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The European Championship qualifying match between Cyprus and Scotland on Saturday afternoon is one of the emperor’s beards. After all, both countries have been eliminated for quite some time, so in the remaining two group matches, both countries hope to be able to boost their fragile self-confidence again.
Cyprus:
With a third place, Cyprus can call itself The Best of the Rest in group I of the European Championship qualification. The southern Europeans are not doing badly, but were totally unable to cope with Belgium and Russia, the two absolute superpowers in this group. With only two group games to go, the Cypriots are one block behind the two leaders, so participation in next year’s European Championship can be written on their stomachs.
Cyprus must therefore start building a new team, but in the absence of better, national coach Ran Ben Shimon is mainly sticking to his trusted names. The vast majority of players are still active in their own First Division, a competition that of course does not represent much. Pieros Sotiriou is one of the few players who makes a living outside their own national borders. This European Championship qualifying series was already four times accurate in just six appearances and also has a great season at its club FC Copenhagen with five goals in 685 minutes.
Scotland:
Also for Scotland there is nothing at stake on Saturday afternoon except for the sporting honor. With only nine points from eight group matches and shameful defeats against, among others, Belgium (0-4), Russia (4-0) and even Kazakhstan (3-0), this European Championship qualification series was primarily a long torture, although the British would being able to place the back door for next year’s European Championship. On the basis of its performance in the Nations League, the Scots can participate in the play-offs of March next year, in which the very last European Championship tickets will be distributed.
For the team of national coach Steve Clarke, who took over the baton from Alex McLeish during this European Championship qualifying series, it is therefore mainly important to get some color on the cheeks again. “The upcoming two international matches against Cyprus and Kazakhstan are vital,” said attacker Steven Naismith. “We must use these competitions to regain optimism. Not only within the team, but also among the supporters. ” Scotland, however, has to beat Cyprus without a few key players, as captain Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), midfielder Scott McTominay (Manchester United) and attacker Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) had to cancel injured. What remains is a very moderate selection on paper with a very inexperienced rear. Scott McKenna (Aberdeen, 12 international matches) and Stephen O’Donnell (Kilmarnock, 11 international matches) are the only two defenders with more than three caps after their name. “It’s no different, these are the players that we have to take part in,” said assistant coach Alex Dyer.
Cyprus vs Scotland head to head matches
08.06.19 EUR Scotland Cyprus 2 : 1
11.11.11 FI Cyprus Scotland 1 : 2
25.04.89 WC Scotland Cyprus 2 : 1
07.02.89 WC Cyprus Scotland 2 : 3
16.05.69 WC Scotland Cyprus 8 : 0