Scotland have had their hopes of qualifying for the Women's World Cup ended by the Republic of Ireland in a 1-0 loss.
A record crowd of 10, 708 for a competitive Women's national team match turned up at Hampden to watch Pedro Martinez Losa's side in a crucial play-off but they were left to rue a missed penalty by Caroline Weir. Amber Barrett scored the goal to send her side through to their first-ever finals but after reaching the 2017 Euros and World Cup two years later, Scotland have now missed the last two major tournaments.
Martinez Losa told BBC Alba: "I'm very disappointed - for the girls, and for the whole nation. It was an incredible opportunity. I think the game was hard on us, but those things happen in life and in football. In apologise to the fans. We wanted to qualify for the World Cup so badly. We missed little details. We didn't score the penalty.
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"After that, I'm not sure how many opportunities the opposition had to score. The game plan was executed well.
"It was one action at one side of the box and another at the one side of the box that decided the game. The hard work of the players has been amazing.
"I couldn't ask for any more. We'll stick together, come back together, and hopefully we have another opportunity soon."
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