The ‘Invincible Armada’ Spain fell to Scotland.
On the 29th (Korean time), Spain lost to Scotland 0-2 in the away match of the second leg of Group A of the Euro 2024 qualifier held at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland took the lead with two wins in a row, and Spain finished second with one win and one loss.
Spain have lost just one game in their 38 Euro qualifying matches. 34 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. However, the defeat against Scotland stopped the undefeated streak of 19 qualifying matches, and the number of losses increased to ‘2’. It is the first defeat in 8 years and 5 months since the match against Slovakia in October 2014 (1-2 loss).
Spain’s possession of the ball is 67%. He also dominated the ball throughout the game, attempting 336 passes, more than twice that of Scotland (144 attempts). But I couldn’t say it was overwhelming. Spain’s shots were only 8. On the other hand, Scotland’s shots were 9.
I couldn’t control Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
Mistakes became the reason for the loss. In the 7th minute of the first half, Pedro Poro (Tottenham Hotspur) fell and allowed Scotland to cross, giving McTominay the opening goal in the box. In the 6th minute of the second half, McTominay allowed an additional goal and lost by 2 goals. 메이저놀이터
McTominay became the first player since Northern Ireland’s David Healy in 2006 to score twice against Spain in a World Cup or Euro qualifier.
In the first leg against Cyprus, McTominay scored two goals after being substituted in the 22nd minute of the second half. With 4 goals in the Euro qualifiers, he is tied for second place after Denmark Rasmus Höilun (Atalanta), who scored 5 goals. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nasr) also scored four goals.
Spanish captain Rodri (Manchester City) said, “I made two mistakes today. The important thing is that I gave up two goals easily. I created a chance. I had a big chance by hitting the crossbar in the first half. “I should have been more calm, I shouldn’t have made mistakes. I tried, but it was a day where I couldn’t score,” he bowed his head.