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Wed 09 Sep 2010McManus saves Scotland blushes
Scotland 2 Liechtenstein 1:SCOTLAND HAVE apparently plummeted to the depths where a victory in this match should not have been regarded as a formality. It took a headed goal from a corner in the 97th minute of the match, from Stephen McManus, to save them from an unimaginable draw.
Craig Levein had hoped the emphatic manner of his team’s win, against a team ranked 141 in the world, would have proved the main talking point this morning.
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