Croatia 2-1 Scotland
Nations League 2024-2025
Group Stages
Sat 12th October 2024
18:00 (17:00 UK)
Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb (A)
Att: 21,702
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Christie(32)
C Gordon
A Ralston
J Souttar
G Hanley
A Robertson(C)
B Gilmour
K McLean
B Doak (R Gauld 77)
S McTominay
R Christie
L Dykes (C Adams 77)
Manager:
Steve Clarke
FIFA Ranking: 52
Matanović(36)
Kramarić(70)
Perišić(36)
D Livaković
J Gvardiol
D Ćaleta-Car
J Šutalo
B Sosa
M Pašalić (P Sučić 46)
L Modrić(C)
I Perišić (K Jakić 90+1)
A Kramarić (B Petković 71)
L Sučić (M Baturina 62)
I Matanović (A Budimir 71)
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
FIFA Ranking: 12
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Craig Gordon (Hearts) | (76 Caps) | Age: 41 | ||
| 2 | Anthony Ralston (Celtic) | (15 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Captain | (77 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 4 | Scott McTominay (Napoli) | (55 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| 5 | Grant Hanley (Norwich City) |  |
(56 Caps) | Age: 32 | |
| 6 | John Souttar (Rangers) | (10 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 8 | Billy Gilmour (Napoli) | |
(33 Caps) | Age: 23 | |
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) | (39 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 11 | Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) |
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(55 Caps) | Age: 29 | |
| 17 | Ben Doak (Middlesbrough) | (3 Caps) | Age: 18 | ||
| 23 | Kenny McLean (Norwich City) | (45 Caps) | Age: 32 | ||
| 10 | Che Adams (Torino) | (34 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| (Replaced Lyndon Dykes 77 min) | |||||
| 20 | Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) | (3 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| (Replaced Ben Doak 77 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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2 Anthony Ralston
Nations League 2024-2025
Group Stages
Sat 12th October 2024
18:00 (17:00 UK)
Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb (A)
Att: 21,702
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Nations League 2024-2025
Group Stages
Sat 12th October 2024
18:00 (17:00 UK)
Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb (A)
Att: 21,702
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
Going into the double header against Croatia and Portugal, Scotland had injury problems that included John McGinn, Scott McKenna, and Angus Gunn. That meant a recall for 41 year old Craig Gordon.
Scotland made a positive start and just after the half hour mark, Scotland took advantage of that. Doak ran down the right and put a ball into the box. Luka Susic took a swipe at the ball and made a mess of it, knocking it into Christie's path. He turned and took a shot at goal that was deflected in to give Scotland the lead. A few minutes later, Croatia were level. Gvardiol played a long pass to Perišić at the back post, and he cut it back for Matanović to hit a low shot past Gordon. In the second half Gordon made a save from a long range shot by Matanović, and then saved a shot by Modric. He also punched away a cross in by Perišić. Modric also had a shot go just wide. With 20 minutes remaining, Croatia went ahead. Perišić crossed to Sosa, who hit a low shot that was saved by Gordon, but the ball then fell to Kramarić who headed it in at the back post. With 13 minutes remaining, Christie was played through by McTominay, but he put his shot wide. Adams had a shot go just wide in the 90th minute, and then in the 94th minute Scotland looked to have equalised. McLean flicked the ball through to Adams with a back heel, and Jakić tackled Adams, but put the ball into his own net. There was a VAR check though and it showed Adams was offside. Another cruel ending for Scotland which left us with three defeats from three.