UEFA Nations League

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

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

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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

SCO 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.

POL Poland (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 Marcin Bulka (GK)
3 Pawel Dawidowicz Yellow Card
14 Jakub Kiwior
5 Jan Bednarek
7 Kacper Urbanski
20 Sebastian Szymanski
10 Piotr Zielinski
21 Nicola Zalewski Yellow Card
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.

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