Draw between Scotland and Switzerland in the Euro :: Olé

By hand. They distributed points. For the second date of group A, Scotland and Switzerland tied 1-1. A result that left the Swiss in second place and that still keeps the British with a chance, with the hope of reaching the round of 16. They played everything on the last day.

As against Germany, those led by Steve Clarke took the field with a line of five defenders, with the premise of not losing. Switzerland, for its part, knew that if it won it would get into the round of 16. In the run-up, one was expected to attack and the other to wait for his chance to counter. That’s how much of the meeting went.

The emotions did not take long to arrive in the duel that was played in Cologne. At 13 minutes, McTominay took advantage of a great counterattack led by McGin and Robertson to finish inside the area. The ball deflected off defender Fabian Schar, displacing Sommer. Thus, Scotland scored 1-0.

Just over ten minutes later, Switzerland equalized thanks to an error by the rival. The Scottish defender Raltson wanted to play the ball back, but left it long. This was taken advantage of by Xherdan Shaqiri, who finished first and nailed it into the corner of goalkeeper Gunn, who flew for the photo. Switzerland continued trying to reach the second goal but could not break the blue barrier. Scotland defended itself and bet on the counter.

Already in the second half, the clearest chance came at 13′. After a long shot, the Swiss striker Ndoye won the dispute against Tierney and defined the exit of Gunn, who responded in a great way and sent it to the corner. After the ball dispute, The former Arsenal defender felt discomfort in his knee and had to leave the field on a stretcher.

As the minutes passed, Scotland got deeper into their goal waiting for their chance to attack. The sharpest on the ST? A free kick taken by Robertson and connected by center back Hanley hit the post. Nobody could push her. For their part, the Swiss insisted but could not unbalance the result. Tie and a point per side.

After their victory against Hungary, Germany is the leader with a perfect score (six). Switzerland is second counting the draw against Scotland with four. The British have only one point and Hungary is last without points.

The next date, Germany will play Switzerland and Scotland will play Hungary. Both matches will be in Sunday the 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Argentina time. Remembering that in the Euro the first two in each group and the four best third parties qualify, Scotland needs to beat Hungary to get into the second round as a best third. For its part, Switzerland needs to get at least a draw with Germany to finish second.