Scotland manager Steve Clarke: “It was disappointing, the night didn’t get off to a great start.

    “We lost our goalie and compounded that by conceding the first goal.

    “It’s difficult for Cieran [Slicker], I really feel for him. He got thrown into a situation that he wasn’t quite ready for but Craig Gordon’s injured, Liam Kelly’s injured, Zander Clark is injured.

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    “It’s something I thought might come back to bite us, the only good thing is it came in a friendly match.

    “I’ve had young Callan McKenna in the squad so he’ll travel then we’ll have a look and see if we can find another one in Scotland who’s not on holiday.

    “If you get injured in the first couple of minutes and then you come off, I’d imagine [Angus Gunn] won’t play the next game.

    “I’ve had young Callan McKenna in the squad, so he’ll travel, then we’ll have a look and see if we can find another one in Scotland who’s not on holiday.

    “I’m not so sure it was too much to do with the shape, we just looked a little bit flat at times even when we got back in the game.

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    “We made their goalkeeper work a few times, on another night maybe you get those finishes and it would be a different story.

    “In two days time we’re going to Lichtenstein, so hopefully we’ll get a performance.”

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