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| Marks out of 10 for Scotland in their World Cup qualifier against Moldova. Scotland Craig Gordon: Could not be faulted for the loss of the goal and made a tremendous save at the beginning of the second half to deny Serghei Dadu. Generally commanding. Gary Caldwell: Caught out at the Moldovan goal when Dadu muscled him off the ball and turned him too easily. Could not get forward to great effect, with the bumpy pitch playing havoc with the Scots' passing. Andy Webster: Found the challenge of marking Dadu and Serghei Rogaciov a tough one, but was the best of the Scots defenders. Stephen Caldwell: Also struggled to keep a lid on Moldova's sprightly front two but considering his lack of experience at international level, he let no-one down. Gary Naysmith: Replaced at half time after a fairly anonymous first 45 minutes. Darren Fletcher: Much was expected of Fletcher but, similarly to Saturday, he failed to deliver on a night when Scotland could have done with some inspiration. Barry Ferguson: Was at the heart of Scotland's play as they dominated the first half. Faded in the second half, possibly as a result of the hamstring injury that had threatened to prevent him playing. Gary Holt: Quietly effective as a defensive midfielder but, like the rest of the midfield, diminished in effectiveness as the game wore on. Colin Cameron: Put in a decent shift in an unfamiliar left-sided role, but failed to provide the craft that Scotland required to open the Moldovan defence. Steven Thompson: Battled well as a target man and got his reward with the equaliser. Otherwise, the service to him lacked quality. Stevie Crawford: Started promisingly with a good turn of speed and a vicious shot that was just off-target, but offered little threat subsequently. Had a reasonable penalty claim turned down in the first half. SubstitutesIan Murray: Struggled at left-back both defensively and offensively. Kenny Miller: Made no impact as a replacement for Darren Fletcher. Lee McCulloch: Despite only getting a few minutes of action, he showed enough to suggest that, given more time, he could have done more damage than both Miller and Crawford.
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