Uefa probes Scotland call-off amid claims U19 women were hungover

By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Sep 2016, 18:05 BST
Updated 5th Oct 2016, 14:19 BST
Scotland U19 women's coach Gareth Evans hopes Uefa will look sympathetically at the 'exceptional circumstances'. Picture: SNS GroupScotland U19 women's coach Gareth Evans hopes Uefa will look sympathetically at the 'exceptional circumstances'. Picture: SNS Group
Scotland U19 women's coach Gareth Evans hopes Uefa will look sympathetically at the 'exceptional circumstances'. Picture: SNS Group
Uefa has charged the Scottish Football Association with 'refusal to play' a women's under-19 European Championship qualifying match amid conflicting reports that players were sick or hungover.

Uefa says its disciplinary panel will judge the case next Wednesday.

The Scots cited a sickness bug affecting nine players and eight members of the backroom staff as the reason for not playing against Serbia on Monday in Albania in a match that would decide the Group 4 winner,

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Serbian media reportedly claimed that Scotland players were affected by drinking to celebrate their win against Albania, whom the Scots beat 11-0 five days earlier.

Competition rules say a team refusing to play “loses all rights to payments from Uefa”.

Uefa could award Serbia a 3-0 win by forfeit.