FYR Macedonia 1-2 Scotland
Posted in Scotland at 23:00 on 10 September 2013
FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Europe, Group A, Philip II of Macedonia Arena, Skopje, 10/9/13
Two wins on the road is not to be scoffed at, but we rode our luck in the second half. Overall Matt Gilks had more saves to make than the Macedonian keeper had in the whole game.
Ikechi Anya, though, has a welcome injection of pace and willingness to get forward. His goal was very well taken.
Scotland had much the better of the first half and our failure to score could have come back to haunt us. Macedonia were much more positive in the second half and looking likelier to score just before we did but didn’t let us in the game after that. When the equaliser came it didn’t look likely they could lose. But up stepped Shaun Maloney to do what he’s done for Wigan and usually doesn’t get the opportunity to do for Scotland (because we don’t get free kicks around the area that often.)
If results in other games go against us it may still be we’ll need to beat Croatia – who have second place in the group in the bag anyway – next month to avoid bottom spot.
Tags: Croatia, Ikechi Anya, Macedonia, Matt Gilks, Philip II of Macedonia Arena, Shaun Maloney, Skopje, Wigan Athletic
GordyBrow
11 September 2013 at 08:43
Very well taken it may have been, it also looked very offside. A win is a win though.
jackdeighton
12 September 2013 at 00:35
I thought he was off in live play. From the bits shown on the news later he seemed on, though. He was certainly on the next time he was played through (when he was given off and booked for playing the ball after the whistle.) So it evens out if he was off the first time.