Croatia v Scotland LIVE: Latest score and goal updates as Scots throw away lead and trail Nations League clash
Scotland take on Croatia looking for their first points of the Nations League
Scotland are bidding to get their Nations League campaign off the ground as they take on Croatia in Zagreb.
Steve Clarke’s side lost both of their opening matches, going down in late defeats by Poland and Portugal in part of an eight-match winless streak stretching back beyond Euro 2024. “Not winning games is horrible,” Clarke said this week. “Performances have to be good. If the performance is good, then we have an opportunity to hopefully pick some points up.”
Clarke is having to contend with a raft of injuries, with a number of key players absent from the squad such as John McGinn, Kieran Tierney, Lawrence Shankland and Angus Gunn. Gunn’s injury means 39-year-old Croatia captain Luka Modric will not be the oldest player on the pitch, as 41-year-old Craig Gordon takes the gloves for Scotland.
The match is not being shown live on TV after the broadcast rights were not picked up by ITV, and is only available to watch on the Viaplay International YouTube channel. Follow all the live action from Croatia v Scotland below.
GOAL! Croatia 2-1 Scotland
70 mins
GOAL! Just as I type that they’re lacking threat.
Perisic works some space on the wing and floats in a lovely cross to the far post, that Sosa hits first-time. It forces a great save from Gordon but the ball bounces back to an unmarked Kramaric, who nods it past the defenders on the line for 2-1.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
68 mins
Croatia are enjoying some sustained possession at the moment, though once again they’re lacking threat.
Kramaric fires in a cross but Hanley heads away easily.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
66 mins
Modric skips past McTominay too easily and shapes up to try and find the far corner, but his shot flies wide of the post.
Moments later, the Real Madrid man tracks back to latch on to the loose ball and starts a counter, which ends with Baturina firing over from distance.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
64 mins
Doak and McTominay almost combine in the box but once again the final bit of quality is just lacking.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
62 mins
Half a chance for Scotland as the ball into the box falls to Dykes, who tries to lay it off to McTominay, but Croatia scramble clear.
Luka Sucic is replaced by Martin Baturina in midfield.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
60 mins
Brave from Gordon as he punches the cross clear, and Matanovic has to receive some treatment.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
58 mins
Nicely worked from Scotland as the diagonal pass comes to Robertson, who lays off a lovely cross with the outside of his boot that Souttar can’t get a clean connection with.
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
55 mins
Disallowed goal!
Wow. Relief for Scotland but not for the neutral.
Modric lays off the ball for the shot from distance and it’s blocked by a Scotland shirt. They try and break and the whistle goes just before Luka Sucic rifles into the net from about 25 yards!
Croatia 1-1 Scotland
54 mins
Modric latches on to the loose ball and Croatia keep possession before the skipper sweeps an effort across his body that forces a diving save from Gordon. Comfortable though.
In other news, Christie has indeed been awarded that first goal.
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