Scotland fans tuned into the BBC expecting live coverage of their key UEFA Nations League clash with Greece at Hampden Park but the channel were forced to issue an apology after technical issues
The BBC issued a swift apology after Scotland fans were left WITHOUT commentary for their crucial showdown with Greece. Steve Clarke‘s men welcomed their opponents to Hampden Park on Sunday for a key UEFA Nations League clash.
The victor of the two sides would stay in the top group of the competition. And understandably, Scotland fans were keen to tune into the game which was broadcast on the BBC.
But those supporters were left disappointed after the live stream of the game was left without commentary. The BBC prompyl apologised to those affected, with a graphic reading: “We apologise for lack of commentary.”
Panelists watching the game then issued their own statement. They added: “We apologise for the lack of commentary. We’re currently having technical difficulties.”
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While the commentary soon returned, it was a few seconds out of sync with the action on the pitch, triggering a clutch of fans to take to social media with their disgruntlement. Some might have wished that the technical issued hadn’t been fixed after all, though, following an awful performance from the home side. Giannis Konstantelias opened the scoring for Greece, with Konstantinos Karetsas doubling the lead just before half time.
Christos Tzolis then extended the advantage in the 46th minute of the game as the clash turned into a nightmare for Scotland. They had won the first-leg of the playoff 1-0 in Athens thanks to Scott McTominay‘s first-half penalty.
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Speaking ahead of the second leg, Scotland boss Clarke said: “We’re going to try to win the game. I think we want to play well. We want to play as well as we did in the first half. We want to be on the front foot. We want to try to win the game here at Hampden. That’s the mentality and the mindset that I’ll try to install in the players and hopefully they take that to the pitch.”
Before the rematch in Glasgow, legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had the chance to pay tribute to former Scotland star Dennis Law. Law’s best moments were played on the big screens via a montage, with both teams paying their respects with a minute’s applause.
Ferguson then entered the pitch alongside Law’s family and held a shirt aloft with Law’s name and the number 10 printed on it.
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