Kieran Tierney has been controlled out of Scotland’s conclusive last European Title bunch match against Hungary through injury.
The 27-year-old protector was constrained off in the 61st moment of Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw against Switzerland and supplanted by Scott McKenna.
That outcome keeps Scotland’s expectations of advancing through to the round-of-16 phase of the opposition alive however they will more than likely need to overcome Hungary in their finishing up bunch game on Sunday (June 23).
Tierney, who spent the 2023-24 season borrowed at Genuine Sociedad from Stockpile, missed over 90 days in all out last season with four unique leg solid wounds including calf, crotch and hamstring cutbacks.
Tierney was stretchered off against Switzerland and will miss the tie against Hungary (Ian MacNicol/Getty Pictures)
“Kieran is most certainly out of the following game (against Hungary), it seems to be a terrible one,” Scotland lead trainer Steve Clarke told BBC Game after the match.
“Clearly we need to evaluate it yet Kieran is out. You need to feel for him, he got into incredible shape and has done very well for us. Yet, another person should come in.”
Tierney began both of Scotland’s opening matches of the competition, including Friday night’s 5-1 loss to Germany.
He is the second Scotland safeguard who will miss the game with Ryan Porteous likewise suspended, having been shipped off in the premiere night misfortune to the hosts.
Scotland sit third in Gathering A with one point from their initial two matches, with Hungary at the foot of the table on zero places and Switzerland second with four focuses while Germany have gotten their advancement — winning both of their initial games to get six focuses.
The main two groups in each gathering advance through to the round-of-16 phase, while four of the best six third-set sides will likewise advance — at least three focuses is probably going to be sufficient to advance.