. Gibson pushed another effort from Hickelsberger round the post and then thwarted the goalscorer after she had been cleverly put through by Marie Hobinger. Pulling on the armband for one last time at the National Stadium 🏴 ©️ @RachelCorsie14 #SWNT | #SCOAUT — Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) May 30, 2025 Scotland pressed hard in the closing stages but missed a chance to level in the 82nd minute when Martha Thomas headed down a cross from Lawton to fellow substitute Kirsty Howat, who could not turn it into the net. Meanwhile, Hickelsberger rounded Gibson on an Austria break but stumbled under pressure from Corsie before she could turn the ball into the net. In an exciting finale, Howat's long-distance shot was tipped on to the crossbar and over by goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger, but the visitors survived the corner and five minutes of added time to clinch the narrow win.
