Greece vs Scotland LIVE: Latest rating and aim updates from Nations League relegation play-off
Scotland visit Greece in the first leg of the Nations League play-off, which the Scots must win to remain in the top-tier of the competition.
Steve Clarke’s side finished third in Group A1, behind Portugal and Croatia but ahead of Poland, as the Tartan Army narrowly missed out on the quarter-finals but fell into the play-off rounds.
After a play-off draw, Scotland will take on Greece, who finished runners-up to England in League B. The Greeks are on the hunt for promotion to League A after an impressive campaign, which included victory at Wembley.
Scotland will therefore need to be at their best as Clarke’s side look to take a positive result back to Hampden for the second leg on Sunday. Scotland are also building up to the start of the World Cup qualifying campaign, which gets underway in September.
Follow live updates from the Nations League play-off between Scotland and Greece, below
Greece 0-1 Scotland
48 mins: Excellent covering from Ralston after Gilmour loses a pass looking for McLean, sweeping up on the edge of the box.
Greece are raising it and Karetsas goes for a scissor kick that is whacked away by Hanley. Greece have their first corner.
Greece 0-1 Scotland
47 mins: Karetsas’ first involvement is to overhit a cross out of play. Ralston was left in a heap on the touchline after Tsimikas leaned into him.
Greece 0-1 Scotland
46 mins: Back underway in Athens. The hosts have made one change, with 17-year-old Karetsas replacing Masouras.
Karetsas is making his debut and is very fresh-faced indeed.
HALF TIME! Greece 0-1 Scotland
The return leg is on Sunday at 5pm. Can Scotland take a lead back to Hampden for the second leg?
HALF TIME! Greece 0-1 Scotland
These are the half-time scores in the Nations League quarter-finals. From a Scotland point of view, they will play the loser of Denmark v Portugal in World Cup qualifying. That’s currently goalless.
- Croatia 2-0 France
- Denmark 0-0 Portugal
- Italy 1-0 Germany
- Netherlands 1-1 Spain
HALF TIME! Greece 0-1 Scotland
Scotland lead thanks to McTominay’s penalty. It was a very soft one, but the visitors take the gift. There is an argument McTominay commits the foul rather the other way around.
Craig Gordon has yet to have a save to make and the midfield of Gilmour and McLean, with McGinn, Ferguson and McTominay supporting Adams, has worked nicely.
HALF TIME! Greece 0-1 Scotland
Tsimikas can’t trouble Gordon with the free-kick, curling over and rippling the top of the net.
And that’s it! Scotland lead at the break and they’ve been very good indeed.
Greece 0-1 Scotland
45+2 mins: We’re into two minutes of added time and Ferguson concedes a foul on the edge of the box. He is booked but immediately appeals – he’s right to be aggrieved as Rota made the most of very little contract.
Greece 0-1 Scotland
45 mins: WIDE! Oooooh so close from Adams! It’s brilliant from McGinn, spinning through contact on the edge of the box and finding Adams. The striker takes it early, and confidently, striking it well across goal; but it whistles wide.
Greece 0-1 Scotland
43 mins; CHANCE! Scotland should be two up! The goalkeeper Tzolakis makes a horror of a clearance and passes straight to Gilmour, who quickly finds Adams. The striker is in the box with the keeper off his line, but shoots too quickly and finds the recovering Tzolakis!
Could Adams have found McTominay or taken it further into the box? Let off for Greece.
