Scotland boss Steve Clarke saluted his aspect’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 objective have been sufficient for the Scots to win a sport they dominated.
Scotland are solely behind Denmark by one objective after two video games with two residence video games developing – however Clarke stays cautious as he chases a primary World Cup finals since 1998.
He mentioned: “It was a tricky night time. We saved prodding, doing what we needed to do. The message was simply to remain affected person and we managed to try this.
“It’s begin, a strong begin. 4 factors won’t ever qualify you for something. It’s good to go residence 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 choose a group 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 mentioned: “Job carried out. That’s the easiest way to explain it.
“We knew they’d attempt to be a bit safer and defensive. We simply needed to be affected person and received the objective on the good time simply earlier than half-time.
“We may have had extra, however a job effectively carried out.”
