Scotland 1-3 Ukraine
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Play-Offs Semi Final
Wed 1st June 2022
19:45
Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: 49,772
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Holland)
McGregor(79)
C Gordon
S McTominay
G Hanley
L Cooper (J Hendry 67)
A Hickey
B Gilmour (S Armstrong 68)
C McGregor
A Robertson(C)
J McGinn
L Dykes (R Christie 46)
C Adams
Manager:
Steve Clarke
FIFA Ranking: 39
Yarmolenko(33)
Yaremchuk(49)
Dovbyk(90+5)
Malinovskyi(33)
Karavaev(49)
Zinchenko(90+5)
H Bushchan
O Karavaev
I Zabarnyi
M Matvienko
V Mykolenko
T Stepanenko (S Sydorchuk 90+4)
A Yarmalenko(C) (O Zubkov 79)
R Malinovskyi (M Shaparenko 72)
O Zinchenko
V Tsygankov (M Mudryk 72)
R Yaremchuk (A Dovbyk 78)
Manager:
Oleksandr Petrakov
FIFA Ranking: 27
Key: Goals Assists Missed Penalty Red Card
| 1 | Craig Gordon (Hearts) | (67 Caps) | Age: 39 | ||
| 3 | Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Captain | (57 Caps) | Age: 28 | ||
| 4 | Scott McTominay (Manchester Utd) | (31 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| 5 | Grant Hanley (Norwich City) | (43 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 7 | John McGinn (Aston Villa) |  |
(45 Caps) | Age: 27 | |
| 8 | Callum McGregor (Celtic) |
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(43 Caps) | Age: 28 | |
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes (QPR) | |
(22 Caps) | Age: 26 | |
| 10 | Che Adams (Southampton) | (16 Caps) | Age: 25 | ||
| 14 | Billy Gilmour (Chelsea) | (13 Caps) | Age: 20 | ||
| 16 | Liam Cooper (Leeds Utd) | (14 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| 22 | Aaron Hickey (Bologna) | (3 Caps) | Age: 19 | ||
| 11 | Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) | (29 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| (Replaced Lyndon Dykes 46 min) | |||||
| 13 | Jack Hendry (Club Brugge) | (14 Caps) | Age: 27 | ||
| (Replaced Liam Cooper 67 min) | |||||
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) | (33 Caps) | Age: 30 | ||
| (Replaced Billy Gilmour 68 min) | |||||
Yellow Card  Red Card  Double Booking Goals Scored Assist  Penalty Save |
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1 Craig Gordon
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Play-Offs Semi Final
Wed 1st June 2022
19:45
Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: 49,772
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Holland)
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Play-Offs Semi Final
Wed 1st June 2022
19:45
Hampden, Glasgow (H)
Att: 49,772
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Holland)
With the conflict in Ukraine, there was a possibility that Scotland would get a bye, but in the end the match was rearranged for June, with the winner playing Wales four days later. It was an emotional night for Ukraine, who were more up for the match than Scotland, with most of the western world supporting them.
Ukraine almost took the lead after seven minutes when a Tsygankov shot was tipped over by Gordon. Gordon was then called upon again to make a close range save from Yarmolenko. Just after the half hour mark, Malinovskyi played a long ball over the top to Yarmolenko, who controlled the ball before lobbing Gordon, to give Ukraine the lead. Just into the second half, Ukraine got a second. Karavaev crossed the ball into the box for Yaremchuk to place a downward header past Gordon. A few minutes later, Gordon had to make a low save for a shot by Yarmolenko. Scotland then came close when McGregor closed down the keeper whose clearance was deflected off McGregor just past the post. Midway through the second half Scotland came so close when a header by McGinn went just past the post. With 11 minutes remaining, a deflected shot by McGregor crept over the goalline to make it 1-2 and give Scotland some hope. Scotland were then piling forward looking for an equaliser, but in the 95th minute, Ukraine broke away. With most of the Scotland players at the other end, Dovbyk was through one on one with Gordon, and he slotted it past Gordon to make it 1-3, and end Scotland's World Cup hopes.