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FULL TIME: Scotland 2-1 Republic of IrelandThe end of an entertaining, hard-fought match that could have gone either way … but it’s Scotland who have come from behind for a fine win! They go back to the top of Group B1, and a draw against Ukraine in Poland on Tuesday will seal the deal.
90 min +3: McGinn channels his inner Lioness by holding the ball up near the corner flag, under pressure from four orange shirts. Fine clock management.
90 min +2: Robinson crosses from the left. Knight heads harmlessly goalwards. Gordon claims, then launches a counter. Fraser skitters down the right and is cleaned out by Brady, who goes into the book.
90 min +1: Nothing much happens in the first one, but Hampden is on edge anyway.
90 min: There will be four added minutes.
89 min: Collins curls in from the right, forcing McKenna into conceding a corner. It’s no good, and Ogbene can’t recycle possession. Scotland break upfield through Fraser, who should set up McGregor for the clincher, but attempts a curler towards the bottom-right corner instead. Easy for Bazunu.
87 min: Hendry and Cullen are given the once-over by VAR for some afters in the wake of that brouhaha. Nothing serious has occurred, though. We play on.
86 min: McGinn clips Cullen, lighting the touchpaper. A rumble erupts. Then McTominay and Knight grapple. Both are booked. McTominay will now miss the Ukraine game. Sheer idiocy.
It’s grapple time. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action/Reuters85 min: A double change by Scotland. Christie and Dykes are replaced by McLean and Adams.
84 min: McTominay swings one in from the right. Dykes can’t quite get his head onto the ball. Any connection there, and Bazunu would have had some work to do.
83 min: Hampden is rocking now. Ireland respond by sending on Brady for McClean.
GOAL! Scotland 2-1 Republic of Ireland (Christie 82 pen)Christie gives Bazunu the eyes. He waits for the keeper to dive to his right. Then he rolls calmly down the middle. Superb penalty kick!
Scotland’s Ryan Christie strokes his penalty home to give the hosts the lead. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA81 min: VAR double checks. Coleman is booked for protesting. The decision stands. Christie to take.
Penalty for Scotland!80 min: McTominay goes up for a header on the penalty spot. Browne comes at him from behind with both arms extended forward. McTominay flicks a header onto his right arm, and the referee points to the spot!
Alan Browne of Republic of Ireland contends for the aerial ball with Scott McTominay of Scotland, before a penalty is awarded for handball. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images79 min: Ralston crosses from the right. Egan half clears. The ball drops to McGregor, who chests down on the edge of the D and fires towards the bottom right. The ball deflects out for a corner, from which …
77 min: McClean whips a dangerous cross in from the left. Christie, surrounded by orange shirts, does extremely well to head clear from the edge of his six-yard box. Such a fine ball by McClean.
76 min: Doherty’s race is run. He’s replaced by Coleman, while Parrott and Molumby make way for Robinson and Browne.
75 min: Collins launches long. Ogbene tears clear! But upon reaching the Scotland box, he floats a chip over the bar, and the flag goes up for offside anyway.
74 min: Fraser floats a poor free kick into the box, and it’s an easy catch for Bazunu.
73 min: A long pass down the left wing is flicked on by Dykes. Christie knocks it past Egan, who cynically blocks his man. The Ireland captain goes into the book.
72 min: Doherty goes down and requires a bit of treatment. He might just be trying to catch his breath, having played very little football this season. He’s back up again soon enough.
71 min: Doherty bundles Christie over on the left. Scotland load the box, only to start pushing and a-shoving. The whistle goes to release the pressure on Ireland.
69 min: McGregor launches an attack by striding down the middle. He passes right to McGinn, who shuttles the ball further to Fraser. He drops a shoulder and sends a curler towards the top left. Bazunu, at full stretch, tips around the post. The resulting corner is flicked on by McGinn, and McTominay prepares to head home at the far stick … only for Doherty to get in at the death with a clearing header! Great play all round.
Scotland’s Scott McTominay (third right) misses a chance. Photograph: Steve Welsh/PA67 min: … so having said that, Fraser goes up the other end and floats one in from the right flank. McGinn goes up for a header, doesn’t make it, falls over, and claims a penalty. He’s not getting one. Just a corner, from which nothing comes. This match isn’t of the highest quality, but it’s great back-and-forth fun.
66 min: Knight has a dig from distance. It’s always flying wide right. Ireland look much the more likely right now.
65 min: Ogbene strides down the middle and slips wide left for McClean. His low cross tees up Molumby, who smashes a shot goalwards. It’s blocked, and Scotland clear their lines, but the hosts were all over the place there. They can’t handle the pace and positivity of Ogbene at all.
64 min: McKenna makes up for his mistake by heading Cullen’s free kick clear.
63 min: Ogbene’s pace is causing Scotland all sorts of trouble. He drops a shoulder to get past McKenna down the right. McKenna cynically brings him down and goes into the book. A free kick near the right-hand corner flag.
61 min: Scotland over-elaborate at the corner. A load of nonsense. Ireland go up the other end. Gordon looks to hack clear, but only manages to flipper the ball straight to the feet of Ogbene, who immediately fires back. It’s straight at Gordon. The keeper snaffles, and breathes a sigh of relief. Very nearly an old-school goalkeeping fiasco.
60 min: Obafemi is replaced by Ogbene. When play restarts, Christie makes good down the left and sends an outswinger towards the far post. Dykes prepares to head home, but McClean nips in to concede a corner instead.
58 min: Nothing comes of the Ireland corner. Hickey, however, has picked up an injury and is replaced by Ralston. Armstrong meanwhile makes way for Fraser.
56 min: … Ireland nearly score on the counter! McGregor’s loose pass is snaffled by Obafemi, and suddenly he’s tearing off towards the Scotland half. Christie tries to clean him out with a cynical foul but misses his man. Obafemi strides upfield, then rolls to the left for Parrott, who is one on one with Gordon! He’s got to score … but scuffs his shot straight at Gordon, who nevertheless parries magnificently. Corner.
Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon (right) saves a shot by Republic of Ireland’s Troy Parrott. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA55 min: Scotland are first to everything now. McGregor finds Dykes on the penalty spot. Dykes swivels and shoots but O’Shea blocks. Scotland quickly come again, Dykes meeting a right-wing cross with a close-range header … only for Collins to knock out for a corner. From which …
53 min: McGinn finds himself in a pocket of space, 30 yards out from goal. He could take a couple of strides forward, but likes the look of things, and takes an instant shot. His daisycutter is always heading wide right. Full marks for backing yourself, if nothing else.
52 min: Ireland nearly hit back immediately, McGregor shipping possession in the middle of the park, Doherty striding into the box from the right. He drops a shoulder and lines up a curler towards the top left … but gets it all wrong. Goal kick.
51 min: That was a fine header by Hendry, who finished off the move he started himself. Hampden is bubbling now.
GOAL! Scotland 1-1 Republic of Ireland (Hendry 49)Hendry strides down the middle of the park then slides a pass wide left for Taylor, who shuttles it on to Christie. Christie stands one up into the middle. Hendry rises highest and sends a slow-motion header across Bazunu, off the base of the right-hand post, and in. Hampden erupts!
Jack Hendry heads Scotland level. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images47 min: Taylor gives the ball away in midfield and is fortunate Doherty pushes Parrott too far out to the right with his pass. Ireland recycle possession, McClean firing in low from the other flank. McGregor intercepts and hoicks clear. A fast start to the half by Ireland.
Scotland get the second half underway. There have been no half-time changes.
Half-time entertainment. Something for fans of both Scotland and Ireland to enjoy.
HALF TIME: Scotland 0-1 Republic of IrelandIreland are halfway to doing a number on Scotland again.
45 min +1: Cullen very nearly picks up a second yellow in short order, sliding in late on an in-flight Hickey. The referee’s done him a favour there. The resulting free kick is sent into the mixer, and Dykes has his shot blocked by Egan.
45 min: Cullen is booked for reacting badly to Knight’s garden variety foul on McGinn. The referee not having any of his yap.
44 min: Doherty chases a ball down the right wing. Taylor shepherds it out of play. Doherty bundles into the back of him and accidentally studs him on the back of the leg. A sore one, but thankfully the newly arrived left-back is quickly up and about again.
43 min: McGinn’s corner is poor and flies straight down Bazunu’s throat.
42 min: Tierney disappears down the tunnel. He’s replaced by Greg Taylor. Meanwhile Dykes strides down the right and wins Scotland a corner.
40 min: Ireland deal with the second corner. Scotland are down to ten men for a minute as a final decision is made on Tierney.
39 min: Tierney is up and about, and says he’s fine, but I’m not sure the physio is going to allow him to continue. He walks off shaking his head in annoyance. Meanwhile VAR shows no interest in the tug by Parrott.