Scotland v Czech Republic: Euro 2020 – live!

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Schick’s halfway line hit helps Czech Republic spoil Scotland’s party

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Steve Clarke speaks to the BBC. “It was quite an even game, I don’t think there was much in it. Obviously they were a little bit more clinical with their chances. Losing the goal with a second-phase set play was disappointing and we went in at half-time on the back foot, then the boy’s hit a wonderful strike from just inside our half. It was a shot that got blocked that fell perfect for them. So those moments went against us. When we had our chances to get back, we didn’t take them. It’s a good learning experience. We didn’t come here to learn, but you still learn your lessons, that’s what happens. I thought we played decent. At times we played some good stuff. Lots to learn for everybody. I’ll have a good think about it. We’ll go back to base camp, lick our wounds for 24 hours, then get ready for the game on Friday.”

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The hero of the hour, Patrik Schick, talks to the BBC. “The first game is so important and we are happy to have won this game. It’s always hard to play against us, because we have a lot of hard-working players. Scotland was a tough opponent, but we were ready. I saw the keeper off his line, I checked already in the first half. I thought maybe this situation will come. I knew he stays very high, so when the ball came, I quickly checked where he was standing, and it was a nice goal. Croatia will be a little bit different but we will prepare.”

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The captain Andy Robertson takes his turn. “The whole country wanted to get off to a good start. We were confident and excited. It comes down to not taking our chances. You can’t say we’ve not created. We’ve had some really good chances that on another day we should have done better with. If you do better on that, it’s a different game. For our first game at the highest level in a very long time, it’s a tough lesson for us. You have to take your chances. The Czech Republic did that, and we didn’t. The first one, we shouldn’t concede from second balls at set pieces. It’s a good header but we have to be stronger. The second one, it’s a one in a million shot. It knocked the stuffing out of us. We still had chances but we didn’t manage it.”

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A slightly miffed John McGinn speaks to the BBC. “We got beat, so we were disappointed. We played pretty well in the first half without threatening them too much. We got in behind them. The first goal was a poor one to lose. Brilliant header, but you don’t want to lose from a set play or the second phase of it. The second one’s a brilliant strike, but we can do better. We can sit here and say we played all right, and we did play all right, and the 2-0 scoreline flatters them a wee bit. But they found the quality at the right moments and we need to find that on Friday. We can either sulk about it, or go to Friday with the same attitude. I had a couple of chances, the boys had chances, if we want to compete at this level we need to take those chances, and ultimately we were punished for it. I don’t think it’s a reality check. We played pretty well. It’s important we don’t sulk too much.”

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Stuart Armstrong talks to the BBC. “It was a difficult one. The game was very compact and there wasn’t much space. We were playing too many long balls. When we passed it, we did quite well. But it was hard to break them down. Disappointed with the way the first goal went in from a set piece, apart from that we did pretty well for the most part of the game. They showed real quality for the second goal as we pushed a little bit more for that equaliser. We did have chances and we missed a bit of luck, and they were clinical. The little things didn’t go our way, but at this level you do need to be clinical. We need to learn from what happened and make a few tweaks. A clean slate for Friday and it’s a big one. We’ve got two chances to produce a good performance. It’s about analysing but not dwelling.”

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Patrik Schick wanders back onto the pitch to receive the plaudits from his team-mates. His second goal, a world-class amalgam of opportunism and skill, was one for the ages. It was also right up there in the pantheon of absurd Scottish mishaps in major tournaments. Scotland weren’t awful, by any means, and things might have ended differently had Lyndon Dykes converted his golden chance to get his team back into the game. But they were certainly second best overall, the Czech Republic fully deserving of their victory. The Czechs top Group D, the Scots prop it up, and it’s going to be quite the night at Wembley on Friday.

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FULL TIME: Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic

Teófilo Cubillas. Juan Cayasso. Stefan Effenberg. Gazza. Abdeljalil Hadda. Patrik Schick.

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90 min +4: Robertson crosses deep from the left. Nisbet’s header clanks off the back of Boril and out for a corner. Time for a consolation?

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90 min +1: The first of four added minutes passes by without incident.

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90 min: A chance for Krmencick, sent free into the box by Coufal’s flicked header down the inside-right channel. Marshall stands tall and parries. “It’s poor solace, but for me at least Scotland haven’t played badly at all,” begins Matthew Richman, in an email headed ‘Straw clutching’. “Out of two excellent keeping performances, Marshall may feel unlucky he conceded to two world class finishes. Would have liked to see more clinical work up front, but for the first time in a long time I absolutely believe Scotland belong on this stage.”

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89 min: The Czechs play a little keep-ball, forcing Scotland deep. The wrong end of the pitch for those hoping for a miracle.

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87 min: Darida and the match-winning Schick make way for Sevcik and Krmencik.

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85 min: Fraser slips a pass down the left for Robertson, who loops long. Forrest, at the far post, opts to roll inside for Adams rather than taking on the shot himself. Wrong decision. Nice move, though. It’s not as though Scotland have been totally impotent this afternoon; the ball – and even the best need a bit of luck – has resolutely refused to break their way.

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84 min: Forrest does his level best to recreate Archie Gemmill’s famous goal from 1978, dribbling in from the right, beating two men, going right then left, only for his shot to be deflected over the bar by Celustka. That was nearly something very special. The resulting corner comes to nothing.

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82 min: Adams sends Nisbet off down the inside-left channel. His shot deflects off Kalas and softly into the arms of Vaclik.

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81 min: McGinn thinks he’s been fouled as he romps up the middle, but the referee waves play on. The Czechs counter, and suddenly Hlozek is found down the left in acres. He crosses low for Schick, who whistles an instant low drive straight at Marshall. So close to a hat-trick. “Remind me not to babysit for my grandson next time Scotland play,” writes Karen Brigden. “My youngest son supports Scotland and because of his ‘enthusiasm’ my beautiful, innocent two year old grandson now has a couple of new words added to his vocabulary.”

Passion running high all over Scotland. Photograph: Stuart Wallace/REX/Shutterstock

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79 min: Scotland make another double change. Nisbet and Forrest come on for O’Donnell and Dykes.

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77 min: A free kick for Scotland out on the right. O’Donnell swings it in. Cooper wins a header, the ball breaking to McTominay, just to the right of the six-yard box. McTominay shapes like Zinedine Zidane did at this stadium in the 2002 Champions League final … but not with similar results. He flays his effort miles over the bar.

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76 min: The match eventually restarts, and in the scrappy style. The clock is not Scotland’s friend here.

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74 min: Dykes has accidentally slapped Kalas in the mush, drawing blood. A silent Hampden watches on as time ticks by.

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72 min: A double change for the Czechs. Jankto and Masopust make way for Hlozek and Vydra of Burnley.

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70 min: “I’m certainly no expert of halfway line goals,” begins Matt Burtz, “but I just rewatched David Beckham’s famous one, and he basically had two to three seconds to size up the situation and line up his shot. Schick had more or less half a second to pick his spot and deliver a perfectly weighted and sliced shot that many a golfer trying to get around a tree would be proud of, and one that landed in the goal to boot. Phenomenal effort.” Oh yeah, it was a sensational piece of skill, no doubt. Just the sort of lightning strike that only seems to happen to Scotland in major tournaments. Needless to say, there was a Scottish international goalkeeper in between the sticks for Wimbledon when Beckham scored as well in Neil Sullivan.

David Marshall tangled in the net after Schick’s spectacular goal. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

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68 min: Scotland make a double change. Off go Hendry and Armstrong, on come McGregor and Fraser. McTominay takes Hendry’s place at the back.

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66 min: Dykes misses an absolute sitter! Hendry crosses deep from the right. McGinn and Adams help the ball through to Dykes, ten yards out and free, level with the left-hand post. He opens his body and aims for the bottom left. Too casual. Vaclik is able to stick out a leg. A brilliant reaction save, but he should never have been allowed to make it.

Lyndon Dykes unable to beat Tomas Vaclik in goal. Photograph: Andy Buchanan – Pool/Getty Images

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65 min: … but Robertson finds a little down the left and wins a corner. From the set piece, Hanley loops a header towards goal, but it’s a soft one, and easy for Vaclik.

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64 min: Scotland are seeing more of the ball at the moment, but to little effect. The Czechs are holding their shape well. Not a great deal of space.

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62 min: From the resulting corner, Adams wins a header that drops to Dykes, six yards out. Dykes sticks out a leg and pokes towards the bottom left. Vaclik smothers bravely at his feet.

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61 min: They nearly get it, as Armstrong barges his way down the middle and looks for the top left. Kalas sticks out a leg and deflects the ball past a stranded Vaclik … but inches over the bar. So close. So unlucky.

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60 min: Robertson busies himself down the left but can’t get the better of Coufal. Goal kick. Scotland need something and quick.

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58 min: The ball bounces around in the Czech box. Dykes tries his level best to bring it under control, but it won’t obey. You can hear a pin drop in Hampden at the moment. That other-worldly goal by Schick has taken the wind out of many a sail.

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56 min: “Le Freak. C’est Schick.” Gary Naylor got the funk.

Patrik Schick celebrates in front of the Tartan Army. Photograph: Robert Perry/AFP/Getty Images

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55 min: Darida latches onto a loose ball, just to the left of the D, and curls inches over the bar. For a second, that looked like nestling into the top-right corner. Scotland need to shake themselves down and quick.

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54 min: That was at once an amazing finish, and one of those absurd moments Scotland specialise in. Not sure what Hendry was thinking about, shooting from so far out, but he wouldn’t have expected to be punished for his ambition like that.