There will be inevitable exaggeration about what this loss means for Scotland. A blunt reality is that the second tier is actually a far more sensible environment for a team of this level. It is merely that the circumstances by which Scotland fell – or, rather, crashed – out of League A were so utterly striking. Steve Clarke’s team were thoroughly outplayed by Greece, who within 30 second-half seconds had rampaged into a 3-0 lead. The Tartan Army appeared more stunned than furious. Greece will be rubbing their hands at facing Scotland again on upcoming World Cup qualifying business.
This was an evening on which no part of the Scotland team functioned properly. They were slack in defence, non-creative from midfield and powder puff in attack. The star of the show was 17-year-old Konstantinos Karetsas, who is unlikely to remain at Genk for long. This baby-faced assassin tortured the Scots.
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