Scotland 1-0 South Africa
Friendly
Wed 22nd August 2007
20:00
Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)
Att: 13,723
Boyd(71)
C Gordon
A Hutton
R Anderson
S McManus
J McEveley
S Brown (G Teale 72)
G Caldwell (B Robson 56)
D Fletcher(C)
J McFadden (S Pearson 46)
G O`Connor (C Beattie 68)
K Miller (K Boyd 68)
Manager:
Alex McLeish
FIFA Ranking: 23
R Fernandez
Nzama (Mere 83)
A Mokoena
B Mhlongo
B Carnell
S Pienaar (Modise 76)
Zothwane
M Sibaya
D Buckley (D Sheppard 76)
S Nkosi (T Fanteni 75)
S Zuma (S Nomvethe 14)
FIFA Ranking: 61
Key: Goals Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Craig Gordon (Sunderland) | (24 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 2 | Alan Hutton (Rangers) | (2 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| 3 | Jay McEveley (Derby County) | (1 Cap) | Age: 22 | ||
| 4 | Stephen McManus (Celtic) | (6 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 5 | Russell Anderson (Sunderland) |  |
(10 Caps) | Age: 28 | |
| 6 | Gary Caldwell (Celtic) | (25 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| 7 | Darren Fletcher (Manchester Utd) Captain | (30 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| 8 | Scott Brown (Celtic) | (4 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| 9 | Kenny Miller (Celtic) | (32 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 10 | Garry O`Connor (Birmingham City) | (12 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 11 | James McFadden (Everton) | (32 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 15 | Stephen Pearson (Derby County) | (7 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| (Replaced James McFadden 46 min) | |||||
| 16 | Barry Robson (Dundee Utd) | (1 Cap) | Age: 28 | ||
| (Replaced Gary Caldwell 56 min) | |||||
| 17 | Gary Teale (Derby County) | (9 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| (Replaced Scott Brown 72 min) | |||||
| 18 | Craig Beattie (West Bromwich Albion) | (5 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| (Replaced Garry O`Connor 68 min) | |||||
| 19 | Kris Boyd (Rangers) |
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(10 Caps) | Age: 24 | |
| (Replaced Kenny Miller 68 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored  Penalty Save |
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2 Alan Hutton
Friendly
Wed 22nd August 2007
20:00
Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)
Att: 13,723
Friendly
Wed 22nd August 2007
20:00
Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)
Att: 13,723
The first game of the season saw South Africa visiting Pittodrie. In the first half Scotland failed to create any good chances. After half an hour, South Africa came close when a cross by Carnell was headed over by Nomvethe. Scotland's only chance of the first half was when McFadden fired a free kick over the bar. With 22 minutes remaining, McLeish made a double change up front bringing on Boyd and Beattie for Miller and O'Connor. Three minutes later one of the substitutions paid off when Fletcher played a great ball over the top to Boyd, who timed his run well before he hit a half-volley into the keeper's left hand side of the net, to give Scotland the lead. With ten minutes remaining Robson clears a header off the line to keep Scotland ahead, and ultimately give Scotland a 1-0 victory.