Scotland Under-16s return from Serbia yesterday after a successful UEFA Development Tournament.
The squad included two Hearts’ players, Aaron Reid and Anthony McDonald.
Victories over Moldova and the hosts, followed by a draw in the final game against Israel, ensured that Scotland won their UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament for the second year in a row.
Lewis Hutchison and Matthew Shiels were the scorers in Scotland’s first match of the tournament, where Moldova were defeated 2-1. That score was repeated two days later against Serbia, with Zak Rudden and Andrew Irving on target for Scotland. Rudden scored once more in the 1-1 draw in the final match of the tournament against Israel. Although Israel won the penalty shoot-out to determine who would win the bonus point, Scotland won the group with seven points from three matches.
Scotland Under-16 squad for UEFA Development Tournament:
Goalkeepers
Jon McCracken (Hamilton Academical)
Ryan Mullen (Celtic)
Defenders
Kieran Freeman (Dundee United)
Stephen Welsh (Celtic)
Lewis Mayo (Rangers)
Daniel Church (Celtic)
Aaron Reid (Heart of Midlothian)
Robbie Deas (Celtic)
Joseph MacPherson (Aberdeen)
Midfielders
Jordan Houston (Rangers)
Jack Thomson (Rangers)
Elliot Watt (Preston North End)
Stephen Kelly (Rangers)
Kerr McInroy (Celtic)
Steffan Connelly (Hamilton Academical)
Forwards
Lewis Hutchison (Aberdeen)
Zak Rudden (Rangers)
Jack Aitchison (Celtic)
Christian Antoniazzi (Celtic)
Anthony McDonald (Heart of Midlothian)
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
