Offside, Scotland. Hanley goes in late on Baumgartner and the referee decides the foul is worthy of the first booking of the game. WHAT A GOOOOALLLLLLL! Che Adams replaces Stuart Armstrong. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. McTominay takes charge over Robertson, whipping the free-kick over the wall but also over the bar. Alexander Schlager is careless in possession and his pass finds Dykes inside the Austria area. Alexander Schlager looks beaten but the Scot's effort falls just the wrong side of the post and goes out for a goal-kick. Armstrong, from the left of goal, then drills a left-footed effort towards the far post. Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean replaces Ryan Christie. Scotland 1, Austria 1. Corner, Scotland. McGinn drills into the feet of Dykes, who offloads for the run of Christie. GOOOOOOOALLLLL!!! Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Alaba delivers but Ilsanker can only head over the bar from the edge of the six-yard area. GOAL! Conceded by Stefan Lainer. WIDE! Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing. The striker attempts to go around his man inside the area, however, Dragovic does well to poke away before Alexander Schlager can be tested. The visitors are dominating the ball and when Clarke's men do have possession, they aren't doing much with it. Conceded by Christoph Baumgartner. Foda’s men have won their opening match in 12 of their 18 World Cup qualifying campaigns (D3 L3), winning on the last two occasions their first game has been away from home: in 2000 vs Liechtenstein and 2016 vs Georgia in qualifying for the 2002 and 2018 World Cups respectively. Welcome! Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Adams, who commited his allegiances to Scotland this month, looks like he is being readied to come on off the bench. FT. ... expert commentary and watch free replays. Corner, Austria. Gavin McAfferty. SAVE! your username. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Minute. Grillitsch offers the hosts a set-piece, deep in the right-hand channel. Attempt saved. Clarke makes three changes to his side that last lost to Israel. McGinn is caught late by Grbic and the referee rightly awards the hosts a free-kick deep on the left-hand side. Scotland host Austria in the first game of their World Cup qualifying campaign as they look to develop upon qualifying for Euro 2020 under Steve Clarke. In midfield, Grillitsch and Baumgartner replace Rantfl and Julian Baumgartlinger. This is the first meeting between Scotland and Austria since a friendly in May 2007, which Scotland won 1-0 in Vienna with a goal from Garry O’Connor. An overhead kick from the Aston Villa man! Alexander Schlager can only watch as the Aston Villa man’s strike goes across the face of goal, striking the right-hand post before nestling in the back of the net. A smart flick through the middle by Kalajdzic releases Baumgartner, who drives towards the edge of the area before unleashing a low, right-footed strike towards goal. Prediction: 1-1. 90' +2. Scotland vs Austria Prediction was posted on: March 22, 2021. Scotland v Austria Scotland suffered back-to-back 1-0 defeats in their past two outings as they lost grip on the top spot in their Nations League group. Armstrong thinks he has found a crossing opportunity in the left-hand channel after good work from Tierney but Ilsanker stands firm to block away before Alexander Schlager can be called upon. That is all from this World Cup qualifying Group F fixture, until next time! Corner, Scotland. O'Donnell has the opportunity to race forward on the right-hand side, eventually crossing towards the penalty spot. Find Scotland vs Slovakia result on Yahoo Sports. Alaba, this time with the option of delivering an inswinger, opts to go short and the move quickly breaks down at the feet of Grillitsch. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. The hosts have grown into this game after a fairly dominant start from Foda's men. Christie heads towards the crowded area after Austria's initial clearance and McGinn does the rest, producing a remarkable finish over his shoulder to equalise for the hosts. Follow the World Cup Qualification UEFA live Football match between Scotland and Austria with Eurosport. John McGinn (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is too high. For his efforts, Grillitsch joins Kalajdzic in the referee's book. McTominay takes charge over Robertson, whipping the free-kick over the wall but also over the bar. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Jack Hendry (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Dykes has started this half in the same manner, racing up towards the edge of the area to close down the Austrian defence. In the opening exchanges, it is clear Clarke's team will line-up in a 3-4-3 formation, with O'Donnell and Robertson acting as wing-backs and Tierney dropping back as a third centre-back. Alexander Schlager, however, dives to his left and comfortably saves on the stroke of half-time. Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half. O'Donnell has the chance to cross but he instead plays to the feet of Christie, who offloads onto Dykes. Full coverage of Scotland vs Austria including result, live commentary and pictures from Sports Mole MX23RW : Tuesday, May 11 15:35:14| >> :600:3466576:3466576: Man Utd vs. Leicester: 1 … Hanley has scored just his second Scotland goal in what is his 27th cap (also netting versus Wales in March 2013). McGinn and McTominay are also operating as box-to-box midfielders behind the front three of Dykes, Armstrong and Christie. They need at least two goals here if they are going to replicate that World Cup qualifying record. Clarke's men worked hard for the draw and their World Cup qualifying campaign gets underway with a well-deserved point. The cross travels towards the back post but the referee blows for a foul and the opportunity fades away. Looking ahead to the next 45, Clarke may send on the likes of Fraser, Adams or McBurnie to add some attacking impetus. Robertson gets around Armstrong on the overlap and Christie crosses towards the back post. Conceded by Kieran Tierney. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Armstrong, Christie and Dykes all exchange passes up top but the visitors defend resolutely to stop the attacking trio from progressing towards goal. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell following a set piece situation. Adams makes his first senior Scotland appearance as he comes on for Armstrong to partner Dykes and Christie up top. Worth mentioning: Both nations have met exactly ten times in the history so far.The first was held way back in 1954 with Austria on the winning end, while the most … Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Tierney knocks the ball past Lainer and throws himself to the floor. Manager Franco Foda was worried that he would be without almost all of his top players for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier due to Covid-19 restrictions in Germany. Christie then heads the ball back into the danger area, where McGinn produces an incredible, acrobatic left-footed finish over his shoulder. Kick-off Times; Kick-off times are converted to your local PC time. Clarke's men look to respond instantly down the other end, with Christie being dragged down by Ilsanker inside Austria's area. Christie goes down the back of Lienhart's ankle and the hosts give away another foul as this fixture continues to lack any real flow. Franco Foda makes seven changes from Austria’s draw against Norway in November. The referee has no option but to show Kalajdzic the first Austrian yellow card of the game and he rightly does so. The hosts work a set-piece into the area, with Dykes eventually teeing up Christie, who whips a left-footed strike towards the bottom corner. McGinn then loses out in midfield but the hosts recover before Foda's side can launch a counter-attack. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right … Our prediction for this World Cup 2022 match: Scotland. In what has been far from a vintage international fixture, these two sides wander down the Hampden Park tunnel level at 0-0 at half-time. 12:45 PM. Stephen O'Donnell (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Austria regain possession, as they have done for the majority of these opening stages so far. Lienhart comes across to turn behind McGinn's attempted cross for a corner. The ball hangs in the air for a while before Alexander Schlager tries to claim it, however, Dykes has different ideas, smashing into the goalkeeper before Dragovic clears long. Stefan Ilsanker (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Scotland vs Austria Head-to-Head. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Scotland 2, Austria 2. Tierney clears over the top and Ilsanker drags down McGinn. Louis Schaub replaces Adrian Grbic. The centre-back's tackle, however, knocks the ball into the path of Kalajdzic, who strikes a first-time left-foot effort from inside the area just wide of Marshall's goal to the right. The visitors seem to be appealing for offside but nevertheless the goal stands! Assisted by Stuart Armstrong. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande blows his whistle to get the game underway! your password The Bayern left-back looks to have found space, however, the throughball is a little too strong and O'Donnell manages to recover and clear down the right-hand channel. Assisted by Ryan Christie. 90+2' Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner. 90'+2' Attempt missed. Although the line-up is 4-3-3 on paper, it could easily turn into 3-4-3 with Tierney operating as the third left centre-back. 1-1! Attempt missed. It seemed like a nothing tackle but the referee decides Christie has overstepped the mark. Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Conceded by Jack Hendry. Alaba sends in an inviting delivery towards the near post, where Xaver Schlager throws himself at the ball in an attempt to score. Attempt missed. Alaba is offered incredible amounts of space outside the area and he drives forward, drilling a left-footed effort into the hands of Marshall from 35 yards out. Alaba then tries to inject some quality with a cross from deep but Hendry does well to produce a diving header to clear. Substitution, Austria. JOHN MCGINN! Both sides are looking to attack and Kalajdzic's goal has opened this qualifying fixture up. The visitors have been undone by what seemed like a fairly straightforward set-piece to defend. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing. WC Qualification Europe Live Commentary for Scotland v Austria on March 25, 2021, includes full match statistics and key events, instantly updated. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a headed pass following a corner. Attempt missed. Second Half begins Scotland 0, Austria 0. Austria have a historical edge over the Scots in this fixture. Another Robertson corner finds the head of Hanley, who can only head over the bar from close range. Clarke's second change sees McGregor introduced in place of Dykes. SUBS: Gernot Trauner, Alessandro Schopf, Heinz Lindner, Louis Schab, Christopher Trimmel, Marcel Sabitzer, Andreas Ulmer, Karim Onisiwo, Reinhold Ranftl, Pavao Pervan, Marco Friedl, Michael Gregoritsch. McGinn has now scored eight goals in 16 appearances for Scotland under Clarke, more than any other player over this period. Stefan Lainer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. All of the hosts scream in their appeals for a penalty but the referee shakes his head and insists play goes on. Robertson's corner slips past all the defenders at the near post and McGinn looks set to pounce. The home side seem to be away down the left-hand channel but Dragovic produces the perfect last-ditch tackle to remove the danger inside his own half. Live Reporting - International - World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Group F, Scotland 2 - 2 Austria, March 25, 2021 - Football365 Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow Date: Thursday, 25 March Kick-off: 19:45 GMT. Austria are set to face Scotland with a full-strength squad this week, with Bundesliga stars like David Alaba and Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann available for selection. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner. Scotland didn’t lose any of their five home qualifying matches in 2018 World Cup qualifying (W3 D2), with their last home defeat in a World Cup qualifier coming back in September 2013 against Belgium. While Clarke's men are yet to test Alexander Schlager, they have improved in the last 10 minutes or so. The Liverpool left-back manages to beat Lainer in the air but he can only turn his header over the target from a tight angle to the left of goal. Austria dominated the early proceedings but Clarke's men managed to grow into the half and arguably had the better closing stages of the first half. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Scotland next face Israel on Sunday in Group F before hosting the Faroe Islands on Wednesday. Baumgartner evades two or three tackles before finding Grillitsch, who crosses towards the back post for Lainer but the right-back is caught on his heels and it goes out for a goal-kick. Cricket Match only on ESPNcricinfo.com. Fortunately for the away side, Grillitsch recovers to poke away a clearance before the Aston Villa man can strike. The visitors work the ball inside to Grillitsch, who unleashes a bouncing right-footed effort towards the bottom left corner. On this occasion, play gets switched to the left flank, where Armstrong cuts in and fires a right-footed effort over the bar. Scotland 0, Austria 1. Goal! David Marshall tries a through ball, but Ryan Christie is caught offside. Robertson’s two attempted crosses are dealt with at the near post. Grant Hanley (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Log into your account. Scotland 1, Austria 2. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Philipp Lienhart (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes. Attempt saved. Marshall rushes across but he can’t claw the ball away from the back of the net and Kalajdzic has his second for Austria! On both occasions, Scotland won their home game against Austria: 2-1 in November 1968 with goals from Denis Law and Billy Bremner and 2-0 in April 1997 with a Kevin Gallacher brace. We have allocated points to each yellow (1 point) and red card (3 points) for ranking purposes. Kalajdzic's opener was his very first international goal for Austria on what was just his third appearance for his country. After a minute or so, the away side's forward returns to the pitch. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Christie plays a delicate pass to the feet of Armstrong from Robertson's throw and the Southampton man races into the area. Dykes blocks Lainer's free-kick on purpose, refusing to move more than 10 yards away and the referee unsurprisingly cautions the Scotland forward. Goal! At the moment, his first international strike proves the difference between these two sides here. Attempt blocked. Check full commentary of Netherlands vs Scotland 1st ODI Commentary. Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Commentary Stats Teams Form. Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card. FULL-TIME: SCOTLAND 2-2 AUSTRIA. Copyright © 2021 Goal (United States) All rights reserved. Stefan Lainer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Match Time & Date: 25/03/2021. The visitors sit on the edge of Scotland's area, working it out towards Lainer. Along with the 2006 and 2014 tournament, Scotland have failed to win each of their last three opening World Cup qualifiers when starting off on home soil, drawing on each occasion (0-0 v … Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. O'Donnell then sends a long throw-in into the area and the visitors stand firm to head clear. Corner, Scotland. Foda's men are also in action on Sunday, hosting Faroe Islands before facing Denmark, who are the early group-leaders courtesy of their earlier win over Israel, on Wednesday. The visitors once again defend well in the air before Grillitsch buys a cheap free-kick on the edge of his own area. O’Donnell delivers to the far post, where Hanley escapes his marker to power a downwards header past Alexander Schlager and into the bottom right corner. CLOSE! The Liverpool left-back whips across the face of goal but Dykes can't get on the end of the cross. (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt saved. GOOOALLLLLL!!! Read Commentary and Updates of Netherlands vs Scotland, Scotland tour of Netherlands, 1st ODI. 90+4' Second Half ends, Scotland 2, Austria 2. Scotland host Austria in their opening World Cup qualifying game on Thursday. Assisted by Ryan Christie. McTominay steps around a few tackles before playing to Christie, who offloads to Armstrong. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes. Hendry goes flying over the top of Grbic in an aerial duel and the Austrian man ends up feeling the consequences. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Ryan Christie (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Xaver Schlager travels towards the hosts' area and pokes a pass through to Alaba. The visitors' midfielder fails to get the crucial last touch on it, however, and Marshall collects before throwing out into the left-hand channel. Xaver Schlager (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half. CLOSE! The right-back eventually sends in a cross towards the penalty spot, where Kalajdzic produces a wonderful header to put the away side back in front. Thursday’s football game at Hampden Park pits together Scotland and Austria, the two teams who face each other in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a headed pass. 1-0 AUSTRIA! McTominay and McGinn remain battling for possession in midfield but neither of them can get a grip of this game so far. The players are wandering out at Hampden Park and shortly it will be time for kick-off. After the set-piece is delivered, it is Xaver Schlager's turn to be on the end of a strong tackle, on this occasion from Hanley. Baumgartner stands up a cross towards the far post and Marshall comes to claim it, tipping a save over his head but not managing to push away the danger from inside his own area. The match starts at 19:45 on 25 March 2021. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Attempt missed. Goal! Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half. O'Donnell goes in the book for petulantly throwing the ball away on the right-hand touchline after fouling Baumgartner. WC Qualifier: Scotland v Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Scotland 2-2 Austria: Aston Villa midfielder struck in the 85th minute of the World Cup qualifier. 2-1 AUSTRIA! Armstrong may feel he should be doing better with that sort of space and time. Hanley is far too enthusiastic in an aerial tackle with Kalajdzic and the visitors get a free-kick on the halfway line. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner. Grbic chases a throughball in the left-hand channel and Hendry sensibly opts to turn it behind for the first corner of the game. Get the latest score with LineUps, Formations, Scorers, Cards, Head to Head Stats, Odds and Live Commentary for 25 Mar 2021 - Scotland vs Austria football fixture in the World (FIFA): World Cup UEFA QR1 Group F The Scottish goalkeeper will feel he has to do better with that one. Substitution, Scotland. Dykes and Armstrong are on completely different wavelengths as the strike rifles a short pass out of play with the Southampton man right next to him.