ScotlandvsHaiti
SCO 1/HAI 0
Things to say
Scotland edged Haiti 1-0 at Gillette Stadium to open their World Cup group.
01
opener
Scotland nicked it 1-nil over Haiti at Gillette. Bit of a grind, honestly. Clean sheet's a clean sheet though.
02
key player
Angus Gunn was the difference, two big saves to lock down the shutout when Haiti pushed late.
03
hot take
Scotland looked shambolic going forward. Two shots? You're not winning a group playing like that.
04
deep cut
Hannes Delcroix had 14 defensive interventions for Haiti and still ended up on the wrong end of it. Man was everywhere.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if they can actually find the net next match or if it's another smash-and-grab.
The recap
Scotland nicked a 1-nil win over Haiti at Gillette and honestly it was a proper backs-to-the-wall job from the Haitians, who threw bodies in front of everything. Hannes Delcroix was everywhere at the back with 14 defensive interventions and 66 accurate passes — the man basically played the match by himself.
Scotland never really got out of second gear, McTominay had a couple of looks but Johny Placide stood up when called, and the lone goal was enough on a night neither side covered themselves in glory going forward. Three points is three points though, and the Tartan Army will take a clean sheet and a win to open the group every day of the week.