Pedro Martinez Losa silent on future as Scotland miss out on Euro 2025 after agonising defeat to Finland

Scotland manager Pedro Martinez Losa refused to discuss his long-term future after his side failed to make it to the next summer’s Euros.

The dream died in Helsinki after a 2-0 defeat to Finland. First-half goals from Natalia Kuikka and Nea Lehtola were the cue for celebrations from the Finns while there were only tears from the Scotland players. It is now three successive major tournaments that Scotland have failed to make, with Martinez Losa in charge for two of them.

He was given a four-year contract extension last September despite failure to get past the Republic of Ireland and make it to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. "It's not for me to say if I am the right man or not [to lead Scotland],” he said. “What I see is the behaviour of the players, the evolution of the team and there is an opportunity to lead by example, an opportunity to inspire everybody in this moment and that's what we'll do.”

The Spaniard also insisted that Scotland ought to have had a spot-kick within the game as he argued that the failure to give it was behind the eventual outcome. It was a strong shout after Erin Cuthbert’s shot from just inside the box looked to be beaten away by Ria Oling.

Appeals for the spot-kick right before the break were batted away with referee Ewa Augustyn not even tempting to take a look at the VAR monitor. It incensed Martinez Losa and Leanne Ross during the game while the players, too, were furious. He said: "They have a good record of winning games here and two big moments in the game cost us.

"I thought after that the team played excellently. If you score a goal all of a sudden it can change. I respect the referee and the VAR but I think we should have had a penalty. I think one goal would have changed the game.”

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