Scots ‘deserved more’ as Weir achieves ‘dream’

You must be looking for motivation in order to understand Caroline Weir’s standing in the game, a renowned talisman for Scotland, and a Ballon d’Or nominee.

But it was on a cold, windy night in Dunfermline on Tuesday against Switzerland that made it possible to go deeper than ever to realize another dream.

Weir’s homecoming was undoubtedly the main reason more than 5, 600 fans showed up at East End Park, and the goal was to earn back-to-back victories following a first victory in almost a year against Morocco on Friday.

Although the 30-year-old may reside in Madrid, Dunfermline will always be her home.

It was “the ultimate dream” to play for Scotland at her beloved Pars, while scoring was a “lifelong dream.”

Most people’s eyes are always on Weir in terms of Scotland. She was, however, a lot more in the spotlight on Tuesday.

Given the attention she received, it almost seemed like she was giving a testimonial to the 30-year-old. However, she once more showed she was far away and in need of being honored as soon as the whistle peeled.

She and Scotland appeared fresh instead. The Scots showed a significant improvement in only Melissa Andreatta’s fourth game as head coach compared to everything they’ve done recently.

It’s interesting that they are “disappointed” not to achieve a favorable result in comparison to the Euro 2025 quarter-finalists.

Weir commented after the game, “The game was really good overall and really competitive.”

We are disappointed that the outcome didn’t come away. I’m very proud of the girls, despite the fact that we deserved something from the game.

We won the game better than the other team.

And they succeeded in dominating. Weir was taking the lead once more as he recovered from the slump.

She had a few sniffs of her own in the opening period, but it was after the break that the midfielder really started slamming on the front of the goal.

At half-time, Andreatta’s team had to come back twice to tie the game at 2-2, but Swiss hosts and quarter-finalists Euro 2025 quickly restored their lead into the second half.

Weir and a number of team members had the opportunity to help them get back on track once more. No one else had a greater need than her for this.

The midfielder appeared to grow more angry with each skied, skewed, or saved shot. They undoubtedly did that.

She slipped home with less than 15 minutes to go before two goals were down. Dreams were made. Or not.

Referee Abi Byrne received boos after telling Weir and Dunfermline about their fairy tale moment for a handball in the build-up. The Scotland star claimed after the game that she thought it was “unlucky” but was told “that’s the rule.”

Weir seemed to have her moment, but it seemed like an unspoken one. And it arrived later.

Weir had the vision she had from her early years of football when Martha Thomas scored the perfect pick-out, which was a sight and shot at goal at East End Park.

An emotional Weir told BBC Scotland that it was “such a cool moment for me to score in front of the Norrie McCathie stand, which has been a dream since I was really young.”

“I’ve enjoyed being here for every minute.” It’s been fantastic for me, and I think the girls have enjoyed it as well.

It really means a lot to be in Dunfermline because my parents still live there, and it’s still a big part of my life.

Weir was walking the red carpet at the Ballon d’Or ceremony a few weeks ago while wearing a red frock in France. She described her goal in Dunfermline on Tuesday while she was soaked and “ranks right up there” in the video.