Scotland’s women footballers are role models now

Source: www.scotsman.com --- Saturday, September 17, 2016
Scotland captain Gemma Fay says she hopes Scotland’s first-ever qualification for a major championship will change attitudes towards women’s Football, as well as being the pinnacle of her own 
18-year international career. The goalkeeper, who will be 35 in December, watched Portugal come back from two down to beat Finland 3-2 at the Scotland hotel in Edinburgh on Friday. The result ensured that the Scots will be playing in Euro 2017 next summer, even before they fly out to Iceland today for Tuesday’s final Group 1 match. There were tears amidst the cheers when the referee blew the final whistle on the Portugal game. For many in the squad, and especially Fay, attempts to qualify for World Cups and Euros had all too often foundered at the final hurdle. “It’s a bit surreal to be honest, because it was strange qualifying without actually playing,” Fay pointed out. “It was nerve-racking watching the game, because I became Portugal’s biggest fan. “After all the years when things haven’t gone our way I think we were due that result.” The Perth-born player, who switched from Celtic to Glasgow City at the start of this season, 
made her debut for Scotland as a 16-year-old in a Euro qualifying game against the Czech Republic. She has been an almost 
ever-present since then. By far the most agonising of the play-off defeats was the second leg of the play-off against Spain to qualify for Euro 2013 when the goalkeeper won the 150th of her rec ...

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