Steve Clarke’s super stand-ins made sure Scotland will be the A-team in the Nations League after battling to the point they needed against Ukraine in Krakow to secure promotion - and a Euro 2024 playoff.
The national team gaffer had a lengthy list of players who were unavailable from captain Andy Robertson who was ruled out of this international break to the likes of Kieran Tierney who was forced off against Ireland, Scott McTominay through suspension and Lyndon Dykes who was one of a number to suffer from a virus and was introduced late on.
But the patched-up Scots got the result they needed in the Cracovia Stadium as they earned a goalless draw to top Group B1 and will now be in with the big boys in a couple of years time while boosting their chances of reaching E