Scotland 0-1 Costa Rica
Friendly
Fri 23rd March 2018
19:45
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
Att: 20,488
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
A McGregor
C Paterson
G Hanley
C Mulgrew(C) (J McGinn 82)
S McKenna
A Robertson
M Ritchie (J Murphy 87)
S McTominay (S Armstrong 58)
K McDonald
T Cairney (C McGregor 58)
O McBurnie (M Phillips 77)
Manager:
Alex McLeish
FIFA Ranking: 32
Urena(14)
Oviedo(14)
K Navas
C Gamboa (I Smith 75)
J Acosta
G González
O Duarte
B Oviedo (F Calvo 78)
B Ruiz(C)
C Borges
D Guzmán (Y Tejeda 56)
D Colindres (R Wallace 64)
M Urena (Y Ruiz 69)
Manager:
Oscar Ramirez
FIFA Ranking: 26
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Allan McGregor (Hull City) | (37 Caps) | Age: 36 | ||
| 2 | Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) | (6 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) | (21 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 4 | Grant Hanley (Norwich City) | (29 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 5 | Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) Captain | (33 Caps) | Age: 32 | ||
| 6 | Scott McKenna (Aberdeen) | (1 Cap) | Age: 21 | ||
| 7 | Scott McTominay (Manchester Utd) | (1 Cap) | Age: 21 | ||
| 8 | Kevin McDonald (Fulham) | (1 Cap) | Age: 29 | ||
| 9 | Oli McBurnie (Barnsley) | (1 Cap) | Age: 21 | ||
| 10 | Tom Cairney (Fulham) | (2 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 11 | Matt Ritchie (Newcastle Utd) | (16 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 15 | John McGinn (Hibernian) | (6 Caps) | Age: 23 | ||
| (Replaced Charlie Mulgrew 82 min) | |||||
| 16 | Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) | (10 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| (Replaced Oli McBurnie 77 min) | |||||
| 17 | Callum McGregor (Celtic) | (2 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| (Replaced Tom Cairney 58 min) | |||||
| 18 | Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) | (5 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| (Replaced Scott McTominay 58 min) | |||||
| 20 | Jamie Murphy (Rangers) | (1 Cap) | Age: 28 | ||
| (Replaced Matt Ritchie 87 min) | |||||
 Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking  Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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2 Callum Paterson
Friendly
Fri 23rd March 2018
19:45
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
Att: 20,488
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Friendly
Fri 23rd March 2018
19:45
Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
Att: 20,488
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Alex McLeish's first match in his second stint was against Costa Rica. Their first meeting since the humiliating defeat at Italia '90. Costa Rica took an early lead after 14 minutes when Oviedo made a run down the left before cutting the ball back into the path of Urena in the box. He hit a low shot into the bottom right corner beating McGregor to make it 1-0. Scotland almost equalised straight away when Paterson headed a Ritchie corner past the post. McBurnie then had a shot saved. In the second half Costa Rica hit the bar, and Scotland's best chance fell to Matt Ritchie, who had a shot palmed over the bar. It was not a good start to McLeish's reign as it ended with a 1-0 defeat.