UEFA Nations League

Scotland vs Portugal, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Scotland
FT
0 - 0
Portugal

Portugal put foot in quarterfinals despite draw with Scotland

Portugal all but sealed their berth in the Nations League quarterfinals despite a 0-0 away draw with Scotland on Tuesday, the first points Roberto Martinez's side have dropped in four games of the competition.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
  • 3': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Ché Adams (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by António Silva (Portugal).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 10': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
  • 10': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
  • 13': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 14': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 16': Andy Robertson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 17': Hand ball by Ché Adams (Scotland).
  • 18': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
  • 18': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Diogo Jota (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 19': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 20': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
  • 20': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ben Doak (Scotland).
  • 20': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
  • 23': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
  • 24': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
  • 27': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
  • 27': Scott McTominay (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
  • 30': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  • 31': Foul by Kenny McLean (Scotland).
  • 31': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 31': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
  • 36': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a headed pass.
  • 39': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 39': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Portugal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Scotland 0, Portugal 0.
  • 46': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
  • 46': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a cross following a fast break.
  • 49': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
  • 49': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Ben Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
  • 50': João Palhinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
  • 51': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 52': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 52': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
  • 54': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Ben Doak (Scotland).
  • 58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 60': Ché Adams (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 61': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 61': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
  • 61': Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Francisco Conceição.
  • 62': Ché Adams (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  • 63': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
  • 63': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 65': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
  • 67': Diogo Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
  • 67': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Morgan replaces Ben Doak.
  • 68': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Ryan Christie.
  • 71': Delay in match (Portugal).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
  • 73': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by John Souttar.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 79': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 83': Rúben Dias (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Ché Adams.
  • 83': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 83': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 86': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 87': Delay in match (Portugal).
  • 88': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Vitinha.
  • 88': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.
  • 89': Substitution, Scotland. Nicky Devlin replaces Anthony Ralston.
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': António Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Ryan Gauld (Scotland).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nicky Devlin.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 90'+3': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Scotland 0, Portugal 0.
  • 90'+5': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Scotland 0, Portugal 0.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 3
70 Possession 30
14 SHOTS 4
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
652 Accurate Passes 250
714 Passes 314
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
39 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 57
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
3 Interceptions 7
4 Effective Clearances 29
4 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Hampden Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 49,056

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

SCO Scotland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Craig Gordon (GK)
5 Grant Hanley
6 John Souttar
3 Andrew Robertson
2 Anthony Ralston
4 Scott McTominay Yellow Card
23 Kenny McLean
8 Billy Gilmour
10 Ché Adams
17 Ben Doak
11 Ryan Christie
Scotland Substitutes:
Jon McCracken, Robbie McCrorie, Lyndon Dykes, Kevin Nisbet, Lewis Morgan, Connor Barron, Andrew Irving, Liam Lindsay, Nicky Devlin, Ryan Porteous, Ryan Gauld, Jack Mackenzie.

POR Portugal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Diogo Costa (GK)
3 Rúben Dias Yellow Card
4 António Silva
19 Nuno Mendes
20 João Cancelo
6 João Palhinha Yellow Card
8 Bruno Fernandes
23 Vitinha
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
21 Diogo Jota Yellow Card
14 Francisco Conceição
Portugal Substitutes:
Rúben Neves, Nélson Semedo, Otávio, Rui Silva, Rafael Leão, Diogo Dalot, Renato Veiga, Bernardo Silva, Ricardo Velho, Francisco Trincão, João Neves, João Félix.

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