Blues central defender Christophe Berra won his 31st Scotland cap as his side thrashed Gibraltar 6-0 in Portugal in their final Euro 2016 qualifier, while strikers Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick were unused subs as the Republic of Ireland lost 2-1 in Poland and now face a play-off for a place at the finals in France next summer.
Berra played the full 90 minutes for the Scots who were unable to qualify via any route regardless of today’s result and finished fourth in the group.
Great to win my 31st cap last night & end the campaign on a positive noteðŸ‘🻠What a support from the #TartanArmy @ScottishFA #WeAreScotland👇ðŸ»
— Christophe Berra (@Cberra1985) October 12, 2015
No better feeling in football than singing your national anthem 😃 pic.twitter.com/LvhSg2AmUZ
— Christophe Berra (@Cberra1985) October 12, 2015
Ireland, who ended their game with 10 men after John O’Shea’s late red card, finished third following their defeat in Warsaw with ex-Blues skipper Jon Walters netting their goal from the penalty spot in the first half.
They now face a two-legged play-off in November and will learn their opponents when the draw takes place on 18th October.