Fleeting absence prompts Scotland changes
Monday, October 20, 2008
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Scotland manager Anna Signeul has called up two extra players for the first leg of their UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ play-off against Russia due to the one-match suspension of prolific striker Julie Fleeting.
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Captain suspended
Arsenal LFC striker Fleeting, who has scored 107 goals in 105 international appearances, was booked in the 6-0 defeat of Slovakia that ensured Scotland's play-off place and will miss Sunday's encounter at Edinburgh's Tynecastle Stadium before returning for the trip to Russia on 30 October. In her place, uncapped Spartans FC forward Diana Barry and 19-year-old Celtic LFC striker Hayley Cunningham have been included for the home match, as Scotland aim to reach the finals for the first time.
Scotland squad
Goalkeepers: Gemma Fay (Hibernian LFC), Joanna Hutchison (Spartans FC).
Defenders: Frankie Brown (Hibernian LFC), Ifeoma Dieke (Kristianstads DFF), Julie Ferguson (Celtic LFC), Rhonda Jones (Hibernian LFC), Michelle Kerr (Spartans FC), Amy McDonald (FC Kilmarnock Ladies), Leanne Ross (Glasgow City LFC).
Midfield: Jennifer Beattie (Celtic LFC) , Joanne Love (Celtic LFC), Kirsty McBride (Hibernian LFC), Natalie Ross (Arsenal LFC), Megan Sneddon (Glasgow City LFC).
Forwards: Diana Barry (Spartans FC)*, Hayley Cunningham (Celtic LFC)*, Julie Fleeting (Arsenal LFC) **, Suzanne Grant (Hibernian LFC), Pauline Hamill (Celtic LFC), Kim Little (Arsenal LFC).
*first leg only
**second leg only
