SCOTLAND’S Euro qualifier against Georgia was farcically SUSPENDED for more than 90 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch.
The game had only been in progress for nine minutes when the referee brought play to a halt and the players trudged off.
The players were sent back down the tunnel while the ground staff at Hampden Park tried desperately to clear away the rain on the pitch.
The game was thought to be able to restart at 9pm after a mighty effort from the staff.
However, it was pushed back a few more times until play finally resumed at 9.35pm – nearly two hours after it kicked off at 7.45pm.
Scotland were winning the game 1-0 thanks to Callum McGregor’s goal in the 6th minute.
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Once the game resumed Man Utd star Scott McTominay kept up his recent international scoring streak to make it 2-0.
And after Napoli ace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia blazed an injury time penalty high and wide the match was finally brought to an end – at 11.20pm.
Fans were in hysterics at the interruption, with many taking to social media to make fun of the situation.
The official Twitter account for the Scottish national football team released a statement saying the game had been suspended for 20 minutes just before 8pm.
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It read: “The match official has suspended the match for twenty minutes to give time to clear the pitch following substantial rainfall.”
After that inspection, play was suspended for another ten minutes ahead of another inspection of the pitch.
The inspections would decide if the game was able to continue or not.
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And fans couldn’t believe it, with one tweeting: “From the referee that said it was fine just before kick-off??”
A second offered a solution: “Hey @ScotlandNT we have a 7s booking until 9pm tonight, but after that, @OchilviewPark is free.”
A third commented: “Find this quite unbelievable tbh. First how they didn’t check this before game.
“Second how the players didn’t complain about it before after we scored. If you want to complain do it when the game originally kicks off not after a team scores.”
A fourth joked: “Watching the groundsmen it would be easier emptying a bath with a fork.”
A fifth chimed in with: “Looks like they are playing water polo.”
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While a sixth joked that McGregor could have done more with the conditions to bolster his goal celebration: “Poor celebration. Perfect knee slide conditions. He’d probably have reached Cambuslang.”
The 2-0 win maintained the Scots’ 100% record in Group A so far leaving them in a commanding position with 12 points as they look to qualify for the Euros next year.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
