Patrik Schick Leads The Czechs To Conquer Scotland

JAKARTA - Patrik Schick played well and brought the Czech national team to beat host Scotland 2-0 in the Group D Euro 2020 preliminary match in Glasgow. One of his goals is arguably quite phenomenal because it was scored from the middle of the field.

As quoted by Antara via Reuters, Patrik Schick opened the visitors' advantage in the 42nd minute with a header by taking advantage of the aerial duel advantage when receiving a corner kick. Czech 1-0 advantage lasted until the first half was over.

After the break, the game was tight, and hosts Scotland kept trying to equalize. It's just that the Czechs were more fortunate after Schick scored another phenomenal goal in the 52nd minute with a quick counter-attack scheme.

Just as the ball had just crossed the middle of the pitch, Schick saw Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall away from goal and then fired a half-field shot that rattled the Scottish net. Czech Republic winning 2-0.

Bayer Leverkusen player's goal from 49.7 yards set the record for furthest goals scored in a European Championship according to Opta.

Scotland had actually fought valiantly as they returned to this tournament of football after a 23-year absence and wasted as many chances as Lyndon Dykes did.

It's just that the Czechs appear calmer even though the hosts have the support of their supporters. This victory makes the Czechs collect three points equal to England, which previously beat Croatia with a score of 1-0. In their next match, the Czechs will face Croatia and Scotland against England on Friday.

In conditions left behind, Scotland continues to try to score goals. Moreover, the support of approximately 10,000 supporters which makes the game more interesting. Several opportunities were created, including from Dykes. It's just that the Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik performed brilliantly until the match was over.

Here's the line-up:

Scotland: David Marshall; Stephen O'Donnell, Andrew Robertson (captain), Liam Cooper, Grant Hanley, Jack Hendry; Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Stuart Armstrong; Lyndon Dykes, Ryan Christie

Czech: Tomas Vaclik; Ondrej Celustka, Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Kalas, Jan Boril; Vladimir Darida (captain), Luke Masopust, Tomas Soucek, Jakub Jankto, Alex Kral; Patrick Schick.