article_snippet: The The Sunderland striker hit The Sunderland striker treble in the 6-1 triumph over Gibraltar, with two Shaun Maloney penalties and a Steven Naismith strike also helping Hampden recover from the shock of Lee Casciaro’s first-half equaliser for the Group D minnows.
article_snippet: Not since Colin Stein bagged four against Cyprus in 1969 had someone scored more than two for the national side.
article_snippet: Regardless of the weak opposition in the Euro 2016 qualifier - albeit the Scots fell victim to the visitors’ first-ever competitive goal to make it 1-1 - Fletcher admitted victim was thrilled to have achieved a feat that eluded even the great Kenny Dalglish.
article_snippet: I got asked after the Northern Ireland game if I could get a hat-trick and I laughed the Northern Ireland game off,’ said History man Steven Fletcher.
article_snippet: ‘I’ve been told that it was 46 years since the last Scotland hat-trick
article_snippet: I thought Kenny would have managed it was 46 years since the last Scotland hat-trick
article_snippet: It’s been a while since I scored for Scotland and I was aware of that.
highlights_snippet: Scotland beat Gibraltar 6-1 in their European qualifier on Saturday .
  
highlights_snippet: Scotland's first in 46 years .
  