Teammate suffered a terrible injury to his cheekbone, Hungary stood up strongly, eliminated Scotland

A 1-5 defeat in the opening match against hosts Germany made things difficult for Scotland. Things got worse for Steve Clarke's team in the second match against Switzerland when they only got 1 point after a 1-1 draw. Che Adams was unlucky, Scott McTominay scored but missed many good chances, causing the home team to end the match with a regrettable 1 point. Winning the match was almost mandatory for Scotland in the match against Hungary.

But if Scotland still has 1 point to spare, the Hungarian team is empty-handed after 2 matches. The youngest captain of EURO 2024 - Dominik Szoboszlai has become too isolated in the Hungarian squad. The talent of the player currently playing for Liverpool is not enough to help Hungary have good results against Switzerland and Scotland. Being pushed into a "corner" forces Hungary to fight hard, hoping to win the match to get a ticket for the third-placed teams with good results.

Scotland (left) have 1 point but Hungary's situation is worse

The initiative after the opening whistle belonged to the Scottish team as they had more quality players in the midfield. The “Tartan Army” had 75% possession and the left wing with the appearance of Andrew Robertson often organized dangerous attacks. However, approaching the Hungarian team’s goal became difficult when the white team retreated deep to defend. On the other hand, each situation of the Scottish team also took place at a slow pace, to ensure safety.

After the match, Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn shared about the horrific collision with player number 19 Varga: “There was an unbelievable injury in the match and I was involved in that situation. I simply thought I had to block the ball as far away from the goal as possible. But it is difficult to describe the feeling at the moment when we just lost the match.

Scotland played well but Hungary counter-attacked and scored in the last minute. It was a blow because the team defended so well all game.”

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While still not finding an effective solution, the Scottish team's goal was shaken when Bendeguz Bolla unexpectedly kicked outside the penalty area in the 15th minute. Fortunately for the Scottish team, the Hungarian player wearing the number 14 shirt's powerful kick went right to goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

Caution was shown in the first minutes of the first half.

Starting from the 20th minute, the game completely changed when the Hungarian team regained control and attacked more. The best chances in the first half also belonged to the students of coach Marco Rossi. Barnabás Varga and Roland Sallai were created conditions, although not successful, both made the Scottish goal shake.

Meanwhile, the Scottish team was stuck in attack. The high ball - their "weapon" was not used while the important explosive Scott McTominay was tightly marked. In fact, throughout the first half, the Scottish team did not have a single shot on target and had to enter the break with a 0-0 draw.

Hungary had several chances in the first half but failed to score while Scotland failed to register a single shot on target.

Scott McTominay (dark blue shirt) was closely marked and had many difficulties

The second half did not change much as both sides were deadlocked in approaching the opponent's goal. The difference was that the Scottish team began to change their attacking plan, making more breakthroughs on the right wing and the center. In the 53rd minute, the Scottish team had a dangerous shot by Che Adams. More surprisingly, this was Scotland's first shot since the beginning of the match, despite being rated higher than the opponent.

In the midst of the stalemate, the match was suddenly interrupted after a horrific collision between Barnabas Varga and two Scottish players, Ralston and goalkeeper Gunn. Barnabas Varga was stunned after the incident and could not get up. All the fans were worried, stood up and the medical team had to form a circle, using tarpaulins to cover the Hungarian striker. Fortunately, Barnabas Varga was safe afterwards but could not continue playing and had to give way to Martin Adam. At the Stuttgart Arena, the fans breathed a sigh of relief and gave Barnabas Varga a round of applause.

Barnabas Varga (number 19) has a terrible injury situation

Medical staff must work quickly

Back at the Stuttgart Arena, Scotland and Hungary were still deadlocked. Coach Steve Clarke and Marco Rossi made many changes and the final minutes of the match saw many notable moves.

In the 89th minute, Hungary's Andras Schafer tried to break through and shoot from the near corner, forcing goalkeeper Angus Gunn to make a hard save. Then, in the 90+2 minute, Andras Schafer's teammate Kevin Csoboth unfortunately hit the post. In the 90+8 minute, the Scottish team also had 2 consecutive opportunities but could not take advantage of them.

It seemed like the match would end in a draw, but in the final minute of extra time, Kevin Csoboth scored a valuable goal, helping the Hungarian team to a dramatic 1-0 victory. This was a worthy result for the courageous fighting spirit of the Hungarian players.

Kevin Csoboth scored a valuable goal in the last minute of injury time

The narrow win over Scotland also raised hopes of Hungary advancing. Coach Marco Rossi and his team have 3 points and a goal difference of -3, temporarily rising to 3rd place among the teams with the best results. Meanwhile, Scotland finished the group stage at the bottom of Group A with only 1 point and were officially eliminated.

Player Varga has regained consciousness

According to the latest update from the Hungarian Football Federation, striker Varga has regained consciousness and is in a stable condition, his life is no longer in danger.

“What we knew at the time was that Varga had a broken cheekbone and could not play anymore,” Hungary coach Marco Rossi said after the match. “According to the medical department, Barnabas Varga will most likely have to undergo surgery. Certainly, if Hungary goes through, Barnabas Varga will most likely be out. However, his safety is the most important thing.”

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dong-doi-chan-thuong-kinh-hoang-hungary-dung-day-manh-me-thang-doi-tuyen-scotland-kich-tinh-185240624040627748.htm