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
75 - SAVE
Brilliant from Scotland.
Cooper finds Christie, neat flick to Dykes, then fed wide to Robertson. A teasing ball across was poked to Fraser and the little forward picked his spot in the corner but Schmeichel is down to deny him.
Great save.
85 - Save
Another great save from Craig Gordon keeps out Denmark as the ball flashes across the six-yard area.
IN QUOTES
Andy RobertsonIt was something different. The gaffer asked me to do a job. I sacrifice for this squad every time and I’ll do it again and again no problem. I love playing for my country. I should have done better in the first half, the whole backline should have done better. I don’t think any of us passed the first half.
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