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Callum McGregor is noted for assisting.
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Goal by McTominay (1-0)
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL BY SCOTT MCTOMINAY!!! SCOTLAND 1-0 Switzerland. The Scots are ahead!! Good counterattack action by Steve Clark’s team that allows him to get into the rival area and find McTominay without a mark. The Manchester United footballer’s shot ends up bouncing off Schar, who deceives Sommer in his attempt to clear it.
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Steve Clark’s selection was much more connected in these first minutes. They want to show a better image after the blow suffered against Germany.
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FACT: Scotland recorded just one shot in their first match of this year’s Euros against Germany, a 5-1 loss in which their goal was an own goal by Antonio Rüdiger. It is his lowest shot record in an international match since a friendly against Italy in May 2016 (also 1 shot).
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Ricardo Rodríguez goes to the grass after this clash with Che Adams. He hits her in the face with his boot and it hurts for good reason.
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Ricardo Rodríguez intercepts Scott McTominay’s through pass, who was looking for Che Adams. Scotland exerts a very strong pressure that is being able to steal the ball up front.
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Switzerland manages to counteract Scotland’s initial push. Touch the ball comfortably to equalize the sensations.
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FACT: Switzerland has scored 3 or more goals in three of its last four matches in the Euro Cup finals, scoring 10 goals in this period, more than it scored in its first 15 Euro Cup matches (9 goals).
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Now the Swiss team wants to have more of the ball, which today plays with its second kit, in white shirt and pants.
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Scotland’s first offensive deployments go through the feet of Andy Robertson on the left wing. A lot of presence and mobility on that side of the field.
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Steve Clark’s men get the first corner kick of the match.
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The Scottish team is the one that has the ball in these first minutes. Try to set the pace of the game with a high block.
The game starts at the Colegne Stadium!! Billy Gilmour is now getting the ball rolling.
The players are already stepping on the pitch of the Cologne Stadium. The game is about to start!
Everything ready for the match between Scotland and Switzerland to begin. The Slovakian referee Ivan Kruzliak will be in charge of dispensing justice in this afternoon’s clash, while the Polish Tomasz Kwiatkowski will assist him in the VAR.
5. Scotland have only won six of their 33 matches in major tournaments (World Cups/European Championships), a winning percentage of 18%. Among European nations with more than 25 matches played in such tournaments, only Bulgaria (13% – 4/32) has a poorer winning percentage.
4. Switzerland has only lost two of its last 14 group stage matches in major tournaments (World Cups/EURO), with seven wins and five draws. The Swiss are looking to win their first two games of an edition in a major tournament for the first time in their history, in their 18th participation in World Cups (12) and European Championships (6).
3. Scotland’s 5-1 defeat against Germany on the first day is the second largest in its history in a major tournament, after the 7-0 loss against Uruguay in the 1954 World Cup. The Scottish team can lose its two first matches of a major tournament (World Cup/European Championship) for the fourth time, after the 1954 World Cup, the 1986 World Cup and the 1992 Euro Cup.
2. Scotland and Switzerland last met in March 2006: the Swiss won 3-1 in a friendly at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
1. This will be the second meeting between Scotland and Switzerland in a major tournament: Scotland won 1-0 in the group stage of Euro 1996, thanks to a goal from Ally McCoist. In fact, that is Scotland’s only win in their last five games against Switzerland in all competitions (D2 L2).
Some data about both teams ahead of the match.
A new defeat for Steve Clark’s team in Cologne could practically put an end to their chances of qualifying for the round of 16, although there would still be the possibility of finishing as one of the four best third parties. On the other hand, Switzerland is just one victory away from ensuring its presence in the round of 16, once it would be six points ahead of Hungary (which lost to Germany) and Scotland.
This will be the second confrontation between Scotland and Switzerland in the top European tournament at the national team level. The precedent was in the 1996 Euro, when both teams were paired in Group A along with the host England and the Netherlands team. In a duel valid for the last day, the Scots packed the stands of the Villa Park Stadium (Birmingham) to witness their team’s narrow victory against the Swiss.
We close the second day of Group A with this duel between the Scottish and Swiss teams, who have started the Euro Cup with different results. The Scots were defeated by Germany (5-1) in the opening match of the competition, while the Swiss deservedly beat Hungary (1-3), adding their first three points thanks to goals from Duah, Aebischer and Plunger.
On the Swiss bench: Gregor Kobel and Yvon Mvogo as substitute goalkeepers, Leonidas Stergiou, Nico Elvedi, Breel Embolo, Noah Okafor, Renato Steffen, Cédric Zesiger, Vincent Sierro, Kwadwo Duah, Ardon Jashari, Zeki Amdouni and Fabian Rieder.
On the Scotland bench: Zander Clark and Liam Kelly as substitute goalkeepers, Lawrence Shankland, Ryan Christie, Liam Cooper, Stuart Armstrong, Lewis Morgan, Tommy Conway, Ryan Jack, Ross McCrorie, Kenny McLean, Greg Taylor, James Forrest and Scott McKenna
On the other hand, Xherdan Shaqiri is the main novelty in the starting eleven chosen by Murat Yakin to face Scotland in this second match of the Euro. The Chicago Fire player, who will debut in his third participation in the Euro Cup with the Swiss team, starts as a right winger to the detriment of Kwadwo Duah, forming the offensive trident with Dan Ndoye and Ruben Vargas.
After the defeat against Germany, Steve Clark makes two changes to his team’s starting lineup. One of them is the forced change in defense of Grant Hanley for the suspended Ryan Porteous, who saw the red card against the Germans. The other variant occurs in midfield with the entry of Billy Gilmour, from Brighton, instead of Ryan Christie.
For its part, Switzerland will start with (3-4-3): Yann Sommer – Fabian Schär, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodríguez – Silvan Widmer, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Michel Aebischer – Xherdan Shaqiri, Dan Ndoye and Ruben Vargas.
Scotland comes out with the following eleven players (3-4-1-2): Angus Gunn – Jack Hendry, Grant Hanley, Kieran Tierney – Anthony Ralston, Billy Gilmour, Callum McGregor, Andy Robertson – Scott McTominay – Che Adams and John McGinn.
We now have the lineups for both teams!
Good night everybody! Welcome to the match between the Scottish and Swiss teams, which meet at the Cologne Stadium in a match valid for the second day of Group A of Euro 2024. We begin with the preview of the match!
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