Euro 2008 Qualification: Scotland vs. Ukraine
Saturday, October 13, 2007
| October 13, 2007 15:00 (UTC) | |||
| Scotland | 3–1 | Ukraine | Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 51,366 Referee: Peter Vink |
Miller  4' (3)McCulloch 10' (1)McCulloch  45'+4'Ferguson 45'+4'McCulloch  60'Dailly  60'McFadden 68' (4)Miller 72'Brown 76'Maloney 76'McFadden 80'O'Connor 80'O'Connor 89'
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Match Report | 3' Nesmachniy 15' Shevchenko 24' (4) Shevchenko 37' Vorobey 46' Gusev 46' Rotan 64' Vorobey 64' Nazarenko 70' Rotan 73' Tymoschuk 73' Shelayev
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Scotland took a step closer to qualifying for Euro 2008 as a 3-1 win against Ukraine kept them top of Group B in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. The loss for Ukraine takes their tragic number down to 5 and could be officially be eliminated by the end of play at the end of the day.
Scotland took a 2-goal lead in the 1st 10 minutes of the match with goals from Kenny Miller and Lee McCulloch. Ukraine made things interesting when they pulled a goal back when Andriy Shevchenko scored off of Andriy Nesmachniy's left-wing cross in the 24th minute. James McFadden secured the win in the 68th minute.
Starting lineups and statistics
| Starting lineups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | Ukraine | ||||
| # | Player | Club Team | # | Player | Club Team |
| 1 | Craig Gordon | Sunderland | 1 | Olexandr Shovkovskiy | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 2 | Alan Hutton | Rangers | 2 | Andriy Nesmachniy | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 3 | Gary Naysmith | Sheffield United | 3 | Oleksandr Kucher | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 4 | Stephen McManus | Celtic | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoschuk | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 5 | David Weir | Rangers | 5 | Volodymyr Yezerskiy | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 6 | Barry Ferguson | Rangers | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko | Chelsea |
| 7 | Stephen Pearson | Derby County | 9 | Oleh Husyev | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 8 | Lee McCulloch | Rangers | 10 | Andriy Voronin | Liverpool |
| 9 | Kenny Miller | Derby County | 16 | Andriy Vorobey | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| 10 | Scott Brown | Celtic | 21 | Olexandr Gladkiy | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 11 | James McFadden | Everton | 30 | Dmytro Chygrynskiy | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Scotland | Ukraine | |
| Total Shots: | 7 | 13 | |
| Shots on Goal: | 6 | 4 | |
| Fouls: | 18 | 19 | |
| Offsides: | 0 | 1 | |
| Corner Kicks: | 2 | 1 | |
Sources
- "Scotland 3 -1 Ukraine: Scots on course" — ESPN Soccernet, October 13, 2007
- "Scotland stay on course for finals place" — UEFA, October 12, 2007
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