Scotland’s miserable 2024 continued in agonising fashion as Poland were gifted a stoppage-time penalty to quell a valiant Nations League comeback at Hampden.
Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay had scored second-half goals for the revived Scots to cancel out Sebastian Szymanski’s long-range effort and Robert Lewandowski’s perfectly executed spot-kick for the visitors.
However, as Steve Clarke’s side pushed for a winner, Nicola Zalewski was the victim of a rash challenge by Grant Hanley and the Pole – who also won the earlier penalty – picked himself up to score the 97th-minute winner.
Scotland, who meekly exited this summer’s Euros with one point from three group games, now must travel to face Portugal on Sunday with a record of just one win in 13 and five defeats in 2024.
