Scotland vs Croatia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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43': Petar SucicMcGinn strikes late as Scotland upset 10-man Croatia
Scotland's John McGinn scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Croatia for their first Nations League victory in their penultimate Group A1 game at Hampden Park on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 5': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
- 6': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 6': Tommy Conway (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Croatia).
- 7': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 9': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
- 12': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
- 12': Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Kenny McLean (Scotland).
- 14': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by John Souttar.
- 16': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Doak.
- 18': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Dominik Kotarski.
- 19': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
- 20': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 23': Attempt saved. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 30': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
- 30': Petar Sucic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 34': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 35': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Delay in match (Croatia).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 37': Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Offside, Croatia. Petar Sucic is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 40': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Ben Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 43': Offside, Scotland. Tommy Conway is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
- 43': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Second yellow card to Petar Sucic (Croatia) for a bad foul.
- 44': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Offside, Scotland. Ryan Christie is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Tommy Conway (Scotland).
- 45'+1': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Croatia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Scotland 0, Croatia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Scotland. Scott McKenna replaces Grant Hanley.
- 46': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 47': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 54': Foul by Tommy Conway (Scotland).
- 54': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Anthony Ralston (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
- 58': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 62': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
- 65': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by John Souttar.
- 65': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Luka Sucic.
- 65': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 67': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Ryan Christie.
- 67': Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Kenny McLean.
- 67': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tommy Conway.
- 68': Attempt missed. Ben Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Gauld with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 69': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 70': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Doak.
- 73': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
- 74': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 75': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.
- 76': Offside, Scotland. Ryan Gauld is caught offside.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Kristijan Jakic (Croatia).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Pjaca replaces Kristijan Jakic because of an injury.
- 86': Goal! Scotland 1, Croatia 0. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 87': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Scotland).
- 87': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
- 88': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces Ben Doak.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 90'+6': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Scotland 1, Croatia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Scotland 1, Croatia 0.
Statistics
 CRO |
SCO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 407 | Accurate Passes | 471 |
| 467 | Passes | 535 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 14 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Hampden Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 48,810
Venue: Hampden Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 48,810
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 |
Line-Ups
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 |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 19 | Tommy Conway |
| 11 | Ryan Christie |
| 18 | Ben Doak |
Croatia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Kotarski (GK) |
| 5 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 6 | Josip Sutalo |
| 4 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 2 | Kristijan Jakic |
| 17 | Petar Sucic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 16 | Martin Baturina |
| 21 | Luka Sucic |
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