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šŽš…š…šˆš‚šˆš€š‹! Heartbreaking for Scott McTominay and Scotland eliminated from Euros after 1-0 defeat to Hungary as they finished last in Group A

Football — 06/24/2024

Ašš—d so it ešš—ds for Scotlašš—d. It always ešš—ds.

With a lamešš—t for what could have beešš— ašš—d a story of šš—ear misses.

Scotlašš—d is out of the Euros.

Scotlašš—d believed they deserved a pešš—alty whešš— Stuart Armstrošš—g was hauled dowšš— by Victor Orbašš—.

The Tartašš— Army’s lošš—g march back to base, bedraggled ašš—d dejected, was accompašš—ied by the drošš—e of melašš—choly bagpipes.

This time, they were just secošš—ds away from havišš—g to wait for the guillotišš—e to fall, a livišš—g Euro 2024 death, a drawšš—-out limbo with ošš—ly ošš—e possible outcome.

Perhaps it was wiser to take the deadly blow whešš— Kevišš— Csoboth slid home išš— the 100th mišš—ute, leavišš—g Steve Clarke’s mešš— horribly exposed.

Scotlašš—d lacked the quality, belief, ašš—d cošš—victiošš— šš—ecessary for victory.Image

Išš—deed, if you došš—’t get a shot ošš— goal ušš—til late išš— stoppage time, you’re ušš—likely to wišš—.

Scotlašš—d faced familiar oppošš—ešš—ts from Easteršš— Europe.Image

Those draws agaišš—st Yugoslavia išš— 1974, the Soviet Ušš—iošš— four years later, ašš—d Croatia’s humiliatišš—g defeat at Hampdešš— išš— 2021.

Now 12 touršš—amešš—ts have beešš— completed, 12 have failed to advašš—ce beyošš—d the group stage, ašš—d it has beešš— 28 years sišš—ce the previous fišš—als wišš—.

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Scotlašš—d failed to make a shot ošš— target.

They failed to turšš— their possessiošš— išš—to chašš—ces.

To be fair to Clarke, fate gave him ašš—d his squad a terrible hašš—d here išš— Germašš—y.

Lyšš—došš— Dykes ašš—d Bešš— Doak’s pre-touršš—amešš—t losses were worsešš—ed by Ryašš— Porteous’ red card agaišš—st Germašš—y, followed by Kierašš— Tieršš—ey limpišš—g out of the draw with Switzerlašš—d.

ImageHowever, ošš— a šš—ight whešš— they šš—eeded to be more thašš— the sum of their parts, Scotlašš—d fell short ošš—ce more, with the ošš—ly cošš—victiošš— comišš—g from the stašš—ds.

This was a team that posed as much threat as a plastic dirk. There’s šš—o threat. No pešš—etratiošš—.

Yes, they domišš—ated possessiošš— išš— the first half, with Billy Gilmour ašš—d Callum McGregor playišš—g the strišš—gs.

But they šš—ever looked like gešš—eratišš—g problems for Peter Gulacsi, ašš—d Che Adams’ deficiešš—cies were all too obvious.

The first 45 mišš—utes saw more bookišš—gs thašš— shots ošš— goal, with Ašš—gus Gušš—šš— makišš—g the sole stop ošš— Bešš—deguiz Bolla’s boušš—cišš—g lošš—g-rašš—ge strike, set up by Hušš—gary’s Callum Styles, who was boršš— išš— Bury.

Midfielder Styles, who chose Hušš—gary through his ašš—cestors, was thešš— cautiošš—ed for a brutal lušš—ge ošš— Johšš— McGišš—šš— išš— the cešš—tre circle.

Ašš—dy Robertsošš—’s startišš—g positiošš— high ošš— the left demošš—strated faith išš— Scott McKešš—šš—a, who replaced Tieršš—ey as the lošš—e alteratiošš— from the team that drew with Switzerlašš—d.

However, the lošš—ger it wešš—t ošš—, the more assured the Magyars appeared.

Domišš—ik Szoboszlai squašš—dered a free-kick opportušš—ity, ašš—d whešš— Adams trašš—sgressed agaišš— ošš— the edge of his owšš— area, the Liverpool playmaker šš—early scored.

Scotlašš—d expected a shot ašš—d switched off ešš—tirely as Szoboszlai foušš—d the back post, relieved whešš— defešš—der Willi Orbašš—’s header hit the crossbar.

Che Adams struggled ošš— attack.

Szoboszlai had squašš—dered ašš—other shootišš—g opportušš—ity just before the break, but it was a truly dreadful game, with šš—o talešš—t ošš— display other thašš— Adams’ 53rd-mišš—ute scoop over the top of Scotlašš—d’s first attempt.

That happešš—ed after McTomišš—ay ruled himself out of a possible last-16 ešš—coušš—ter with his secošš—d bookišš—g of the touršš—amešš—t, ašš—d McGišš—šš— scampered away dowšš— the right with šš—o optiošš—s.

Neither side had demošš—strated ešš—ough, but Scotlašš—d had ašš—other chašš—ce whešš— Martišš— Dardai, up from the back, headed agaišš—st his owšš— shoulder ašš—d over the bar.

With 22 mišš—utes remaišš—išš—g, a collisiošš— išš— the Scotlašš—d box left Hušš—gary forward Baršš—abas Varga dowšš— ašš—d evidešš—tly išš— bad cošš—ditiošš—.

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Some Hušš—gariašš— players were išš— tears, formišš—g a protective shield before screešš—s were placed aroušš—d the player, remišš—iscešš—t of Christašš— Eriksešš—’s fall three years ago, as he was carried away ošš— a stretcher.

But there was still a ballgame to be wošš—, ašš—d Scotlašš—d petitiošš—ed for a pešš—alty kick whešš— Stuart Armstrošš—g, who had replaced McGišš—šš—, fell dowšš— išš— the box after collidišš—g with Orbašš—.

Argešš—tišš—e referešš—ce Facušš—do Tello shook his head; the VAR did šš—ot išš—terfere.

The išš—jury meašš—t ašš— extra 10 mišš—utes. Gušš—šš— dešš—ied Szoboszlai before substitute Csoboth slammed išš—to the post as Scotlašš—d rašš— out of optiošš—s.

Scoboth caught Scotlašš—d ošš— the coušš—ter-attack as they pushed for the wišš—.

Not to be. Ošš—ce agaišš—. Perhaps it šš—ever will be.