Scotland keep hope of progressing after draw with Switzerland

Midfielder Scott McTominay scored an important goal to help Scotland draw 1-1 with Switzerland, thereby keeping their hopes of advancing to EURO 2024 alive.

Midfielder Shaqiri scored a spectacular goal to help Switzerland draw 1-1 with Scotland. Photo: EURO 2024

Scotland lost 1-5 to Germany in the opening match, along with the suspension of defender Porteous. Therefore, they were under a lot of pressure when they met Switzerland - the team that beat Hungary in the first match. With a more even and quality squad, Switzerland was considered to have many opportunities to beat Scotland. However, the match went in a different direction. Scotland entered the game very proactively, actively fighting for the ball and organizing many attacks. They were quickly rewarded with a goal to take the lead from midfielder Scott McTominay in the 13th minute. After a pass from his teammate, the midfielder currently playing for Man United took a shot that was not very dangerous. However, center-back Fabian Schar fumbled and cleared the ball into his own net. After checking, the goal was counted for McTominay. After the goal, Switzerland quickly pressed forward to attack. They created many opportunities towards goalkeeper Angus Gunn's goal. In the 26th minute, the Swiss team equalized 1-1. After a sloppy pass from Scotland defender Tony Ralston, midfielder Shaqiri quickly finished spectacularly into the top corner, bringing the match back to balance. This goal helped the Swiss team to boost their morale, organizing many coherent attacks. In the 33rd minute, Ndoye put the ball into the Scottish team's net, but the goal was disallowed due to an offside error. In the remaining minutes of the match, both teams actively attacked and created clear opportunities to score but failed to take advantage of them. The Swiss team had another chance to put the ball into the opponent's net, after Embolo's lob in the 81st minute, but it was disallowed due to an offside error. In addition, Ndoye and Amdouni both had favorable finishing opportunities but were unsuccessful. On the Scottish side, midfielder Hanley almost increased the score to 2-1 in the 67th minute. However, he headed the ball into the post after a free kick from his teammate. In the end, Scotland drew 1-1 with Switzerland. With this result, Scotland got its first point at EURO 2024. Meanwhile, Switzerland has 4 points, ranked 2nd in Group A and will almost certainly follow Germany to win a ticket to the next round. In the final round, Switzerland will compete for the top spot in the group with Germany, while Scotland will face Hungary.

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