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Scotland 0-7 Netherlands: Dutch claim resounding win in Livingston

 SCOTLAND V NETHERLANDS (0-7) .  TONY MACARONI ARENA - LIVINGSTON .  Netherland's Ellen Jansen (26) celebrates after she scores her side's fifth goa
Image: Netherlands' Ellen Jansen (26) celebrates after she scores her side's fifth goal

Scotland women started their preparations for Euro 2017 with a hefty 7-0 friendly defeat to the Netherlands.

A crowd of 1,326 were at Livingston's Tony Macaroni arena to see next year's tournament hosts dominate the match from start to finish and record a comfortable victory.

Bayern Munich striker Vivianne Miedema scored twice in the opening period, first with a strike into the top corner from 25 yards and then by reacting quickest after Shannon Lynn tipped a shot onto the bar.

Lineth Beerensteyn also netted in the first half with an impressive break away before another four goals after the break rounded off a disappointing night for Scotland, with Renee Slegers, Ellen Jansen, Shanice van de Sanden and Jackie Groenen also on target for the Dutch.

This was the first match Scotland had played since reaching their first ever major finals, after qualifying for Euro 2017 in September. 

SCOTLAND V NETHERLANDS (0-7) .  TONY MACARONI ARENA - LIVINGSTON .  Scotland's Caroline Weir and Netherland's Renee Slegers (R) in action
Image: Scotland's Caroline Weir is challenged by Netherlands' Renee Slegers

The home side were without several key players for a friendly, with Rachel Corsie, Kim Little and Jennifer Beattie unavailable through injury and illness.

And it was the Dutch who opened the scoring with Miedema unleashing a powerful strike from outside the area which found the top corner of the net via a slight deflection.

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The away side went further in front two minutes into first-half stoppage-time when Beerensteyn broke away, skilfully knocking the ball past Joelle Murray before powering down on goal and composing herself to finish.

With the half-time break looming, the Netherlands grabbed their third when Miedema to headed home after following up Manieke Dekker's powerful 25-yard effort that crashed against the crossbar.

After the break, the Netherlands struck again as Slegers finished from 12 yards following a Shanice van de Sanden cut-back. 

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It soon became 5-0 when Shannon Lynn spilled a shot, only for Jansen to react quickest and put the ball away from close range. 

Lynn was then replaced by Gemma Fay, whose handling error led to the Netherlands sixth, with Van de Sanden firing home.

A seventh was to come in the form of a neat turn and finish inside the box from substitute Groenen.

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