UEFA Nations League

Scotland vs Ukraine, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Scotland
  • 70': John McGinn
  • 80': Lyndon Dykes
  • 87': Lyndon Dykes
FT
3 - 0
Ukraine

    Dykes at the double as Scotland outclass Ukraine

    Scotland went top of their Nations League group after a double from substitute Lyndon Dykes helped secure a 3-0 win over Ukraine at Hampden Park.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
    • 2': Offside, Ukraine. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
    • 6': Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Nathan Patterson (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a through ball.
    • 15': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Mykhailo Mudryk.
    • 17': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Patterson with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine).
    • 18': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
    • 20': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 22': Foul by Nathan Patterson (Scotland).
    • 22': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Substitution, Scotland. Aaron Hickey replaces Nathan Patterson because of an injury.
    • 28': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
    • 28': Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
    • 30': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
    • 36': Offside, Ukraine. Oleksandr Karavaev tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 39': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine).
    • 39': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (Ukraine).
    • 43': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Che Adams (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Valeriy Bondar (Ukraine).
    • 45': Valeriy Bondar (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
    • 45'+4': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Scotland 0, Ukraine 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Scotland 0, Ukraine 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Serhii Sydorchuk replaces Taras Stepanenko.
    • 48': Foul by Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine).
    • 48': Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
    • 55': Hand ball by Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine).
    • 56': Offside, Ukraine. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hendry with a headed pass.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
    • 61': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
    • 61': Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Aaron Hickey (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Serhii Sydorchuk.
    • 63': Che Adams (Scotland) hits the bar with a header from very close range.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Scotland) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
    • 67': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Artem Dovbyk.
    • 68': Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Che Adams with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross.
    • 70': Goal! Scotland 1, Ukraine 0. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 71': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Valeriy Bondar.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Scott McKenna (Scotland) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Fraser replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 77': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Che Adams.
    • 77': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Ukraine).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Kieran Tierney (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 78': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
    • 79': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Oleksandr Karavaev.
    • 80': Goal! Scotland 2, Ukraine 0. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Foul by Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine).
    • 83': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Serhii Sydorchuk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces Oleksandr Pikhalyonok.
    • 83': Substitution, Ukraine. Danylo Ignatenko replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
    • 84': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 84': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Substitution, Scotland. Kenny McLean replaces Ryan Christie.
    • 86': Substitution, Scotland. Greg Taylor replaces Kieran Tierney.
    • 86': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Valeriy Bondar.
    • 87': Goal! Scotland 3, Ukraine 0. Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Valeriy Bondar.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Greg Taylor following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 90'+1': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Scotland 3, Ukraine 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Scotland 3, Ukraine 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    5 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 0
    51.5 Possession 48.5
    3 SHOTS 24
    0 ON GOAL 8
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    464 Accurate Passes 422
    557 Passes 499
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 11
    6 Crosses 32
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    60 Long Balls 50
    28 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    19 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 9
    23 Effective Clearances 7
    23 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Hampden Park
    Location: Glasgow, Scotland
    Attendance: 42,846

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Switzerland 5 +10 13
    2 Slovenia 5 +2 8
    3 Scotland 5 -1 7
    4 North Macedonia 5 -11 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SCO Scotland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Craig Gordon (GK)
    15 Scott McKenna
    13 Jack Hendry
    6 Kieran Tierney
    2 Nathan Patterson
    7 John McGinn
    8 Callum McGregor
    4 Scott McTominay
    10 Ché Adams
    11 Ryan Christie
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    Scotland Substitutes:
    Billy Gilmour, Liam Kelly, Lyndon Dykes, Robbie McCrorie, Aaron Hickey, Greg Taylor, Anthony Ralston, Ryan Fraser, Kenny McLean, Ryan Jack, Ryan Porteous.

    UKR Ukraine (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    2 Valeriy Bondar Yellow Card
    6 Taras Stepanenko Yellow Card
    3 Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
    21 Oleksandr Karavaev
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi Yellow Card
    17 Oleksandr Pikhalyonok
    10 Mykhailo Mudryk
    7 Andriy Yarmolenko
    11 Artem Dovbyk
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Taras Kacharaba, Viktor Tsygankov, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Dmytro Riznyk, Danylo Ignatenko, Andriy Lunin, Roman Yaremchuk, Oleksandr Zubkov, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Serhiy Sydorchuk.

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