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.

Match report as Scotland suffered a 2-0 defeat to Finland in Helsinki; loss sees the Scots hopes of qualification for Euro 2025 dashed after a 2-0 aggregate defeat; Natalia Kuikka gave the home side t

Scotland face a bleak winter after their hopes of qualification for next summer’s European Championship in Switzerland were extinguished in a frozen Helsinki. As an ultimately comfortable Finland celebrated a victory sealed in the second leg of this Euro 25 playoff, the visiting manager Pedro Martínez Losa faced a uncertain future.