Bravehearts Triumph! Scotland 1 - 0 France

The bravehearts of Scotland beat the pride of France. in a thriller at Hampden Park. Ex Everton boss Walter Smith seems to be the tonic the Scotland side required to bring about a revival, Make no mistake about it this was a tremendous result against an established France, who not very long ago, were runners up in the World Cup.


Scotland took the lead in the 67th minute, from Paul Hartley's corner which fell to Celtic defender Gary Cauldwell. Unlike Gary Neville for England, Cauldwell slid the ball into France's net for what proved to be a match winner. As with any game it's goals that count in international football and so you would have to say that Cauldwell was man of the match. However, this was a real team endeavour, and all the Scotland players should be applauded, for winning a hard fought match against a class side.


Scotland had to defend well in the first half that was dominated by France. Henry went close after only nine minutes, and the pattern was set. In fact France had two goals disallowed, when first Patrick Vieira and then David Trezeguet,were judged to be offside.


Scotland's 67th minute goal galvanised the men of France, who tried hard to make amends. They nearly did so at the end, but the ball bounced away from Thiery Henry who, true to form, was magnanimous after the game. He said that Scotland had a good plan, which they stuck to so "good luck to them". So perhaps luck was on the side of Scotland, but they worked hard and deserved their win for a fine team effort.


Tags:
Scotland Vs France
soccer and football
Scotland Vs France