International Friendly

FT Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Canada WWLLW 1
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Scotland LWDLL 1
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CAN101
SCO101
Easter Road · 9,158 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Steven Naismith salvages draw for Scotland against Canada

Scotland's international against Canada did not go to plan as Gordon Strachan's side had to come from behind to draw 1-1 at Easter Road.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
36.9
Possession
63.1
10
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
518
356
Passes
605
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.3
61
Long Balls
78
26
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
16
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
11
23
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SCO leads series 1-0

Lineups

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Allan McGregorG
  2. 5Charlie MulgrewCD-L
  3. 4Christophe BerraCD-R
  4. 3Lee WallaceLB
  5. 2Ikechi AnyaRB
  6. 11Steven NaismithAM
  7. 7Darren FletcherLM
  8. 8Tom CairneyRM
  9. 9Chris MartinF
  10. 14Oliver BurkeAM-L
  11. 10Robert SnodgrassAM-R

CAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Simon ThomasG
  2. 3Manjrekar JamesCD-L
  3. 15Adam StraithCD-R
  4. 17Maxim TissotLB
  5. 2Nikolas LedgerwoodRB
  6. 9Marco BustosAM
  7. 6Samuel PietteLM
  8. 16Scott ArfieldRM
  9. 10Simeon JacksonF
  10. 7Junior HoilettAM-L
  11. 12Fraser AirdAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Scotland 0, Canada 1. Fraser Aird (Canada) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 35' Goal! Scotland 1, Canada 1. Steven Naismith (Scotland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
  3. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Barry Bannan replaces Oliver Burke.
  4. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Andrew Robertson replaces Lee Wallace.
  5. 45' Substitution, Canada. Jayson Leutwiler replaces Simon Thomas.
  6. 62' Substitution, Scotland. Jordan Rhodes replaces Steven Naismith.
  7. 62' Substitution, Scotland. Leigh Griffiths replaces Chris Martin.
  8. 68' Substitution, Canada. La'Vere Corbin-Ong replaces Maxim Tissot because of an injury.
  9. 76' Substitution, Canada. Ben Fisk replaces Simeon Jackson.
  10. 76' Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Tom Cairney.
  11. 90'+4' Substitution, Canada. Charlie Trafford replaces Scott Arfield because of an injury.

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