Scotland 0-0 Israel (Scotland won 5-3 on penalties)

Euro 2020 Qualifiers
Play-Offs Semi Final

Thu 8th October 2020
19:45

Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: N/A

Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

Match played behind closed doors

Scotland

D Marshall
S McTominay
D Gallagher
L Cooper
S O`Donnell (K McLean 113)
R Jack (R Fraser 84)
J McGinn
C McGregor
A Robertson(C)
L Dykes (C Paterson 90)
O McBurnie (L Shankland 73)

 

Manager:
Steve Clarke

 

FIFA Ranking: 49

Israel

O Marciano
E Dasa
S Yeini
H Abed Elhamed
E Tibi
E Golasa (I Elmkies 101)
B Natcho(C) (M Abu Fani 69)
M Soloman
N Bitton
E Zahavi
M Dabour (S Weissman 83)

 

Manager:
Willi Ruttensteiner

 

FIFA Ranking: 93

Penalty Shoot-out (Scotland First)

John McGinn Scotland 1-0 Israel

 

Callum McGregor Scotland 2-0 Israel

 

Scott McTominay Scotland 3-1 Israel

 

Lawrence Shankland Scotland 4-2 Israel

 

Kenny McLean Scotland 5-3 Israel

 

 

Eran Zahavi Scotland 1-0 Israel

 

Nir Bitton Scotland 2-1 Israel

 

Shon Weissman Scotland 3-2 Israel

 

Mohammad Abu Fani Scotland 4-3 Israel

 

Key: Goals    Assists Missed Penalty Red Card

 
Scotland
Israel
Shots At Goal
17
12
Shots On Target
0
1
Possession %
41.7
58.3
Fouls
16
15
Corners
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Saves
1
0
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
0
Source: Sky Sports
1 David Marshall (Derby County) (37 Caps) Age: 35
2 Stephen O`Donnell (Motherwell) (12 Caps) Age: 28
3 Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Captain (37 Caps) Age: 26
4 Scott McTominay (Manchester Utd) (15 Caps) Age: 23
5 Declan Gallagher (Motherwell) (3 Caps) Age: 29
6 Liam Cooper (Leeds Utd) (4 Caps) Age: 29
7 John McGinn (Aston Villa) (24 Caps) Age: 25
8 Ryan Jack (Rangers) (6 Caps) Age: 28
9 Lyndon Dykes (QPR) (3 Caps) Age: 25
10 Callum McGregor (Celtic) (22 Caps) Age: 27
11 Oli McBurnie (Sheffield Utd) (10 Caps) Age: 24
 
13 Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) (14 Caps) Age: 25
(Replaced Lyndon Dykes 90 min)
14 Kenny McLean (Norwich City) (12 Caps) Age: 28
(Replaced Stephen O`Donnell 113 min)
17 Ryan Fraser (Newcastle Utd) (12 Caps) Age: 26
(Replaced Ryan Jack 84 min)
19 Lawrence Shankland (Dundee Utd) (3 Caps) Age: 25
(Replaced Oli McBurnie 73 min)
 Yellow Card   Red Card   Double Booking   Goals Scored    Assist
 Penalty Save
(3-5-2)
David Marshall
Scott McTominay
Declan Gallagher
Liam Cooper
Stephen O`Donnell
Ryan Jack
John McGinn
Callum McGregor
Andrew Robertson
Lyndon Dykes
Oli McBurnie

10 Callum McGregor

Interesting Fact
This was the first ever penalty shootout that Scotland took part in.

Euro 2020 Qualifiers
Play-Offs Semi Final

Thu 8th October 2020
19:45

Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: N/A

Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

Match played behind closed doors

Euro 2020 Qualifiers
Play-Offs Semi Final

Thu 8th October 2020
19:45

Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: N/A

Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (Romania)

Match played behind closed doors

Two days before the play-off, Scotland were hit by Coronavirus. Stuart Armstrong tested positive, and Ryan Christie and Kieran Tierney had to isolate with him for 14 days due to their contact with Armstrong. This meant that they were out of the play-off and the Nations League double header.

The game was a dull affair with little chances. The best chance of the first half came five minutes before the break, when an unmarked Scott McTominay headed wide of an open goal, from a Robertson corner. At the start of the second half, Scotland had a penalty claim brushed aside, when the ball hit a defender's arm. After a goalless 90 minutes, the game went into extra time, and five minutes from the end, Israel went so close to breaking the deadlock, when a ball in to the back post was missed by inches by Weissman. Right at the end, a Liam Cooper header hit the post, seconds before the referee blew the final whistle for a penalty shootout.

For the first penalty, up stepped John McGinn who hit a low penalty to the bottom left. Luckily it crept under the keeper's arm to give Scotland a 1-0 lead. Zahavi hit Israel's first penalty, which Marshall dived to his right to save. Callum McGregor put Scotland 2-0 up with a great penalty to the right. Marshall got a hand to Bitton's penalty, but couldn't keep it out, making it 2-1. Scott McTominay squeezed his penalty in to the bottom left corner, making it 3-1. Weissman put it down the middle, while Marshall dived to his left, making it 3-2. Lawrence Shankland put the ball into the bottom left corner, while the keeper dived to the right, making it 4-2. Abu Fani kept Israel in the game by sending Marshall the wrong way. Up stepped Kenny McLean to place the ball to the left and send their keeper the wrong way. This sent Scotland to the Play-Offs Final away to Serbia, after winning the shootout 5-3.