Lithuania 1-2 Scotland
Euro 2008 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Wed 6th September 2006
19:30 (17:30 UK)
Dariaus & Girenas Stadium, Kaunas (A)
Att: 6,500
Dailly(47)
Miller(61)
C Gordon
C Dailly
G Naysmith
S Pressley
D Weir(C)
G Caldwell
D Fletcher
P Hartley (S Severin 88)
K Miller
N Quashie (K Boyd 42)
J McFadden (G Alexander 22)
Manager:
Walter Smith
FIFA Ranking: 40
Miceika(85)
Z Karcemarskas
M Stankevicius
R Dziaukstas
A Skerla
T Zvirgzdauskas
M Savenas (T Tamosauskas 51)
T Danilevicius
M Kalonas
R Poskus
S Mikoliunas (T Labukas 65)
A Preiksatis (D Miceika 82)
FIFA Ranking: 65
Key: Goals Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Craig Gordon (Hearts) | (17 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| 2 | Christian Dailly (West Ham Utd) |  |
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(63 Caps) | Age: 32 |
| 3 | Gary Naysmith (Everton) | (32 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 4 | Steven Pressley (Hearts) | (30 Caps) | Age: 32 | ||
| 5 | David Weir (Everton) Captain | (50 Caps) | Age: 36 | ||
| 6 | Gary Caldwell (Celtic) | |
(21 Caps) | Age: 24 | |
| 7 | Darren Fletcher (Manchester Utd) | (25 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| 8 | Paul Hartley (Hearts) | (9 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 9 | Kenny Miller (Celtic) | |
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(28 Caps) | Age: 26 |
| 10 | Nigel Quashie (West Bromwich Albion) | (14 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 11 | James McFadden (Everton) | (29 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| 13 | Graham Alexander (Preston North End) | (24 Caps) | Age: 34 | ||
| (Replaced James McFadden 22 min) | |||||
| 16 | Kris Boyd (Rangers) | (4 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| (Replaced Nigel Quashie 42 min) | |||||
| 17 | Scott Severin (Aberdeen) | (15 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| (Replaced Paul Hartley 88 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored  Penalty Save |
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1 Craig Gordon
Euro 2008 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Wed 6th September 2006
19:30 (17:30 UK)
Dariaus & Girenas Stadium, Kaunas (A)
Att: 6,500
For the Lithuania game, Smith chose a more defensive formation and Boyd was dropped to the bench. After only two minutes, a volley by Zvirgzduaskas was headed off the line by Naysmith. At the other end a shot by Quashie was parried by the keeper. A Miller header was cleared off the line before a long range effort by McFadden was saved. Two minutes into the second half, Scotland took the lead. A corner by Naysmith was met by Dailly, who outjumped the defence to score a powerful header. Just after the hour mark, Miller doubled Scotland's lead. A free kick by Gordon was headed into the penalty area by Boyd, into the path of Miller, who controlled the ball with his chest before he hit a great shot on the turn past the keeper. Lithuania came close when a shot by Poskus was touched round the post by Gordon. There were some tense moments at the end after Lithuania pulled a goal back. Substitute Miceika scored a spectacular overhead kick with five minutes remaining. Scotland held on though to record a 2-1 away victory.