Scotland vs Socceroos: International Friendly live scores, blog
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Australia players celebrate after fellow team member Mile Jedinak, unseen, scored against Bahrain. AP Photo/Hassan Amma
After an inauspicious start to their 2014 World Cup Qualifying campaign, Holger Oseick’s Socceroos will be looking for form when they face Scotland in Edinburgh this morning. We’ll have live scores and updates from 5.00am AEST.
Two stalemates, away against Oman and then home against group heavyweights Japan, have left Australia with only two points from their opening matches, meaning an already-difficult path to Brazil has become that much harder.
It might not be panic stations yet but tricky away trips to Jordan and Iraq loom.
After a meek, soulless performance against the Danes in Copenhagen back in early June it was unsurprising that the Socceroos performed as they did. Friendlies against Scotland this morning, and Lebanon early next month provide Oseick with the opportunity to get his men on the front foot.
They’ll go into the clash against the Scots missing a host of first-team regulars. Kewell, Cahill, Kennedy and Emerton will all be absent. Several fringe players, including Scott McDonald and Neil Kilkenny, are expected to get the opportunity to impress from the opening kick-off with starting positions.
Scotland will be led by the likes of Charlie Adam, James Morrison and Robert Snodgrass, and after being hammered 5-1 by the United States in Florida in late May, will be expected to rebound in front of an expectant home crowd.
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11:42am
Vic said | 11:42am | Report comment
Having this fixture is the equivalent to playing a one off cricket test in September before the club and shield season had even begun.
Means nothing to me, and should not have been held in the first place.
6:56am
Chad Bennett said | 6:56am | Report comment
FULL TIME: Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
Well, there had been conjecture over the form of the Socceroos after an indifferent performance against Denmark and two draws against Oman and Japan respectively, and that certainly will not change now. Scotland were made to look better than they are by the majority of the Australian squad. Huge question marks loom over the future of several Socceroos regulars. Oseick has his work more than cut out for him if the Socceroos are going to get anywhere near Brazil.
That will be it this morning, thanks for following along. Enjoy Thursday.
8:27am
JAJI said | 8:27am | Report comment
Well under Frank Farina and without either Harry Kewell or Mark Viduka who were at the peak of their powers back in 2000 we beat Scotland 2-0. Unfortunately too many players are now heading to vastly inferior leagues in Asia and in particular the Middle East and thinking about their wallets. They are allowed to do this but as a result the national team is going to struggle. Osiek is in a pickle – he has to qualify, the youngsters are not coming through and the veterans are all cashing in the Middle East and trying to cling to a national team spot
We are very lucky our World Cup qualifying group has a) the 3 Arab countries all content drawing with each other and b) Japan who are clubbing these countries which helps on For and Against
Osiek wont pick De Vere, Lowry or Bosnar and is obsessed still with Kruse who couldnt cut it in Division 2 Germany and Archie. The only young player with promise, Chris Herd, pulls out every time he is picked
6:55am
Stevo said | 6:55am | Report comment
Look forward to Fozzies review of this game. Thanks Chad. Off to work soon.
6:53am
Chad Bennett said | 6:53am | Report comment
90 + 1′ Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
We’re into the first of three minutes of injury time. Game has basically slowed to a walk now.
6:51am
Chad Bennett said | 6:51am | Report comment
88′ Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
Game all but petering out in these final stages. First half the Socceroos looked infinitely better with Bresciano and Holman in the middle of the park. In the second half they’ve looked far, far too pedestrian. Mile Jedinak, I’m looking at you.
6:48am
rohan said | 6:48am | Report comment
Just turned off, Archie Thompson on. Osiek has probably shown that he is not bothered about the future of Australian football. Don’t sack him, make the fool work for his severance & start looking for a credible successor.
6:48am
Chad Bennett said | 6:48am | Report comment
84′ Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
Archie Thompson will replace Alex Brosque who, try as he might, hasn’t really been able to have the impact he’d have liked on this one. Kruse, on the other hand, has been serviceable.
6:46am
Stevo said | 6:46am | Report comment
Comedy hour has arrived with Archie Thompson gracing the field. I’m prepared to eat my words though. Anything for a goal thank you Roos.
6:43am
Chad Bennett said | 6:43am | Report comment
81′ Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
Jedinak slides in and crunches Charlie Adam as he lines up a shot from distance. Bit of consternation about the challenge, which Adam gets up gingerly from. Gareth Bale says hi.
6:50am
Marcus said | 6:50am | Report comment
This is quite embarassing. Probably better off putting the U23 squad in.
I bet Holger even tryed to call up Viduka for this friendly….
6:43am
Midfielder said | 6:43am | Report comment
Fark .. getting killed by Scotland… the centre backs … all three goals the first right full back does not go to his man… second goal left back own goal… third goal strolls past our central defence..
can not think of three passes of any worth all night… being played off the park by Scotland FFS
6:42am
Chad Bennett said | 6:42am | Report comment
Do they not tackle in Qatar, or whatever far-flung country Ognenovski is playing in now? He’s been pathetic tonight and at 33, is NOT up to international standard and certainly won’t be in two more years. Given his snide comments when Spiranovic was picked over him awhile back, I’d be more than happy to see the back of him.
6:40am
Chad Bennett said | 6:40am | Report comment
79′ Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
Ognenovski is rightly hooked, and Hearts’ Ryan McGowan gets a debut for the Socceroos.
6:39am
rohan said | 6:39am | Report comment
Oh dear, this is a little embarrassing now. Very old, very slow, very poor. Scotland have deserved it & should rise above us in the rankings within two years.
6:37am
Chad Bennett said | 6:37am | Report comment
77′ Scotland 3-1 Socceroos
SCOTLAND GOAL.
6:38am
Stevo said | 6:38am | Report comment
Sash involved in two of Scotland’s goals.
6:39am
Chad Bennett said | 6:39am | Report comment
Ross McCormack settles the issue with a third for the home side. After getting played in toward goal, McCormack is able to skip through a DISGRACEFUL attempt at a tackle from Ognenovski, and then nutmegs Davidson before slotting comfortably past Federici.
6:37am
Chad Bennett said | 6:37am | Report comment
74′ Scotland 2-1 Socceroos
Charlie Adam has been very good for the Scots tonight. Encouragingly for Liverpool fans (I’m not one of them) he looks to have perhaps picked up a yard of pace. WIth that said, the Socceroos have given him far too much leeway in the middle of the park.
6:35am
Chad Bennett said | 6:35am | Report comment
According to the Socceroos’ official Twitter feed, there have been 11,110 spectators at Easter Road for this one.
6:33am
Chad Bennett said | 6:33am | Report comment
70′ Scotland 2-1 Socceroos
That’s pretty sharp from Scott McDonald. Skips around with a sharp turn on the edge of the area, buys himself a yard of space and cracks his shot…over the bar. Oseick needs to bribe one of these teams in a friendly to let McDonald off the mark, once he gets his first he could be a real asset to this team, I believe.
6:35am
Stevo said | 6:35am | Report comment
Scotty Mac is classy but hasn’t got many other helpers in this half. Bresc off hasn’t helped.
6:29am
Chad Bennett said | 6:29am | Report comment
67′ Scotland 2-1 Socceroos
Ross McCormack takes the place of Jordan Rhodes, who has been more than decent here. Can’t see him staying at Huddersfield Town for too long.
Meanwhile, the volatile Alan Hutton has been replaced by Russell Martin.
6:31am
Chad Bennett said | 6:31am | Report comment
Danny Fox, who should have had an early shower long ago after handling the ball on the line, has been replaced by Charlie Mulgrew.
6:26am
rohan said | 6:26am | Report comment
Is there even half a chance of getting Pim back? We are playing worse than any time in the last 10 years & Holger’s continuing reliance on old & out of form players is frustrating.
6:27am
Chad Bennett said | 6:27am | Report comment
Pim’s with Honduras now, I believe. Well he was with their Olympic team anyway.
6:32am
Marc said | 6:32am | Report comment
Morocco?
6:46am
Chad Bennett said | 6:46am | Report comment
Ah, indeed. I saw him on the sidelines in the Moroco-Honduras game.
6:24am
Chad Bennett said | 6:24am | Report comment
63′ Scotland 2-1 Socceroos
SCOTLAND GOAL.
6:25am
Chad Bennett said | 6:25am | Report comment
OH DEAR. Less than three minutes into his Socceroos debut, Jason Davidson heads the ball into his own net. The cross came in from the left and under little to no pressure at all, Davidson gets his body position all wrong, and leaves Federici no chance as he directs his header into the corner of the net.
6:26am
Chad Bennett said | 6:26am | Report comment
Credit to his Socceroos teammates, who go to him immediately and I’d presume give him the obligatory “head up, son” treatment.
6:28am
Stevo said | 6:28am | Report comment
It was clinical though
6:30am
Chad Bennett said | 6:30am | Report comment
Oh, super header! Left Fed with no chance!
6:23am
Chad Bennett said | 6:23am | Report comment
60′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Special stuff. Jason Davidson, son of former Socceroos legend Alan Davidson, has come on for his Socceroos debut. Carney off.
6:23am
Stevo said | 6:23am | Report comment
Jason Davidson comes on for the ineffectual and frustrating to watch Carney – who was given a hard time by Snodgrass.
6:23am
Chad Bennett said | 6:23am | Report comment
I thought he was done after the Asian Cup. How many chances does he get?
6:25am
Stevo said | 6:25am | Report comment
Ask Holger
6:23am
Stevo said | 6:23am | Report comment
OMG, faaar out he scores at the wrong end!!!!
6:22am
Chad Bennett said | 6:22am | Report comment
59′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
He’s silenced me there though! Kruse gets down the right, attempts to nutmeg Hutton, can’t, gets around him anyway, cuts back and finds Wilkshire, who cracks a shot at goal, parried away by Gilks. Not bad from the Socceroos there.
6:19am
Chad Bennett said | 6:19am | Report comment
57′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
It’s often a bugbear of mine but Luke Wilkshire…c’mon. Australia do well to fight and win the ball back, WIlliams knocks a comfortable ball to him, instead of opening out and passing, he dwells on the ball and gives away possession. Frustrating to watch.
6:17am
Chad Bennett said | 6:17am | Report comment
54′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Save for a 10-minute period in the middle of the first half, this has been Scotland’s game and they’ve down well to control the midfield while also spreading out Australia’s back four at the same time.
6:13am
Chad Bennett said | 6:13am | Report comment
50′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Snodgrass and Hutton have been superb during the first 50 or so minutes of this contest and it is those two who once again link up down the right. Only a desperate, lunging Ognenovski can prevent the cross, and he looks to have worn one in the crown jewels for his efforts. Ouch.
6:11am
Chad Bennett said | 6:11am | Report comment
48′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Back underway. Federici has come on for Schwarzer, while Brosque drops into the hole to accomodate the addition of McDonald.
6:04am
Chad Bennett said | 6:04am | Report comment
Around the traps at halftime: Brazil have beaten the Swedes 3-0 in Sweden, England and Italy are locked at 1-1 at HT, Germany trail Argentina 2-0 in Gemany, Holland lead 2-1 in Belgium and Switzerland lead Croatia 3-2 in what looks an entertaining one. There are others, of course, that’s just the pick of the bunch.
6:10am
Marc said | 6:10am | Report comment
And other games from the Asian Confederation, all full-time:
Japan 1 Venezuala 1
South Korea 2 Zambia 1
China 1 Ghana 1
5:51am
Chad Bennett said | 5:51am | Report comment
HALF TIME: Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Time for some oranges. Has been a reasonable game for a friendly. Socceroos should be satisfied if not totally happy with the result so far, in patches they’ve been overrun by the likes of Naismith and Adam. But we are at 1-1, and there is another 45 minutes to run out yet.
5:49am
Chad Bennett said | 5:49am | Report comment
45 + 1′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Not good news for Australia, or Villa fans. Brett Holman is hobbling off the pitch with only moments to go. He will be replaced by Boro striker, Scott McDonald.
5:47am
Chad Bennett said | 5:47am | Report comment
43′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
As the half begins to draw to a close it is Scotland who are finishing as they started. They look the more lively, and their midfielders are ever so slightly running over the top of the Australians.
5:45am
Chad Bennett said | 5:45am | Report comment
40′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
And for those playing along at home, I’ll save you the trouble of finding out who the hell Jordan Rhodes is. 22-year-old Huddersfield Town striker (born in Oldham, actually, but let’s not worry about the finer points), has attracted interested from Liverpool and Newcastle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rhodes
5:46am
Marc said | 5:46am | Report comment
hey Chad, when you say he’s a big guy, does he play like a target man?
6:06am
Chad Bennett said | 6:06am | Report comment
Yes, he certainly does. Big, and British.
5:43am
Marc said | 5:43am | Report comment
Germany a player down and a goal down against Argentina in Franfurt at half-time
6:01am
Chad Bennett said | 6:01am | Report comment
Messi makes it 2-0. Trouble for Jogi and Die Mannschaft, I’d say.
5:42am
Chad Bennett said | 5:42am | Report comment
39′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Another half chance for the big man, Jordan Rhodes, as Australia get caught slightly on the break. Charlie Adam has been close to the best on the pitch but this time, he can’t thread the needle and find Rhodes, who had managed to slip from the clutches of Ognenovski.
5:37am
Chad Bennett said | 5:37am | Report comment
34′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
Where Scotland looks vulnerable, however, is at the back and had Australia had somebody a little bit more potent than Kruse and Brosque, they might have picked up another one or two goals.
5:35am
Chad Bennett said | 5:35am | Report comment
32′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
It’s been an entertaining half an hour or so in Edinburgh. Scotland had looked the betterof the sides early, but the Socceroos have worked back well into this one and both sides are more than happy to knock the ball around.
5:31am
Chad Bennett said | 5:31am | Report comment
28′ Scotland 1-1 Socceroos
SCOTLAND EQUALISER.
5:32am
Stevo said | 5:32am | Report comment
Sash beaten by the goal machine Rhodes. Excellent goal from the young Scot.
5:33am
Chad Bennett said | 5:33am | Report comment
I had just been about to write how Scotland had looked a bit shell-shocked since the Bresciano goal, but the thought soon evaporates as Danny Fox beats Williams down Scotland’s left and whips in a deep cross to the head of Jordan Rhodes, who has looked good as Scotland’s target man, and he nods a dominant header past Schwarzer, who can do nothing.
5:28am
Chad Bennett said | 5:28am | Report comment
25′ Scotland 0-1 Socceroos
Interesting stuff. Replays show that both the Kruse cross, and the Holman shot had both crossed the byline. So, in all fairness, the cross should never have stood in the first place.
5:26am
Chad Bennett said | 5:26am | Report comment
24′ Scotland 0-1 Socceroos
Scotland’s number one Allan McGregor has slowly limped from the pitch. Looks like it could be a groin, or upper leg injury the way he is walking. Matthew Gilks will come on as Scotland’s first subsitution.
5:28am
Marc said | 5:28am | Report comment
Maybe shattered pride muscle …
5:30am
Chad Bennett said | 5:30am | Report comment
To be fair Marc, not many of the world’s shotstoppers would have gotten near your namesake’s volley.
5:20am
Chad Bennett said | 5:20am | Report comment
19′ Scotland 0-1 Socceroos
SOCCEROOS GOAL!!! BRESCIANO SCORES AN ABSOLUTE BOMB, AND JUSTICE IS SERVED!
5:22am
Chad Bennett said | 5:22am | Report comment
The corner is cleared, and from around 25 yards Bresciano launches off the ground and hits and absolutely stunning volley that dips under the crossbar into the top right hand corner of the net. Superb, completely superb.
5:25am
Stevo said | 5:25am | Report comment
You little ripper! For all the Scottish possession they haven’t really threatened Schwarzer
5:29am
Chad Bennett said | 5:29am | Report comment
They look a little stunned from that Stevo.
5:20am
Stevo said | 5:20am | Report comment
Bresc from nowhere! Typical from this legend. 1 nil Roos
5:19am
Chad Bennett said | 5:19am | Report comment
18′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
HUGE CHANCE for the Socceroos! Hutton is caught out of position, and Kruse busts down the left off the throw-in, cuts it back to Holman on the six-yard box, who looks to have slotted it in…but the ball is cleared off the line by Danny Fox. Replays show that he clearly handled the ball, and should have been sent off. Poor decision. The Socceroos will have to settle for a corner.
5:18am
Chad Bennett said | 5:18am | Report comment
15′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
A quarter of an hour in and both sides have settled in well. Scotland have looked the more comfortable of the two sides and the likes of Snodgrass, Naismith and Adam all look lively, but that’s not to say that the Socceroos haven’t had moments of their own.
5:15am
Chad Bennett said | 5:15am | Report comment
11′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
Australia are ever so slightly beginning to work back into this one. They work forward through Rhys Williams, whose delivery is slightly long, and it skews away from the Scotland goal.
5:11am
Chad Bennett said | 5:11am | Report comment
9′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
Despite the early dominance from the home side, the Socceroos manage to pick up their first corner of the game. Can Bresciano manage to do anything with it?
5:12am
Chad Bennett said | 5:12am | Report comment
Sadly, the answer is no. Scotland repel easily.
5:11am
Chad Bennett said | 5:11am | Report comment
7′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
Jordan Rhodes gets on the end of yet another Hutton cross, and his header is only metres wide.
5:09am
Chad Bennett said | 5:09am | Report comment
4′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
Scotland have started well here. Through Robert Snodgrass and Hutton they’ve managed to expose perennial weak-link David Carney on Australia’s left hand side, and only desperate challenges from Australia’s centre halves were enough to repel.
5:05am
Chad Bennett said | 5:05am | Report comment
1′ Scotland 0-0 Socceroos
Not a bad start from both sides. Scotland get forward early through Brett Holman’s Villa teammate, Alan Hutton. Holman then responds seconds later, picking up the ball in the middle of the pitc and trying to playing in Robbie Kruse, but his ball is overrhit, unfortunately.
5:02am
Chad Bennett said | 5:02am | Report comment
We’re following the Socceroos this morning, who are taking on Scotland in Edinburgh. Scotland, who haven’t managed to qualify for a major tournament in 14 years, kick off their WCQ in three weeks, while the Socceroos continue theirs in Jordan.
Kick off is moments away.
5:00am
Chad Bennett said | 5:00am | Report comment
Good morning, Roar Nation.
4:58am
Stevo said | 4:58am | Report comment
Good Aussie contingent in the stands!