Scotland hopeful Gordon heartened by display

HEARTS goalkeeper Craig Gordon admits he is hoping performances like the one he delivered against Inverness will aid his bid for a Scotland recall.

The 37- year- old, playing in his first competitive match since December 2019, produced an outstanding point- blank save at the start of the game to deny Daniel Mackay.

The former Celtic and Sunderland shot- stopper did not put a foot wrong all night in his second debut for the club as Robbie Neilson’s side went on to win the game courtesy of Jamie Walker’s controversial penalty.

However, with Gordon short of match action due to the start of the Championship season being delayed until October 17, Scotland manager Steve Clarke has overlooked the shot- stopper for his last two squads.

But Gordon insists he will not give up on his desire to add to his 54 caps. He said: “I’ll try and do the best I can for Hearts and if I get the chance to get back in the Scotland s q u a d then I’d be absolutely delighted.

“All I can do perform well; is it was a good start against Inverness, a clean sheet.

“I made a few decent saves so I was happy with that and we’ll see what happens in the future.

“It was good to get back playing, it’s been a while, been a while for everyone really with everything that was going on, everyone was in the same boat.

“It was their first competitive game for well over 200 days for a lot of these players. It was a hard- fought victory, we had to go right to the end.”