Scotland have been despatched crashing out at Euro 2024 after Kevin Csoboth scored a stoppage-time winner to grab a 1-0 win for Hungary on Sunday.
Csoboth was denied late on by the woodwork however then delivered the decisive strike with the newest aim ever scored in a European Championship match (excluding further time), timed at 99 minutes and 32 seconds.
Victory moved Hungary as much as three factors in Group A and with an opportunity of knockout-stage development, although there was trigger for concern as Barnabas Vargas left the pitch on a stretcher within the second half.
Vargas collided with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn in an aerial duel, with a prolonged stoppage following for a head harm as Hungary’s gamers and employees shaped a wall to guard their striker contained in the six-yard field.
That extended time frame was added on on the finish, establishing the match-winning second as Csoboth linked up with Roland Sallai earlier than slotting his team-mate’s cross into bottom-left nook.
Csoboth’s late heroics noticed Steve Clarke’s aspect drop to backside of their pool, with only a level to their identify as Scotland’s watch for a knockout-stage look at a serious event stretched to 12 makes an attempt.
Scotland’s displaying hardly merited an unlikely development, nonetheless, as their finest probability got here when Stuart Armstrong was felled by Willi Orban, just for the referee to wave away penalty appeals.
The VAR caught with the on-field choice, a lot to Clarke’s frustration, earlier than Scotland didn’t heed the warning signal of Csoboth’s late strike towards Gunn’s left-hand put up and have been subsequently punished.
FULL TIME: Scotland 0-1 Hungary.
The referee brings the match to an finish in Stuttgart following the away aspect’s late aim.#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/xjAKQrWxSj
— Scotland Nationwide Crew (@ScotlandNT) June 23, 2024
Information Debrief: Acquainted struggles for Scotland
This was Scotland’s twelfth main event group stage and in 50% of these they’ve didn’t win a single match – on the 1954, 1958, 1986 and 1998 World Cups and Euro 2020 and 2024.
Clarke can haven’t any complaints both as Scotland had simply 17 pictures at this event – because the group stage was launched in 1980, that’s the joint fewest by a nation in a gaggle stage, together with Northern Eire at Euro 2016.
In the meantime, Hungary ended a run of eight Euros matches and not using a win, registering their first victory since a 2-0 win over Austria at Euro 2016 – conserving Marco Rossi’s aspect within the hunt for the final 16.