In the high-stakes UEFA Nations League clash, Scotland stunned Poland with a late goal beating them 2-1 on home soil to stage a dramatic turnaround in the standings of Group 1, League A. It was a battle for third place to avoid the automatic relegation to League B at Kazimierz Górski National Stadium in Warsaw.
For Scots, John McGinn opened the account early within five minutes only for the hosts to level the score in the latter half courtesy of Kamil Piatkowski’s cracking shot from outside of the box. However, the Liverpool left-back Andy Roberton had other plans, who came up with a thumping headed goal in the final moments of the game to snatch all three points from the home side.
Following the result, Scotland now stands safe with 7 points in hand behind group leaders Portugal and runner-up Croatia. While Poland is down in the last place means they are relegated to League B. On that note, let’s take a look at the player ratings from the thrilling game.
Poland National Football Team Player Ratings vs Scotland
Goalkeeper
Lukasz Skorupski – 7
He had a busy evening in goal producing heroic saves to deny the Scottish attackers but could not do much about last-gasp Robertson’s goal.
Defenders
Kamil Piatkowski – 8
He scored the equaliser to pull back his side in the game through a thunderous striker from outside the box.
Sebastian Walukiewicz – 6
Overall, a below-par performance from the centre-back was poor in tackling and duels.
Jakub Kiwior – 6
Expectations were high from the Arsenal defender but he was one of the weak links of Poland tonight in defence.
Midfielders
Jakub Kaminski – 7.4
Jakub Kaminski had successfully attempted two shots on target out of three and created a single chance.
Jakub Moder – 7
The Brighton & Hove midfielder was taken off at the halftime mark to make way for Bartosz Slisz
Sebastian Szymanski – 7
The 25-year-old midfielder had created four chances for his team and took 3 shots on goal with none on target.
Piotr Zielinski – 7.5
The Polish captain laid off the ball smoothly for Piatkowski to strike it with sheer force to level the scoreline.
Nicola Zalewski – 7.5
An impressive outing from Zalewski with 5 successful dribbles, 5 final passes and one chance creation from the left flank.
Forwards
Karol Swiderski – 6.5
The forward missed two big chances in front goal and had a shot on target with two chance creation.
Adam Buksa – 6.5
Quite like his forward partner Buksa also failed to capitalise on a big chance and registered a single shot on target.
Substitutes
Bartosz Slisz – 6.5
Tymoteusz Puchacz – 6.5
Kacper Urbanski – 6
Manager
Michal Probierz – 7.5
The visitors were all over them in the first half but Michal Probierz inspired his side at the halftime break to produce an equaliser in their response. Unfortunately, conceded late goal means Poland are relegated to League B.
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Scotland National Football Team Player Ratings vs Poland
Goalkeeper
Craig Gordon – 7.5
He saved clear cut-scoring chance of Swiderski and only got beaten by the outrageous long-range shot rest was rock solid.
Defenders
Anthony Ralston – 7
Ralston performed his role perfectly as Right-back and worked hard all across the right flank.
John Souttar – 8
He was excellent in defence as the centre-back and assisted his defence partner Andy Roberton in scoring the winner.
Grant Hanley – 7.5
Hanley was brilliant in building-ups maintained 94% accuracy in passing and made 7 recoveries.
Andrew Robertson – 8
One of his risky passes almost gave away the goal, regardless of that mistake, he scored the winner in added time to knock out Poland.
Midfielders
Kenny McLean – 6
He picked up the first yellow card of the game following a frustrating foul on a Polish player and made no major contributions.
Billy Gilmour – 7
The Napoli midfielder was solid in the midfield taking 72 touches and he had great influence in the midfield zone.
Ben Doak – 8
The youngster had another impressive outing assisted McGinn for the first goal and was undoubtedly one of the best players on the pitch.
Scott McTominay – 7
He was a significant threat to the Polish defence with his long-distance shots and dangerous runs into the box.
John McGinn – 7.5
McGinn glided the ball from the centre of the box to get past the Polish keeper to net the first goal of the match and his second goal in a row.
Forwards
Lyndon Dykes – 6.5
The Birmingham City striker registered a single shot on target during 66 minutes of the outing.
Substitute
Ryan Christie – 6
Lawrence Shankland – 6.5
Nicky Devlin – 6
Ryan Gauld – 6
Stuart Armstrong – N/A
Manager
Steve Clarke – 7.5
His side step on the pitch with an attacking intent and clear mindset of playing fearless and offensive football, manage to implement their game plans quite well.
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FAQs
Q. When was Poland vs Scotland?
A. The game was played on Tuesday, 19 November 2024.
Q. What was the result of Poland vs Scotland?
A. Scotland won the game 2-1 defeating hosts Poland.
Q. Who was the man of the match in Poland vs Scotland?
A. Andrew Robertson (Scotland) was the man of the match in Poland vs Scotland
Q. Who was the worst performer in Poland vs Scotland?
A. Sebastian Walukiewicz (Poland) was the worst performer in Poland vs Scotland.