SCOTLAND UNDER-21s recorded the biggest EVER win in their history tonight against Gibraltar 21s.
The Young Scots hosted the European minnows at Dens Park in Dundee in the third fixtures in their Under-21 Euro qualifying group.
Scotland‘s previous two results were both 2-0 defeats, one away to Czechia and the other at home to Portugal.
Boss Scot Gemmill named a strong side for this one with Celtic full-back Colby Donovan in from the start as were Kilmarnock‘s David Watson and Hearts‘ James Wilson, both of whom have played a significant amount of football at senior level.
The home side shot into the lead after just three minutes through Manchester City kid Emilio Lawrence and remained in control early on.
Gibraltar had a few forays up the park in the next 20 minutes but it seemed that as soon as the second goal was scored, the roof caved in on them.
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Former Rangers starlet Adedire Mebude produced a terrific moment of individual brilliance from the right wing for the team’s second on 22 minutes and then Lawrence popped back up on 27 minutes for the third with a curler from outside the box.
Then came a stunning run of five goals in six minutes as a Donovan cross was turned into his own net by Gibraltar defender Kevin Gonzalez (which technically earned Donovan a third assist), Wilson hit a quick-fire double before Kyle Ure rifled home a shot from the edge of the area to make it seven.
Would the away side shut up shop following half-time?
Well, just 80 seconds after the restart Scotland had their EIGHTH when Wilson tapped home from a yard out after the goalkeeper spilled a cross.
That meant with not even 48 minutes on the clock the scoreline read 8-0 to Scotland.
Lawrence then equalled Wilson’s efforts by scoring his third on 56 minutes to make it NINE.
And three minutes later he usurped Wilson by scoring a wonderful forth, firing the ball into the net after a cheeky nutmeg just outside the box.
Dundee United youngster Miller Thomson (on loan at Ross County) smashed the record books even further when he turned home a Lawrence cutback to make it 11-0.
That also meant it was Gibraltar’s worst ever defeat, their previous worst being a 10-0 loss to Belarus in 2019.
And with eight minutes to go the Scots had another when Dunfermline centre-back Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen smashed one home from a corner to make it 12-0.
The Under-21s’ previous record was a 7-0 defeat of San Marino in October 2020.
On that night, Fraser Hornby became the all-time top scorer for the Scotland Under-21s after netting a hat-trick to take his total tally to ten.
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Barry Maguire, Connor McLennan, David Turnbull and Harrison Ashby were the other scorers on the night.
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