Denmark 2-0 Scotland: How it happened - Wass and Maehle make sorry Scotland pay for first half failings
A sprinkling of Scotland fans have been spotted around the Danish capital and Steve Clarke is also short in numbers. The national team doesn’t have his problems to seek with only 18 of his 26-man squad able to be in contention for tonight’s encounter.
The prospect facing them is tricky too. Denmark lead the qualifying section with nine points from three games and enter the game off the back of a Euro 2020 campaign which ended in a narrow elimination at the semi-final stage to England.
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Denmark 2-0 Scotland: FULL TIME
Key Events
- DENMARK 2 (Wass 13, Maehle 15) SCOTLAND 0 (ht 2-0)
- DENMARK: Schmeichel, Andersen, Kjaer, Christensen, Hojberg, Delaney, Maehle, Wass, Poulsen (Wind 67), Damsgaard, Skov Olsen.
- SCOTLAND: Gordon, McKenna (Dykes 46), Hanley, Cooper, Tierney, Robertson, McGregor, McLean (Turnbull 84), Gilmour (Ferguson 90) , Adams (Christie 71), Fraser
- Parken Stadium, Copenhagen. Kick off 7.45pm
Stats life
Reasons to be cheerful...
Scotland have won the majority of meetings beside the teams since the first game in 1951.
Of those 16 Scotland have won 10. Impressive.
And even more optimistic is the recent form - Scotland have won both recent matches beside the teams - both at Hampden, 1-0 and 2-1.
Before that was a series of 1-0 defeats and a 2-0 in Copenhagen back in 1996.
IN PICTURES
Steve Clarke’s Scotland line-up - will it catch the Danes off-guard?
How the Scotland team will line-up in Denmark in vital World Cup qualifier
Steve Clarke has named his Scotland team to take on Euro 2020 semi-finalists Denmark in Copenhagen.
Emotive pre-match video from the SFA will certainly get the juices flowing
Kick off is just ten minutes away!
IN QUOTES
Kris Boyd, Sky SportsThis Danish team are an excellent team and have goals all over the pitch and will cause problems but if you defend properly in a match you have an opportunity of winning it.
Formation
The set-up which so confused many when the team was announced has Andy Robertson on the right of defence, Liam Cooper on the right of a back three with Grant Hanley and Scott McKenna and Kieran Tierney on the left.
Three midfielders are playing tight centrally with Ryan Fraser and Che Adams up top.
4 - Tierney
Advance forward up the left by Tierney and a ball inside to the front pair is intercepted. First push forward from Scotland, and no surprise it’s up the left side.
9 - Danish play
Denmark have, predictably, had plenty of the ball.
They’ve been stroking the ball around for several minutes now, very composed but Scotland containing them... so far.
12 - Slick
Slick passing by Denmark exploiting Scotland’s out of position captain on the Scottish right, but Skov Olsen’s shot is blocked by Grant Hanley.
Wass heads Denmark ahead after Hojberg’s lofted cross to the backpost.
The Danes have tried it several times to beat Kieran Tierney in the air and the defender floats forward to beat Craig Gordon.
And another
A double salvo from Denmark.
Maehle flicks and runs onto a pass from Michel Damsgaard and prods through Craig Gordon’s legs.
Spectator
Sky Sports’ pictures have just shown Kasper Schmeichel pumping his fists at the celebrating home crowd. That is as animated as the goalkeeper has had to be so far in these opening 20 minutes.
Scotland have been unable to get forward to trouble him.
Even Simon Kjaer and the English Premier League duo in the Danes’ defence have been fairly quiet.
31 - Big save
Craig Gordon is down well to keep a Yousef Poulsen shot out after the midfielder drifted into space at the back post to meet Wass’ free-kick.
34 - Positive play
Great ball through from Andy Robertson gives Che Adams something to chase, but Simon Kjaer is alert and ushers the ball wide.