Ben Doak was once more featured as a striker as Scotland U21 defeated Belgium 2–0, in a win that supervisor Scot Gemmill noticed as an indication of ‘this era’.
Though a pure proper winger, Doak’s function at Scotland Beneath-21s is decidedly totally different, with an absence of choices usually requiring the 18-year-old to play up entrance.
It has paid off for Gemmill, who recorded a 2-0 win over Belgium on Friday, along with his quantity 7 taking part in a job in each objectives.
Scotland’s first got here from a nook, with the set-piece initially gained by Doak pushing goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt right into a foul, earlier than Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen headed residence.
Doak then assisted the second simply after the half-hour mark, forcing one other misplaced cross from Vandevoordt and, after being discovered on the sting of the penalty space, turning and feeding Lyall Cameron to make it 2–0.
It was an influential show from {the teenager}, who was taken off the sector after an hour as Gemmill appeared for extra defensive stability – and possibly with Tuesday’s match towards Hungary in thoughts.
“It’s a improbable outcome as a result of we agree that Belgium is a high workforce. I am clearly very completely satisfied for the gamers,” Gemmill advised the BBC Each day report.
????????? Good work by #LFC‘s Ben Doak (18) assisted with the second in Scotland U21’s 2-0 win over Belgium on Friday.
His stress from the centre-forward compelled the error – and in addition gained the nook for Scotland’s first aim. pic.twitter.com/ZLfZIJXA7H
— Jack Lusby (@LusbyJack) November 18, 2023
“After all they have been actual backs towards the partitions, nevertheless it exhibits a unique facet to the gamers and it exhibits that we’re working with the fitting gamers as a result of they have been keen to try this.
“It confirmed that that they had that form of efficiency in them.
“Should you look again at a number of the earlier generations who went to Croatia and the Netherlands and gained, I’m completely satisfied that this era achieved such an enormous end in a high nation like Belgium.
“However now we have to make use of it nicely and do it once more towards Hungary.”
Scotland at present sit second in Group B of the 2025 European Beneath-21 Championship qualification, with three wins and a draw from 4 matches – though solely high spot, occupied by Spain, ensures a spot on the match.
There are six extra video games within the subsequent eleven months, with it unclear whether or not Doak will nonetheless be a part of the squad by then.
Since making the step up from the U17s to the U21s, he has scored as soon as and assisted one other in 4 video games, with head coach Steve Clarke monitoring his progress forward of a senior call-up.
