UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Poland
  • 59': Kamil Piatkowski
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1 - 2
Scotland
  • 3': John McGinn
  • 90'+3': Andrew Robertson

Scotland 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

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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

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

POL 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 Yellow Card
Poland Substitutes:
Bartlomiej Dragowski, Antoni Kozubal, Mateusz Bogusz, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Mateusz Wieteska, Marcin Bulka, Michal Gurgul, Kacper Urbanski, Bartosz Kapustka, Dominik Marczuk, Krzysztof Piatek, Bartosz Slisz.

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
23 Kenny McLean Yellow Card
8 Billy Gilmour
9 Lyndon Dykes
7 John McGinn
18 Ben Doak
Scotland Substitutes:
Ryan Christie, Tommy Conway, Stuart Armstrong, Connor Barron, Jack Hendry, Nicky Devlin, Robbie McCrorie, Cieran Slicker, Scott McKenna, Lawrence Shankland, Ryan Gauld, Greg Taylor.

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