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A night bereft of major action, but not major incident as we bring you up to speed with the sporting news from Monday night

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Scotland’s players celebrate as their last-gasp win in Poland gives them a League A reprieve as they now face a play-off to avoid relegation. Photo: AFP

Published: 7:28am, 19 Nov 2024

Although they didn’t actually kick a ball last night, it was a slightly worrying night for Hong Kong’s men’s football side.

Their recent defeat to Liechtenstein was met with anger and frustration by the city’s fans.

And last night, the European minnows were beaten for the second time in just over two months by Fifa’s bottom-ranked San Marino, in just one of the sporting headlines from while you were sleeping.

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Spain’s Bryan Zaragoza celebrates scoring a stoppage time penalty to earn a 3-2 victory over Switzerland. Photo: Reuters

On a thrilling night of Uefa Nations League action, Scotland temporarily staved off relegation to League B as Andrew Robertson’s 93rd-minute goal earned a 2-1 over Poland in Warsaw, which sent the hosts down.

The win means the Scots have a second chance to continue life in the top tier as a play-off against a League B runner-up awaits.

Meanwhile, Spain, already guaranteed top spot in League A Group D, beat Switzerland 3-2 with a stoppage-time winner from Bryan Zaragoza.

Elsewhere, Portugal’s clash with Croatia finished 1-1, while Northern Ireland earned promotion to League B after drawing 2-2 at Luxembourg.