Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland
Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Fri 14th November 2014
19:45
Parkhead, Glasgow (H)
Att: 59,239
Maloney(74)
Brown(74)
D Marshall
S Whittaker
R Martin
G Hanley
A Robertson
S Maloney
C Mulgrew
S Brown(C)
S Fletcher (C Martin 56)
S Naismith
I Anya (D Fletcher 88)
Manager:
Gordon Strachan
FIFA Ranking: 37
D Forde
S Coleman
J O'Shea
R Keogh
S Ward
A McGeady
J Hendrick (R Keane 78)
D Gibson (S Quinn 69)
J McClean
S Long (R Brady 68)
J Walters
FIFA Ranking: 61
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | David Marshall (Cardiff City) | (15 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 2 | Steven Whittaker (Norwich City) | (27 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 3 | Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) | (15 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 4 | Russell Martin (Norwich City) | (15 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 5 | Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers) |  |
(16 Caps) | Age: 22 | |
| 6 | Shaun Maloney (Wigan Athletic) |
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(36 Caps) | Age: 31 | |
| 8 | Scott Brown (Celtic) Captain | (41 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 9 | Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) | (18 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 10 | Steven Naismith (Everton) | (33 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 11 | Ikechi Anya (Watford) | (10 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 15 | Andrew Robertson (Hull City) | |
(4 Caps) | Age: 20 | |
| 13 | Chris Martin (Derby County) | (4 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| (Replaced Steven Fletcher 56 min) | |||||
| 19 | Darren Fletcher (Manchester Utd) | (65 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| (Replaced Ikechi Anya 88 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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6 Shaun Maloney
Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Fri 14th November 2014
19:45
Parkhead, Glasgow (H)
Att: 59,239
Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Fri 14th November 2014
19:45
Parkhead, Glasgow (H)
Att: 59,239
Scotland went into this game knowing that it would go a long way to determining who would qualify for the finals. It was the Irish who started brighter, with Marshall saving a shot by Walters after only two minutes. Just after the half hour mark, Scotland should have taken the lead, when Maloney played a ball into the box to Mulgrew who had a powerful header go wide. Five minutes later, Steven Whittaker had a low shot saved by Forde. Ten minutes into the second half, Marshall made a save from a close range header from Shane Long. A few minutes later, Marshall made a great save from a low shot by McGeady. Ten minutes later, substitute Chris Martin came close to giving Scotland the lead when his shot from a Naismith pass went just past the post. With 17 minutes remaining, Jonathan Walters came close to scoring an own goal when he headed a Mulgrew free-kick onto his own bar and behind to give Scotland a corner. From the resulting corner, Scotland played a move straight from the training ground when Maloney hit a short corner to Anya, who passed pack to Maloney. Maloney then passed to Scott Brown, who back-heeled the ball back into Maloney's path. Maloney then curled a great shot into the far right corner to give Scotland a valuable 1-0 lead. Ireland came close to an equaliser when Grant Hanley headed a Brady free-kick against his own bar. Scotland held on though to gain a valuable well fought out victory against their close rivals in front of 60,000. Up next is a game against England.