TóRSHAVN. Scotland snatched a late win Faroe Islands 1-0 after L. Dykes scored just 1 goal (86′). Its vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tórsvøllur stadium in Tórshavn on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Matej Jug who was helped by Matej Žunič and Robert Vukan. The 4th official was Nejc Kajtazović. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 10 Total 18
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 14
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 80 Attack 143
- 15 Dangerous attack 71
- 85 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Scotland was in firm control of the ball 68% while Faroe Islands was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Scotland was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Scotland won the match.
Faroe Islands shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Scotland shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Faroe Islands received 1 yellow card (B. Hendriksson Olsen). On the other side, Scotland received 3 yellow cards (L. Dykes, R. Christie and G. Hanley).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this encounter, Faroe Islands will stay with 4 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Scotland will have 17 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Faroe Islands will play away with Denmark on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Denmark (0 draws).
Scotland will play away agasint Moldova on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Scotland (1 draw).
Faroe Islands – Formation
Faroe Islands
58'
90'
Faroe Islands started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Håkan Ericsson decided to play with the following team: Teitur Gestsson , Odmar Færø , Heini Vatnsdal , Sonni Nattestad , Gilli Rólantsson , Gunnar Vatnhamar , Brandur Hendriksson Olsen , Viljormur Davidsen , Hallur Hansson , Jóan Edmundsson and Ári Mohr Jónsson .
The home team had on the bench: Klæmint Olsen, Hannes Agnarsson, Gunnar Nielsen, Sølvi Vatnhamar, John Johannesen Frederiksen, Hørður Askham , Mattias Lamhauge, Petur Knudsen , Tróndur Jensen, Jóannes Bjartalíð and Jóannes Kalsø Danielsen.
Faroe Islands could not rely on the presence of H. Askham (injured).
Substitutions
Faroe Islands made 4 changes: H. Vatnsdal for H. Askham (58′), V. Davidsen for P. Knudsen (59′), H. Hansson for J. Frederiksen (90′) and J. Edmundsson for K. Olsen (90′).
Best player: Teitur Gestsson
The player that probably impressed the most for Faroe Islands was the goalkeeper: Teitur Gestsson. His rating is 7.25. He performed 4 saves.
Scotland – Formation
Scotland
86'
Scotland started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Steve Clarke played with: Craig Gordon , Jack Hendry , Grant Hanley , Kieran Tierney , Ryan Fraser , Scott McTominay , Billy Gilmour , Andrew Robertson , John McGinn , Ryan Christie and Lyndon Dykes .
They had on the bench: David Turnbull, Kenny McLean, Liam Cooper , Scott McKenna, Stuart Armstrong, Lewis Ferguson, Nathan Patterson , Jon McLaughlin, Callum McGregor , Liam Kelly, Kevin Nisbet and Stephen O’Donnell.
Substitutions
Scotland made 4 changes: J. Hendry for C. McGregor (68′), R. Fraser for N. Patterson (83′), R. Christie for K. Nisbet (83′) and B. Gilmour for L. Cooper (88′).
Best player: Scott McTominay
The player that probably impressed the most for Scotland was Scott McTominay even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Kazakhstan – Finland – 0-2
- Portugal – Luxembourg – 5-0
- Serbia – Azerbaijan – 3-1
- Bulgaria – Northern Ireland – 2-1
- Lithuania – Switzerland – 0-4
- Kosovo – Georgia – 1-2
- Sweden – Greece – 2-0
- Denmark – Austria – 1-0
- Faroe Islands – Scotland – 0-1
- Israel – Moldova – 2-1
- Albania – Poland – 0-1
- England – Hungary – 1-1
