San Marino v Scotland: qualifier for the Euro 2020 – live! | Soccer

An email from Matthew Dony: "I do not have strong feelings for Scotland, but in the spirit of MBM solidarity, I support Simon McMahon. I really hope that Scotland will come to this match, for the sake of the liver and Simon's sanity (in that order). "

Simon's liver can be a lost cause after the second half of this half.

When McLean scored, it seemed like a formality for Scotland. It became anything but a thing, and the fools at halftime no doubt came from outside supporters. Oh dear.

45 min: Johnny Russell hacked. Another chance of a free kick. Can Scotland force Benedettini to save money? Two minutes of time added in this half. Russell hits the wall and his bounce attempt is mediocre. He is no longer in Kansas City Wizards.

44 min: Armstrong finds Fraser in a rare space, but the cross is very poor. Such chances are rare as the game continues, which is a terrible waste.

43 min: O'Donnell makes a mistake, which makes me the first place of the Scots. The number of San Marino is considerably higher.

41 min: Russell is forced to go the wrong way. San Marino has built a defense wall that Scotland is striving to cross.

39 min: "Take it, come on," McLeish cries from Robertson's sideline. It must be said that Scotland has become a little too predictable.

37 min: Russell is hit by Hirsch in the last of a series of heavy challenges. McNulty, late, is on the ground instead of Paterson. He was delayed because of the need to tape his socks. Yes really.

35 min: The bagpipes have restarted. Andy Robertson takes a beating of Battastini, but gets up very well. Relief for those who dare to dream in Liverpool.

34 min: Paterson will not be able to continue. Mark McNulty from Hibs will come. Remember that Paterson could not play Nur Sultan because of the plastic pitch, and now of that.

33 min: Another San Marino shot fired by Palazzi, pbading from the defense to the front. It's wide but we are enthusiastic about improving the local team.

32 min: Paterson's head forces a backup, and the Cardiff striker falls heavily. His ankle seems to be the problem. The language of Neil Warnock is almost certainly x-rated at this point. Again, that is probably most of the time.

30 minutes: Oh no! San Marino is getting closer and, for a moment, they seemed to have scored. Hirsch hits the side net. And there is a chorus of boos. Fans visiting? Very probably.

29 min: An attack from San Marino with the Golinucci Bros at the front breaks and the Scots can break through Johnny Russell. He does not go far, though.

27 min: What would be the level of San Marino if they played in the English leagues? Hard to do. But I am talking about the leagues of the North West Counties. They like to mix things up, and some audible complaints have been made by the Scots about some of the difficulties they have encountered.

26 min: San Marino takes its time after a mid-way touch in Scottish territory. We are reminded that they have not scored goals at home since 2013.

24 min: Fraser is hacked, cynically as you like, by Mularoni, right on the edge of the area. A conference is held to determine who will take the free kick to the left of the surface. Fraser takes and misses the target. Not his best effort.

21 min: Great job Paterson to move to Armstrong, who imposes two stops against Benedettini. Two really good stops, actually.

20 min: Scotland trying to find the soothing release of a second goal. They force the problem, as they could. A solitary bagpipe echoes in the air of the mountains.

19 min: Fraser finds space and bads a Paterson center but it is too high.

17 min: Paterson is the target of a long pbad from Robertson. San Marino's 8-2-0 formation does not leave a lot of work space, but expect it to rain a lot.

15 minutes: Scotland has chosen to pbad calmly and wait for the last ball. A real attack from San Marino mounted but the ball is quickly taken over by Scott Bain.

13 min: San Marino is not exactly looking for an equalizer. This is both the result and the reason why they * drew * a match in 2014.

11 min: Scotland has a corner, which Fraser grabs. It's clear, then a panicked defense ensues. Every Scottish attack causes a scream of what looks like the goalkeeper. He does this by rooting himself in his line. He is not exactly Peter Schmeichel.

9 min: The San Marino of some children in the area is quite picturesque. The songs of the Tartan Army are delivered in a much more guttural way.

7 min: Scotland does not try to stay behind. Remember that winning 3-0 would be a record in San Marino for them. OK, it will not make up for Thursday, but it would be good.

Relief! A skilful head of McLean and Scotland have their heads. Nice job of Ryan Fraser after a short time

3 min: Scotland is already dragging it, Fraser's cross is coming out and Kenny McLean is pulling it. Speculative, but again, it's a good sign.

2 min: First porter for Paterson, as found O'Donnell. It misses the target but an encouraging sign, the Cardiff man can find space.

Flower of Scotland, this historic hymn that dates back to 1974, uh, from pom pom well thought out in a combination of bagpipe and bronze rather pleasant. The hymn of San Marino is austere, rather challenging. He has no words, like that of Spain.

Scotland have been to San Marino three times before, and each match was won 2-0, a score that seems a bit too close for comfort. San Marino only won one of its 155 internationals.

The teams are in the tunnel, and the tartan army is already in full swing. They had sorrows to drown, of course.

The enemy Auld will be in action tomorrowand Nick Ames reports on the mission to Montenegro.

Wales got a pretty decent result in today's game in Cardiff. Dan James looks like a real prospect.

Another reminder Andy Robertson missed the last game in dental surgery. Root cbad or lose 3-0 in Kazakhstan? Difficult decision. It turns out that he had a chewing gum abscess. Ouch.

The Scottish team has a lot of things to prepare.

Team San Marino: Benedettini, Battistini, Simoncini, Cevoli, Palazz, Mularoni, Golinucci, Golinucci, Berardi, Vitaioli, Hirsch.

Subs: Zavoli, Benedettini, Cesarini, Grandoni, Brolli, Battistini, Lunadei, Giardi, Rinaldi, Censoni, Tombadini, Nanni

Alessandro and Enrico Golinucci are probably Gary and Phil Neville, from San Marino.

Callum Paterson enters as attacker, no beginning for McTominay since six changes are made. James Forrest, Liam Palmer, Graeme Shinnie, John McGinn, Oliver Burke and Oli McBurnie were dropped.

Paterson, Ryan Fraser and Johnny Russell are the offensive trio. Stephen O'Donnell and skipper Andy Robertson are the back-ends. Kenny McLean is in midfield.

The other five that started in Kazakhstan can be considered the lucky ones.

Team: Bath, O'Donnell, Robertson, Bates, McGenna, McGregor, Russell, McClean, Paterson, Armstrong, Fraser

Subs: McLaughlin, Kelly, Palmer, Souttar, Fleck, McGinn, McTominay, Shinnie, Burke, Forrest, McBurnie, McNult

My heart was broken, my heart was broken
Sorrow sorrow sorrow sorrow
My heart was broken, my heart was broken
You saw him,
You claimed it
You have touched it
You have saved it.

For those of New Caledonian conviction, Thursday night was a night to reflect on the melancholy beauty of The Proclaimers' Sunshine On Leith. Not that they have spared much against Kazakhstan. A glance at the goals conceded in Nur_Sultan, as we must now call Astana, and you will find that the Kazakhs have played well, but that some of the clearest and most apathetic defenders of our time have been caught at trap. Frankly, it's amazing that Alex McLeish is still in a position, although the SFA has surely taken pity on him; he seemed positively traumatized afterwards. It was a Scottish fate of the kind that even Private Frazer could not accept, a football Culloden. Still, that could not happen in San Marino, is not it? ..

Could it?