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embow · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:15 pm Post subject:

Getting hammered 0-0 up to the 60 minutes mark.
Could they possibly hold out?
Me neither. But I'm often wrong and rarely right🫣
Just to add that the referee seems to be an inept homer😠
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wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2587 Location: Aberdeenshire

How was that a foul by Hendry? Great finish as well
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StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4037

It’s apparently been ruled out for offside!?

Since when has a referee been called to the monitor for an offside though?

badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2642 Location: Glenrothes

The ref must of gave it for a foul on the keeper, for which I didn't think it was. He cannot give offside from watching the monitor as he would not see the drawn lines. My understanding is that only VAR could rule it offside as they draw their lines.

StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4037

It makes sense now…. Hendry was offside, ref had to determine whether he thought he was interfering with play (which again is debatable)

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 3522 Location: North Texas, USA

After Round 7:

Scotland is on 15 and can reach 21 points max (@GEO and vNOR)
Spain is on 12 and can reach 21 points max (@NOR, @CYP and vGEO)
Norway is on 10 and can reach 16 points max (vSPA and @SCO)
Georgia is on 4 and out with a max of 13 (@CYP, vSCO and @SPA)
Cyprus is on 0 and out with a max of 6 (vGEO and vSPA)

Norway must win both matches to possibly qualify, but still needs help from Scotland losing either both matches or only getting a tie versus Georgia.

Spain is no factor if they win out, because that means Scotland qualifies at least second.

Scotland needs at least 1 point to be certain of a chance for second, in which case…Spain and Scotland are tied until tiebreaker 5, superior goal difference, which Spain leads by 6 with an extra game to go…Norway will have to beat Scotland by at least 2 goals unless they win 2-1 and absolutely slaughter Spain by at least 5 goals because they would be losing tiebreakers otherwise.

Scotland are assured to qualify by a draw or win versus Norway or a win versus Georgia.

StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4037

Basically we want Norway and Spain to draw, putting the chance of winning the group back in our own hands

badpress139 · Joined: 19 May 2015 Posts: 2642 Location: Glenrothes

Neil M · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 2603 Location: Aberdeen

By my calculation, that result would get us qualification anyway, without us even kicking a ball. Still - it would do momentum and confidence no harm to win the last two games.

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1206 Location: kirkcaldy

SB and BP are talking about us topping the Group and so getting a better pot in the seeding, Neil.

I still wonder how the infringement at McSauce's goal was "clear and obvious error " by the ref if they didn't seem to know what the error was at the time! ? A foul,no way ,but that's what the ref was asked to Look at and gave ........only later changed to offside and interfering with play.
Ach, need to follow SC 's lead and look to Sunday!

Franco · Joined: 10 Oct 2019 Posts: 1206 Location: kirkcaldy

A 1-1 draw would suit me fine this evening, with the preference being that Spain lead and Norway only score with the last kick of the game. Would leave us with a chance to top the group.
However, any result that sees Scotland qualifying would be very welcome. Not in the camp of those who need to see us secure qualification at one of our remaining two games, as we have had enough victories already to justify our position. Nevertheless, want us to go on to win our last two games.

wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2587 Location: Aberdeenshire

0-0 half time in Norway.
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wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2587 Location: Aberdeenshire

1-0 Spain after almost 5 minutes to get a decision from VAR
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StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 4037

VAR still under strict orders to get Spain to the finals.

That was 10x less a goal than ours the other night

wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2587 Location: Aberdeenshire