Scotland-Lithuania 3-1 euro 08

Scotland beats Lithuania 3-1 in Euro 2008 qualifier

From FoxSports: GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Shaun McManus and James McFadden scored second-half goals Saturday to lead Scotland over Lithuania 3-1 in a European Championship qualifying match.

Kris Boyd gave Scotland the lead in the 31st minute with a header off a Darren Fletcher free kick, but Tomas Danivelicius equalized in the 61st after Fletcher was whistled for a penalty for bringing down Saulius Mikoliunas. Television replays showed minimal contact between the two players.

"It would have been sickening to drop points because of that," Fletcher said. "We've got to be bigger than that and show character and come back from it."

The Scot's pressured after conceding the penalty and McManus made it 2-1 in the 77th by knocking in a cross from substitute Shaun Maloney. McFadden added a third goal in the 83rd minute with a shot from just outside the penalty area.

Lithuania rarely threatened Scotland's side of the field in the first half. In the second, the Scots looked content to keep the ball away from their opponents.

Scotland is still in contention for a spot in the final tournament from Group B, along with World Cup finalists Italy and France. Scotland, which has 18 points from eight matches, faces France next Wednesday.

"It's still going to take a lot for us to be there," Fletcher said. "We want to be there and we're going to give it our best shot."

Lineups:

Scotland: Craig Gordon, Alan Hutton, David Weir, Stephan McManus, James McEveley, Gary Teale (James McFadden, 69), Scott Brown, Darren Fletcher, Lee McCulloch (Craig Beattie, 76), Kris Boyd, Gary O'Connor (Shaun Maloney, 76).

Lithuania: Zydrunas Karcemarskas, Marius Stankevicius (Edgaras Jankauskas, 56), Andrius Skerla, Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Arunas Klimavacius, Deividas Semberas, Mindaugas Kalonas, Deividas Cesnauskis, Igoris Morinas (Andrius Ksanavicius, 47), Tomas Danilevicius, Andrius Velicka (Saulius Mikoliunas, 47).