Post by rooobarbcustard on Aug 16, 2006 17:52:00 GMT -1
Scotland Under-21 coach Archie Knox suffered a disappointing start to his new role after defeat in Slovenia in the European Championship qualifier.
The young Scots must now defeat France by a substantial margin at Pittodrie on 1 September to have any chance of qualifying for the Euro play-offs.
Steven Naismith, Calum Elliot and Zander Diamond all went close for Scotland in the first-half.
But Miran Burgic pounced on a rebound to score the only goal on 58 minutes.
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Slovenia U21: Handanovic, Brecko, Bojan Jokic, Rok Bozic, Kelhar, Pahor (Travner 65), Semler, Vrsic (Pecnik 79), Burgic, Dalibor Stevanovic, Birsa (Kronaveter 90). Subs Not Used: Nenezic, Hadzic, Cvijanovic, Tomazic-Seruga.
Booked: Bojan Jokic, Pahor, Dalibor Stevanovic, Brecko. Goal: Burgic 57.
Scotland U21: Marshall, Whittaker, Wilson, Thomson, Diamond, Broadfoot, Brown, Naismith, Elliot (Foster 75), Adam (Beattie 66), Wallace (Rocco Quinn 66). Subs Not Used: Samson, Paul Quinn, McEveley, McCormack.
Booked: Thomson, Diamond.
Att: 2,250
Ref: M Mikolajewski (Poland).
The young Scots must now defeat France by a substantial margin at Pittodrie on 1 September to have any chance of qualifying for the Euro play-offs.
Steven Naismith, Calum Elliot and Zander Diamond all went close for Scotland in the first-half.
But Miran Burgic pounced on a rebound to score the only goal on 58 minutes.
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Slovenia U21: Handanovic, Brecko, Bojan Jokic, Rok Bozic, Kelhar, Pahor (Travner 65), Semler, Vrsic (Pecnik 79), Burgic, Dalibor Stevanovic, Birsa (Kronaveter 90). Subs Not Used: Nenezic, Hadzic, Cvijanovic, Tomazic-Seruga.
Booked: Bojan Jokic, Pahor, Dalibor Stevanovic, Brecko. Goal: Burgic 57.
Scotland U21: Marshall, Whittaker, Wilson, Thomson, Diamond, Broadfoot, Brown, Naismith, Elliot (Foster 75), Adam (Beattie 66), Wallace (Rocco Quinn 66). Subs Not Used: Samson, Paul Quinn, McEveley, McCormack.
Booked: Thomson, Diamond.
Att: 2,250
Ref: M Mikolajewski (Poland).