Hungary have managed to end their Euro 2024 group stage with a win! They needed an injury-time goal from Kevin Csoboth to clinch the game 1-0 against Scotland.
The win saw Hungary move from the bottom of the table – where they were from the start of the tournament until the goal scored today – move to 3rd place with three points. They will now have to wait to find out if they can sneak into the knockout stages.
18′ – YELLOW CARD: Callum Styles picks up the first booking of the match after fouling John McGinn.
26′ YELLOW CARD: Willi Orbán is the next player in the books today, as he fouls McGinn.
41′ POST! Willi Orbán in action again but this time in the attacking third. He hits the woodwork with a header.
44′ YELLOW CARD: Another yellow card for Hungary as András Schäfer gets his name into the book for a foul on Jack Hendry.
50′ YELLOW CARD: Scott McTominay is the first Scotland player to get booked following a foul on Marton Dardai.
74′ INJURY! Barnabás Varga is taken off on a stretcher after a mid-air collision with Angus Gunn.
80′ YELLOW CARD: László Kleinheisler is also into the books despite not getting on the pitch and that’s the 4th Hungarian player booked today.
90′ + 10′ – GOAL! Hungary took the lead and all three points with the final kick of the match. Kevin Csoboth has scored his first goal for Hungary and at the right time!
90′ + 12′ – YELLOW CARD: Kevin Csoboth gets into the book after taking off his shirt in the celebration.
Key Stats
- This was Scotland’s 12th major tournament group stage and they have failed to win a single match in 50% of them – at the 1954, 1958, 1986 and 1998 World Cups and EURO 2020 and 2024.
- Kevin Csoboth’s goal for Hungary in the 100th minute was the latest goal ever scored in a European Championship match (excluding extra-time and penalty shootout). It was timed at 99 minutes and 32 seconds.
- Scotland had just 17 shots at EURO 2024 in total – since the group stage wasintroduced in 1980, that is the joint fewest by a nation in a group stage, along withNorthern Ireland at EURO 2016.
Key Moment
Scotland fail to get any of their efforts in the final minute into the back of the net and Hungary make the most of it. They countered in the final seconds with Roland Sallai rolling the ball into the box and Kevin Scsoboth slotting it in.
Player of the match
Kevin Csoboth scored the goal but the player of the match is easily Roland Sallai as he was relentless from start to end. Ended up getting the assist for the all-important goal as well.
Conclusion
Scotland will complain about the penalty decision but they have only themselves to blame as there were other chances to get the goal during the match. They failed to get any shot away in the first-half, and they has eventually cost them a chance to qualify for the knockout stage.
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