Persistent Scotland break Faroe Islands resistance
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
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Scotland 2-0 Faroe Islands
Scot Gemmill's side had to wait over an hour to make the breakthrough against the UEFA final tournament debutants in their Group B opener.
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- Scotland's pressure finally pays as they defeat the Faroe Islands in Group B
- Innes Cameron turns in a low cross five minutes after replacing Lewis Smith
- Captain Jack Aitchison squeezes a shot past Bjarti Vitalis Mørk for the second
- Mørk denies Aitchison with a stunning point-blank save before the break
- Faroe Islands right-back Asbjørn Heðinsson is sent off with eight minutes left
- Scotland have won all seven of their matches in this season's competition
- Next matches: France v Faroe Islands, Scotland v Hungary (Saturday)
