Scotland v Denmark, 29 March 2016

Score1-0 to Scotland
RefereeSvein Oddvar Moen
CompetitionInternational Friendly
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance18,385
Kick Off: 20:00 BST Matt Ritchie's opportunistic first-half strike earned Scotland a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Denmark at Hampden Park. The Bournemouth midfielder pounced on Daniel Agger's error and hesitancy from Kasper Schmeichel in the eighth minute to grab the Scots a lead they would not relinquish. Denmark will feel as though they should have got something from the game after a promising second-half display, but Pierre Hojbjerg and Martin Braithwaite failed to convert their dominance into goals.

1  Scotland

Manager: Gordon Strachan

0  Denmark

Manager: Age Fridtjof Hareide

Goals:

Matt Ritchie 8 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon
Defender Grant Hanley
Defender/Centre back Gordon Greer
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Steven Whittaker
Midfielder Scott Brown (captain)
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Forward Steven Fletcher
Forward Leigh Griffiths

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Daniel Agger Defender
Riza Durmisi Defender
Simon Kjaer Defender
Henrik Dalsgaard Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Delaney Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Yussuf Poulsen Forward

Substitutions:

Ikechi Anya for Steven Fletcher 46
Charlie Mulgrew for Kieran Tierney 46
Chris Martin for Leigh Griffiths 60
Liam Bridcutt for Shaun Maloney 69
Oliver Burke for Matt Ritchie 82

Substitutions:

Martin Braithwaite for Yussuf Poulsen 46
Jonas Lössl for Kasper Schmeichel 46
Erik Sviatchenko for Daniel Agger 64
Lasse Schöne for Christian Eriksen 81

Cards:

John McGinn 68 Y
Liam Bridcutt 79 Y
Gordon Greer 87 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Bain
Defender Paul Caddis
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Defender/Midfielder Liam Bridcutt
Defender/Midfielder Charlie Mulgrew
Midfielder James Forrest
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Murphy
Forward Chris Martin

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard
Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Defender Jonas Knudsen
Defender Jores Okore
Defender Erik Sviatchenko
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Wass
Midfielder William Kvist
Midfielder Lasse Schöne
Midfielder Nicolaj Thomsen
Midfielder/Forward Lasse Vibe

1  Scotland

Manager: Gordon Strachan

Goals:

Matt Ritchie 8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon
Defender Grant Hanley
Defender/Centre back Gordon Greer
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Steven Whittaker
Midfielder Scott Brown (captain)
Midfielder Shaun Maloney
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Forward Steven Fletcher
Forward Leigh Griffiths

Substitutions:

Ikechi Anya for Steven Fletcher 46
Charlie Mulgrew for Kieran Tierney 46
Chris Martin for Leigh Griffiths 60
Liam Bridcutt for Shaun Maloney 69
Oliver Burke for Matt Ritchie 82

Cards:

John McGinn 68 Y
Liam Bridcutt 79 Y
Gordon Greer 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Bain
Defender Paul Caddis
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Defender/Midfielder Liam Bridcutt
Defender/Midfielder Charlie Mulgrew
Midfielder James Forrest
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Murphy
Forward Chris Martin

0  Denmark

Manager: Age Fridtjof Hareide

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper
Daniel Agger Defender
Riza Durmisi Defender
Simon Kjaer Defender
Henrik Dalsgaard Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Delaney Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Yussuf Poulsen Forward

Substitutions:

Martin Braithwaite for Yussuf Poulsen 46
Jonas Lössl for Kasper Schmeichel 46
Erik Sviatchenko for Daniel Agger 64
Lasse Schöne for Christian Eriksen 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard
Goalkeeper Jonas Lössl
Defender Jonas Knudsen
Defender Jores Okore
Defender Erik Sviatchenko
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Wass
Midfielder William Kvist
Midfielder Lasse Schöne
Midfielder Nicolaj Thomsen
Midfielder/Forward Lasse Vibe