Boyd on the double as Scots batter Bulgaria

KRIS BOYD had a dream introduction to international football as the Rangers striker scored twice in Scotland’s 5-1 Kirin Cup win over Bulgaria at Kobe Wing Stadium.

Fellow debutant and Rangers team-mate Chris Burke came off the bench to net twice as well, while James McFadden also got his name on the scoresheet as Walter Smith’s Scotland notched up a comfortable victory over Hristo Stoichkov’s team.

Boyd took just 13 minutes to claim his maiden goal with a fine first-time finish as he latched on to Darren Fletcher’s perfectly placed pass to fire over Stoyan Kolev and put Scotland in front.

The Bulgarians pulled themselves level in the 26th minute when Yordan Todorov netted but Boyd put the Scots 2-1 up three minutes before the break. McFadden got their third in the 69th minute before Burke’s late brace completed the rout.