Electric Ben Gannon-Doak heralds return to Scotland’s tradition of tricky wingers | Paul MacInnes

There was nothing too complicated about the Bournemouth man’s performance but he took the fight to Haiti in a historic World Cup win The game was about 15 minutes in and a familiar script appeared to be taking shape. After an initial flurry, Scotland were under the pump, struggling to deal with the intensity and physicality of a determined Haiti team. Passes were going astray and tackles were being missed. It seemed only a matter of time before calamity became manifest, but there was one route of escape, summarised eloquently by a cry from the crowd: “Hit it long for the wee man!” Ben Gannon-D

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