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Trevor Carson started for Northern Ireland on Sunday, as they ended their UEFA Nations League campaign with a defeat at home to Austria.

The goalkeeper was restored to the starting team for the final group match, with Michael O’Neill’s side having already been relegated from League B.

In front of a crowd of almost 18,000 at Windsor Park, it looked as though they would claim a score draw with the visitors, before Valentino Lazaro netted in the last minute to claim a 2-1 victory.

Motherwell’s Suzanne Mulvey has been named as the Player of the Year in SWPL 2.

Recognised for her role in the club’s record points tally in their title-winning season, the forward was honoured at the Scottish Women’s Football awards on Saturday night.

Mulvey, who was the team’s leading scorer in 2018 with 26 goals, was also named as the Coaches Player of the Year in the club’s own awards.

Megan Burns was nominated for Goal of the Season, while former coach Eddie Wolecki Black was on the shortlist for Manager of the Year.

David Turnbull made his bow for Scotland’s Under 20 side on Saturday, as they lost 2-0 to Turkey.

Two late goals in the friendly in Spain consigned the youngsters to defeat, in a match the Motherwell midfielder started.

The young Scots were holding out before two late goals in the 87th and 90th minutes, coupled with a red card for Hibernian’s Ryan Porteous, consigned them to defeat.

Gaël Bigirimana’s Burundi are closing in on a historic first appearance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The midfielder featured as his country thumped South Sudan 5-2 at the weekend, putting them second in their qualification group with one game to play.

With Mali having qualified after a 1-0 win over Gabon, Bigirimana’s side just need to avoid defeat at home to Gabon on 22 March to qualify.

Burundi are two points ahead of Gabon in the final qualifying spot, and managed a 1-1 draw away to their group rivals earlier this year.

Adam Livingstone scored a stunning free-kick, but Motherwell’s Colts ultimately bowed out of the IRN-BRU Cup to Ross County.

The Championship side showed their experience to grind out the win, in the face of a strong performance from the young Steelmen.

Barry Maguire, Broque Watson and goal scorer Adam Livingstone react to the quarter final defeat against Ross County in the Irn-Bru cup.

Despite going down to ten men, the Steelmen put in an inspired performance against Championship opponents, and fell narrowly short of a place in the last four.

Speaking at full time, Barry Maguire said: “We’ve done the coaches, the fans and ourselves proud.”

Stephen Craigan was disappointed his Colts side exited the IRN-BRU Cup at the hands of Ross County, but was proud of his history-making side.

The youngsters were the first Under 20s Premiership side to reach the quarter-finals and more than matched their vastly more experienced opponents, before losing 2-1.

Motherwell’s colts side put in a fighting performance but just lost out to Championship high-flyers Ross County in the IRN-BRU Cup quarter-final.

A stunning Adam Livingstone free-kick pegged back the Staggies but two goals lost from set plays handed the win to the visitors.

In a combative affair at Fir Park, the game came down to four incidents in a five-minute spell.

With six minutes gone in the second half, County had the lead. A corner to the back post was headed back across the face of the goal, where Ross Stewart was on hand to knock the ball home.

Two minutes later, Stephen Craigan’s men were handed a lifeline as Jake Hastie was felled as he bore down on goal.

Presented with the chance 20 yards from goal, left back Livingstone lifted the ball brilliantly over the wall and off the bar, before it nestled in the net.

Scenes of celebration were then immediately tempered. Christian Mbulu was adjudged to have committed an act of violent conduct as he ran into Don Cowie as he went to join his team-mates.

A man down, the young Steelmen were then undone three minutes later from another set play. Again, Stewart was the beneficiary, putting the Championship side back in the lead.

Motherwell continued to push to try and get back into the match, but ultimately came up short as their more-experienced opponents held firm in front of 1,200 supporters.

Adam Livingstone believes the Colts can use more than just a place in the Irn-Bru Cup semi final as inspiration against Ross County on Saturday. 

The academy graduate admits that the thought of a spot in Stephen Robinson’s first team is something the youngsters can channel in to their performance as they prepare to face Championship opposition at Fir Park.

“I think it can give us all an extra edge,” the defender said.

“We’ve shown that we’re capable of going toe-to-toe with first team players and teams, and we want to do ourselves justice this weekend.”

Stephen Craigan wants his players to express themselves in Saturday’s Irn-Bru Cup quarter-final.

Motherwell’s Colts side take on Ladbrokes Championship opposition in Ross County, having become the first young side to reach the last eight.