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Netherlands 0-1 Scotland
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageIf you want to catch the manager's eye, that's how you do it!
Summary
Depay first cancels out Hendry opener, then Nisbet strike
Gilmour replaces Turnbull as both make Scotland debuts
Scotland without seven players after Fleck returns positive Covid test
Marshall, O'Donnell, Patterson, Hanley, McGinn & Adams stay in camp in Spain as precaution
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GOAL Netherlands 0-1 Scotlandpublished at 11 mins
Jack Hendry
Sensational start for Scotland!
The Dutch are caught out as they try to play out from the back, with Stuart Armstrong winning possession back near the opposition penalty box.
I'm not sure what centre-half Jack Hendry is doing up there but he picks his spot like a seasoned striker, drilling the ball into the far corner from 20 yards.
Image source, BBC SportCLOSE!published at 10 mins
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Kieran Tierney has a pop from 25 yards and the shot whizzes narrowly wide.
Postpublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageDumfries has got to put that across goal. In that position you drive it across the face
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 7 mins
Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
Not as dramatic as it sounds.... Denzel Dumfries stumbles past a challenge and fires off a shot from a very tight angle. Craig Gordon is guarding his near post and the ball skims of it and goes behind.
Forrest making an early impressionpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageVery positive so far from Scotland. You hope Forrest can play in the opposition half more than his own like he has been doing early on
Postpublished at 3 mins
Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
A nutmeg from Kieran Tierney in his own half... Ole!
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Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
Scotland on the front foot right away, with David Turnbull getting a couple of nice early touches.
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
Netherlands 0-0 Scotland
And away we go on a beautiful evening in the Algarve. It's a balmy 22C as the sun starts to dip out in Portugal.
Nearly there...published at 19:43 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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The national anthems are almost done. Scotland in their pale blue and white away kit.
Image source, SNSWe had to mention that Gemmill goal...published at 19:41 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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Scotland have six wins against the Netherlands, including the first three meetings, way back in the 1920s, 30s and 50s.
We can't waist an opportunity to wax lyrical about Archie Gemmill's fabulous solo goal at the 1978 World Cup.
It was the diminutive midfielder's second goal in a 3-2 victory that had the Tartan Army briefly believing a disastrous campaign could be salvaged.
The last success came at Hampden in the first leg of a Euro 2004 play-off, with James McFadden firing in the only goal.
The less said about the return leg in Amsterdam the better...
Image source, SNSImage caption, Archie Gemmill scored one of the all-time great World Cup goals against the Dutch in 1978
Image source, SNSImage caption, James McFadden celebrates his strike against the Netherlands in 2003
Dutch on a winning roll against Scotspublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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This is the 20th meeting between the nations and the first since the Dutch won a November 2017 friendly 1-0 at Pittodrie.
That made it four victories in a row for the Netherlands against Scotland, with an aggregate score of 11-0. Gulp!
Scotland 'ultra-cautious' on Covid - Clarkepublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
Netherlands v Scotland (19:45)
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has confirmed that the players who did not travel were only left behind as a precaution, rather than mandated self-isolation.
"The medical staff are very thorough and spoke to all the players and we decided just to be ultra-cautious coming here tonight," he told Sky Sports.
"We came with enough to cover the games. We're only allowed to make six substitutions anyway tonight. It was very, very precautionary but the correct decision.
"There's no self-isolation or none of the close contact stuff you get at home. It was just that these players had more close proximity to John (Fleck) than most. With the tournament coming up it was better to err on the side of caution.
"It doesn't really change it too much to be honest. Out of the team I had in my mind to start, there was two, maybe three, but one of the boys we left behind has a little knock anyway and probably would have missed out anyway."
Young Teampublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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End of twitter postRecent resultspublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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The Netherlands opened their World Cup qualifying bid with a 4-2 loss in Turkey in March, followed by comfortable wins over Latvia and Gibraltar.
Scotland kicked off their quest to reach Qatar 2022 with a 2-2 draw at home to Austria, followed by a 1-0 loss in Israel and a 4-0 success against the Faroe Islands at Hampden.
After losing four of their first five matches under Steve Clarke, Scotland have lost just two of their subsequent 14 games (W7 D5).
Image source, SNSImage caption, John McGinn, missing this evening, scored three goals in March for Scotland
Scotland's friendly form not for faint-heartedpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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We're seeing fewer friendlies these days with the advent of the Nations League and neither side has enjoyed much success in recent times.
The Netherlands have won just one of their last six internationals with nothing at stake (D4 L1), winning 2-1 against Peru in September 2018 under Ronald Koeman.
Scotland have lost eight of their last 10 friendly matches (W1 D1), although this is their first such encounter since October 2018 when they lost 3-1 to Portugal at Hampden.
'Flexible team'published at 19:25 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageTierney could play in a back two, Hendry could play right-back or Forrest could play wing-back. It's a flexible team. I think Steve Clarke will start with a back three
'Strength in depth'published at 19:23 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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Craig Levein
Former Scotland manager on BBC SportsoundQuote MessageIt's starting to look like there is real strength in depth in the Scotland squad and players are ready to step up
'The craziest - and nicest - fans in the world'published at 19:20 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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Former Ajax and Barcelona star Frank de Boer is the Netherlands manager and he has fond memories of his brief time in Scotland with Rangers.
"If you see Scotland play, you see mature football with qualities," he said at yesterday's media conference. "It's not only what a lot of people in Holland think about Scottish football. No, it's a really modern style of European football.
"I had my own experience in Scotland for six months and had a fantastic time. I know how involved the fans are. I played against Scotland in 94 and maybe Scotland and Holland have the craziest fans, but also the nicest fans in the world."
Image source, Getty Images'Scotland's group manageable'published at 19:15 British Summer Time 2 June 2021
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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer on SportsoundQuote MessageIt's a manageable group. Czech Republic is a winnable game. England is a big challenge. Croatia back at Hampden, they struggled against Armenia with most of their top boys playing. That's a winnable game as well. They can get a draw for sure in that