Scotland earned a potentially valuable point against Switzerland as the two sides shared a 1-1 draw in their second Group C fixture. Steve Clarke had promised that his side would produce a reaction to their opening thrashing against Germany at Euro 2024 , and Scotland took the lead after Fabian Schar skewed Scott McTominay ’s goalbound effort past Yann Sommer. But Switzerland hit back before half time in superb style, Xherdan Shaqiri arcing a quite brilliant finish into the top corner after an error from Scotland in possession.
It proved to be enough for them to secure a draw and leave them well on track for the knockout rounds, while Scotland will have to beat Hungary to have hope of joining them in the last-16. Here’s how the players rated in Cologne: Angus Gunn: 7 Outstanding stop to deny Dan Ndoye on the half-hour mark, and then again to tip forward’s effort past the post in the second half. Jack Hendry: 6 Solid if unspectacular on the right of the back three.
Grant Hanley: 6 A few loose moments in possession, but commanding aerially, and so nearly put Scotland in front when his header struck the post. Kieran Tierney: 6 A real shame to see him taken off on a stretcher after so many injuries in the last few years. His tournament may well, sadly, be over, which would be a huge loss.
Anthony Ralston: 5 Horrible moment for Swiss equaliser, playing blindly backwards under pressure right to Xherdan Shaqiri. Bounced back impressively from the error. Billy Gilmour: 7 Added .