It ended Scotland 1 England 3 and Scotland embarrassed by England with help of Newcastle United duo, it should have been even wider margin.
The final scoreline read Scotland 1 England 3 in this friendly but it could and should have been a far wider scoreline to reflect the gulf in class.The 150+ years history of these two nations meeting now reads England 49 wins and Scotland 41.
Only Gareth Southgate’s weird obsession with the woeful Harry Maguire gave Scotland hope, as the Man Utd defender pulled it back to 2-1 with a poor own goal. Gareth Southgate has so many good players at his disposal and we see it in flashes what could be possible with a better manager, who would get the best out of this group.
Thankfully Dubravka able to continue after lengthy treatment, Ronaldo somehow ending up with only a yellow card. Fernandes with the Portugal goal which leaves Slovakia second in Group J after five of the ten Euro qualifying group matches. Slovakia on 10 points and ahead of Luxembourg on goal difference, whilst five points behind group leaders Portugal.Bruno Guimaraes makes first ever start in an international in his home country, puts in excellent performance in this World Cup Qualifier.
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