David Marshall secured Scotland’s place in Euro 2021 following a heroic save in a penalty shootout against Serbia.
Scotland looked set to win the qualifier in normal time after Ryan Christie gave them the lead in the 52nd minute.
Marshall and his defence stood resolute for much of the game, and it looked as if they would see the game out within the 90 minutes.
Disaster struck in the last minute as Real Madrid’s Luka Jović equalised for Serbia with a headed goal, sending the tie to extra time.
Despite a gutting late blow, Steve Clarke’s side managed to weather the storm and take it all the way to the dreaded penalty shootout.
4 well took penalties from each side saw it come down to Kenny McLean as Scotland’s 5th taker.
McLean dispatched the penalty with confidence, piling the pressure onto Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrović who was the last to step up for Serbia.
Mitrović fired the spot kick towards the bottom right corner but Marshall was equal to it, getting down well to deny the striker.
Their was a moment of disbelief as the Derby keeper waited for the referee to confirm the validity of the penalty before he was engulfed into a sea of blue shirts.
David Marshall’s heroics mean that Scotland will be heading to their first major tournament in over 20 years this summer.
Scotland have been drawn in group D alongside England in which will no doubt be a fiercely contested match.
The nations will face off on the 18th of June at Wembley Stadium with the 2 sets of fans already getting excited for this big fixture.
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