Why Scott McTominay's wondergoal really does deserve to be immortalised in giant mural
Scott McTominay’s goal against Denmark was a lot more difficult than he made it look
It was a wondergoal on a night of three (plus another equally important but less dramatic one). And, for many, Scott McTominay’s strike in that historic World Cup qualifying decider match against Denmark was the pick of a very good bunch.
Certainly, when three Glasgow Warriors rugby players took to the Hampden pitch in an attempt to recreate the goals, it proved to be the most difficult, with former captain Ryan Wilson making repeated attempts before exclaiming, “mate, how has he done it?”, complaining of a headache and a back spasm, and saying “I think I’m concussed”.
Now McTominay has been awarded a highly unusual sporting accolade, for Scotland at least, in the form of a giant mural of his famous overhead kick, which opened the scoring in a game that Scotland won 4-2, on a side of a tenement block near Hampden Park.
It is a wonderful tribute to his talent that will surely inspire countless youngsters to believe that they too can rise to achieve great things, whether in football or in life.
“I’ve a lot of respect for McTominay...” Wilson said, after giving up. So do we all.
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