Scotland boss Steve Clarke saluted his facet’s ‘strong begin’ after a 2-0 win over Belarus saved them unbeaten in World Cup qualifying.
An instinctive end from Che Adams and a second-half personal purpose have been sufficient for the Scots to win a recreation they dominated.
Scotland are solely behind Denmark by one purpose after two video games with two dwelling video games arising – however Clarke stays cautious as he chases a primary World Cup finals since 1998.
He stated: “It was a troublesome evening. We saved prodding, doing what we wished to do. The message was simply to remain affected person and we managed to try this.
“It’s a superb begin, a strong begin. 4 factors won’t ever qualify you for something. It’s good to go dwelling with a smile in your face, however I’m already excited about subsequent month.
“Billy [Gilmour] and Ben [Gannon-Doak] are two gamers who excite the general public. My job is to select a staff to win the sport. Each of them did very effectively.
“Clear sheets are what now we have to construct our marketing campaign on.”
Scotland captain Andy Robertson felt Adams’ opener – his tenth for his nation – was key to the win.
He stated: “Job completed. That’s the easiest way to explain it.
“We knew they might attempt to be a bit safer and defensive. We simply needed to be affected person and bought the purpose on the excellent time simply earlier than half-time.
“We might have had extra, however a job effectively completed.”
