Poland v Scotland LIVE: Nations League latest score and goal updates as John McGinn gives Scots dream start
Scotland travel to Warsaw looking to avoid relegation from Nations League Group A1
Scotland face Poland in the final match of their Nations League group stage campaign, with Steve Clarke’s side looking to avoid relegation from Group A1.
The Scots secured a home win over Croatia at Hampden Park last week to end their long winless run, thanks to a goal from John McGinn, and that result left them level on points with tonight’s opponents but still at the bottom of the group.
Clarke’s men know that nothing other than a win will do this evening, and they face a Poland side that was beaten 5-1 by Portugal in Porto last week.
However, the Scots know they will need to be better – and more clinical – than they were when these two sides met in September, when a last-minute penalty gave Poland a 3-2 win at Hampden Park.
The match is only live on YouTube, but you can follow updates in our live blog below
Poland 0-1 Scotland
21 mins
Scotland are having to deal with quite a bit of Poland pressure at the moment, though luckily for them it just isn’t clicking for the home side. Zielinksi does well to beat his man and get the cutback from the byline, but Szymanski can’t get a clean connection and he fires it against a Scotland shirt.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
19 mins
Immediately after the chance, Scotland concede a free-kick to the right of their box, but they’re let off the hook once more as it’s rifled against the wall.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
18 mins
CLOSE! A huge let-off for Scotland.
It’s a ridiculous decision from Robertson to play a diagonal across his own penalty area, and it’s cut out by Poland. It runs into the path of Świderski, and he’s one-v-one with Gordon, but he blasts against the side-netting.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
16 mins
Robertson’s delivery is collected by the ‘keeper and Poland look to break, eventually winning a throw-in in line with the box, but they waste the chance by straying offside. That sums up the overall quality on show from the home side so far.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
14 mins
The free-kick is from a fairly dangerous position from the home side, around 35 yards out, but it goes out for a goal kick.
Scotland go down the other end and Robertson does very well to win a free-kick in a similar position.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
12 mins
Much better from Poland as they counter from their own half, playing a couple of combinations before the ball comes out to Piątkowski, who forces Gordon into making the save for the corner.
From the set-piece, Scotland briefly clear it before Robertson is penalised for making a foul while trying to break.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
9 mins
A few exchanges of possession in the Scotland half but it comes to nothing as Gordon collects a ball into the box.
Poland attack again and it’s better worked, though it ends with Kaminski coming inside and firing right at Gordon.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
7 mins
Both sides are struggling to keep possession in the early exchanges, though it’s certainly Scotland who are looking the more comfortable.
They come forward again, and they work half a chance as McTominay feeds the ball to Doak, who skins Zalewski on the wing before seeing his cross cut out and cleared for a throw.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
5 mins
Neither side had really been able to settle before the goal, but Scotland took advantage of that fact and find themselves 1-0 up!
Poland attack but it’s not clicking, with Ralston there to intercept.
GOAL! Poland 0-1 Scotland
3 mins
GOAL!
Scotland make their first foray forward and it ends up in the back of the net!
It’s very well-worked too. They work it forward patiently on the right-hand edge of the box, before a pass is slipped through to Doak. He looks up and picks out McGinn with a perfect cutback, and the Villa man side-foots into the far corner for 1-0!
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