Although it’s not the outcome the more ambitious Scotland fans would have hoped for before kick-off, it’s a better ending that looked likely as the 90 minutes elapsed. Things started strongly when John McGinn’s goal marked the first time the Scots have scored inside three minutes of a game since Kenny Miller did in Austria in 2005.

Scotland manager Steve Clarke: "We always felt one more chance would come maybe not from the source it actually came from but it was a fantastic cross from John Souttar, who was outstanding defensively,