Source: FOOTYMAD
Scotland 2 Denmark 1
Snodgrass off the mark for Scotland Robert Snodgrass will remember his first goal for Scotland at a sodden Hampden. He made sure Scotland claimed their first win over Denmark since 1975. His diving headed goal added to the goal attributed as an OG by William Kvist Jorgensen from a Charlie Adam free-kick on the left. The visitors goal split the Scottish goals and was scored by Christian Eriksen. The win proved to be the perfect dress rehearsal for Craig Levein's side ahead of next months important EURO2012 qualifying double-header. Leeds winger Snodgrass earned his first start having previously made two substitute appearances and, before the game kicked off, Scott Brown received a silver medal to mark his 25th cap for the national team. The relentless downpour no doubt contributed to a smaller than usual crowd of 17,582 to see how Scotland would cope against the side led by the wily Morten Olsen. There was concern for both sides when Brown and Kjaer collided with each other, after just 20 minutes, while both going in for the tackle and, although they returned to the pitch after receiving treatment, the Celtic captain was forced out of the action minutes later. Brown was replaced by Don Cowie, who contributed to the opening goal when he won a free-kick which was whipped into the goalmouth by Adam and helped into the back of the net by a wicked deflection from Kvist Jorgensen after 21 minutes. The visitors were on equal terms shortly afterwards thanks to another set-piece of their own after Michael Krohn-Dehli was fouled by Adam out on the left. Eriksen needed no help from a deflection as he sent a lovely swerving free-kick past the grasp of McGregor and into the top corner. While some may criticise the 'keeper for his positioning at the goal, he pulled off a number of fine saves throughout the game. As half-time approached it was time for Snodgrass to earn his place in Scotland's record books. Miller supplied a superb long ball from the left and Snodgrass did well to send a diving header into the ground and into the back of the net from a few yards out. The flow of the second half was marred by a series of substitutions, with Craig Mackail-Smith, Graham Dorrans, Barry Bannan, James Forrest and Grant Hanley all given the chance of a run out a taste of the action for Scotland. With the clock ticking down, Eriksen tried to add his own tally for the night with a long-range effort that deflected past the upright and failed to trouble McGregor. As the game wound down there was still time for Nicklas Pedersen to hook the ball from close range but the visitors failed to find the goal that would allow them to return to Denmark with the draw, before Bannan drew a decent save from the goalkeeper with his own ferocious shot in the final minutes.
