Fletcher Stars in Scottish Triumph
By Chris O'Brien
November 17 2003
United's Darren Fletcher put in an impressive performance, as Scotland stunned the Netherlands with a 1-0 victory in the opening leg of their European Championships' Play-Off game. James McFadden got the only goal of the game, mid-way through the first-half.
| Fletcher Stars in Scottish Triumph |
| United's promising winger Darren
Fletcher put in a fantastic performance, showing his true potential, as
Scotland stunned Holland with a superb 1-0 victory in the first-leg of their
European Championships' Play-Off game at Hampden Park. Fletcher netted the only goal of Scotland's final qualifying group game with Lithuania to seal a place in the play-offs for the Tartan Army, and he put in another impressive display against a Dutch side who could fail to qualify for the second major tournament in succession. James McFadden's 22nd minute strike was the only goal of the game, and leaves the Scots with a superb chance of qualifying for their first major championship since France hosted the World Cup back in 1998. Scotland: Douglas, McNamara, Pressley, Wilkie,
Naysmith, Fletcher, Ferguson, Dailly, McCann, Dickov, McFadden. Netherlands: Van der Sar, Ooijer, Stam, de
Boer, Van Bronckhorst, Van der Meyde, Cocu, Davids, Overmars, Van Nistlerooy,
Kluivert. |
