Euro 2008 Qualification: Scotland vs. Ukraine
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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 M
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 lineupsScotlandUkraine#PlayerClub Team#PlayerClub Team1Craig GordonSunderland1Olexandr ShovkovskiyDynamo Kyiv2Alan HuttonRangers2Andriy NesmachniyDynamo Kyiv3Gary NaysmithSheffield United3Oleksandr Kucher]Shakhtar Donetsk4Stephen McManusCeltic4Anatoliy TymoschukZenit Saint Petersburg5David WeirRangers5Volodymyr YezerskiyShakhtar Donetsk6Barry FergusonRangers7Andriy ShevchenkoChelsea7Stephen PearsonDerby County9Oleh HusyevDynamo Kyiv8Lee McCullochRangers10Andriy VoroninLiverpool9Kenny MillerDerby County16Andriy VorobeyDnipro Dnipropetrovsk10Scott BrownCeltic21Olexandr GladkiyShakhtar Donetsk11James McFaddenEverton30Dmytro ChygrynskiyShakhtar Donetsk
StatisticsStatisticScotlandUkraineTotal Shots:713Shots on Goal:64Fouls:1819Offsides:01Corner Kicks:21
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