Holland 4-0 Scotland
Friendly
Fri 22nd March 2024
20:45 (19:45 UK)
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (A)
Att: 46,223
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
A Gunn
R Porteous
J Hendry
K Tierney (J Souttar 68)
N Patterson (A Ralston 73)
B Gilmour (L Ferguson 69)
S McTominay
A Robertson(C)
J McGinn (K McLean 85)
R Christie (S Armstrong 74)
L Shankland (C Adams 68)
Manager:
Steve Clarke
FIFA Ranking: 34
Reijnders(40)
Wijnaldum(72)
Weghorst(84)
Malen(86)
Gakpo(40, 72)
Veerman(84)
Reijnders(86)
M Flekken
J Frimpong (D Dumfries 62)
L Geertruida
V van Dijk(C)
N Aké
M Wieffer (J Veerman 62)
T Reijnders
G Wijnaldum (T Koopmeiners 82)
X Simons (D Malen 77)
M Depay (W Weghorst 77)
C Gakpo (D Blind 82)
Manager:
Ronald Koeman
FIFA Ranking: 6
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Angus Gunn (Norwich City) | (8 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Captain | (68 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 4 | Scott McTominay (Manchester Utd) |  |
(48 Caps) | Age: 27 | |
| 6 | Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad) | (42 Caps) | Age: 26 | ||
| 7 | John McGinn (Aston Villa) | |
(63 Caps) | Age: 29 | |
| 11 | Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) | (46 Caps) | Age: 29 | ||
| 13 | Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq) | (29 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 14 | Billy Gilmour (Brighton & Hove Albion) | (24 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| 15 | Ryan Porteus (Watford) | (10 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| 18 | Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) | (8 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 22 | Nathan Patterson (Everton) | (20 Caps) | Age: 22 | ||
| 2 | Anthony Ralston (Celtic) | (8 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| (Replaced Nathan Patterson 74 min) | |||||
| 10 | Che Adams (Southampton) | (28 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| (Replaced Lawrence Shankland 68 min) | |||||
| 16 | John Souttar (Rangers) | (9 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| (Replaced Kieran Tierney 68 min) | |||||
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) | (49 Caps) | Age: 31 | ||
| (Replaced Ryan Christie 74 min) | |||||
| 19 | Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) | (11 Caps) | Age: 24 | ||
| (Replaced Billy Gilmour 69 min) | |||||
| 23 | Kenny McLean (Norwich City) | (37 Caps) | Age: 32 | ||
| (Replaced John McGinn 85 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking  Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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2 Anthony Ralston
Friendly
Fri 22nd March 2024
20:45 (19:45 UK)
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (A)
Att: 46,223
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
Friendly
Fri 22nd March 2024
20:45 (19:45 UK)
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam (A)
Att: 46,223
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
After going five games without a win, Scotland had a friendly away in Amsterdam. Scotland almost went ahead after 17 minutes when a cross by Gilmour was met by the head of Christie, and his header was touched onto the bar by Flekken. Ten minutes before half time, a cross by Christie was met by the foot of McGinn, and his shot went just over the bar. Five minutes later the Dutch took the lead when a great shot from outside the box by Tijjani Reijnders beat Gunn. At the start of the second half a low shot from Mempis Depay was saved by an outstretched hand of Gunn. A minute later a powerful shot from McGinn was saved, and when he crossed the rebound into the box, Christie headed just past the post. A couple of minutes later, a shot from Gilmour went just past the post. The Dutch then went up the other end, and Gunn pulled off a great save from a Gakpo shot. Just after the hour mark, a loose pass in the Dutch defence was intercepted by McTominay. He passed to Shankland, who was through on goal, only to hit the bar when the goal was gaping. Ten minutes later, Gakpo crossed into the box for Wijnaldum to head past Gunn and make it 2-0. A few minutes later A Ralston cross was headed past the post by McTominay. With six minutes remaining the Dutch got a third when an unmarked Weghorst headed a Veerman corner past Gunn. The Dutch rubbed salt into the wounds two minutes later when Malen was through on goal and lifted the ball over Gunn into the corner to make it 4-0. It was a harsh lesson for Scotland, but for the first 70 minutes, they looked the better team, only to collapse in the final 20 minutes.