PEAKY BLINDER

Adams leaves minnows with mountain to climb as he fires a hat-trick in the shadow of the Alps

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SCOTLAND played in the shadows of the Alps and it was hat-trick hero Che Adams who peaked in this much-needed victory over minnows Liechtenstein.

Yes, it was only a friendly but it put a win on the board and both Steve Clarke's starting frontmen got in on the act.

Adams got a treble and George Hirst netted his first for the country.

Lennon Miller made his first start and made an immediate impact. He saw a shot blocked and Adams knocked in the rebound in only the fourth minute.

The Torino star got another in the first half, after Miller pressed, won the ball and fed the forward who finished with a low reverse shot.

Scotland dominated. John McGinn's second-half shot came off a post before Anthony Ralston put in a cross and Adams flicked it on to Hirst to score. It was a job done.

Clarke was also able to give debuts to Josh Doig, Andy Irving, Connor Barron and Kieron Bowie in the closing stages.

Adams claimed the match ball when he netted from a Nathan Patterson cross with the final touch of the game.

OK, Liechtenstein were never going to offer the toughest of challenges but Scotland got a welcome boost ahead of the World Cup qualifiers which kick off in the next international window in September.

There will be no room for error against Denmark, Greece and Belarus.

This game in the Rheinpark Stadium brought some welcome positivity back after the home defeats to Greece and Iceland.