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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Hampden Park - Glasgow Sunday 29 March 2015 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Scotland Group D - Matchday -8 Gibraltar Last updated 12/07/2021 17:30CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams 2 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Match background Scotland will look to maintain a positive run of home results as they take on Gibraltar, with UEFA's newest nation yet to get on the scoresheet in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group D. Previous meetings • This is the first meeting between sides from these nations at senior level. • The two countries met in a UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifier in the Republic of Ireland in September 2014, with Scotland prevailing 4-0. Form guide • Scotland have taken seven points from their opening four games, winning both of their home fixtures without conceding. • Indeed, they have won their last three competitive home matches without conceding since a 2-0 loss to Belgium in FIFA World Cup qualifying in September 2013. • Gibraltar have lost all four of their Group D games without scoring, conceding 21 goals in the process. • Gibraltar have the worst goal difference in qualifying and are one of only two sides – along with San Marino – yet to score since the European Qualifiers began. Trivia and links • This is Gibraltar's tenth official international since they became UEFA members. 3 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Squad list Scotland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Allan McGregor 31/01/1982 33 Hull - 0 0 0 0 33 - - Craig Gordon 31/12/1982 32 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 42 - - David Marshall 05/03/1985 30 Cardiff - 4 0 0 0 16 - Defenders - Alan Hutton 30/11/1984 30 Aston Villa - 3 0 0 0 43 - - Christophe Berra 31/01/1985 30 Ipswich - 0 0 0 0 29 3 - Gordon Greer 14/12/1980 34 Brighton - 1 0 0 0 6 - - Craig Forsyth 24/02/1989 26 Derby - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Russell Martin 04/01/1986 29 Norwich - 4 0 0 0 17 - - Andrew Robertson 11/03/1994 21 Hull - 2 0 0 0 5 1 Midfielders - Shaun Maloney 24/01/1983 32 Chicago Fire - 4 2 0 0 38 4 - Darren Fletcher 01/02/1984 31 West Brom - 3 0 0 0 67 5 - James Morrison 25/05/1986 28 West Brom * 3 0 0 0 36 3 - Scott Brown 25/06/1985 29 Celtic - 3 0 0 0 42 4 Crystal - James McArthur 07/10/1987 27 - 2 0 0 0 18 1 Palace - James Forrest 07/07/1991 23 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Barry Bannan 01/12/1989 25 Bolton - 1 0 0 0 19 - - Matt Ritchie 10/09/1989 25 Bournemouth - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Ikechi Anya 03/01/1988 27 Watford - 4 1 0 0 12 2 Forwards - Steven Fletcher 26/03/1987 28 Sunderland - 4 0 0 0 19 1 - Steven Naismith 14/09/1986 28 Everton - 4 1 0 0 35 4 - Jordan Rhodes 05/02/1990 25 Blackburn - 0 0 0 0 12 3 - Johnny Russell 08/04/1990 24 Derby - 0 0 0 0 2 - Sheff. - Stevie May 03/11/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 1 - Wednesday Coach - Gordon Strachan 09/02/1957 58 - 4 0 0 0 16 - 4 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Gibraltar Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jordan Perez 13/11/1986 28 Lincoln - 2 0 0 0 7 - - Dayle Coleing 23/10/1996 18 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 - - College - Jamie Robba 26/10/1992 22 - 3 0 0 0 4 - Europa Defenders - Roy Chipolina 20/01/1983 32 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 9 1 - Joseph Chipolina 14/12/1987 27 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 9 - Manchester - John Sergeant 27/02/1995 20 - 1 0 0 0 6 - 62 - Ethan Jolley 29/03/1997 17 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 - - - Scott Wiseman 09/10/1985 29 Preston - 4 0 0 0 6 - - Ryan Casciaro 11/05/1984 30 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 9 - - David Artell 22/11/1980 34 Bala - 2 0 0 0 6 - - Jean Carlos Garcia 05/07/1992 22 Lincoln - 2 0 0 0 4 - Midfielders - Daniel Duarte 25/10/1979 35 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Liam Walker 13/04/1988 26 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 8 - - Aaron Payas 04/05/1985 29 Lincoln - 2 0 0 0 4 - Bristol - Jake Gosling 11/08/1993 21 - 3 0 0 0 5 1 Rovers - Anthony Bardon 19/01/1993 22 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Brian Perez 16/09/1986 28 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 4 - College - Jamie Bosio 29/09/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 - - Europa Manchester - Jeremy Lopez 12/04/1996 18 - 0 0 0 0 3 - 62 Forwards - Lee Casciaro 29/09/1981 33 Lincoln - 4 0 0 0 4 - - Adam Priestley 14/06/1990 24 Farsley - 3 0 0 0 8 - - Kyle Casciaro 02/12/1987 27 Lincoln - 3 0 0 0 8 1 - John Paul Duarte 12/12/1986 28 Lincoln - 0 0 0 0 4 - Coach - Dave Wilson 22/02/1974 41 - 0 0 0 0 - - 5 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Head coach Gordon Strachan Date of birth: 9 February 1957 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FC Coaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Scotland • An energetic and talented midfielder, Strachan was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC lift the European Cup Winners' Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson. Began in management while still a player at Coventry in November 1996 before ending his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keeping the club in the Premier League until 2001. • Although sacked early the following season, he was swiftly appointed by Southampton – whom he guided to eighth place in the English top flight in 2002/03 and the 2003 FA Cup final. Strachan stepped down in March 2004 to concentrate on media work. • Installed as Martin O'Neill's successor at Celtic in summer 2005, Strachan proceeded to win the Scottish Premier League in record time and also lifted the Scottish League Cup in his first campaign. In 2006/07, Celtic triumphed in both league and Scottish Cup, and got past the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, falling in extra time to eventual winners AC Milan in the last 16. • Steered the Bhoys to the round of 16 again in 2007/08, this time succumbing to FC Barcelona, and a tremendous late surge took Celtic past Rangers FC to retain the Scottish championship. Stepped down at Celtic in 2009 after failing to defend the league crown. • After an unsuccessful year with Middlesbrough, was appointed national coach in January 2013, helping reinvigorate a Scotland team that went on to win home and away against Croatia in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying pool, despite failing to make the cut for Brazil. David Wilson Date of birth: 22 February 1974 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Kilmarnock FC, Ardeer Thistle FC, Kilwinning Rangers FC, Worthing FC, Newport (IW) FC, Bashley FC, Troon FC, Saltcoats FC, Auchinleck Talbot FC Coaching career: Gibraltar (assistant coach), Gibraltar (caretaker) • Became one of Kilmarnock's first professional apprentices at the age of 16 and spent the next two years at the club. Gave up football professionally at 18 to join the forces while playing at semi-professional level, playing one youth international for Scotland in a 5-0 win in Northern Ireland. • After joining the Royal Navy in 1994, Wilson played for a host of non-league teams in England, winning the Southern League Eastern Division in 2001 with Newport (IW). • A marauding full-back adept at getting forward and overlapping midfielders, Wilson returned to Scotland in 2002, representing non-league outfits Troon, Saltcoats and Auchinleck Talbot. • Throughout his military career, he played 118 times for the Royal Navy senior side and represented the British Combined Services in six separate campaigns. • Wilson's first coaching experience came as an assistant to Allen Bula, who guided Gibraltar through their first games following admission to UEFA. Following Bula's dismissal on 8 March 2015, Wilson was named as interim boss. 6 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Match officials Referee Mattias Gestranius (FIN) Assistant referees Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN) , Mikko Alakare (FIN) Additional assistant referees Antti Munukka (FIN) , Dennis Antamo (FIN) Fourth official Jukka Honkanen (FIN) UEFA Delegate Bert Andersson (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Nuno Castro (POR) Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Mattias Gestranius 07/06/1978 2 33 Mattias Gestranius Referee since: 1996 First division: 2006 FIFA badge: 2009 Tournaments: 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals N/A UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 22/03/2009 U17 ELITE Italy Scotland 3-1 Stegersbach 28/07/2011 UEL 3QR Paksi FC Heart of Midlothian FC 1-1 Szekesfehervar 10/09/2012 U21 QR Austria Scotland 3-2 Altach 31/07/2014 UEL 3QR Saint Johnstone FC FC Spartak Trnava 1-2 Perth 7 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Competition facts 8 Scotland - Gibraltar Sunday 29 March 2015 - 18.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Hampden Park, Glasgow Match-by-match lineups Scotland European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Germany 2-1 Scotland Goals: 1-0 T.