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Will Lancaster

Norway 1 Scotland 2 - 3 things we learned as Tartan Army take huge Euro 2024 step

Lyndon Dykes and Kenny McLean were the unlikely heroes as Scotland battled back from an almost certain loss to beat Norway 2-1 in Oslo.

An Erling Haaland penalty just after the hour mark looked set to put a two-game winning run to an end, with Steve Clarke's men having beaten Cyprus and Spain back in March to go top of the Euro 2024 qualifying group. It was a defensive performance which didn't allow for many chances, and with time running out, it seemed as though Scotland were doomed in Scandinavia.

But out of nowhere, Lyndon Dykes latched onto a defensive mistake to stab home from close range to send the Tartan Army berserk, equalising with just three minutes to go. It was thought that he would be the saviour - yet McLean went one better. Dykes nodded the ball on to John McGinn, whose cut back found the Australian-born star with his back to goal. He laid off McLean, who bent a shot into the far corner to put Scotland firmly in the driving seat and firmly on the way to Germany 2024. Edinburgh Live look at three talking points.

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