UEFA European Championship Qualifying

San Marino vs Scotland, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
San Marino
    FT
    0 - 2
    Scotland
    • 4': Kenny McLean
    • 74': Johnny Russell

    Scotland limp to lacklustre win Euro qualifying win over minnows San Marino

    Scotland beat San Marino 2-0 to avoid a second humiliation of the week and get their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign up and running on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Filippo Berardi.
    • 4': Goal! San Marino 0, Scotland 1. Kenny McLean (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
    • 6': Johnny Russell (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Kenny McLean (Scotland).
    • 11': Foul by Manuel Battistini (San Marino).
    • 11': Ryan Fraser (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell following a set piece situation.
    • 14': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
    • 16': Foul by Michele Cevoli (San Marino).
    • 16': Ryan Fraser (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McKenna.
    • 20': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 21': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 22': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
    • 23': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
    • 23': Ryan Fraser (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 27': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
    • 27': Foul by Davide Simoncini (San Marino).
    • 27': Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Johnny Russell (Scotland).
    • 28': Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filippo Berardi with a through ball.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Callum Paterson (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 31': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 31': Delay in match Callum Paterson (Scotland) because of an injury.
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 36': Andrew Robertson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
    • 37': Foul by Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino).
    • 37': Johnny Russell (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Substitution, Scotland. Marc McNulty replaces Callum Paterson because of an injury.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
    • 41': Foul by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
    • 41': Johnny Russell (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland).
    • 42': Offside, San Marino. Enrico Golinucci tries a through ball, but Matteo Vitaioli is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino).
    • 45': Johnny Russell (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, San Marino 0, Scotland 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins San Marino 0, Scotland 1.
    • 47': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Johnny Russell (Scotland).
    • 50': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland).
    • 50': Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Johnny Russell (Scotland).
    • 52': Manuel Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mirko Palazzi (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Golinucci.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Marc McNulty (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
    • 54': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
    • 54': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Kenny McLean (Scotland).
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Marc McNulty (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Scott McKenna (Scotland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Foul by David Bates (Scotland).
    • 56': Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Substitution, Scotland. Scott McTominay replaces Callum McGregor.
    • 59': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Manuel Battistini.
    • 61': Substitution, San Marino. Nicola Nanni replaces Matteo Vitaioli.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
    • 70': Offside, Scotland. Johnny Russell tries a through ball, but Stephen O'Donnell is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, Scotland. James Forrest replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
    • 72': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
    • 74': Goal! San Marino 0, Scotland 2. Johnny Russell (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Forrest following a fast break.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Marc McNulty (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Forrest with a cross.
    • 78': Substitution, San Marino. Andrea Grandoni replaces Adolfo Hirsch.
    • 81': Delay in match Davide Simoncini (San Marino) because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Marc McNulty (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 84': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 85': Foul by Marc McNulty (Scotland).
    • 85': Michele Cevoli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, San Marino. Lorenzo Lunadei replaces Davide Simoncini.
    • 87': Andrea Grandoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Marc McNulty (Scotland).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
    • 90'+1': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Scott McTominay (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
    • 90'+4': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Filippo Berardi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, San Marino 0, Scotland 2.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, San Marino 0, Scotland 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/sco.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSCO SMRhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/smr.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 4
    76.3 Possession 23.7
    21 SHOTS 3
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.3 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    628 Accurate Passes 123
    721 Passes 230
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.5
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    43 Crosses 2
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    54 Long Balls 66
    35 Accurate Long Balls 7
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.1
    8 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    13 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    2 Interceptions 7
    6 Effective Clearances 42
    6 Clearances 42

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: San Marino Stadium
    Location: Serravalle, San Marino
    Attendance: 4,077

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Romania 10 +11 22
    2 Switzerland 10 +11 17
    3 Israel 10 0 15
    4 Belarus 10 -5 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SMR San Marino (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    23 Elia Benedettini (GK)
    6 Davide Simoncini
    14 Michele Cevoli
    3 Mirko Palazzi
    11 Manuel Battistini
    17 Alessandro Golinucci
    9 Marcello Mularoni
    21 Enrico Golinucci
    20 Adolfo Hirsch
    18 Filippo Berardi Yellow Card
    7 Matteo Vitaioli
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Davide Cesarini, Matteo Zavoli, Luca Censoni, Danilo Rinaldi, Fabio Tomassini, Cristian Brolli, Mattia Giardi, Nicola Nanni, Michael Battistini, Lorenzo Lunadei, Andrea Grandoni, Simone Benedettini.

    SCO Scotland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Scott Bain (GK)
    5 Scott McKenna
    4 David Bates
    3 Andy Robertson
    2 Stephen O'Donnell
    10 Stuart Armstrong
    6 Callum McGregor
    8 Kenny McLean
    9 Callum Paterson
    11 Ryan Fraser
    7 Johnny Russell
    Scotland Substitutes:
    John Fleck, James Forrest, Jon McLaughlin, Scott McTominay, Oliver Burke, John Souttar, Liam Palmer, Marc McNulty, Oliver McBurnie, John McGinn, Graeme Shinnie, Liam Kelly.

    EURO Qualifying News

    Zidane: I've been waiting five years to become France's head coach
    Zidane: I've been waiting five years to become France's head coach

    Zidane: I've been waiting five years to become France's head coach

    Klopp: When you don't want me as Germany coach, I'm gone
    Klopp: When you don't want me as Germany coach, I'm gone

    Klopp: When you don't want me as Germany coach, I'm gone

    The moment Jürgen Klopp was announced as new Germany head coach
    The moment Jürgen Klopp was announced as new Germany head coach

    The moment Jürgen Klopp was announced as new Germany head coach

    'Your ears are going to bleed!' - Potter speaks Swedish at unveiling
    'Your ears are going to bleed!' - Potter speaks Swedish at unveiling

    Graham Potter speaks for the first time as the head coach of Sweden.

    Martinez dismisses Mourinho's links to the Portugal job after World Cup
    Martinez dismisses Mourinho's links to the Portugal job after World Cup

    Roberto Martinez reacts to rumours suggesting Jose Mourinho will manage Portugal after the 2026 World Cup.