Scotland 3-0 Cyprus

Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Group Stages

Sat 25th March 2023
14:00

Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: 48,195

Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Group A
(25 Mar 2023)
 
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
SCOTLAND
1
1
0
0
3
0
3
Spain
1
1
0
0
3
0
3
Georgia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cyprus
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
Norway
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
25 March 2023
Scotland 3-0 Cyprus
Spain 3-0 Norway
Scotland

McGinn(21)

McTominay(87, 90+3)

Dykes(87)

Robertson(90+3)


A Gunn
R Porteous
G Hanley
K Tierney
A Hickey (N Patterson 80)
R Jack (S McTominay 67)
C McGregor
A Robertson(C)
J McGinn
S Armstrong (R Christie 67)
C Adams (L Dykes 58)

 

Manager:
Steve Clarke

 

FIFA Ranking: 42

Cyprus

N Ioannou(90+5)


D Demetriou
A Roberge
A Gogic (L Loizou 79)
I Kousoulos (D Spoljaric 46)
C Kyriakou (C Charalampous 68)
K Laifis
K Artymatas(C)
N Ioannou
M Antoniou
G Kastanos (M Tzionis 79)
I Pittas (A Kakoullis 68)

 

Manager:
Temuri Ketsbaia

 

FIFA Ranking: 110

Key: Goals    Assists Missed Penalty Red Card

 
Scotland
Cyprus
Shots At Goal
11
6
Shots On Target
6
2
Possession %
61.5
38.5
Fouls
17
14
Corners
8
0
Offsides
2
3
Saves
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1
Source: Sky Sports
1 Angus Gunn (Norwich City) (1 Cap) Age: 27
3 Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Captain (61 Caps) Age: 29
5 Grant Hanley (Norwich City) (47 Caps) Age: 31
6 Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) (36 Caps) Age: 25
7 John McGinn (Aston Villa) (53 Caps) Age: 28
8 Callum McGregor (Celtic) (50 Caps) Age: 29
10 Che Adams (Southampton) (23 Caps) Age: 26
15 Ryan Porteus (Watford) (2 Caps) Age: 24
17 Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) (41 Caps) Age: 30
20 Ryan Jack (Rangers) (15 Caps) Age: 31
22 Aaron Hickey (Brentford) (8 Caps) Age: 20
 
2 Nathan Patterson (Everton) (12 Caps) Age: 21
(Replaced Aaron Hickey 80 min)
4 Scott McTominay (Manchester Utd) (38 Caps) Age: 26
(Replaced Ryan Jack 67 min)
9 Lyndon Dykes (QPR) (27 Caps) Age: 27
(Replaced Che Adams 58 min)
11 Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) (36 Caps) Age: 28
(Replaced Stuart Armstrong 67 min)
 Yellow Card   Red Card   Double Booking   Goals Scored    Assist
 Penalty Save
(3-4-2-1)
Angus Gunn
Ryan Porteus
Grant Hanley
Kieran Tierney
Aaron Hickey
Ryan Jack
Callum McGregor
Andrew Robertson
John McGinn
Stuart Armstrong
Che Adams

Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Group Stages

Sat 25th March 2023
14:00

Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: 48,195

Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Group A
(25 Mar 2023)
 
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
SCOTLAND
1
1
0
0
3
0
3
Spain
1
1
0
0
3
0
3
Georgia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cyprus
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
Norway
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
25 March 2023
Scotland 3-0 Cyprus
Spain 3-0 Norway

Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Group Stages

Sat 25th March 2023
14:00

Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: 48,195

Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

Group A
(25 Mar 2023)
 
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
SCOTLAND
1
1
0
0
3
0
3
Spain
1
1
0
0
3
0
3
Georgia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cyprus
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
Norway
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
25 March 2023
Scotland 3-0 Cyprus
Spain 3-0 Norway

In the build up to Scotland's opening Euro 2024 qualifier, the big talking point was about who would be in goal. After Craig Gordon suffered a double leg break, Angus Gunn was called up to the squad with Zander Clark and Liam Kelly, none of whom had won a single cap. It was Angus Gunn who got the nod from Steve Clark.

Scotland made a positive start to the match, and after 12 minutes Aaron Hickey had a low shot saved at the right hand post. Eight minutes later Scotland took the lead. Robertson received a ball down the left from Armstrong. His cross into the box was deflected to the back post where McGinn placed a side foot volley past the keeper. Three minutes before half time, Che Adams had a shot palmed over the bar. With three minutes remaining Scotland made it 2-0. Christie chased a ball down the right hand wing, before he crossed it into the box. Dykes headed it into the path of McTominay, who controlled it with his right knee before hitting a half volley past the keeper with his left foot. Three minutes into injury time, Scotland got a third. Christie put a low cross into the box from the left. It was blocked by a defender but fell to Robertson, who layed it off into the path of McTominay, who side footed it past the keeper into an empty net. Two minutes later Cyprus had a player sent off for a second yellow card when he kicked the ball away. It was a positive start to the campaign for Scotland, who were sitting at the top of the table.