{"id":11445,"date":"2025-10-09T20:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/?p=11445"},"modified":"2025-10-12T10:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:40:41","slug":"pitch-perfect-cathedral-mascot-walks-out-with-scotland-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2025\/10\/09\/pitch-perfect-cathedral-mascot-walks-out-with-scotland-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitch perfect: Cathedral mascot walks out with Scotland squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2025\/10\/09\/pitch-perfect-cathedral-mascot-walks-out-with-scotland-squad\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1145,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5-286x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5-977x1024.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11447\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5-977x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5-977x1024.jpeg 977w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5-768x805.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09185003\/b70e1d68-75b0-4e90-9247-ecf367c0c4b5.jpeg 1145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>This Primary 5 learner was bursting with pride as he stepped onto the pitch at Hampden Park on Thursday 9th October, serving as one of Scotland\u2019s mascots for the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Greece.<\/p>\n<p>He had an unforgettable evening at the national stadium, highlighted by Christie\u2019s equalizer in the 64th minute. After a tense and hard-fought match, Lyndon Dykes sealed a victory for Scotland with a decisive third goal.<\/p>\n<p>What an incredible experience to celebrate\u2014and a fantastic achievement to record on your Rose Trainer Achievement Award card!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11450\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2025\/10\/09\/pitch-perfect-cathedral-mascot-walks-out-with-scotland-squad\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,775\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9-300x194.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9-1024x661.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11450\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9-1024x661.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9-1024x661.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9-768x496.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olga\/uploads\/sites\/26254\/2025\/10\/09190218\/955e8c29-f8f5-4bfb-81c8-00ba67c7e6c9.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Primary 5 learner was bursting with pride as he stepped onto the pitch at Hampden Park on Thursday 9th October, serving as one of Scotland\u2019s mascots for the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Greece. He had an unforgettable &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2025\/10\/09\/pitch-perfect-cathedral-mascot-walks-out-with-scotland-squad\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17177,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11445"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11496,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11445\/revisions\/11496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}