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90+2 min “This has 96th-minute goalmouth stramash written all over it,” says Tim Smith, “with the ball bouncing a foot over the line after an outrageous rebound off McGinn’s ample arse. You heard it here first.”
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90+1 min The “excellent” Hojlund?” sniffs Paulo Biriani. “All he’s done is miss good opportunities and whine whenever he gets tackled or challenged. He’s been as bad as the referee who has got so many things wrong for both teams.”
Opinions are like foibles, Paulo.
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90 min: Denmark substitution Mika Biereth replaces Isaksen. There will be six minutes of added time. Six big ones.
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88 min This is Scotland’s best spell since the first 10 minutes. Trouble is, there are only a couple of minutes plus another five of added time remaining.
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86 min: Just wide by McGinn Now Ferguson’s shot from the edge of the area is blocked. Moments later, McGinn teases a curler this far wide of the far top corner; that was a gorgeous effort.
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85 min McGinn plays a cute pass to the underlapping McLean, whose fast cross is headed across goal and wide by the stooping Adams. Tough chance.
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GOAL! Wales 7-1 North Macedonia (Broadhead 88)
I missed this because of the Dorgu goal but Wales are running riot.
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83 min: Denmark substitution Christian Norgaard replaces the excellent Rasmus Hojlund.
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Oh, Scotland. Denmark, who are down to ten men remember, have equalised for the second time. Hojlund held the ball up well, Isaksen’s cross wasn’t cleared properly, Christensen laid the ball off and Dorgu passed the ball almost nonchalantly past Gordon. It’s a superb finish and a hammer blow to Scotland.
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GOAL! Scotland 2-2 Denmark (Dorgu 81)
Ally MacLeod’s dog has struck again.
Patrick Dorgu breaks Scotland hearts. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/ReutersShare
Updated at 16.35 EST
80 min I don’t know how to break this to you, but Scotland are in serious danger of qualifying for the World Cup.
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Scotland won a corner on the left that was curled in wickedly by Ferguson. It brushed Hojbjerg at the near posat and was sniffed into the net from barely a yard by Shankland. He was in an offside position but it doesn’t matter because the touch came off Hojbjerg rather than a Scotland player.
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GOAL! Scotland 2-1 Denmark (Shankland 78)
Lawrence Shankland has restored Scotland’s lead!
Lawrence Shankland scores for Scotland! Photograph: Jane Barlow/PAShare
Updated at 16.31 EST
77 min The laxative might be working. Lewis Ferguson has just had Scotland’s first effort on target since McTominay’s early goal. It came from a long throw, a snapshot that was saved comfortably by Schmeichel, but it has got the crowd going.
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GOAL! Wales 6-1 North Macedonia (Wilson 81 pen)
A hat-trick for Harry Wilson!
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74 min Isaksen, who has been superb, curls not far wide after another sinuous run. Scotland, sorry to say, look utterly, irredeemably constipated.
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73 min “Sorry, is there some other game taking place?” smirks Matt Dony. “All I can see is Harry Wilson inspiring the best Welsh performance for a good while. Mae’n dod adre!”
It should be 6-1 in a minute because Wales have a penalty.
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72 min: Scotland substitution Kieran Tierney replaces Aaron Hickey.
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71 min Hjulmand finally nails a long-range shot that is well blocked on the edge of the area. Denmark, even with 10 men, are the better team.
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70 min No sign yet of Scotland building any momentum. It’s been a weirdly disjointed performance, not just tonight but throughout the qualifying campaign. And they’re still only one goal from reaching the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
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GOAL! Wales 5-1 North Macedonia (Wilson 75)
Harry Wilson gets his second and Wales’ fifth with a lovely, trademark free-kick from 22 yards.
Harry Wilson makes it 5-1 with a superb effort. Photograph: David Davies/PAShare
Updated at 16.22 EST
67 min Another corner to Denmark, who will kick themselves if they don’t qualify tonight as they have been much the better team.
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65 min “The 18-yard penalty area line hasn’t moved since it was introduced,” begins Andy Flintoff. “Professional footballers always think they can get away with committing a foul just outside it, but they’re always running the risk of it being deemed on the line and giving away a penalty. You would think they’d have enough brains to not do that, or am I crediting them with too much intelligence?”
My impression was that Robertson made a split-second misjudgement and thought the ball was there to be won. Now you see it, now you don’t.
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Updated at 16.16 EST
64 min: Denmark substitution Jannik Vestergaard replaces Mikkel Damsgaard, a defender for an attacking midfielder in response to Kristensen’s red card.
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64 min: Double substitution for Scotland Steve Clarke goes for broke by bringing on two centre-forwards, Che Adams and Lawrence Shankland, for Ryan Christie and Lyndon Dykes.
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62 min It’s worth stressing that, had Kristensen fouled McGinn it would have been a clear yellow-card offence because McGinn was away. I’m just not sure it was a foul.
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61 min: Rasmus Kristensen is sent off!
Another twist at Hampden. McGinn turns Kristensen beautifully, feels a little bit of contact and decides it’s time for a lie-down. The referee buys it and gives Kristensen a second yellow card.
Rasmus Kristensen is very unlucky to be given a second yellow here. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 16.17 EST
60 min The slippery Isaksen again gets away from Robertson, who is grateful to see the covering McGinn clear the danger.
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59 min The ‘passes completed’ statistic is bonkers: Scotland 83-404 Denmark.
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Craig Gordon went the wrong way, to his left, and Hojlund curled the penalty into the net. On the balance of play Denmark undoubtedly deserve to be level.
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GOAL! Scotland 1-1 Denmark (Hojlund 57 pen)
Rasmus Hojlund whips the penalty into the net!
Rasmus Hojlund smashes home the penalty. As it stands, Scotland are in the play-offs. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 16.11 EST
Penalty to Denmark!
56 min Andy Robertson is not impressed. I think it was a foul but I’m not 100 per cent sure, from the replays we’ve seen, that it was inside the area.
Isaksen received the ball on the half turn, slipped away from Robertson and was taken down. There was a long delay while the VAR team assessed whether it was inside the area of not.
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Updated at 16.05 EST
55 min And now the referee is going to the monitor.
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55 min They’re still checking whether it was inside the area or not.
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54 min: VAR check I think this will be a penalty for Denmark.
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53 min Isaksen goes flying right on the edge of the area after a late challenge from Robertson. Nothing is given on the field but this will be checked for a potential penalty.
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52 min Dorgu’s dangerous cross is forced clear with a touch of desperation by Scotland. They’re hanging on, already.
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GOAL! Wales 4-1 North Macedonia (James 57)
All over, surely, in Cardiff, where Dan James has finished off a lovely move to make it 4-1.
Daniel James makes it 4-1 for Wales. The play-offs await. Photograph: Kieran McManus/ShutterstockShare
Updated at 16.04 EST
