Scotland vs. Cyprus - 3-0. Euro 2024. Match review, statistics

On March 25, one of the matches of Euro 2024 in soccer took place. Team Scotland and Team Cyprus met.

Scotland v Cyprus 3-0. Euro 2024. Match review, statistics

Euro-2024.

Scotland - Cyprus - 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: McGinn (21), McTominay (87), McTominay (90+3)

Warnings: Armstrong (15), Castanos (32), N. Ioannou (53), R. Porteous (75), N. Ioannou (90+5)

Overview of the match Scotland - Cyprus:

Scotland's national soccer team earned a convincing victory over Cyprus in a European Championship qualifying match played at Hampden Park Stadium. Despite a slow start to the match, Scotland managed a comfortable 1-0 win at halftime and 3-0 in regulation time. The first significant event of the match occurred in the 15th minute when Scotsman S. Armstrong was given a yellow card. However, the situation quickly changed in Scotland's favor when J. McGinn scored in the 21st minute to set the tone for the rest of the match. Cyprus struggled to find their footing and received a yellow card in the 32nd minute when G. Kastanos committed a foul. The second half started with a substitution on the Cypriot side: I. Kosoulos was replaced by D. Spolaric. Despite the efforts of the team, the situation did not get any better. 53 minutes into the match N. Ioannou was given a yellow card, and in the 57th minute the Scots player C. Adams was substituted, who was then replaced by S. McTominay.

Scotland made a triple substitution in the 67th minute with S. McTominay, R. Christie and R. Jack. With the score still in Scotland's favor, Cyprus decided to make two substitutions, releasing I. Pittas and K. Kiryaka in the 68th minute. A few minutes later Scotland were awarded a yellow card when R. Portos committed a foul. Towards the end of the match Cyprus made two more substitutions, but it was Scotland who took the final blows. In the 87th minute S. McTominay scored another goal to consolidate their lead. Finally, in the 90th minute Scotland increased their advantage even more: S. McTominay scored his third goal, while the Cypriot Ioannou was sent off the field after receiving a red card. All in all, it was an exciting match, in which Scotland scored another victory in their Euro Cup qualifying campaign. Although the match wasn't as fierce as some had hoped, the score showed that Scotland controlled the game and handled Cyprus without much trouble.

In the next round, the opponents are waiting for the following matches: Scotland - Spain, Cyprus - Georgia.

Scotland v Cyprus 3-0. Euro 2024. Match review, statistics.

Match statistics of the match Scotland - Cyprus: