Poland v Scotland LIVE: Nations League result as Andy Robertson dramatically rescues Scots from relegation
Poland 1-2 Scotland: The captain’s last-minute header saved the Scots from automatic relegation, with a play-off to come to stay in League A
Andy Robertson’s last-minute goal saved Scotland from automatic Nations League relegation as the captain’s dramatic header earned Steve Clarke’s side a famous 2-1 win against Poland in Warsaw.
Scotland had to win to avoid finishing bottom of League A1, but turned their run of late misfortunate on its head when Robertson arrived at the back post to thump a powerful header into the net.
Having lost their first three matches of the campaign and drawing 0-0 with Portugal, Scotland ended their winless run with a late win over Croatia on Friday before earning back-to-back wins with victory against Poland.
Scotland made the perfect start when John McGinn converted a chance inside just three minutes but Poland’s Kamil Piątkowski arrowed a stunning strike into the top to equalise on 60 minutes.
At one stage, with Portugal beating Croatia in Zagreb, another goal would have lifted Scotland to second place - enough to progress to the quarter-finals and claim a seeded place in World Cup qualifying.
But it finished as a draw in Zagreb, which means Scotland will play a relegation play-off against one of the runners-up from League B in March in a bid to retain their top-tier status.
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Scotland do not yet know their opponents for the play-off in March, so we don’t know what their next fixture is yet!
FULL-TIME! Poland 1-2 Scotland
Poland are relegated and Scotland live to fight another day in the ‘A’ league – they’ll contest a relegation play-off in March.
Scotland fully deserved the three points tonight, with a performance that was brilliant at times. Either side could have won it in truth, but the Scots were more clinical on the night.
FULL-TIME! Poland 1-2 Scotland
95 mins
FULL-TIME! Scotland take the most dramatic of three points in Warsaw!
Poland 1-2 Scotland
95 mins
Now McGinn is booked for delaying the restart as Zielinski fires a ball into the box which is cleared. Scotland counter and win a free-kick...
Poland 1-2 Scotland
94 mins
Buksa was shown a yellow card in amongst all that. Can Scotland hold on?
GOAL! Poland 1-2 Scotland
93 mins
GOAL! What a finish! Scotland have surely won it!
The away side continued applying all the pressure and they work it wide to Souttar. He’s in acres of space and he opts to swing in a cross from deep, and Robertson arrives at the back post to deliver a bullet header past Skorupski!
Poland 1-1 Scotland
92 mins
Scotland are still having all the ball, but they can’t create a clear-cut chance as McGinn can’t latch on to the long ball forward.
Poland take a chance to attack, but they quickly recycle it backwards.
Poland 1-1 Scotland
90 mins
It’s Scotland applying the pressure as the 90 minutes draws to a close, with Armstrong winning a corner. He delivers the ball in and the ‘keeper punches it straight to McLean, who tries to loop a header over him but it lands on top of the goal.
There’ll be four minutes of added time in Warsaw.
Poland 1-1 Scotland
88 mins
One more change for Scotland as Stuart Armstrong comes on for Gilmour.
Scotland work the ball wider to Robertson, who’s come inside a bit, and his early cross wins the away side a corner.
Robertson’s set-piece is headed away to Gauld, who hits a half-cross, half-shot straight out for a goal kick.
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