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Scotland national football team
European Championship | Qualifiers
Nov 14, 2014 at 7.45pm UK
 
Republic of Ireland national football team

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Shaun Maloney: 'Scotland winner didn't work in training'

Scotland midfielder Shaun Maloney admits that his goal in their Euro 2016 Group D qualifying win against the Republic of Ireland had not worked in training.

Scotland midfielder Shaun Maloney has admitted that his goal in their Euro 2016 Group D qualifier against the Republic of Ireland, which finished 1-0 to the home side at Celtic Park, had previously not worked in training.

From a short corner, the 31-year-old passed the ball to the feet of Scott Brown, whose back-heel allowed the winger to curl the winner home.

Maloney told BBC Sport: "It's a special moment for myself and the team. Just very fortunate that we were on the right end of the result.

"We had a day when we worked on set pieces and we tried it a few times and it didn't quite end up how it did [on the night]."

The result puts Scotland third in Group D with seven points from four matches.

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Scotland's defender Grant Hanley vies with Republic of Ireland's goalkeeper David Forde during the Euro 2016 Qualifier, Group D football match between Scotland and Republic of Ireland at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on November 14, 2014
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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

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Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
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