We have allocated points to each yellow (1 point) and red card (3 points) for ranking purposes. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a headed pass following a corner. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Hanley has scored just his second Scotland goal in what is his 27th cap (also netting versus Wales in March 2013). Assisted by David Alaba with a cross following a corner. Grillitsch offers the hosts a set-piece, deep in the right-hand channel. Clarke makes three changes to his side that last lost to Israel. Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Armstrong may feel he should be doing better with that sort of space and time. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross. Robertson works himself some space in the left-hand channel, racing towards the area and looking for Adams. Another corner comes for Scotland after a deflected long-range effort and Robertson sends in another inswinging delivery. After the set-piece is delivered, it is Xaver Schlager's turn to be on the end of a strong tackle, on this occasion from Hanley. 90' +2. Armstrong, from the left of goal, then drills a left-footed effort towards the far post. That should serve as an early warning sign for Scotland. Welcome! At the moment, his first international strike proves the difference between these two sides here. Hendry goes flying over the top of Grbic in an aerial duel and the Austrian man ends up feeling the consequences. Attempt saved. Adams makes his first senior Scotland appearance as he comes on for Armstrong to partner Dykes and Christie up top. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) is shown the yellow card. WHAT A GOOOOALLLLLLL! Follow the World Cup Qualification UEFA live Football match between Scotland and Austria with Eurosport. The referee then gestures at the Scottish centre-back, reminding him he is on a caution already. Attempt blocked. 1-1! Gavin McAfferty. Christie heads towards the crowded area after Austria's initial clearance and McGinn does the rest, producing a remarkable finish over his shoulder to equalise for the hosts. The striker offloads to Christie, who drifts inside towards the edge of the area before poking a right-footed effort towards goal. Austria. Corner, Scotland. The referee on this occasion agrees with the hosts, awarding them a free-kick in a good wide position in the left-hand channel. Alaba then tries to inject some quality with a cross from deep but Hendry does well to produce a diving header to clear. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. McGinn and McTominay are also operating as box-to-box midfielders behind the front three of Dykes, Armstrong and Christie. O'Donnell then sends a long throw-in into the area and the visitors stand firm to head clear. O'Donnell has the opportunity to race forward on the right-hand side, eventually crossing towards the penalty spot. Attempt missed. After an incredibly quiet opening 50 minutes, this game has come alive in the last five minutes or so. Christie then heads the ball back into the danger area, where McGinn produces an incredible, acrobatic left-footed finish over his shoulder. The Southampton man then smashes a left-footed effort from 25 yards out, however, he slices across the ball and it trickles just wide of Alexander Schlager's goal to the right-hand side. The centre-back's tackle, however, knocks the ball into the path of Kalajdzic, who strikes a first-time left-foot effort from inside the area just wide of Marshall's goal to the right. Article bookmarked. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. WC Qualification Europe Live Commentary for Scotland v Faroe Islands on 31 March 2021, ... 82' In the other matches in Group F, Denmark lead Austria 4 … Alexander Schlager can only watch as the Aston Villa man’s strike goes across the face of goal, striking the right-hand post before nestling in the back of the net. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Xaver Schlager arrows a strike towards Marshall's goal but Hendry is there to block away. Watch a Scotland v Austria live stream, as Steve Clarke's men set out to try and make it to a first World Cup in 24 years (Image credit: PA Images) Scotland v Austria … Unsurprisingly, the referee books the Austrian for his cynical interventions and the hosts have a free-kick in a great position outside the area. Robertson whips it in over the heads of all of his team-mates and the visitors get the goal-kick. Scotland 2, Austria 2. In midfield, Grillitsch and Baumgartner replace Rantfl and Julian Baumgartlinger. The referee has no option but to show Kalajdzic the first Austrian yellow card of the game and he rightly does so. Austria dominated the early proceedings but Clarke's men managed to grow into the half and arguably had the better closing stages of the first half. Scotland vs Austria Prediction was posted on: March 22, 2021. WIDE! Marshall parries the initial danger and, with Kalajdzic ready to pounce again, two Scottish defenders step in to win the free-kick. Attempt missed. Alexander Schlager is careless in possession and his pass finds Dykes inside the Austria area. Scotland vs USA, Match 2 Live Cricket Scores & Commentary Live Cricket Scores Assisted by Ryan Christie with a headed pass. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Scotland 2, Austria 2. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Marshall, however, is never going to be beaten from that sort of range. your username. Christie goes down the back of Lienhart's ankle and the hosts give away another foul as this fixture continues to lack any real flow. Scotland next face Israel on Sunday in Group F before hosting the Faroe Islands on Wednesday. Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Thursday, 25 March Kick-off: 19:45 GMT. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes. Assisted by David Alaba. Fortunately for the away side, Grillitsch recovers to poke away a clearance before the Aston Villa man can strike. That pattern of play perhaps best sums up Scotland's attacking and creative woes so far in this fixture. 90' +3. Commentary Stats Teams Form. Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card. Austria have a historical edge over the Scots in this fixture. McGinn is caught late by Grbic and the referee rightly awards the hosts a free-kick deep on the left-hand side. The Liverpool left-back manages to beat Lainer in the air but he can only turn his header over the target from a tight angle to the left of goal. Alaba sends in an inviting delivery towards the near post, where Xaver Schlager throws himself at the ball in an attempt to score. Robertson’s two attempted crosses are dealt with at the near post. Match ends, Scotland 2, Austria 2. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. WC Qualification Europe Live Commentary for Scotland v Austria on March 25, 2021, includes full match statistics and key events, instantly updated. Franco Foda makes seven changes from Austria’s draw against Norway in November. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell following a set piece situation. Last game between the teams: 30.05.2007 International Friendly: Austria – Scotland 0:1; Garry O’Connor 59′ Last game at this venue: 30.04.2003 International Friendly: Scotland – Austria 0:2. This is the first meeting between Scotland and Austria since a friendly in May 2007, which Scotland won 1-0 in Vienna with a goal from Garry O’Connor. McGinn drills into the feet of Dykes, who offloads for the run of Christie. Stefan Lainer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Dykes has started this half in the same manner, racing up towards the edge of the area to close down the Austrian defence. Armstrong seems to have the beating of Lienhart and makes it to the byline before Grillitsch produces a wonderful sliding tackle to avert the danger. McTominay takes charge over Robertson, whipping the free-kick over the wall but also over the bar. Foda will have similar feelings as his opposite man and the Austrian head coach could look to players such as Sabitzer off the bench to change this game, which has been a fairly quiet affair so far. The visitors work the ball inside to Grillitsch, who unleashes a bouncing right-footed effort towards the bottom left corner. Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt blocked. Marshall saves the initial effort, tamely pushing out to Kalajdzic, who makes no mistake as he taps-in from close range with his left foot. Attempt saved. WC Qualifier: Scotland v Austria. FULL-TIME: SCOTLAND 2-2 AUSTRIA. SAVE! Scotland 0, Austria 1. Xaver Schlager travels towards the hosts' area and pokes a pass through to Alaba. Offside, Scotland. The visitors won all four of their away matches during 2020 and could win five in a row for the first time since a run of eight consecutive victories on the road between October 2013 and September 2016. Match ends, Scotland 2, Austria 2. Attempt missed. Neither side has reached the World Cup since 1998, however, with a fairly inviting draw, both teams will feel they are in with a chance this campaign. Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande blows his whistle to get the game underway! The major talking points ahead of Scotland’s clash with Austria. AUSTRIA (4-4-2): Alexander Schlager; Stefan Rainer, Aleksandar Dragovic, Philipp Lienhart, David Alaba; Xaver Schlager, Florian Grillitsch, Stefan Ilsanker, Christoph Baumgartner; Adrian Grbic, Sasa Kalajdzic. Assisted by Scott McTominay. Corner, Scotland. McTominay takes charge over Robertson, whipping the free-kick over the wall but also over the bar. Tierney powers past Kalajdzic and the Austrian forwards drags the Arsenal defender down. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Copyright © 2021 Goal (United States) All rights reserved. Lineups are announced and players are warming up. John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Austria. Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing. Louis Schaub replaces Adrian Grbic. Callum McGregor replaces Lyndon Dykes. Hanley is far too enthusiastic in an aerial tackle with Kalajdzic and the visitors get a free-kick on the halfway line. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. While Clarke's men are yet to test Alexander Schlager, they have improved in the last 10 minutes or so. How long will Clarke leave it before he sends on the likes of Fraser or Adams to chase an equaliser? Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic. Attempt blocked. Alexander Schlager, however, makes up for his initial mistake and manages to save with his feet and kick away from danger. Attempt saved. Baumgartner and Christie both forced saves from Marshall and Alexander Schlager respectively, however, barring that, there hasn't been too much to shout about in this game so far. Grbic stays down for a while and the visitors' medical team are going to have to come on to treat him. Kalajdzic thinks he has a second goal after heading into the back of the net from Alaba's cross, however, the goal won't stand as the referee has already blown for a foul on Tierney in the air. Commentary. The Manchester United midfielder appears frustrated with himself and clearly feels he should be doing better from there. John McGinn (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is too high. A smart flick through the middle by Kalajdzic releases Baumgartner, who drives towards the edge of the area before unleashing a low, right-footed strike towards goal. Goal! Assisted by Stuart Armstrong. Conceded by Christoph Baumgartner. Assisted by Ryan Christie. Armstrong and Robertson stand over the set-piece and it is the latter who delivers. Foda's men are also in action on Sunday, hosting Faroe Islands before facing Denmark, who are the early group-leaders courtesy of their earlier win over Israel, on Wednesday. Clarke's men worked hard for the draw and their World Cup qualifying campaign gets underway with a well-deserved point. McGinn then loses out in midfield but the hosts recover before Foda's side can launch a counter-attack. Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner. Alexander Schlager starts in goal instead of Pervan, while Dragovic and Lienhart both come in at centre-back. Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Ryan Christie. Attempt blocked. O'Donnell has the chance to cross but he instead plays to the feet of Christie, who offloads onto Dykes. Jack Hendry (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Adams manages to flick-on O'Donnell's initial cross towards the back post, where McGinn leaps well but the Scot can only loop a weak header over Alexander Schlager's goal. Fortunately for the goalkeeper, his parry falls to the feet of Robertson, who manages to hook away a clearance under the pressure of Lainer. Baumgartner evades two or three tackles before finding Grillitsch, who crosses towards the back post for Lainer but the right-back is caught on his heels and it goes out for a goal-kick. Description. McGregor and Ryan Jack are the other two who drop out for Armstrong and Hanley. Steve Clarke’s side are looking to build on their Euro 2020 qualification when they run out at Hampden. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes. The visitors' midfielder fails to get the crucial last touch on it, however, and Marshall collects before throwing out into the left-hand channel. Attempt missed. Robertson whips in the set-piece but he doesn't beat the first man and the visitors clear down the pitch. Looking ahead to the next 45, Clarke may send on the likes of Fraser, Adams or McBurnie to add some attacking impetus. Scotland vs Austria Head-to-Head. Both sides are looking to attack and Kalajdzic's goal has opened this qualifying fixture up. That is all from this World Cup qualifying Group F fixture, until next time! The striker attempts to go around his man inside the area, however, Dragovic does well to poke away before Alexander Schlager can be tested. Scotland have had no further withdrawals to their squad before Thursday’s opening World Cup qualifier against Austria … McTominay steps around a few tackles before playing to Christie, who offloads to Armstrong. Check full commentary of Netherlands vs Scotland 1st ODI In what has been far from a vintage international fixture, these two sides wander down the Hampden Park tunnel level at 0-0 at half-time. The Liverpool left-back whips across the face of goal but Dykes can't get on the end of the cross. Baumgartner goes on a driving run inside the left-hand channel and Hendry intervenes. After a minute or so, the away side's forward returns to the pitch. A second corner for the away side comes, courtesy of Tierney's blocked clearance on the left-hand side. Grillitsch is late in a tackle with Dykes, sending the Scot flying in the air and offering the hosts a free-kick in the right-hand channel. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right … Scotland didn’t lose any of their five home qualifying matches in 2018 World Cup qualifying (W3 D2), with their last home defeat in a World Cup qualifier coming back in September 2013 against Belgium. Xaver Schlager (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Tierney knocks the ball past Lainer and throws himself to the floor. Thursday’s football game at Hampden Park pits together Scotland and Austria, the two teams who face each other in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Stefan Ilsanker (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. In the opening exchanges, it is clear Clarke's team will line-up in a 3-4-3 formation, with O'Donnell and Robertson acting as wing-backs and Tierney dropping back as a third centre-back. Goal! Although the line-up is 4-3-3 on paper, it could easily turn into 3-4-3 with Tierney operating as the third left centre-back. As of yet, however, the referee has opted not to show any cards for either tackle. Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio Scotland DAB/810MW & BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app; watch Sportscene highlights on BBC Scotland from 22:45. GOOOOOOOALLLLL!!! Philipp Lienhart (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. ... expert commentary and watch free replays. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie. FT: Scotland 2-2 Austria In his Sky Sports interview, Scotland boss Steve Clarke repeatedly praises his side's character in coming from behind twice. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Find Scotland vs Slovakia result on Yahoo Sports. Commentary Venue Israel vs. Denmark Moldova vs. Faroe Islands Scotland vs. Austria Denmark vs. Moldova Austria vs. Faroe Islands Israel vs. Scotland Armstrong, Christie and Dykes all exchange passes up top but the visitors defend resolutely to stop the attacking trio from progressing towards goal. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner. Corner, Scotland. With Austria heading towards a fifth consecutive away victory for the first time since 2016, McGinn then produced a remarkable, acrobatic finish to equalise for the hosts late on in the game. Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. FIFA World Cup European Qualifying match Scotland vs Austria 25.03.2021. Austria have won eight and lost six of the 20 games they have played against Scotland thus far. Clarke's second change sees McGregor introduced in place of Dykes. There will be three minutes of added time as Marshall pumps a long goal-kick down the pitch. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. CLOSE! Foda’s men have won their opening match in 12 of their 18 World Cup qualifying campaigns (D3 L3), winning on the last two occasions their first game has been away from home: in 2000 vs Liechtenstein and 2016 vs Georgia in qualifying for the 2002 and 2018 World Cups respectively. This substitution will likely mean Adams moves more centrally, with McGregor and Christie on the flanks either side of him. Austria regain possession, as they have done for the majority of these opening stages so far. Hendry is on the floor arguing with the referee about a foul but the officials are having none of it as they award a goal-kick. Prediction: 1-1. Hello and welcome to live coverage of the World Cup qualifying Group F fixture between Scotland and Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. On this occasion, play gets switched to the left flank, where Armstrong cuts in and fires a right-footed effort over the bar. O'Donnell shows great feet to dance past Alaba in the right-hand channel but the Scot then fails to beat Lienhart and the hosts will have to settle for a corner-kick. Scotland host Austria in the first game of their World Cup qualifying campaign as they look to develop upon qualifying for Euro 2020 under Steve Clarke. Assisted by Stefan Lainer with a cross. Attempt blocked. For his efforts, Grillitsch joins Kalajdzic in the referee's book. Please note that this does not represent any official rankings. Cricket Match only on ESPNcricinfo.com. O’Donnell delivers to the far post, where Hanley escapes his marker to power a downwards header past Alexander Schlager and into the bottom right corner. Substitution, Austria. Minute. Up top, Marko Arnautovic and Sabitzer miss out for Grbic and Kalajdzic. The visitors seem to be appealing for offside but nevertheless the goal stands! Robertson's corner slips past all the defenders at the near post and McGinn looks set to pounce. Marshall, however, sees it all the way and parries away from danger before Grbic can pounce on the rebound. Stefan Ilsanker (Austria) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Alexander Schlager, however, dives to his left and comfortably saves on the stroke of half-time. Get the latest score with LineUps, Formations, Scorers, Cards, Head to Head Stats, Odds and Live Commentary for 25 Mar 2021 - Scotland vs Austria football fixture in the World (FIFA): World Cup UEFA QR1 Group F Scotland host Austria in their opening World Cup qualifying game on Thursday. 90+2' Attempt missed. SCOTLAND (4-3-3): David Marshall; Jack Hendry, Grant Hanley, Stephen O’Donnell, Andrew Robertson; Kieran Tierney, Scott McTominay, John McGinn; Stuart Armstrong, Ryan Christie, Lyndon Dykes. Scotland 1 Austria 2. The hosts then break down the other end, however, Armstrong's pass asks far too much of Christie and the ball runs out of play. Alexander Schlager looks beaten but the Scot's effort falls just the wrong side of the post and goes out for a goal-kick. Date published: 3/25/2021 2:36:43 PM. Austria have won 67% of their international matches under Foda (20 out of 30) - the highest win rate of any Austria manager. Along with the 2006 and 2014 tournament, Scotland have failed to win each of their last three opening World Cup qualifiers when starting off on home soil, drawing on each occasion (0-0 v … Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing. Log into your account. Grant Hanley (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Grant Hanley (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Dykes blocks Lainer's free-kick on purpose, refusing to move more than 10 yards away and the referee unsurprisingly cautions the Scotland forward. Conceded by Jack Hendry. Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is … There is chaos inside the Scotland area after Baumgartner drills a teasing cross towards the near post. Clarke makes a third change of the game, sending on McLean for Christie, who just assisted McGinn's incredible equaliser. Conceded by Kieran Tierney. Tierney clears over the top and Ilsanker drags down McGinn. Manager Franco Foda was worried that he would be without almost all of his top players for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier due to Covid-19 restrictions in Germany. SUBS: Gernot Trauner, Alessandro Schopf, Heinz Lindner, Louis Schab, Christopher Trimmel, Marcel Sabitzer, Andreas Ulmer, Karim Onisiwo, Reinhold Ranftl, Pavao Pervan, Marco Friedl, Michael Gregoritsch. Christie twists and turns away from the Austrian attentions outside the area, which allows Robertson space in the left-hand channel. Attempt missed. All of the hosts scream in their appeals for a penalty but the referee shakes his head and insists play goes on. Full coverage of Scotland vs Austria including result, live commentary and pictures from Sports Mole MX23RW : Tuesday, May 11 15:35:14| >> :600:3466576:3466576: Man Utd vs. Leicester: 1 … Clarke's men look to respond instantly down the other end, with Christie being dragged down by Ilsanker inside Austria's area. Attempt saved. Can Austria find a late winner here? Grbic chases a throughball in the left-hand channel and Hendry sensibly opts to turn it behind for the first corner of the game. Thursday 25 March 2021 22:11. comments. Lienhart comes across to turn behind McGinn's attempted cross for a corner. Christie plays a delicate pass to the feet of Armstrong from Robertson's throw and the Southampton man races into the area. Our prediction for this World Cup 2022 match: Scotland. The Scottish goalkeeper will feel he has to do better with that one. As the first half went on, Scotland got more and more confident in their press, led by Dykes and by the end of the half they were right up in Alexander Schlager's face. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Dragovic, however, intervenes and blocks out for a corner to the hosts. Kalajdzic's opener was his very first international goal for Austria on what was just his third appearance for his country. Robertson gets around Armstrong on the overlap and Christie crosses towards the back post. Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. The hosts work a set-piece into the area, with Dykes eventually teeing up Christie, who whips a left-footed strike towards the bottom corner.

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