{"id":5454,"date":"2025-03-25T06:47:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/greece-stuns-scotland-in-glasgow-for-league-a-spot\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:47:36","slug":"greece-stuns-scotland-in-glasgow-for-league-a-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/greece-stuns-scotland-in-glasgow-for-league-a-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece stuns Scotland in Glasgow for League A spot\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1265038\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karetsas_Intime-320x200.jpg?v=1742755994\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karetsas_Intime.jpg?v=1742755993\" alt=\"Greece stuns Scotland in Glasgow for League A spot\u00a0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Karetsas_Intime.jpg?v=1742755993\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece stunned Scotland with a 3-0 score in their playoff second leg in Glasgow on Sunday night for an aggregate 3-1 win and a place in European soccer\u2019s Group A of the Nations League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Scotland had a 1-0 lead after the first leg away on Thursday, with Scott McTominay scoring from the penalty spot in the first half after Lazaros Rota committed a foul.<\/p>\n<p>That lead slipped away when Giannis Konstantelias latched onto a perfectly placed cross in the 20th minute. With a single, precise touch, he fired a low shot that curled into the near post, levelling the aggregate score.<\/p>\n<p>Three minutes before the break, Hampden Park fell into stunned silence as 17-year-old Konstantinos Karetsas doubled Greece\u2019s lead with a composed, curled left-foot finish, unmarked inside the box.<\/p>\n<p>The nightmare continued for Scotland just 20 seconds after the restart when Greece added a third, Christos Tzolis scoring after being left unmarked and receiving a perfect delivery to all but end the contest. 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