Sebastien Pocognoli tasted defeat in his first match at Hampden as his 10-man Scotland side were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Switzerland in Nations League B. Defender Jack Hendry was dismissed inside the first 10 minutes for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity when he hauled down Nottingham Forest's Dan Ndoye - before former AC Milan full-back Ricardo Rodriguez carefully curled the resulting free-kick into the top-left corner from the edge of the box. This followed a period of confusion around the national stadium in which Serb referee Nenad Minakovic had originally awarded a penalty and shown Hendry a yellow card before his decision was corrected by VAR.
Scotland responded well and fought valiantly despite their numerical disadvantage but were eventually foiled early in the second half when Remo Freuler's low cross picked out Nico Elvedi who helped the ball into the far corner at the near post. Burnley forward Zeki Amdouni then completed the scoring in the 82nd minute by stepping onto Ndoye's cutback and lashing the ball past Scotland stopper Angus Gunn. The Scots travel to North Macedonia on Saturday then welcome Slovenia to Hampden next Tuesday - still in search of their first victory in Nations League B1. 9: PENALTY TO SWITZERLAND!
Hendry brings down Ndoye and the referee points to the spot. 10: NO PENALTY! VAR has taken a look and the challenge was outside the box. But Hendry is sent off. 12: GOAL FOR SWITZERLAND!
Well it was not a penalty but what a free-kick! Rodriguez steps up and blasts the ball past Gunn and the Swiss are ahead. 21: SCOTLAND WANT A PENALTY! John McGinn protests that he was being held as the corner is curled in, but it is play on.
Andy Robertson then blasts the next corner over the bar. 29: BOOS AROUND HAMPDEN! Oli McBurnie is clipped as he looks to take the ball into the box. No says the referee. 45+1: YELLOW!
Pocognoli picks up a booking as he shows his frustration at some of the refereeing decisions. 51: CHANCE! Ndoye sends the ball into the box, but Johan Manzambi cannot get to it in time and it goes past the post. 55: GOAL FOR SWITZERLAND! It is too easy for Switzerland.
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