UEFA European Championship

Scotland vs Czechia, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Scotland
    FT
    0 - 2
    Czechia
    • 42': Patrik Schick
    • 52': Patrik Schick

    Patrik Schick's halfway line stunner as Scotland sunk by Czech Republic

    Scotland opened their first major tournament in 23 years with defeat to Czech Republic, as Patrik Schick scored a goal of the tournament contender.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czech Republic).
    • 3': Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
    • 9': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czech Republic).
    • 9': Liam Cooper (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland).
    • 9': Jan Boril (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a cross.
    • 12': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Scotland).
    • 12': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
    • 16': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by David Marshall.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
    • 26': Offside, Czech Republic. Ondrej Celustka tries a through ball, but Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
    • 32': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tomás Vaclik.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
    • 40': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Stephen O'Donnell.
    • 41': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
    • 42': Goal! Scotland 0, Czech Republic 1. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
    • 44': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Czech Republic 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Scotland 0, Czech Republic 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Scotland. Che Adams replaces Ryan Christie.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukas Masopust.
    • 47': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by David Marshall.
    • 48': Jack Hendry (Scotland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Jack Hendry (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 52': Goal! Scotland 0, Czech Republic 2. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomas Soucek following a fast break.
    • 54': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
    • 54': Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Vladimír Darida (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
    • 56': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
    • 56': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Scotland).
    • 57': Vladimir Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 61': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams with a headed pass.
    • 63': Offside, Czech Republic. Alex Kral tries a through ball, but Lukas Masopust is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
    • 65': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Ondrej Celustka.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 66': Offside, Scotland. Liam Cooper tries a through ball, but Andrew Robertson is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Czech Republic. Tomás Holes replaces Alex Kral.
    • 67': Substitution, Scotland. Callum McGregor replaces Jack Hendry.
    • 67': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Fraser replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 72': Substitution, Czech Republic. Matej Vydra replaces Lukas Masopust.
    • 72': Substitution, Czech Republic. Adam Hlozek replaces Jakub Jankto.
    • 77': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czech Republic).
    • 77': Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Liam Cooper with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Substitution, Scotland. James Forrest replaces Stephen O'Donnell.
    • 79': Substitution, Scotland. Kevin Nisbet replaces Lyndon Dykes.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Kevin Nisbet (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. James Forrest (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
    • 84': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Ondrej Celustka.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
    • 87': Foul by Kevin Nisbet (Scotland).
    • 87': Matej Vydra (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Substitution, Czech Republic. Michael Krmencik replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 87': Substitution, Czech Republic. Petr Sevcik replaces Vladimír Darida.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Michael Krmencik (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matej Vydra with a headed pass.
    • 90': Foul by Che Adams (Scotland).
    • 90': Jan Boril (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kevin Nisbet (Scotland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Jan Boril.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Scotland 0, Czech Republic 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Scotland 0, Czech Republic 2.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 5
    44 Possession 56
    10 SHOTS 19
    7 ON GOAL 5
    0.7 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    239 Accurate Passes 359
    347 Passes 469
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 11
    19 Crosses 28
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    65 Long Balls 63
    20 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 11
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    14 Tackles 9
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 11
    33 Effective Clearances 11
    33 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship

    Venue: Hampden Park
    Location: Glasgow, Scotland
    Attendance: 9,847

    EURO Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Austria 3 +2 6
    2 France 3 +1 5
    3 Netherlands 3 0 4
    4 Poland 3 -3 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCO Scotland (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    5 Grant Hanley
    16 Liam Cooper
    24 Jack Hendry
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    7 John McGinn
    4 Scott McTominay
    3 Andrew Robertson
    2 Stephen O'Donnell
    11 Ryan Christie
    9 Lyndon Dykes
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Callum McGregor, Greg Taylor, David Turnbull, Jon McLaughlin, James Forrest, Kevin Nisbet, Craig Gordon, Scott McKenna, Billy Gilmour, Ché Adams, Ryan Fraser, Nathan Patterson.

    CZE Czechia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Tomás Vaclík (GK)
    6 Tomás Kalas
    3 Ondrej Celustka
    18 Jan Boril
    5 Vladimír Coufal
    8 Vladimír Darida
    15 Tomás Soucek
    21 Alex Král
    10 Patrik Schick
    14 Jakub Jankto
    12 Lukás Masopust
    Czechia Substitutes:
    Ales Mandous, Pavel Kaderábek, Tomás Holes, Michael Krmencík, Matej Vydra, David Zima, Tomás Pekhart, Adam Hlozek, Petr Sevcik, Antonín Barák, Jakub Brabec.

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