Scotland and Hungary always look forward to playing each other, boasting strong footballing traditions in both countries, which always results in fierce competition between their footballing players and an exhibition of top class talent on display during these matchups.
As Armstrong collides with Kleinheisler during the Scotland national football team vs Hungary national football team stats, there are loud pleas for a penalty, but the referee ignores them.
Timeline
Scotland’s chances of reaching the last 16 at a major tournament for the first time since 1996 came crashing down with a 1-0 loss against Hungary at Stuttgart’s Groupama Arena. Despite dominating for large portions, Steve Clarke’s side were unable to break down Hungary’s disciplined and well-organised defence and make any headway.
At an open and lively start to the game, both sides were searching for an early goal. On ten minutes, Caroline Weir came close when Erin Cuthbert’s corner found her unmarked near the penalty spot but unfortunately for Real Madrid midfielder dragged her shot wide of its mark.
Hungary gradually increased their pace on attack as Dominik Szoboszlai began to look more dangerous from set pieces, curling a free kick towards Scotland’s near post that appeared likely to result in an offside decision until a flag correctly dismissed it as illegal play.
As the second half started, both teams battled hard for control. Scotland held onto more possessions but their creative edge lacked. On 43 minutes a pass by Emma Mitchell found Lisa Evans in space but her low shot went straight into Brzykcy’s arms.
Scotland continued their pursuit of an equaliser with 20 minutes remaining and created several chances. Jack Hendry got involved with an altercation at the back post between himself and Hungary player as they both raced for possession; as a result of this clash Hearts defender Hendry received a yellow card.
Home side Scotland continued their push for late goals. Their best chance came in the final minute when Callum McGregor chested down a Ryan Christie cross, only for it to be blocked by Mihaly Csoboth – leaving Scots devastated after such an encouraging start. Loss now forces them to beat Israel in Group A final matchup while hoping Hungary loses to Sweden so as to qualify for knockout stage play-offs.
History
The Scottish national football team has an illustrious history of competing in major tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup. Although they have qualified eight times for this prestigious competition, they have yet to advance past group stage despite some impressive results such as beating England at Home Nations Championship in 1967 to become unofficial World Champions and Del Amitri composing “Don’t Come Home Too Soon” to commemorate it.
Scotland have participated in four UEFA European Championship finals and were eliminated during each group stage, although one tournament saw them qualify for a play-off spot.
Qualifying for Euro 2020 through UEFA Nations League play-offs was an impressive feat and marked a crucial step toward revitalizing national pride among football fans in Ireland.
But Scotland’s tournament in Poland did not go according to plan. They were drawn into a difficult group with Spain, Georgia and Norway led by Erling Haaland – all three teams featuring formidable defensive midfielders like Erling Haaland. At first Scotland fared reasonably well with two wins and a draw but their hopes of qualifying for phase two were dashed when Albania defeated them heavily in their penultimate matchup.
Andy Roxburgh-led Scotland were looking forward to facing France for one final group stage matchup after suffering their most embarrassing defeat earlier in the campaign against Faroe Islands. Their starting performance was promising with James McFadden scoring early and giving hope of late victory, however France eventually took control in the second half and secured top spot by defeating them 2-0 and taking first spot overall in Group E.
The Scots suffered their worst defeat ever at Amsterdam Arena the following day when Holland routed them 6-0, with Ruud Van Nistelrooy scoring three hat-tricks as they sealed an aggregate 6-1 victory for themselves.
Scoring Chances
Scotland entered tonight’s Euro 2024 Group A match against Hungary knowing they needed a victory to have any hope of qualifying for the knockout stages. You would never know it from watching their performance, with Steve Clarke opting for an uninspiring back-five formation which left Che Adams isolated up front and an awful display by hosts which culminated with Kevin Csoboth scoring late to ensure another group-stage exit for Scotland.
Hungary doesn’t stand out too strongly either, but they do press well in attack and have some promising moments. Szoboszlai breaks free on one quick break but his shot goes wide of the mark; Hungary are also guilty of overcommitting defensively and giving away possession too easily.
Bagpipes were out in force once again to try and enliven Scotland’s end, but overall it was an underwhelming half for them. Ralston sent in a decent cross for McTominay but his effort went wide of goal; then McGinn put in two crosses which both ended up hitting wide across goal before closing up for McGinn who produced one more long cross which also hit wide before all action had died down during this first period for them.
At the other end, Kaminski lashes his shot wide before heading one over the bar – this time though his goalkeeper is perfectly capable of handling his effort, yet the referee has given a foul against him.
Scots make an impressive comeback to start the second half, looking more assured and energetic compared to earlier. Still, though, only four shots have been registered all night by them.
Scotland and Hungary will both have to win their remaining matches to avoid being relegated from the competition. A win by either team would see their rival relegated, while a tie could leave both tied on points with play-off spots still up for grabs.
Scotland manager Steve Clarke has made two small adjustments to the team that defeated Croatia last time out. Tommy Conway has been replaced with Lyndon Dykes while John McGinn returns after Ryan Christie was substituted out – see all of their latest team news, stats, and Opta data here!
Goalscorers
Kevin Csoboth scored in the 100th minute to give Hungary a narrow win against Scotland in Group A of Euro 2024, condemning them to yet another failure at major tournament group stages and leaving an unfavorable record of 12 appearances and no knockout-stage success. A collision in the 68th minute between Angus Gunn and Barnabas Varga resulted in him being taken off on a stretcher before players from both teams wrapped blankets around him as an ambulance took him away; later confirmed as being “stable” by hospital staff in Stuttgart.
Scott McTominay attempted his first shot for Scotland but it went well over the bar, suggesting he needs to move closer to dangerous areas and deliver more crosses into the box. Hungary now look more dangerous with their swift counter attacks but so far none of this is leading to clear cut chances for either team.
Start of the second period was marred by an unfortunate turn, as Szoboszlai gifted away an innocuous free-kick that came within inches of collapsing against the wall and had Gunn unable to keep out, leading it ricocheting off of the bar and being lost forever.
Returning to the action, Szoboszlai moves past Hendry and McGinn before firing in a cross that Orban heads across goal to score! There’s no doubting its goal but unfortunately it goes out for a corner!
Corner kick comes in and is cleared for a Scotland throw. What seemed like an obvious call for a penalty was quickly disapproved by referee; Armstrong is pulled down from behind while there’s some tangle of legs but no foul has been committed, according to ref.
Hungary are quickly making their presence felt in the final 15 minutes, taking control of possession and forcing Scotland onto the back foot. But nothing seems able to break through this deadlock; Scots fans will likely be disgruntled at their performance and disappointed by our Opta match centre statistics for this encounter in Stuttgart – you’ll find all team and player stats here, expected goals data, passing networks as well as an Opta chalkboard and much more!
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