PaulHartman71 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 It is the Scots who stand in our way now as we're somehow just one match away from Euro 2100 against all the odds. This is not the easy tie that you would usually consider Scotland to be however as in this game Scottish football, through St, Mirren, Celtic and Rangers is back in the big leagues. They won the World Cup 46 years ago and reached the Semi 26 years ago, although to be fair in recent years they've not been as good, with the 2098 World Cup being their first since 2082. In the Euros their record is not quite as impressive, and perhaps encouragingly, they did not qualify for the last tournament. They are ranked 59th in the world and whilst we have been drawn at home, we are still outsiders at 7/2 to win with the bookies, whilst Scotland are 4/6 to win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motlhen Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 What a result! Good luck against the Scots. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 surprised you didn't give buchel his first cap given you were 5 up against armenia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, rodesire said: surprised you didn't give buchel his first cap given you were 5 up against armenia I was thinking about it, but I brought both Moritz's on instead as it was those guys who helped get us this far so I felt they deserved the minutes more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 14 hours ago, PaulHartman71 said: I was thinking about it, but I brought both Moritz's on instead as it was those guys who helped get us this far so I felt they deserved the minutes more. I was thinking more of locking in players who can play for Liechtenstein but may decide to go for Switzerland later if you haven't played them in competitive games. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 27/09/2020 at 14:15, rodesire said: I was thinking more of locking in players who can play for Liechtenstein but may decide to go for Switzerland later if you haven't played them in competitive games. Yeah, fingers crossed that doesn't come back to bite me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 I've just played the Scotland game and bloody hell Possibly the most squeaky bum-time/edge of seat ending to any game in this entire save... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1st minute: We're underway in a game that promises to be the biggest in Liechtenstein's footballing history. Scotland looking to be the party poopers here tonight following Rodney's unlikely run with his side, who look to qualify for their first ever major tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 18th minute: Robert Paterson with the ball for Scotland in the opposition half. He's got Steve MacDonald and Matthew King further ahead of him, it will be King that he tries to find with a forward ball.. King heads it at across goal... Kaua Schindler punches that away... Not out the woods just yet though as MacDonald gets to the ball before Raul Badet, but Badet wins the ball back! A great and timely tackle there to keep the Scots at bay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 37th minute: A pretty cagey start to this game. Scotland have looked the better side but Liechtenstein have defended their lines well. Seb Meyer at left back who has it for the home team, he looks to find Philipp Weirather ahead of him... It is Weirather who has it now. Weirather with a few shirts head of him, Sakir Hassler and Diego Buckhard perhaps the most obvious avenues. It is up towards Hassler, who heads it down, tries to control it, he manages to get a pass away to DIEGO BUCKHARDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But he's sliced at it and it's gone wide. A half chance goes begging for the home side as Buckhard fires wide from just outside the Scottish box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 44th minute: Scotland with a corner now. Brian Campbell to whip this one in, they've got Clark Rodger and Robert Paterson the big target men inthere... It is Campbell... Paterson heads it across the goal in a dangerous position... BUT RAUL BADET GETS THERE FIRST! A firm clearance from Raul Badet and that should take them to half-time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 47th minute: And it is half-time now! Liechtenstein 0-0 Scotland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 68th minute: Liechtenstein looking to make a few subs here, there's some tired legs out there and perhaps more worryingly Martin Zurbuchen looks to have picked up a nasty knock. It's Zurbuchen making way for Lucas Brunhart, with Moritz Laternser coming on as well. Liechtenstein defending a free-kick as these two subs are made. John Erskine standing over the ball, he's about 25 yards out and might have a crack here. It is JOHN ERSKINE!!! AND THAT'S A FINE SAVE FROM KAUA SCHNIDLER! Unclear whether that was going into the top corner or just above it, but Schindler makes sure to get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 91st minute: Not long left on the clock now. Scotland still trying to make something happen. Brian Campbell has it just inside his own half...ohhhhh but Sven-John Stricker has nicked the ball straight off him! Sven-John on the counter now, they could be in here... He passes right to Lucas Brunhart who is sprinting down the wing.... Sakir Hassler is in the middle...can Brunhart find him.... IT'S SAKIR HASSLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But his header is saved by Stuart Hunter in the Scotland goal!!! What a chance that was! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 94th minute: The drone blows. It's all over. Liechtenstein 0-0 Scotland And we will have at least 30 more minutes of action tonight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 103rd minute: It's been a tight first 15 minutes. A lot of tired and nervy legs out there. Malcolm Wright the substitute with it for Scotland, he's got a cross on here, with John Erskine in the middle... can he find him... Ohhh and another great clearance from Raul Badet prevents Scotland from getting in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 105th minute: Half-time in extra-time. Is there another goal in this one, or will it go to penalties? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 119th minute: Moritz Schaan coming on for Liechtenstein... is that to take a penalty? It's some story either way as Liechtenstein are a few seconds away from just a penalty-shoot out victory and a major international tournament. And the drone has blown!!! It's all over!!! Well normal time is anyway! Liechtenstein 0-0 Scotland AND WE WILL HAVE A SHOOT-OUT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 John Erskine to step up first for the Scots. Kaua Schindler looking to put him off. It's John Erskine... Great penalty! Bottom right hand corner, the keeper couldn't get to that one. LIECHTENSTEIN 0-1 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Sven-John Stricker up first for his side. He looks like he fancies this. It's Sven John Stricker... OHHH BUT IT'S SAVED!! Stuart Hunter guesses the right way and what a terrible start that is for Liechtenstein. LIECHTENSTEIN 0-1 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Joel Evans up next for Scotland. Looking to make it 2-0 in the shoot-out. It's Joel Evans... Calm and composed! Straight down the middle... LIECHTENSTEIN 0-2 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 A big moment in the shoot-out. Sakir Hassler could really do with scoring this one. AND HE DOES!!! LIECHTENSTEIN 1-2 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Sean Stevenson with the chance to put his country back in a 2 penalty cushion. AND HE SCORES!!! Top left corner, Schindler not near it at all... LIECHTENSTEIN 1-3 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Peter Kaiser the right back up next. A lot of pressure on him at the moment... BUT HE DOES IT!!! Bottom left, keeper went the wrong way... LIECHTENSTEIN 2-3 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Steve MacDonald with a big chance here. He could pile on the pressure by putting this in. It's Steve MacDonald... BUT SCHINDLER SAVES IT!!!! OHHH WHAT A MOMENT THAT IS!!! Kaua Schindler with the all important save and his side will have a chance to go level now. LIECHTENSTEIN 2-3 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Lucas Brunhart the substitute with a chance to make it all square in the shoot-out. It's a long run-up... BRUNHART.... SCORES!!! LIECHTENSTEIN 3-3 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 The 5th penalty for Scotland, but this is basically already sudden death now. Chris Sharp to take it... AND HE DOESN'T MISS!!! LIECHTENSTEIN 3-4 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Philipp Weirather with the 5th penalty and this is must score territority. If he misses this his side are out of it. But he scores!! LIECHTENSTEIN 4-4 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Matthew King up next for Scotland. HE SENDS THE KEEPER THE WRONG WAY! LIECHTENSTEIN 4-5 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Moritz Laternser must score for his side. We thought he might have come on to take a penalty... not one of the original 5... It's Laternser... Bottom left corner and in!! LIECHTENSTEIN 5-5 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Sam Docherty now for Scotland. And he scores! LIECHTENSTEIN 5-6 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Raul Badet the man mountain at CB himself. Not particularly known for striking at goal but he takes the 7th Liechtenstein penalty in what is becoming a pretty crazy shoot-out. It's Raul Badet... HE SCORES!!! LIECHTENSTEIN 6-6 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Clark Rodger up now for Scotland. Kaua Schindler giving him the eyes. But Clark converts!! LIECHTENSTEIN 6-7 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Seb Meyer up next for the home side. The left back places it down on the spot. He doesn't look all that confident... It's Seb Meyer... He scores! LIECHTENSTEIN 7-7 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Rob Henderson up now for Scotland. He looks quite nervous. It's the 9th Scottish penalty of the shoot-out, looking to get the 8th goal... AND HENDERSON DOES SCORE!! LIECHTENSTEIN 7-8 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Moritz Schaan must score. If he misses it's curtains for his country. BUT SCHAAN DOES SCORE!!! STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE AND STRAIGHT IN THE NET!! LIECHTENSTEIN 8-8 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Malcolm Wright up for Scotland. It's their 10th penalty of the night. Can he convert it? He can! It squirms under Kaua Schindler and into the net. LIECHTENSTEIN 8-9 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Oh and what a moment this is. It's Kaua Schindler, who just tried to keep a penaly out, who must now put a penalty in. The goalkeeper must score to keep his country in. AND HE HAS!!! Kaua Schindler blasts it home! LIECHTENSTEIN 9-9 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 And now Schindler is back at his goal. It's now Stuart Hunter, Scotland's goalkeeper, to take penalty number 11 for them. It's goalkeeper against goalkeeper again... AND HUNTER SCORES!! LIECHTENSTEIN 9-10 SCOTLAND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 And this, now the 22nd penalty, will mean every man has taken at least one. Only one of each nation have missed so far, but if Sven Wechselberger misses this then Scotland will qualify for Euro 2100 at Liechtenstein's expense. You wonder how much Wechselberger fancies this if his goalkeeper was up before him... It's Sven Wechselberger... OH AND IT'S SAVED!!!!!!!!!!!! SCOTLAND QUALIFY!!!! HEART-BREAK FOR LIECHTENSTEIN WHO GO THE DISTANCE IN THE GAME AND INDEED THE SHOOT-OUT, BUT THE SMALLEST OF MARGINS SEES SCOTLAND THROUGH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Absolutely gutting to come so close yet so far. It's probably the best chance we had to make a tournament as we'll be Pot C of the Nations League next time and unlikely to qualify through that or a group stage qualifying session. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 A brilliant first leg, which almost saw us prevent PSG from getting an away goal too. They came at us with a vengeance in Paris and sadly it was too much to prevent us getting into the Quarter Finals for the first ever time... Overall pretty happy to make the Last 16 though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Balzers in the Cup Semi Final: Kaua Schindler, Sven-John and Martin Zurbuchen the Liechtenstein internationals who play in their cup. Davide Pisanu, Heiri Blum and Maxime Lenoir all back-up players who ned the minutes. Raphael Caglar comes in to the squad, with a host of other youth players getting their debuts, including Nilas Hartmann, as well as two of the most recent intake Pfifner and Goop also getting a run out. A very comfortable win in the end. A nice moment for Ridvan Pfiffner who broke the youngest ever goalscorer record that Gabriel Rinner set a few years back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Oh ffs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Nations League C Group has been drawn. We will become reacquainted with the Norwegians (34th), as well as playing Bosnia (62nd) and North Macedonia (85th) Not sure how competitive we can be but the group isn't as horrendous as I might've imagined. I think we probably get relegated, although that's not neccesarily a bad thing as if we go down, then win Group D next time we can get in the Playoffs for the Euros again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Cup Final against Eschen/Mauren sees Schindler, Zurbuchen and Sven-John starting from the NT. Caglar wasn't quite fit to start. The other players are all back-up/rotation players, as it's the final can't afford to blow it. A bit OTT but we got the Europa League qualification which is all that matters. Zurbuchen got 4 goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, PaulHartman71 said: It's probably the best chance we had to make a tournament as we'll be Pot C of the Nations League next time and unlikely to qualify through that or a group stage qualifying session. shame about that result. If you relegate from C level of Nations League, winning D level the next time will put you into qualifiers again 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Could have been a real blow for the training facilities to get downgraded since we're the Academy for the whole country basically, luckily some decent fees and extended Europa runs meant we had the cash lying around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 A few friendlies in June against Asian opposition. We're more or less full strength with no absentees, other than captain Ralph Weirather in central midfield who is still not fit to play following a bad injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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