Scotland smash Gibraltar, but a new 'Rock star' emerges


Football - Scotland v Gibraltar - UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying Group D - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland - 29/3/15 Steven Fletcher celebrates after scoring the second goal for Scotland Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Gibraltar could at least savour the consolation of unearthing a policeman-turned-footballing 'Rock star' as they reprised their new role as the whipping boys of the Euro 2016 qualifiers with a 6-1 hammering by Scotland in Glasgow on Sunday.

A hat-trick from Steven Fletcher, the first by a Scottish international striker since Colin Stein in 1969, decorated the romp and ensured that UEFA's new boys have now conceded 27 goals in their first five pointless competitive internationals.

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