Austria 0-1 Scotland
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Tue 7th September 2021
20:45 (19:45 UK)
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna (A)
Att: 18,800
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Dykes(pen 30)
C Gordon
J Hendry
G Hanley
K Tierney
S O`Donnell (P McGinn 77)
B Gilmour (L Ferguson 88)
C McGregor
A Robertson(C)
J McGinn
L Dykes (R Christie 71)
C Adams (K Nisbet 88)
Manager:
Steve Clarke
FIFA Ranking: 49
D Bachmann
C Trimmel
A Dragovic
M Hinteregger
D Alaba(C)
K Laimer (E Kara 88)
F Grillitsch (A Ulmer 77)
S Ilsanker (M Gregoritsch 56)
L Schaub (Y Demir 77)
C Baumgartner
M Arnautovic
Manager:
Franco Foda
FIFA Ranking: 23
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Craig Gordon (Hearts) | (60 Caps) | Age: 38 | ||
| 2 | Stephen O`Donnell (Motherwell) | (23 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Captain | (51 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 4 | Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) | (6 Caps) | Age: 20 | ||
| 5 | Grant Hanley (Norwich City) |  |
(39 Caps) | Age: 29 | |
| 6 | Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) | (26 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 7 | John McGinn (Aston Villa) | (38 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 8 | Callum McGregor (Celtic) | (37 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes (QPR) |
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(18 Caps) | Age: 25 | |
| 10 | Che Adams (Southampton) | |
(10 Caps) | Age: 25 | |
| 13 | Jack Hendry (Club Brugge) | (9 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 11 | Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) | (23 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| (Replaced Lyndon Dykes 71 min) | |||||
| 17 | Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) | (2 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| (Replaced Billy Gilmour 88 min) | |||||
| 19 | Kevin Nisbet (Hibernian) | (8 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| (Replaced Che Adams 88 min) | |||||
| 22 | Paul McGinn (Hibernian) | (1 Cap) | Age: 30 | ||
| (Replaced Stephen O`Donnell 77 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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4 Billy Gilmour
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Tue 7th September 2021
20:45 (19:45 UK)
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna (A)
Att: 18,800
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Group Stages
Tue 7th September 2021
20:45 (19:45 UK)
Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna (A)
Att: 18,800
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Following the Moldova match, Ryan Fraser, Kenny McLean and Nathan Patterson withdrew from the squad due to injury. John McGinn's brother Paul was called up to the squad.
Scotland made a positive start, as a Dykes header was saved after only 8 minutes. Just before the half hour mark, Che Adams was pulled down in the box. After consulting VAR, the referee pointed to the spot. Up stepped Dykes, and he hit a poor penalty straight down the middle. Luckily for him it went under the keeper and into the net, giving Scotland a 1-0 lead. Ten minutes into the second half Hanley pulled down Hinteregger in the box. A VAR check deemed that it happened before the ball was in play, and Scotland were lucky not to concede a penalty. Midway through the second half, O`Donnell was played through on goal, but his low shot was saved. With 12 minutes remaining Gordon pulled off a point blank save from a Baumgartner header. Scotland played out the match for a famous victory, which put Scotland in second place in the group, and left Austria with an uphill task.