Maloney hoping to be given goal

Shaun Maloney is keeping his fingers crossed he will be credited with the goal which gave Scotland a hard-fought 1-1 European Championship qualifying draw against Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

Moments into the second half at the Aviva Stadium, with the home side leading through a Jon Walters goal, the 32-year-old Chicago Fire forward, who scored in the 1-0 win for the Scots when the two sides met at Celtic Park in November, levelled with a shot which deflected in off Ireland skipper John O’Shea.