England Women played their first game at home since the World Cup final defeat last week. They took on and defeated Scotland at the Stadium of Light in a Nations League match.
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00:00 Serena Vigman's Lionesses began their UEFA Nations League campaign last week.
00:06 They took on Scotland at Sunderland Stadium of Light in front of a capacity crowd.
00:11 They were hoping to get back to winning ways after the heart-breaking end to the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand,
00:19 where of course they had lost in the final to Spain.
00:23 [Cheering]
00:34 North East full-back Lucy Bronze opened the scoring in the 39th minute, putting England 1-0 up,
00:40 before just six minutes later and on the stroke of half-time,
00:43 Manchester City's Lauren Hemp managed a diving header to put England 2-0 up.
00:49 However, in first-half stoppage time, Kirsty Hansen brought Scotland back into the game.
00:54 But that was how things were to end, with no more goals being scored in the second half.