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
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
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
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
| 1 | David Marshall (Derby County) |
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(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 |
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11 Oli McBurnie
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.