Scotland held out at Wembley . The Scottish team drew a valuable draw (0-0) against England in a match in which the visitors took away the favorite poster from the locals. Southgate’s men dominated with the ball but Scotland had chances to win. With this point, the English lead the group together with the Czech Republic with four points while the Scots will play the classification on the last day against Croatia.
An England – Scotland is not just any game and even less in the European Championship. In order to find the last duel between the two teams, it was necessary to go back to the group stage of Euro 1996 where the two met at the old Wembley. That afternoon the Gascoigne myth reigned and England was looking for a new hero in the oldest derby in the world of football. The three lions and the Tartan Army played the first national team football match in history in 1872. This data gave magnitude to a match where the English, after beating Croatia in the debut, could pave their way to the round of 16 of a tournament where they will host in the final phase.
Everything suggested a great offensive for England in the first minutes but it was Scotland that had the first big chance of the game when not even five minutes had elapsed into the game. Adams was about to score but his shot bounced off the Stones when Pickford was out. The City center-back was about to score the first but the ball hit the crossbar after a superb header. Little by little England was gaining prominence in the game and Kane was millimeters from reaching the ball after trying to finish off a good cross. The next minute, Pickford dressed up as a hero to save the English side after a good volley from O’Donnell. The party was fulfilling what it promised in the previous one.
After the break, the same dichotomy followed: England monopolized the ball and Scotland made an ode to defensive withdrawal. And they even had danger to the counterattack, as Adams showed after ten minutes of the second half. Even James got a ball under sticks. Scotland was performing well and smelled of drama at Wembley. Despite the scares, England continued their offense and Marshall avoided Mount’s goal. Kane was also close to the goal before being substituted 15 minutes from time. The Tottenham player, who will probably go to City this summer, showed that he is not going through his best moment in this European Championship.
England kept trying until the last second of the game but again and again they crashed against the Scottish wall, which drew a good draw from Wembley that keeps them alive in the European Championship. The Southgate team is worth a draw against the Czech Republic while the Scots will have to beat Croatia and wait.
