Slovakia’s path to the world cup gets complicated

The football players lost an important match against Scotland.

Slovakia beat Scotland in previous match.Slovakia beat Scotland in previous match. (Source: TASR)

Slovakia’s national football team lost their game against Scotland. The qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia ended 0:1. The only goal in the match was scored by Martin Škrteľ, who scored an own goal.

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The loss complicates Slovakia’s advance to the next round.

The Slovak team had to play during most of the match with only 10 players after Róbert Mak received a red card in the 23rd minute.

Slovakia is currently third in group F with 15 points.

The last match in the qualifier will take place in Trnava, Slovakia against Malta on October 8. The match starts at 18:00 local time.

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Game Summary: Slovakia - Scotland 0:1 (0:0); Scorers: ŠKRTEĽ Martin (89.).

This article was first published on October 5, 2017 at 14:12.

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