2 Oct 2008
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Alex Scott post-Spain

Arsenal defender Alex Scott says the she can't wait until next August and the European Championship in Finland.

Spain

2-2

England

Boquette 9, Bermudez 42

Carney 55, K Smith 77


UEFA 2009 European Women's Championship Qualifier
7.30pm, Thursday 2 October 2008
Ruta de la Plata, Zamora, Spain

England defender Alex Scott believes that a relaxed frame of mind and sheer hard work saw the Three Lions come from behind to qualify for Euro 2009 in a thrilling final game in Spain.

The Arsenal full-back who played in all eight of the qualifiers says that England's composure in front of goal after the break was the main reason behind their comeback.

"It feels amazing," Scott told TheFA.com. "We did it the hard way but it shows that we've got the determination and we got there in the end.

"We went in at half-time and we knew that our fitness levels were good. We just needed to believe in ourselves a bit more and relax to take our opportunities - that's what we said at half-time.

"Both Kaz and Kel took their chances and that's what we said at half-time; we just need to be more clinical in front of goal. We had more shooting opportunities than Spain in the first-half and we just needed to be clinical."

Looking ahead to next August and the European Championship finals, Scott admits that all the players are eager to test themselves against the best teams in Europe.

"I can't wait! I'm just shattered at the moment, we left everything on the pitch in the second-half. Over the 90 minutes we showed what we're capable of, Hope says the preparation starts now and we can't wait for Finland."

Teams

Spain
1 Ainhoa Tirapu, 3 Sonia Vesga, 4 Melisa Nicolau, 7 Adriana Martin, 8 Laura Del Rio, 9 Veronica Boquete, 10 Vanesa Gimbert (c), 12 Silvia Meseguer (16 Ma Jose Perez 87), 14 Sonia Bermudez (11 Sandra Vilanova 71), 15 Marta Torrejon, 18 Erika Vazquez (17 Ana Romero 58)

Substitutes
13 Ma Jose Pons, 2 Alexandra Lopez, 5 Ruth Garcia, 6 Ma Paz Vilas

England
1 Rachel Brown, 2 Alex Scott, 3 Casey Stoney, 4 Jill Scott, 5 Lindsay Johnson, 6 Anita Asante, 7 Karen Carney, 8 Fara Williams, 9 Eniola Aluko (16 Emily Westwood 46), 10 Kelly Smith (c), 11 Rachel Yankey (15 Sue Smith 82)

Substitutes
12 Lianne Sanderson, 13 Siobhan Chamberlain, 14 Rachel Unitt, 17 Laura Bassett, 18 Faye White

Referee
Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Assistant Referees
Annica Johansson, Anna Nystrom (Sweden)