Anthony Ralston has so far been superb in his first start for Steve Clarke’s Scotland side this evening against Armenia in the UEFA Nations League match at Hampden. Many Celtic supporters were urging the Scotland manager to start with Ralston last midweek against Ukraine in the World Cup play-off semi-final but that was not to be.
Instead Ralston got the nod this evening and within the first few minutes the Celtic right-back cleverly cut the back for Stuart Armstrong but his shot clipped the post. Ralston has been a constant thorn in the side of the Hampden visitors and he took a sore one with a head knock minutes before getting on the end of an Armstrong cross to guide his header past the Armenian keeper to find the far corer of the goal at the Celtic end at Hampden.
Here’s the Anthony Ralston goal that gave Scotland the lead.
Former Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna, now playing for Nottingham Forest, added a second just before the interval to double the Scotland lead, with the VAR check having been completed. A goal review just before the half-time whistle denied McKenna a second.
At the break it’s Scotland 2 Armenia 0 – oh and Callum McGregor was booked for a shirt pull.
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