Post by Taxigirl on Sept 4, 2004 8:35:43 GMT
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Scotland's friendly with Spain was abandoned after an hour due to floodlight failure with the score at 1-1.
At a rain-drenched Levante Stadium the Scots put on a good show and deserved to be on level terms before the action was halted.
They hit the front on 18 minutes when Ruben Baraja deflected James McFadden's inswinging free-kick past Iker Casillas with an inadvertent near post header.
Plymouth striker Stevie Crawford then wasted two glorious opportunities to double the advantage.
On 27 minutes he raced clear of the Spanish backline but saw his shot from the edge of the box repelled by the feet off Casillas.
Ten minutes later he once again got a clear sight of Casillas's goal, but the Real Madrid custodian dived bravely at his feet to block his shot.
The hosts drew level on 57 minutes with Raul ending his long wait for a goal by converting a penalty.
The spot-kick was awarded after Jackie McNamara had brought down Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes as he attempted to meet Raul's cross from the right.
However, just as the home fans found their voices, the lights went out and were not to come back on.
Spain Scotland
Possession % 55% 45%
Goals 1 1
Shots on target 1 2
Shots off target 6 0
Blocked shots 2 0
Corners 4 0
Fouls 14 18
Offsides 1 5
Yellow cards 0 4
Red cards 0 0
Scotland's friendly with Spain was abandoned after an hour due to floodlight failure with the score at 1-1.
At a rain-drenched Levante Stadium the Scots put on a good show and deserved to be on level terms before the action was halted.
They hit the front on 18 minutes when Ruben Baraja deflected James McFadden's inswinging free-kick past Iker Casillas with an inadvertent near post header.
Plymouth striker Stevie Crawford then wasted two glorious opportunities to double the advantage.
On 27 minutes he raced clear of the Spanish backline but saw his shot from the edge of the box repelled by the feet off Casillas.
Ten minutes later he once again got a clear sight of Casillas's goal, but the Real Madrid custodian dived bravely at his feet to block his shot.
The hosts drew level on 57 minutes with Raul ending his long wait for a goal by converting a penalty.
The spot-kick was awarded after Jackie McNamara had brought down Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes as he attempted to meet Raul's cross from the right.
However, just as the home fans found their voices, the lights went out and were not to come back on.
Spain Scotland
Possession % 55% 45%
Goals 1 1
Shots on target 1 2
Shots off target 6 0
Blocked shots 2 0
Corners 4 0
Fouls 14 18
Offsides 1 5
Yellow cards 0 4
Red cards 0 0