International match: No winner between Scotland and Poland

Created: 03/24/2022, 23:20

Scotland's John McGinn (r) and Poland's Grzegorz Krychowiak fight for the ball. © Grzegorz Krychowiak/PA Wire/dpa

World Cup candidates Scotland and Poland drew in a charity football match for Ukraine.

Glasgow – Former Hertha professional Krzysztof Piatek saved the Poles with a converted penalty kick in the first minute of added time to make it 1-1 (0-0).

In the presence of Scotland's Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Kieran Tierney (67) had headed the hosts ahead with his first international goal.

39,090 spectators had previously seen a varied game at Glasgow's Hampden Park, which was all about aid for Ukraine.

For every ticket sold, £10 (around €12) was donated to Unicef ​​to support children there following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The international match was unscheduled after both teams' playoff semi-finals scheduled for Wednesday were canceled due to Russia's war of aggression.

While Poland should play against Russia and after their exclusion by the world governing body FIFA has a bye, Scotland is scheduled to play Ukraine in June.

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