Scott Hynd is no stranger to fairytale endings already in his young career. The young striker became Alloa Athletic’s youngest ever goalscorer when he scored the winner against Arbroath at the end of last season at the age of just 15. But even he admits that scoring the equaliser in a 1-1 draw with England in the Centenary Shield at Ewood Park was the stuff dreams are made of.

The 16-year-old schoolboy dedicated his goal to his family who have helped realise his dream to become a professional footballer Hynd told Advertiser Sport, “Scoring the equaliser against England was amazing, I mean it’s stuff you sit in class and day dream about when you should be working. I owe that goal to my family because they do so much for me in terms of my commitment to football especially my pops Kenny Hynd. But also to have my family watch me live my dream is a real honour.

“It was a very special occasion for me - the biggest game of my life - but I settled into it greatly, relaxed and just enjoyed the game. I was happy that I played really well in the match, I seem to play better under pressure. When the pressure was on I am pleased I was able to deliver. I passed the ball well, had some good movement, worked really hard and scored a goal. Everything that a striker should do, so I am just thrilled with my performance.” Hynd is now hoping to use the experience he has gained from his involvement with the Scotland U18s squad to force his way into the first team picture at Recreation Park next season.

The Wasps hitman reckons playing at the home of Blackburn Rovers is a moment he will never forget but he is also determined to use the memories of the game to push him on in his career.

He said, “This whole experience has inspired me to move on and create more memories like this because it’s the best feeling I will ever experience.

“Playing at Ewood park was unbelievable. It is easily the biggest stadium I’ve ever played in. The pitch and even their youth facilities were top class.

“This experience has definitely helped my development and I hope I’ve got something to add next season to the first team squad as the Championship is potentially looking a great league to play in but then you can only take football a week at a time, it’s such an unpredictable game.” The Dunfermline High School pupil’s only regret is that Scotland couldn’t push on to get the victory after getting their English counterparts on the ropes in the final stages of the match.

Hynd added, “We were all doing very well until their penalty went in. After that we stopped playing our normal game and fell out of it a bit but we rallied in the second half. We got going and pinned them into their own half and started creating chances. It was only a matter of time before we scored and I’m just lucky enough to be the one to tuck it away and we maybe should’ve won it after that but it wasn’t to be.”