Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Playoff Final - Serbia v Scotland - Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia - November 12, 2020 Scotland's Ryan Christie in action with Serbia's Nemanja Gudelj REUTERS/Marko Djurica
(Reuters) - Scotland midfielder Ryan Christie said qualifying for the team's first European Championship finals since 1996 was a "monkey off the back" in an emotional interview after Thursday's penalty shootout victory over Serbia in a playoff.
Christie's opener was cancelled out by a late Luka Jovic goal before Scotland won 5-4 on penalties, as goalkeeper David Marshall saved Serbia's final spot-kick taken by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
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