Scot Gemmill’s team’s performance in the Pinatar Cup fell to an 11-year low as Iceland crushed the ten-man Scotland Under-21s.

Scot Gemmill’s young team gave up six goals for the first time in eleven years as the Scotland Under-21s

lost to Iceland 6-1 to end their Pinatar Cup campaign.

The Icelandic team in Murcia completely overpowered the Scots, who finished the game

with ten men when forward Finlay Pollock was sent off. The outcome will surely cast doubt on

Gemmill’s future as the European Championship qualifying round gets underway in early September.

Scotland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, and Gibraltar are all in Group B.

Gemmill has been in charge since 2016, and the loss to Iceland is tied for the biggest loss in his

lengthy tenure with Austria’s 5-0 setback in a friendly in 2024. The under-21s haven’t given

up six goals since losing 6-1 to the Netherlands at home in 2014. After overcoming the Republic

of Ireland 2-0 on Friday, Scotland entered the encounter against Iceland in Spain with confidence,

but they were no match for a clinical Iceland team.

The Icelandics led three goals to one at the half thanks to goals from Benony Andresson and Eggert