Scotland vs Poland 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

Scotland

46': Billy Gilmour
46': Billy Gilmour
76': Scott McTominay
76': Scott McTominay

FT
2 - 3

Poland

8': Sebastian Szymanski
8': Sebastian Szymanski
44': Robert Lewandowski (P)
44': Robert Lewandowski (P)
90'+7': Nicola Zalewski (P)
90'+7': Nicola Zalewski (P)

Poland beat Scotland 3-2 with last-gasp penalty

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Poland midfielder Nicola Zalewski scored a stoppage-time penalty to earn a 3-2 win over Scotland in their Nations League opener on Thursday after Robert Lewandowski also scored from the spot for the visitors.

Match Commentary

8': Goal! Scotland 0, Poland 1. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
8': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) Goal at 8'
35': Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland) Yellow Card at 35'
44': Goal! Scotland 0, Poland 2. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
44': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) Penalty - Scored at 44'
45'+4': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Poland 2.
45': Substitution, Poland. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Jakub Kiwior.
45': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) Substitution at 45'
46': Goal! Scotland 1, Poland 2. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
46': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) Goal at 46'
52': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
52': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) Yellow Card at 52'
71': Substitution, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland replaces Lyndon Dykes.
71': Lawrence Shankland (Scotland) Substitution at 71'
71': Substitution, Scotland. Ben Doak replaces Kenny McLean.
71': Ben Doak (Scotland) Substitution at 71'
71': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Ryan Christie.
71': Ryan Gauld (Scotland) Substitution at 71'
72': Substitution, Poland. Adam Buksa replaces Robert Lewandowski.
72': Adam Buksa (Poland) Substitution at 72'
72': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Piotrowski replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
72': Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) Substitution at 72'
76': Goal! Scotland 2, Poland 2. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
76': Scott McTominay (Scotland) Goal at 76'
82': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Moder replaces Piotr Zielinski.
82': Jakub Moder (Poland) Substitution at 82'
82': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Slisz replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
82': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) Substitution at 82'
82': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Morgan replaces Billy Gilmour.
82': Lewis Morgan (Scotland) Substitution at 82'
83': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Bartosz Slisz (Poland) Yellow Card at 83'
90'+7': Goal! Scotland 2, Poland 3. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) Penalty - Scored at 97'
90'+10': Second Half ends, Scotland 2, Poland 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Hampden Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 46,356

UEFA Nations League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+8	Portugal	6	14	0
0	Croatia	6	8	2
-1	Scotland	6	7	3
-7	Poland	6	4	4

Full Table

Statistics

POL		SCO
18	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	0
41.4	Possession	58.6
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
2	Penalty Goals	0
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
339	Accurate Passes	499
402	Passes	563
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
10	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.1
33	Long Balls	51
16	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	10
19	Effective Clearances	8
19	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Scotland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Angus Gunn (GK)
6	Scott McKenna
5	Grant Hanley
3	Andrew Robertson
2	Anthony Ralston
4	Scott McTominay
23	Kenny McLean
8	Billy Gilmour
9	Lyndon Dykes
11	Ryan Christie
7	John McGinn

Substitutes:

Josh Doig, Connor Barron, Jon McCracken, Lewis Morgan, John Souttar, Lawrence Shankland, Ryan Gauld, Zander Clark, Max Johnston, Ben Doak, Tommy Conway, Ryan Porteous.

Poland (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Marcin Bulka (GK)
3	Pawel Dawidowicz
14	Jakub Kiwior
5	Jan Bednarek
7	Kacper Urbanski
20	Sebastian Szymanski
10	Piotr Zielinski
21	Nicola Zalewski
19	Przemyslaw Frankowski
9	Robert Lewandowski
23	Krzysztof Piatek

Substitutes:

Bartlomiej Dragowski, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Kamil Piatkowski, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Bartosz Slisz, Jakub Piotrowski, Bartosz Bereszynski, Jakub Kaminski, Jakub Moder, Adam Buksa, Lukasz Skorupski, Karol Swiderski.