Scotland eased past Liechtenstein to secure a much-needed win in a dominant display. Scotland took the early lead with a strike from Che Adams just 4 minutes into the game when a blocked shot from Lennon Miller fell to Adams in the box, allowing the striker to put his laces through it and claim his first international goal in over a year.
Scotland’s second goal came from an excellent piece of closing down by Lennon Miller, following a poor pass by the Liechtenstein goalkeeper into danger, which put his team under pressure. The young Scot is able to turn the ball over with ease to lay off the ball for Che Adams to slot in his second of the game in the 26th minute.
Half time saw no changes for Scotland and a surprise goalkeeper substitution for Liechtenstein when Benjamin Büchel made way for Justin Ospelt.
The third goal came in the form of a first international goal for George Hurst in the 48th minute when he showed excellent striker’s instincts and gambled at the back post following a superb flick on by Che Adams at the front post.
Second-half substitutions saw the introduction of Andy Irving and Josh Doig in the 59th minute, with both making their international debuts. These changes were then followed by Nathan Patterson and Tommy Conway coming on in the 68th minute, and then finally Connor Barron and Kieron Bowie also made their international debuts when they came off the bench in the 78th minute.
Che Adams was able to complete a perfect hat-trick with his header in the last kicks of the game following an excellent cross from Tommy Conway. This goal secured Scotland’s 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.
Che Adams’ hat-trick is the first Scotland hat-trick since John McGinn in 2019 against San Marino. The overall performance was much improved from our previous game against Iceland, with Lennon Miller and Che Adams being the two standout performers. The level of the opposition does have to be put into account, as Liechtenstein’s performance seemed to warrant their 205th place in the rankings.
