Ferguson makes his first start for Scotland
Hamilton kid Lewis Ferguson says there’s a buzz about Steve Clarke’s Scotland side after they stretched their unbeaten run to eight matches last night.
The Aberdeen midfielder and former Hamilton Accies star made his first start for his country in Vienna as Austria came from 2-0 down to hold the Scots to a 2-2 friendly draw late on, cancelling out goals by Jack Hendry and John Mcginn.
The followed a 1-1 draw at Hampden in Thursday’s friendly where Kieran Tierney grabbed his first Scotland goal.
While the national side will be disappointed not to have conceded late equalisers in both matches, Ferguson – the son of Rangers hero Derek – says there is a great spirit in the camp and everything is positive heading into June’s scheduled World Cup play-off semi-final with Ukraine.
“I’m so proud to represent my country and start a game,”the 22-year-old told the Scotland media team.
“It was a tough game. We played well in the first half but we were a bit sloppy at times, never kept the ball as much as we would like to, and it’s disappointing to lose the equaliser in the end. But, overall, I’m pretty pleased.
“It’s been good [the camp]. The boys like to get together, there’s a real buzz about the place.
“It’s really positive and we are unbeaten in eight.
“All the camps I’ve been involved in have been great, so I think everyone likes working together. It’s a really tight group, everybody gets on well and everybody looks forward to getting away.”
Ferguson now has three caps, making his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Denmark in September last year and playing a part in a 1-0 win over Austria in Vienna a few days later.