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Finland 2-0 Scotland (2-0 agg): Have your say
Scotland suffered play-off heartache again and failed to reach next summer’s Euro 2025 finals as they fell to defeat in a freezing Finland.
Pedro Martinez Losa’s side – who could only secure a 0-0 draw at Easter Road in the first leg – headed to Helsinki with the hope of qualifying for their first major tournament in six years, but started slow and were promptly punished.
Natalia Kuikka had the freedom of the Bolt Arena to line up a belting long-distance shot, before Nea Lehtola smacked her strike in off Sophie Howard’s face to deceive Eartha Cumings and send Finland on the way to the finals.
The opener had been brewing, but the second was a sucker-punch.
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