FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, September 1, 2017
Scotland LLDWD 3
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Lithuania WLLLL 0
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SCO213
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FK Zalgiris namu stadionas · 5,067 att.

Match Report

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Scotland win away to Lithuania to keep dream going

Scotland kept their World Cup hopes alive following their convincing 3-0 win over Lithuania in Vilnius.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
4
55.8
Possession
44.2
23
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
416
Accurate Passes
309
516
Passes
404
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
92
Long Balls
79
46
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
26
16
Clearances
26

Head to Head

SCO leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LTU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Ernestas SetkusG
  2. 4Tadas KijanskasCD-L
  3. 3Georgas FreidgeimasCD-R
  4. 8Egidijus VaitkunasLB
  5. 20Valdemar BorovskijRB
  6. 11Arvydas NovikovasAM
  7. 17Mantas KuklysLM
  8. 18Arturas ZulpaRM
  9. 10Darvydas SernasF
  10. 22Fiodor CernychAM-L
  11. 14Vykintas SlivkaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Markas BenetaSUB
  2. 1Emilijus ZubasSUB
  3. 2Linas KlimaviciusSUB
  4. 13Vaidas SilenasSUB
  5. 9Deivydas MatuleviciusSUB
  6. 6Mindaugas GrigaraviciusSUB
  7. 7Ovidijus VerbickasSUB
  8. 15Edvinas GirdvainisSUB
  9. 19Lukas SpalvisSUB
  10. 12Vytautas CerniauskasSUB
  11. 23Modestas VorobjovasSUB
  12. 5Vaidas SlavickasSUB

SCO · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 5Charlie MulgrewCD-L
  3. 4Christophe BerraCD-R
  4. 8Scott BrownDM
  5. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  6. 2Kieran TierneyRB
  7. 6James McArthurCM-L
  8. 7Stuart ArmstrongCM-R
  9. 10Matt PhillipsLM
  10. 11James ForrestRM
  11. 9Leigh GriffithsF

Substitutes

  1. 23Steven WhittakerSUB
  2. 22John McGinnSUB
  3. 15Grant HanleySUB
  4. 14Matt RitchieSUB
  5. 19Chris MartinSUB
  6. 17Steven NaismithSUB
  7. 21Jordan ArcherSUB
  8. 18James MorrisonSUB
  9. 16Barry BannanSUB
  10. 12Allan McGregorSUB
  11. 13Ikechi AnyaSUB
  12. 20Ryan FraserSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Lithuania 0, Scotland 1. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths with a cross following a corner.
  2. 30' Goal! Lithuania 0, Scotland 2. Andrew Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Forrest.
  3. 66' Substitution, Scotland. Matt Ritchie replaces James Forrest.
  4. 67' Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 68' Substitution, Lithuania. Lukas Spalvis replaces Arturas Zulpa.
  6. 72' Goal! Lithuania 0, Scotland 3. James McArthur (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths.
  7. 79' Fedor Cernych (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 79' Substitution, Lithuania. Ovidijus Verbickas replaces Vykintas Slivka.
  9. 79' Substitution, Scotland. Chris Martin replaces Leigh Griffiths.
  10. 82' Substitution, Lithuania. Deivydas Matulevicius replaces Darvydas Sernas.
  11. 85' Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Stuart Armstrong.

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