Kirin Cup 2006

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Some of the words used in the report are not what you would normally associate with Scotland in one of their games :003:

Cracking performance and some other good chances created - should be interesting against Japan now :001:

[kencar]

So we win a meaningless friendly. Doesn't mean much :006:

[Kingsmills]

All of a sudden I've developed an interest in this tournament.

[Yngwie]

Just think how many more we'd have got if Dargo had been playing!

Looks like Scotland will be the only British nation to win a tournament this summer.

[Caley4eva]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 5-1 5-1 5-1 never seen scotland actually play like that before

[Caley Fish]

Dammit I didn't realise the game was on telly :008: but what a result and we'll win the tournament now aslong as we don't lose by more than 2 goals :021:

[Kingsmills]

When was the last time Scotland scored five goals in a full international ? I seem to remember it might have been against San Marino under Craig Brown but to do so against a team ranked so far above us and with a second string squad is remarkable even in such a meaningless competition.

[RossP]

-clicky-

There's the highlights for those of you that missed the game.

Mine's a pint.

[Yngwie]

Last time we got 5 was indeed against San Marino, about 10 years ago.

I remember a 6-1 friendly win against Yugoslavia about 20 years ago.

[Harry Chibber]

So we win a meaningless friendly. Doesn't mean much :006:

Are u Clacher in disguise,

are you clacher,

are you clacher,

are you clacher in disguise??

[Mee]

Was that Scotland? I thought I was watching Brazil :001:

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Update on table, scorers etc. - roll on Saturday - should be a bigger crowd than 6,000 :005:

http://www.futbolplanet.de/asia/friendly_t...in_cup_2006.htm

[Guest kingkojak]

despite not being able to understand a single word of the highlights it was still a much better show than scotsport - though the 5 goals helped!

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Another excellent looking stadium for today's game - should be a sell-out crowd

Stadium Guide - http://www.stadiumguide.com/saitama.htm

[Mee]

We're going to win! I can't remember Scotland ever winning a trophy of any description in my lifetime, meaningless or otherwise! :005:

[Guest kingkojak]

what channel is the match on?

[Mee]

BBC 1

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

JAPAN 0 SCOTLAND 0

Attendance: 58,648

Scotland battled to a goal-less draw against host nation Japan to claim the Kirin Cup.

:clapping02:

At least there will be a piece of silverware for one international team from the British Isles this summer :014:

[kencar]

Lee Miller was HOPELESS when he came on with Ian Murray not much better.

How do these guys even get inthe squad??

[Yngwie]

So when do the Scotland team collect their MBEs? The precedent has been set for winning a meaningless closed tournament. At least on this occasion there was more than one opponent.

[KingBeastie]

Gordon Smith's comments about the ashes were brilliant!!

[Caley4eva]

lol. England wont win the world cup so na na na na Scotland r champs woooooooooooooooooooo

[nude_as_the_news]

Managed to get tickets at the last minute, so was at the game. Surrounded by 50,000 Japanese fans but wore the Caley Jags shirt with pride!

Actually thought Alexander was excellent tonight - strong positioning and a few good stops. Only spilled one long range shot (from Ogasawara?). Anyway, that said, should have been watching Brown!

[Caley Fish]

Do we get to rub this into them down south continuously for the next 40 years now :001:

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

Why not :003: