Caroline Weir scored one and set up two goals on her Dunfermline homecoming, but it was not enough for victory as wasteful Scotland were defeated by Switzerland in an entertaining seven-goal friendly.

The Real Madrid midfielder and Ballon d'Or nominee appeared to have her "ultimate dream" of a goal at East End Park torn away from her when a late strike was disallowed, but the Dunfermline Athletic fan got her moment in stoppage time.

However, a vibrant Scotland performance was undermined by a lack of a clinical touch as Switzerland's ruthless streak proved the difference.

Buoyed by their first win in almost a year against Morocco on Friday, the Scots made a sharp start at East End Park but suffered a sucker-punch as Sydney Schertenleib powered her first goal of the night beyond Lee Gibson.

Weir had already seen an effort skim just over by then, but the midfielder produced a perfect pass to allow McGovern to lift a tricky finish over visiting goalkeeper Livia Peng to pull Scotland deservedly level.

Chelsea midfielder Erin Cuthbert cracked the crossbar before Iman Beney slotted the Swiss back in front, but Weir's corner deflected in off Geraldine Reuteler to make it all square at the end of breathtaking first half.

Excitement levels were rightly high among the stands as the Scots showed plenty of the progress Andreatta had promised, but their old bad habits in defence caught them out again.

Schertenleib capitalised on sloppy play, and with the help of a deflection off Nicola Docherty, restored Switzerland's lead before Smilla Vallotto smashed in a superb strike to stretch their advantage.

Desperate for a goal in front of friends and family, Weir came within inches of hauling one back, while Kirsty Hanson, Kirsty Smith, Martha Thomas and Cuthbert also went agonisingly close in an encouraging, but wasteful Scotland display.

And though the Scots' priority was securing back-to-back wins to build momentum before their World Cup qualification campaign begins in February, the subplot was Weir's return to Dunfermline.

While initially it appeared her ambition of scoring on home turf had been taken away when referee Abi Byrne chopped a goal off for handball, Weir did get her moment right at the end.

Martha Thomas picked out the Scotland captain, who made no mistake in smashing the ball home for a late consolation goal.

In her pre-match media conference, Andreatta stressed her desire for a progressive performance. She certainly got it.

Though dominant in Casablanca, the Scots did not do much in way of attack. The same could not be said in the Kingdom of Fife.

With energy and intent in abundance, the hosts hounded their talented visitors and created more chances than any game in recent times.

They ended with 15 shots, more than double the amount Switzerland had, but the sides both ended with six on target and the Swiss found the back of the net with four of those.

However, in McGovern they have a striker they have long yearned for, who can finish and act as a focal point. Andreatta called her "a beast" after the game.

The Hibernian forward perhaps best epitomises Scotland in this new era. Energetic and exciting, but raw.

That was clear in the way Scotland defended, an area that is yet to convince amid the retirement of Rachel Corsie.

Andreatta said this camp "wasn’t going to be perfect" and it was not, but there are plenty of positives for her to ponder before her squad meet again.

Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta: "Lots of positives. What you've probably seen was the progress that we've made and a performance heading in the direction we want to go.

"That's a team that's in form we've played against. Good teams like that are going to punish you when you make mistakes but we're still working on that. I'm super, super pleased with our performance tonight.

Hibernian midfielder Rachael Boyle on BBC Alba: "It was such an exciting game in an attacking sense.

"Obviously there's still going to be things they can pick up and work on but I think Melissa Andreatta will be pleased with her side's performance.

"We talk a lot about Erin Cuthbert and Caroline Weir and when they get on the ball they can cause damage to other teams and we saw that tonight.

"But Switzerland can punish you and that's been the difference."

Scotland will look forward to the draw for World Cup qualifying on 4 November, before starting their campaign in February next year.