Ewan Murray was at Hampden tonight, and his report has landed. Thanks for reading this MBM. Nighty night!
Steve Clarke’s turn. “It was always going to be difficult. Ireland had a free week and plenty of time to prepare, they were always going to be physically strong. You could see that in the first half when they pressed very well and stopped us getting into a rhythm. At the start of the second half we got a right grip on the game. I’m delighted for the players and really proud of them. The players are desperate to do well for their country and they showed that tonight. We go to Krakow to play a very good Ukraine team. But they have to win, and they have to approach the game in a very different manner. We’ll go away, rest, recover, count the bodies, then get on the plane to go to Poland.”
Some more good news for Scotland: Clarke also reports that both Kieran Tierney and Aaron Hickey are “OK” and were taken off as a precaution.
