Within five minutes of the second half, Scotland had already created more problems for the Czech Republic than they did in the first half.Īs the clock ticked to 50, with Grant Hanley receiving treatment on his ankle, “Flower of Scotland” started up in the stands. Then Andy Robertson’s raked through ball from deep forced Tomas Kalas into a slice clearance that his keeper Tomas Vaclik had to desperately claw out. Marshall (36 years and 101 days) became the second-oldest player to appear for Scotland at a major tournament after 39-year-old Jim Leighton at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.A recycled move saw Jack Hendry’s swept shot hit the bar.The clean sheet was just the third for the visitors in their last 18 international matches.Schick is the first player to score two goals in a EURO game for the Czechs since Milan Baroš in a 3-0 quarter-final win over Denmark in 2004.The opening goal was the first scored by the Czech Republic in the first half in six EURO games – the last had been against Greece in 2012.Schick has now scored eight goals in his last 11 international appearances.Jack Hendry's shot hits the bar for Scotland POOL/AFP via Getty Images Key stats At this level, you do need to be clinical." We're disappointed with the way the first goal went in apart from that, we defended pretty well. When we passed it, we did quite well, but it was hard to break them down. Stuart Armstrong, Scotland midfielder: "The game was very compact and we were playing too many long balls. It's a tough lesson for us that at the highest level, at the best tournaments, you have to take your chances. If you do better on that, then it's a different game. We've had some really, really good chances that we should have done better with. The second goal from Patrik calmed us down and finished the job."Īndy Robertson, Scotland defender: "We were confident, excited, and it comes down to not taking our chances. Then we got into the game and scored the opening goal. Jaroslav Šilhavý, Czech Republic coach: "The decisive factor was that we survived the early pressure from Scotland. I saw the goalkeeper off his line – I checked in the first half where he was standing." Patrik Schick, Czech Republic forward: "It's always hard to play against us: we have a lot of hardworking players. Star of the Match: Schick on his wondergoal Overall a great performance." Packie Bonner, UEFA Technical Observer He had numerous efforts, led the line, brought people into the game and ran the channels when necessary. "Two great goals – the second one superb. Star of the Match: Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) The inspirational Schick would have the decisive say on 52 minutes, though, spotting Marshall off his line and lobbing the Scotland goalkeeper from close to the halfway line to stun Hampden Park. David Marshall quickly had to deny Schick and Vladimír Darida, before Scotland roared back as Jack Hendry rattled the bar and Vaclík clawed away a mis-hit clearance from Tomáš Kalas. Scotland had the better of the half-chances in the opening half, with Lyndon Dykes sweeping wide of the near post and Andy Robertson drawing a fine save from Tomáš Vaclík, but it was the visitors who struck the opening blow just before the interval when Schick expertly glanced in Vladimír Coufal's cross. David Marshall is left grasping at thin air after Patrik Schick beats him from distance Getty Images
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