![]() ![]() In the circumstances, they needn't have worried. ![]() They didn't want too much singing, standing or shouting. In their efforts to limit the risk of virus spread, organisers encouraged those attending to refrain from over-exuberant celebration. Pre-match, the debate had centred on COVID safety and the wisdom of staging a mass gathering in the park by the River Clyde. Namely the 42nd and 52nd minutes when the Czech striker Schick put the ball in the Scotland net and, suddenly, the wilderness years were extended by another 90 minutes.Īnd this had been marked down as the easiest game in the group. In the fan zone across the city, they congregated in a seated, socially distant crowd of 3,000 flag-waving, strip-wearing, beer-drinking, anthem-singing supporters. The Glasgow Green gathering accommodated the Hampden overspill, those who weren't among the lucky 12,000 with tickets for the game itself. They had grown up on Tartan Army tales from a bygone time, of top tournament football, the France '98 World Cup and all that.Įuro 2020, Scotland's return ticket, was their chance to live the reality. Many were of the generation that had never seen the Scottish men's team play in a major national football tournament. The Tartan Army turned Glasgow Green a shade of navy blue as the city's Euro 2020 fan zone accommodated expectant Scotland fans. By now, you’ve probably seen Patrik Schicks’s unbelievable goal that. Twenty-three years of hurt never stopped them dreaming. Soccer fans couldnt believe how out of position Scotlands goalkeeper was for Patrik Schicks amazing Euro 2020 goal. ![]() Scotland's next group fixture is against England at Wembley on Friday.Īnalysis: The good times were back - but not for longīy James Matthews, Scotland correspondent "The government advice has been to stay outside and here we are all distanced with table service, I'm happy we have this here." "If you didn't have this everyone would be firing into a pub or a flat, with a lot more than six people. The security is great, everyone is sitting down spaces apart. He said: "It needed to go ahead here and it's unbelievable it has. Image: Scotland fans sit dejected at the fan zone in Glasgow as their side's opening match ends in defeatĮddie Smith, 25, from Dunfermline said it was "unbelievable" to be with five of his friends inside the zone after acquiring tickets. Photograph: Paul Ellis/EPA Czech Republic Patrik Schick: the Czech Euros star who was told he would never make it Striker’s three Euro 2020 goals, including one from 50 yards, have his. ![]()
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