Maloney shines for Scottish U-21s

Shaun Maloney gave Martin O’Neill more evidence he could fill Henrik Larsson’s sizeable boots at Celtic with a stunning strike in the Scotland Under-21s’ win over Ireland tonight.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2003 - 22:49

Shaun Maloney gave Martin O'Neill more evidence he could fill Henrik Larsson's sizeable boots at Celtic with a stunning strike in the Scotland Under-21s’ win over Ireland tonight.

The youngster's lethal dead-ball kicks inspired the champions' 2-1 fightback over Livingston on Sunday after Swedish striker Larsson had suffered a double fracture of the jaw.

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