Ryan Porteous’ horror tackle saw Scotland down to 10 men in the first half as Germany kicked off their home Euros in style
Munich has hummed to the sound of bagpipes, bursting bierkellers and tongue-in-cheek Scottish bravado. But it did not take long after the curtains were pulled onIt hurt more here because of an aching chasm in class that Scotland had hoped was a thing of the past. Steve Clarke has taken his nation on some journey since the low ebb of humiliation in Kazahkstan, moulding a team greater than the sum of its parts that mauled Spain in an impressive qualification campaign.
That prompted a lusty roar from the visiting hordes but until a late own goal from Antonio Rüdiger – cheered with as much gusto as any of Germany’s strikes – that was about as good as it got. That was a big problem for Clarke, who had left Billy Gilmour on the bench to try and assemble a wall of blue to resist Germany’s advances. Kroos switched play effortlessly to Joshua Kimmich to start the move that yieled the first of three magnificent goals from open play.
Clarke’s men could not get close to him or any of his team-mates. They survived a scare after a VAR intervention before Ryan Porteous saw red for a horrendous challenge on Ilkay Gundogan . Kai Havertz stuttered then swept past the hapless Gunn. Niclas Füllkrug stepped off the bench to power a fourth.If there is any crumb of comfort, it is that their magnificent support has set the tone for what should be a brilliant summer of football.
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