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Last Updated: Saturday, 11 October, 2003, 16:49 GMT 17:49 UK
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Marks out of 10 for the Scotland players in their Euro 2004 qualifier against Lithuania at Hampden.
Rab Douglas: The Celtic goalkeeper had little to do but pulled off a good save from Nerijus Barasa after 36 minutes.
Jackie McNamara: Was pulled out of position too often, was booked for a clumsy challenge in the first half and offered little in attack.
Christian Dailly: Was again as solid as a rock at the back in the twilight of his career with some vital interceptions.
Steven Pressley: Did his job professionally and quietly at the back.
Gary Naysmith: As tenacious and lively as usual, was booked for an over-zealous tackle early on but kept plugging away and set up the winning goal.
Gavin Rae: Has been in form for Dundee but was subdued on the big occasion and offered little of his usual powerful, thrusting runs.
Barry Ferguson: Probed industrially, but has lost the cutting edge he had with Rangers last season and the final, killer ball was missing.
Colin Cameron: Was his usual industrious self but found it difficult to find room for his trademark goalscoring runs into the box.
James McFadden: Was electric down the left wing, teasing and going past defenders at will, but he lacked support and the final ball just never ran for the Everton man.
Stevie Crawford: Worked his socks off as usual for the cause but found it impossible to win space behind the packed defence and had a second-half header kicked off the line.
Kenny Miller: Looked lively at the start but quickly faded out of the game as his lack of match fitness began to tell.
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher (replaced Colin Cameron): Made an immediate impact after coming on midway throught the second half and fired in a lovely controlled volley to score the vital goal.
Don Hutchison (replaced Kenny Miller): Short of match fitness but provided some muscle up front after coming on midway through the second half without causing many problems for the defence.
Graeme Alexander (replaced James McFadden): Came on in the final seconds to waste time and did not have time to make an impact.
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