{"id":2020,"date":"2020-10-16T12:58:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T12:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2021-12-17T03:19:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:19:51","slug":"scotland-win-against-slovakia-czech-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/scotland-win-against-slovakia-czech-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland win against Slovakia &#038; Czech Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS | Scotland 1-0 Slovakia | UEFA Nations League<\/p>\n<p>Scotland extended our unbeaten run to seven matches with a 1-0 victory over Slovakia at Hampden. Lyndon Dykes grabbed the goal for Steve Clarke&#8217;s side, ensuring we stayed top of Group B2 of the Nations League.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXxgMBF7Q-o\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scotland stretched their unbeaten run to over a year as Lyndon Dykes&#8217; second international goal secured a Nations League win over Slovakia.<\/p>\n<p>The Queens Park Rangers forward slammed home the winner in the second half to earn a victory that leaves Steve Clarke&#8217;s men top of Group B2.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland last suffered defeat in Russia 12 months ago, and while they did not make too many chances at an empty Hampden, the Scots have now recorded five wins and two draws in the seven games since that defeat. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ FULL BBC SCOTLAND REPORT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/54405806\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/54405806<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCOTTISH FA REPORT:<\/strong> Scotland make it eight games unbeaten for the first time since 1988<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk\/news\/scotland-make-it-eight-games-unbeaten-for-the-first-time-since-1988\/?rid=13925\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk\/news\/scotland-make-it-eight-games-unbeaten-for-the-first-time-since-1988\/?rid=13925<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HIGHLIGHTS | Scotland 1-0 Czech Republic | UEFA Nations League<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MhD-0Bvkdos\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>BBC Sport Scotland Report:<\/strong> Scotland made it eight games unbeaten &#8211; their best run in 32 years &#8211; as they resisted intense second-half pressure for a hard-fought Nations League win over the Czech Republic at Hampden.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Fraser&#8217;s sixth-minute finish gave the hosts a lead they clung on to.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Clarke&#8217;s men defended resolutely &#8211; and were grateful for an incredible Tomas Soucek miss &#8211; to go four points clear at the top of Group B.<\/p>\n<p>Their next assignment is the Euro 2020 play-off final in Serbia next month.<\/p>\n<p>Fraser twice threatened a second before the break, and substitute Oli McBurnie smacked the crossbar late on.<\/p>\n<p>But Scotland rode their luck amid a Czech onslaught to secure a third consecutive clean sheet and match the eight-game undefeated streak of Andy Roxburgh&#8217;s side of 1987-88.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ FULL BBC SCOTLAND REPORT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/54424702\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/54424702<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCOTTISH FA REPORT:<\/strong> Scotland make it eight games unbeaten for the first time since 1988<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk\/news\/scotland-make-it-eight-games-unbeaten-for-the-first-time-since-1988\/?rid=13925\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk\/news\/scotland-make-it-eight-games-unbeaten-for-the-first-time-since-1988\/?rid=13925<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HIGHLIGHTS | San Marino U21s 0-7 Scotland U21s | UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifier.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M1QpPUi0do4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>**Videos are not hosted on this website and are via You Tube Embed Codes and Licenced Usage<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER LINKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scottish National Team Website<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk\/scotland\/fixtures-results\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.scottishfa.co.uk\/scotland\/fixtures-results\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scottish National Team on Facebook<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scotlandnationalteam\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scotlandnationalteam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scottish National Team on Twitter<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotlandNT\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotlandNT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scottish National Team on Instagram<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scotlandnationalteam\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/scotlandnationalteam\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scotland National Team You Tube Channel<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsaS5aZjlJPJCzNwjEc3waw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsaS5aZjlJPJCzNwjEc3waw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BBC SPORT SCOTLAND:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/48481850\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/48481850<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>STV SPORT SCOTLAND:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/section\/sport\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/section\/sport<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HIGHLIGHTS | Scotland 1-0 Slovakia | UEFA Nations League Scotland extended our unbeaten run to seven matches with a 1-0 victory over Slovakia at Hampden. Lyndon Dykes grabbed the goal for Steve Clarke&#8217;s side, ensuring we stayed top of Group B2 of the Nations League. Scotland stretched their unbeaten run to over a year as Lyndon Dykes&#8217; second international goal secured a Nations League win over Slovakia. The Queens Park Rangers forward slammed home the winner in the second half to earn a victory that leaves Steve Clarke&#8217;s men top&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2020"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2265,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020\/revisions\/2265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imadscotlandgroup.com\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}