UEFA Nations League

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Scotland LLLLD 1
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Hampden Park · 48,810 att.

Match Report

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McGinn 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 6John SouttarCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Anthony RalstonRB
  6. 4Scott McTominayAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 8Billy GilmourRM
  9. 19Tommy ConwayF
  10. 11Ryan ChristieAM-L
  11. 18Ben Gannon-DoakAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Scott McKennaSUB
  2. 20Ryan GauldSUB
  3. 10Lawrence ShanklandSUB
  4. 15Ryan PorteousSUB
  5. 9Lyndon DykesSUB
  6. 13Greg TaylorSUB
  7. 22Nicky DevlinSUB
  8. 17Stuart ArmstrongSUB
  9. 12Cieran SlickerSUB
  10. 14Connor BarronSUB
  11. 7John McGinnSUB
  12. 21Robbie McCrorieSUB

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik KotarskiG
  2. 5Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
  3. 6Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Kristijan JakicRB
  6. 17Petar SucicAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Andrej KramaricF
  10. 16Martin BaturinaAM-L
  11. 21Luka SucicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Marin PongracicSUB
  2. 18Mislav OrsicSUB
  3. 12Nediljko LabrovicSUB
  4. 19Borna SosaSUB
  5. 7Nikola MoroSUB
  6. 14Ivan PerisicSUB
  7. 22Igor MatanovicSUB
  8. 15Mario PasalicSUB
  9. 11Marco PasalicSUB
  10. 13Nikola VlasicSUB
  11. 20Marko PjacaSUB
  12. 23Ivica IvusicSUB

Timeline

  1. 30' Petar Sucic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 40' Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Second yellow card to Petar Sucic (Croatia) for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Scotland. Scott McKenna replaces Grant Hanley.
  6. 65' Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Luka Sucic.
  7. 65' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  8. 67' Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Ryan Christie.
  9. 67' Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Kenny McLean.
  10. 67' Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Tommy Conway.
  11. 75' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.
  12. 82' Substitution, Croatia. Marko Pjaca replaces Kristijan Jakic because of an injury.
  13. 86' Goal! Scotland 1, Croatia 0. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces Ben Doak.

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