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It should go down as one of the best ever saves from a Scottish keeper at a Euros, writes Scott McDermott in Cologne.
But incredibly, Angus Gunn got little credit for making it against Switzerland on Wednesday night. With the Group A clash level, Dan Ndoye was clean through on Scotland’s goal after defender Kieran Tierney had gone down with a hamstring injury.
The Bologna forward was one-on-one with Gunn and appeared to pull his shot wide of target, letting the Scots off the hook. Even Slovakian referee Ivan Kruzliak immediately pointed for a goal-kick. But the Swiss players knew differently – and so did Gunn. If you watch it again, the Norwich City keeper had produced one of the saves of his life to keep Steve Clarke’s team in the tournament.
That’s how big it was. If Ndoye’s strike had gone in, it’s almost certain Scotland would be on their way home from Euro 2024. The 1-1 draw felt like a night of redemption for Gunn and the rest of Clarke’s players.
After a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Germany, they responded brilliantly against the Swiss. Gunn was heavily criticised for conceding a couple of soft goals in Munich. But his fine display in Cologne will have restored the supporters’ faith that he’s still Scotland’s undisputed No.1.
Even if hardly anyone in the stadium realised it was the best save of the night. As he now prepares for Sunday night’s do-or-die match with Hungary in Stuttgart, Gunn said: “I made a couple of big saves to keep us in it on Wednesday and, as the manager always says, that’s what the goalkeeper needs to do.
“I was called upon against Switzerland and I felt I did well in the game. One of the saves probably didn’t get seen because the referee gave a goal-kick but hopefully they show the replays on the
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