Poland vs Scotland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueScotland rescue Nations League relegation playoff with late Poland win
A last-gasp goal by Andy Robertson gave Scotland a 2-1 away win over Poland in a pulsating Nations League Group A1 clash on Monday, a result that saw the Scots enter a relegation playoff while the Poles are relegated to the second-tier League B.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 1': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Buksa with a headed pass.
- 3': Goal! Poland 0, Scotland 1. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Doak.
- 10': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 11': Attempt saved. Kamil Piatkowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 11': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Kamil Piatkowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Andy Robertson (Scotland).
- 12': Kamil Piatkowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Offside, Poland. Sebastian Walukiewicz is caught offside.
- 14': Andy Robertson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 16': Offside, Poland. Nicola Zalewski is caught offside.
- 16': Offside, Poland. Adam Buksa is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
- 18': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
- 18': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
- 21': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 21': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 21': Grant Hanley (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Ben Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 23': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamil Piatkowski with a through ball.
- 24': Adam Buksa (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
- 24': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 27': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 28': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 28': John Souttar (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Kenny McLean (Scotland).
- 30': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Kenny McLean (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Ben Doak (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
- 33': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Doak.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 36': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Doak.
- 37': Offside, Poland. Jakub Moder is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 38': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
- 40': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
- 42': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Andy Robertson (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Kamil Piatkowski.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 45': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Poland 0, Scotland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Poland 0, Scotland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Slisz replaces Jakub Moder.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 49': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 51': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 52': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Doak.
- 53': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 53': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 53': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 55': Foul by Kamil Piatkowski (Poland).
- 55': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Goal! Poland 1, Scotland 1. Kamil Piatkowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 60': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
- 63': Substitution, Poland. Tymoteusz Puchacz replaces Jakub Kaminski because of an injury.
- 64': Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Adam Buksa (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tymoteusz Puchacz with a cross.
- 66': Substitution, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland replaces Lyndon Dykes.
- 66': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Ben Doak.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. John Souttar (Scotland) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
- 70': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Karol Swiderski (Poland).
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McTominay (Scotland).
- 75': Substitution, Poland. Kacper Urbanski replaces Karol Swiderski.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Scott McTominay because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Scotland. Nicky Devlin replaces Anthony Ralston.
- 79': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
- 79': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Poland).
- 80': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 80': Ryan Gauld (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
- 81': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
- 82': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 87': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Kacper Urbanski (Poland).
- 87': Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 88': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tymoteusz Puchacz.
- 89': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 89': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Kamil Piatkowski.
- 90': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Goal! Poland 1, Scotland 2. Andy Robertson (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Souttar with a cross.
- 90'+3': Adam Buksa (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Offside, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland is caught offside.
- 90'+5': John McGinn (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kamil Piatkowski (Poland).
- 90'+5': Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Poland 1, Scotland 2.
- 0': Match ends, Poland 1, Scotland 2.
Statistics
 SCO |
POL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 457 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 541 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 21 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 55,433
Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 55,433
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Italy | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Poland (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Skorupski (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 2 | Kamil Piatkowski |
| 10 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 20 | Sebastian Szymanski |
| 8 | Jakub Moder |
| 21 | Nicola Zalewski |
| 13 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 11 | Karol Swiderski |
| 16 | Adam Buksa  |
Scotland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Gordon (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 6 | John Souttar |
| 3 | Andy Robertson |
| 2 | Anthony Ralston |
| 4 | Scott McTominay |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 8 | Billy Gilmour |
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 18 | Ben Gannon-Doak |
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