Chapter 25

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Olympiastadion 

Pre-Match - Scotland Locker-Room

S. Clarke: This Evening we have a chance to make more History, we've already made History getting this far but now with Italy in our way we have to do what we've done for most this Tournament and Play with all the Grit, Heart and Determination we've got left, if we don't we're going Home and we shouldn't have showed up at all, Robo you wanna say anything

A. Robertson: As the Gaffer said, just give it your all, Work Hard for each other, and don't shy away from it, if you're gonna shy away from it then ask the Gaffer to come off at the Half-Time, this is the Biggest Game of some of your Career's so don't leave this Pitch Tonight with a Regret, now Hands in, Scotland on 3, Nick count us in

Nick: 1....2....3

Scotland Squad: SCOTLAND

Lineups

Scotland

GK: #1, A. Gunn

RWB: #2, A. Ralston

RCB: #22, R. McRorie

CB: #13, J. Hendry

LCB: #3, A. Robertson

LWB: #24, G. Taylor

RCM: #7, J. McGinn

LCM: #8, C. McGregor

RAM: #4, S. McTominay

LAM: #11, R. Christie

ST: #19, N. Crosby

Italy

GK: #1, G. Donnarumma

RB: #2, G. Di Lorenzo

RCB: #17, G. Mancini

LCB: #23, A. Bastoni

LB: #13, M. Darmian

CDM: #21, N. Fagioli

RCM: #16, B. Cristante

LCM: #18, N. Barella

RW: #14, F. Chiesa

ST: #9, G. Scamacca

LW: #22, S. El Shaarawy

Kick-Off

17th Minute

Italy have been all the Offensive and Scotland have been soaking up all attacks Italy have been throwing at them for the first 15 Minutes including Scamacca just going wide just now, Angus Gunn grabbed a Ball from beside his Goal and sets to play Short and does playing it to Ross McRorie who takes a Touch and plays a Daisy Cutter Pass into Nick's Feet on the Halfway Line and Nick holds the Ball away from Bastoni and the closing down Fagioli and playing it to McTominay who takes the Ball and Pings it with a Switch to Taylor who brings it down and rides Di Lorenzo's Challenge and plays the Ball to Christie who turns inside and gives it to McGregor who takes a Touch and plays the Ball in Behind Bastoni setting a Foot Race between Nick and Bastoni into Motion towards the Byeline and Bastoni tries to guide it out for a Goal Kick by backing into Nick but Nick reads it and steps out the way and then in-front of Bastoni and turns out and driving into the Box with Bastoni all over him and eventually Bastoni brings him down but the Ref and Linesman both wave play-on as Bastoni brings the Ball out the Box under the Press and goes down after being a shoulder to shoulder with McTominay and the Ref and Linesman give Italy a Free-Kick and Scotland Players are furious and Robo runs half the Pitch to as calmly as possible voice his complaints but the Ref books him and walks away and the Teams set for the Free Kick but the Ref has to withhold it actually being taken

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