Scotland 1-0 Moldova RECAP: Lyndon Dykes goal the difference as Scots disappoint in victory
Scotland defeated Moldova on Saturday evening in the second match of their World Cup qualifying triple-header.
Lyndon Dykes netted in the 14th minute and that was enough to separate the sides. Though the hosts missed a couple of great chances, and blew a few others, they still shouldn’t be content with their performance against one of the weakest sides in Europe.
An improvement will be required on Tuesday in Austria if Scotland are going to get the result their flagging qualification campaign needs.
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Key Events
- World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park
- Expected crowd of 35,000
- Scotland looking for second group win
Full-time
It’s all over at Hampden. Dykes’ early goal gives Scotland a victory but this wasn’t the performance fans wanted after the defeat to Denmark. Some booing could be heard at full-time.
Christie blows a huge chance after taking the ball into feet from McLean on the edge of the box. He has the whole goal to aim for and somehow puts it over the bar.
84 mins
Hanley passes up another chance from a corner after being found by McLean. He gets under his header too much and sends it high over the bar.
Another double-substitution as Cooper and McLean replace Gilmour and Robertson. McGregor takes on the captain’s armband.
Two chances in the space of a seconds. First Nisbet fires into the arms of a goalkeeper. The striker then becomes provider after Gilmour intercepts the ball from the throw out. Nisbet’s ball back into the midfielder is perfect but Gilmour knocks his finish wide.
A wayward cross from the right sums up Nisbet’s day so far as the Hibs striker hasn’t got going on his first start for the national team.
53th min
McGinn intercepts a slack pass on the edge of the Moldovan box. He opts to go for goal and sees his shot blocked by Vadim Bolohan.
From the resulting corner, Hanley heads over when he should have hit the target.
43 mins
A late intervention from Hendry does enough to affect Maxim Potîrniche’s header from close range following a corner as Moldova get their first proper chance of the game.
Mihail Ghecev worries Gordon with a shot from distance and whistles past the goalkeeper’s left-hand post.
34th min
Christie wins it back ahead, this time laying it off for Tierney. His low shot is saved and held by Cristian Avram.
Another excellent opportunity as Christie wins it back in the midfield, drives forward and plays though for Robertson in behind the defence. The captain lifts his effort well over the bar.
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