Scotland 2-0 Malta
World Cup 2018 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Mon 4th September 2017
19:45
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
Att: 26,371
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Berra(9)
Griffiths(49)
Griffiths(9)
C Gordon
K Tierney
C Berra
C Mulgrew (G Hanley 56)
A Robertson
S Brown(C)
J McArthur (J Morrison 46)
J Forrest
S Armstrong
M Phillips
L Griffiths (C Martin 70)
Manager:
Gordon Strachan
FIFA Ranking: 58
A Hogg
S Borg (A Muscat 86)
S Magri
A Agius
Z Muscat
J Zerafa
S Pisani
R Fenech
B Kristensen (P Fenech 85)
A Schembri(C) (L Gambin 71)
A Effiong
Manager:
Pietro Ghedin
FIFA Ranking: 190
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Craig Gordon (Celtic) | (49 Caps) | Age: 34 | ||
| 2 | Kieran Tierney (Celtic) | (6 Caps) | Age: 20 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) | (17 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| 4 | Christophe Berra (Hearts) |
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(38 Caps) | Age: 32 | |
| 5 | Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) | (29 Caps) | Age: 31 | ||
| 6 | James McArthur (Crystal Palace) | (30 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 7 | Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) | (4 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| 8 | Scott Brown (Celtic) Captain | (55 Caps) | Age: 32 | ||
| 9 | Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) |
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(15 Caps) | Age: 27 | |
| 10 | Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) | (6 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 11 | James Forrest (Celtic) | (19 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 15 | Grant Hanley (Norwich City) | (28 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| (Replaced Charlie Mulgrew 56 min) | |||||
| 18 | James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion) | (45 Caps) | Age: 31 | ||
| (Replaced James McArthur 46 min) | |||||
| 19 | Chris Martin (Derby County) | (15 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| (Replaced Leigh Griffiths 70 min) | |||||
 Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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7 Stuart Armstrong
World Cup 2018 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Mon 4th September 2017
19:45
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
Att: 26,371
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
World Cup 2018 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Mon 4th September 2017
19:45
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
Att: 26,371
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Scotland almost took the lead after 5 minutes when a Stuart Armstrong shot went just past the post. Two minutes later a McArthur shot was blocked, followed a minute later by a Forrest shot being palmed past the post. From the resulting corner by Griffiths, Berra scored a downward header at the back post to give Scotland the lead after only 9 minutes. Five minutes later, an Armstrong shot hit the side netting, and a minute before half time, a Phillips shot from outside the box was saved. At the start of the second hallf, Scotland got a second. Robertson played a low cross into the box that was met by Morrison. His shot hit the post and Griffiths tapped the rebound in. There was a hint of offside, but replays showed that the ball took a deflection of the defender before it hit the post. Five minutes later, James Forrest had a low shot tipped past the post. With 15 minutes remaining, Malta came close when Gordon saved a shot by Zerafa, and the rebound shot by Effiong was blocked at point blank range by Hanley. With a minute remaining, Phillips was put through on goal, but his shot went over the bar. So Scotland had to settle for a 2-0 win which was good enough.