Scott McTominay, the midfielder for Scotland’s national team, called Georgia “a disgrace” after their 2-2 tie in Euro 2024 qualification.
Manchester United’s midfielder, who scored in Tbilisi his seventh qualifying goal for the campaign but left the host disappointed by their behaviour toward the referee.
The game was disjointed, with 32 fouls and six yellow cards being issued. There were also melees between the two sets of players on each side.
McTominay (26), told Viaplay: “Every match at this level has a big impact, and they’ve got some very, really good players.”
But tonight, I felt that the manner in which they acted was disgraceful and provoked the referee.
It’s just football. It’s hard to stay calm, but we have to.
After coming back to the game twice, I think we’ve made progress.
People should stop pretending to be injured even if they are not.
It’s hard to predict but bouncing around and crying all afternoon long isn’t football.
We just wanted to play the game, and give it our all. The other team was very aggressive with the referee.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, a Napoli striker, scored two goals either side of McTominay’s. The Tartan Army was on the verge of a shocking defeat.
Hearts’ Lawrence Shankland scored in the final minute of stoppage to earn Steve Clarke and his team a draw in their penultimate match.
Manager Clarke, who was aware of the interruptions during the match, was pleased to see Scotland make the most of the added eight minutes.
The 60-year old said: “It’s one challenge when you arrive here. You know that they will try everything to achieve a good result.
You have to respond to it. It’s important to keep our distance and not get involved.
We just kept on going and kept working. We knew that there would be more time, because they now have a better grasp of time waste. It was great to score during injury time.”
