Scotland Under-21s draw in Denmark: Rangers kid's stunning free-kick, Celtic's Matt O'Riley stars, goalkeeper catches eye & More News Here

Scot Gemmill’s staff have been already nicely out of competition to make it to the finals subsequent 12 months, however this end result at the least meant they signed off with respectable back-to-back factors away to the highest two groups in Group I.

The head coach made two modifications to the aspect that secured a powerful goalless draw away to part winners Belgium on Sunday because the suspended Conor Barron and Elliot Anderson have been changed by Josh Mulligan and Stephen Kelly.

Second-place Denmark – that includes Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley – had the primary try of the sport in the seventh minute when Maurits Kjaergaard noticed an effort from 25 yards out tipped over by St Johnstone goalkeeper Ross Sinclair.

Kjaergaard went shut once more 10 minutes later when he received on the top of a cutback from Ajax ahead Mohamed Daramy however his shot from eight yards out was blocked by Dundee United defender Ross Graham.

Scotland created their first probability of be aware in the twentieth minute when Scott High crossed into the field, however Mulligan was unable to get sufficient on his header and it drifted large.

Denmark threatened two minutes later when Gustav Isaksen nutmegged Jack Burroughs large on the best after which noticed a robust angled strike beautifully crushed away by Sinclair.

The hosts have been nicely on prime and Daramy blazed the rebound over from contained in the field after Mads Bidstrup noticed his shot blocked by a ruck of Scottish our bodies.

They nearly went forward a minute earlier than the break however Isaksen noticed a shot from eight yards out brilliantly saved by Sinclair’s legs after getting on the top of a Rasmus Carstensen cutback.

Remarkably, the Scots went straight up the park and snatched the lead in opposition to the run of play in first-half stoppage time.

Mulligan powered ahead and was contentiously awarded a free-kick 25 yards out after he appeared to slide. Rangers midfielder Kelly took full benefit, as he stepped up and curled a stunning effort in off the underside of the bar.

Despite this setback, the Danes continued in the ascendancy and Rasmus Hojlund and Frederik Winther each went shut in the primary 10 minutes of the second half.

The equaliser ultimately got here in the seventieth minute when Kjaergaard drilled a superb low angled end residence from the sting of the field after operating on to a Carstensen cutback.

The Danes piled on the strain in the closing phases however the closest they went to a winner was a stoppage-time header from Mathias Kvistgaarden that got here again off the crossbar.