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 Scotland manager Anna Signeul has named a 20-player squad for a double header of challenge games, against Romania and Sweden, with three more warm up games expected to be announced in due course. A number of experienced players have returned to the squad after missing out on April’s game against Belgium through injury with players such as Jenny Beattie, Rachel Corsie, Jo Love and Caroline Weir back in the squad.
Erin Cuthbert is also named having captained Scotland Under-19s to the European Championships which will take place in August. Cuthbert signed for Chelsea at the end of last year and on Sunday scored two goals in a 7-0 win over Sunderland. Kirsty Smith and Rachel McLauchlan are also included fresh from helping Hibernian Ladies to a 4-1 win over Celtic to lift the SWPL Cup for the second successive year with both defenders hitting the back of the net. If Leanne Crichton makes an appearance in one of the two games, she will reach 50 appearances for her country. Lizzie Arnot has been ruled out of the two games with an ACL injury.
The two games will give the players one last chance to impress ahead of the EURO2017 squad announcement in June. The first game of the double header will take place the night before Scotland’s male side meeting against England and tickets will be priced £5 for adults and £2 for concessions, with entry free for SSC members and the game will not be broadcast live. The squad then travel to Sweden to take on the sixth best team in the world on Tuesday, 13 June. The following month Scotland will take on the Republic of Ireland on Friday, 7 July with the venue and kick-off time still to be confirmed.
Scotland squad
Goalkeepers
Gemma Fay (Stjarnan) 197 caps
Lee Alexander (Glasgow City) 0 caps
Shannon Lynn (Vittsjo GIK) 24 caps
Defenders
Jennifer Beattie (Manchester City) 107 caps
Frankie Brown (Bristol City) 85 caps
Rachel Corsie (Seattle Reign) 87 caps
Ifeoma Dieke (Vittsjo GIK) 118 caps
Kirsty Smith (Hibernian) 22 caps
Rachel McLauchlan (Hibernian) 3 caps
Midfielders
Leanne Crichton (Glasgow City) 49 caps
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) 7 caps
Lisa Evans (FC Bayern Munich) 58 caps
Hayley Lauder (Glasgow City) 82 caps
Joanne Love (Glasgow City) 175 caps
Leanne Ross (Glasgow City) 130 caps
Caroline Weir (Liverpool) 35 caps
Forwards
Fiona Brown (Eskilstuna United) 16 caps
Lana Clelland (UPC Tavagnacco) 13 caps
Christie Murray (Doncaster Rovers Belles) 46 caps
Jane Ross (Manchester City) 103 caps
Scotland v Romania
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Friday, 9 June 2017, kick-off 7pm
Sweden v Scotland
Myresjöhus Arena, Växjö, Sweden
Tuesday, 13 June 2017, kick-off 6pm (5pm UK time)
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