Uefa Nations League: Scotland v Albania - radio & text

Summary

Scotland's first Nations League fixture
Albania lead League C Group 1 after beating Israel
McGregor, O'Donnell, Naismith & Russell start for Scotland

Live Reporting

Clive Lindsay

Scots should be aheadpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound
Quote Message
With the amount of pressure we've had, and the opportunities we've had, you've got to be a little bit disappointed that we haven't taken the lead
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 23mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
What a miss!
Charlie Mulgrew climbs above the visiting defence to meet a John McGinn free kick and his downward header bounces invitingly in front of goal for Steven Naismith.
It looks like the Hearts striker must score, but he nods it against the inside of the post and the ball bounces agonisingly across the face of goal and wide.
O'Donnell makes impressionpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Gary Caldwell
Former Scotland defender on Sportsound
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O'Donnell's started fantastic. Great deliveries every time he gets down that side. His quality in the box has been excellent. We just can't get on the end of it
Postpublished at 21mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Albania work their way to the edge of the Scotland penalty box for the first time, but Sabien Lilaj's powerful drive is well over the crossbar.
YELLOW CARD (McDonald, Scotland)published at 16mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Scotland are piling on the pressure and Johnny Russell kicks fresh air as he looks to turn Stephen O'Donnell's low ball towards goal.
From Andy Robertson's return into the six-yard box, Russell's hitch-kick is blocked by the chest of Berat Xhimshiti.
Kevin McDonald comes sliding in, but his enthusiasm takes away a defender's leg and the midfielder is the second Scot to receive a booking.
Postpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Gary Caldwell
Former Scotland defender on Sportsound
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Albania are very capable, already they've shown technically that they can hurt us if we give them space
YELLOW CARD (Souttar, Scotland)published at 15mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Scotland centre-half John Souttar is first to go into the Slovenian referee's book for climbing all over Emanuele Ndoj.
Postpublished at 14mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Albania have weathered that early storm and are showing confidence on the ball.
Image source, SNS
Image caption,
Scotland defender John Souttar had an early chance in front of goal
Your chance to rate the playerspublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Fancy giving us your man-by-man ratings for tonight's game? Well you can.
Click HERE to mark our brave lads in dark blue (and the Albania team if you're keen).
Postpublished at 9mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Another free-kick in a dangerous position for Scotland.
Charlie Mulgrew dinks a curling drive over the wall and goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha doesn't look too convincing as he smothers it at the second attempt with Steven Naismith sliding in hoping to pounce on the rebound.
Scots enthuse home fanspublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland 0-0 Belgium
Richard Winton
BBC Sport at Hampden Park
Positive start by Scotland has got the crowd into a bit of a lather. Crucial after the bleaching by Belgium. Can they frank it with an early goal?
Scots on toppublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound
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It's important to get a good start, but the game does last a full 90 minutes plus and they've got to concentrate. They have started relatively positively, but you'd expect that. Albania will be hoping to stay in the game for as long as they possibly can
Postpublished at 5mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Albania scramble the corner kick clear and John Souttar is unable to prod the ball goalwards and the pressure is released with a goal kick.
GREAT SAVE!published at 4mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Callum McGregor whips in a dangerous in-swinging free-kick that goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha tips confidently over the crossbar.
Postpublished at 3mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
The fleet-footed Johnny Russell is hauled down just outside the penalty box.
Free-kick to Scotland and left-back Egzon Binuku is lucky not to earn an early booking.
Postpublished at 2mins
Scotland 0-0 Albania
Albania coach Christian Panucci is already waving furiously at his players as Scotland dominate the early proceedings.
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:45
Scotland 0-0 Albania
It's a rather wet and leaky Hampden. Can Alex McLeish's side lift the gloom?
His side get the game under way in their traditional dark blue shirts and white shorts.
LINE-UPS at Hampden Parkpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland v Albania (19:45)
Scotland: McGregor, O'Donnell, Robertson, Souttar, Mulgrew, Tierney, McGinn, McDonald, Naismith, McGregor, Russell.
Substitutes: Gordon, Archer, Paterson, Griffiths, Forrest, Snodgrass, Armstrong, Jack, McTominay, Jack, Shinnie.
Albania: Strakosha, Hysaj, Veseli, Gjimshiti, Binaku, Lilaj, Xhaka, Memushaj, Ndoj, Gavazaj, Balaj.
Substitutes: Berisha, Hoxha, Mihaj, Agolli, Basha, Manau, Mavraj, Lika, Kace, Guri, Hyka, Prenga.
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Anthems done. Let’s go...published at 19:43 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland v Belgium (19:45)
Richard Winton
BBC Sport
Image source, BBC Sport
The teams emerge from the tunnel...published at 19:39 British Summer Time 10 September 2018
Scotland v Albania (19:45)
The crowd doesn't look any more than the disappointing 20,000 who were at Hampden for Friday's game against Belgium.
The anthems are echoing round a half-empty stadium.