Scottish media: The broken Croatian hero was comforted by an unexpected ally

Everyone agrees how Scotland she did not excel, but unlike the matches in which she gave a better performance, this time she got the points that open the door to the quarterfinals.

Most of the media agree that the key moment of the match happened in the 44th minute when Croatia was left with one player less after being sent off. Petar Sučić.

He’s even a Scottish coach Steve Clarke after the match he said that the red card was a little too harsh.

“When you combine two yellow cards you get a red, however, I’m not sure it was strong enough to be a red. Honestly, if it had happened against us, I would have been just as disappointed as them,he said.

The Scotsman states how “Scotland fought hard to break through the Croatian defense”.

“It was a nice moment at the end when Clarke went towards the Croatian captain Luka Modrićwho in his, perhaps last appearance on Scottish soil, once again played superbly.”

Asked what he said to the midfielder Real MadridClarke said: “I just wished him well, good luck in the last game. We also talked a little about the game-changing incident,” said the Scottish coach.

This detail was also highlighted by the journalists of the Daily Record.

“The broken Croatian hero was comforted by an unexpected ally,” it says in the title.

“Luka Modric he’s normally one of the coolest footballers around, but the Croatian legend let his emotions get the better of him after watching his team go down at Hampden Park. The Croatian captain could not believe the decision on Sučić’s exclusion.” writes the Daily Record.

“The Real Madrid wizard was angry at the decision, but his remarks to the Israeli referee were in vain. The sending off proved costly as Scotland capitalized on their numerical advantage four minutes from time.”

“John McGinn came off the bench to score for a dramatic win against of Croatia and kept alive Scotland’s hopes of surviving in the top tier of the Nations League and perhaps even reaching the quarter-finals,” writes The Herald.

“The national team, which triumphed against Luka Modric and his compatriots thanks to a late goal from John McGinn, can finish second and advance to the quarter-finals of the competition and, as a result, get the seeded spot for the World Cup qualifiers,” writes the Glasgow Times.

“We need to win in Warsaw on Monday night and hope that Portugal will defeat Croatia in Split at the same time,” is added.

It is stated that the “Vatreni” dominated the first part, until Sučić’s exclusion.

“The ready Croats took control of the ball and pinned the Scots in their area. The blue jersey crowd in front of Craig Gordon was happy for any respite. Only the “rush of blood to the head” of Petr Sučić suddenly made the task a little easier for the Scots.”