Hampden roared as Scotland produced one of their best performances of recent times to move to the top of Nations League Group B1 with two games to go. Steve Clarke's men now just require two draws from their final fixtures against Ireland on Saturday followed by the second part of their Ukraine double header.
It's a great position to be in as that drubbing by Stephen Kenny's Boys in Green in Dublin back in the summer was banished. Clarke's men were outstanding against a team who turned Scotland over in the World Cup playoff semi-final in June.
Oleksandr Petrakov's men will be looking for revenge when the nations meet again in Krakow next week, with Ukraine having to play their home games in a neutral venue with their country ravaged by the invasion of neighbours Russia. But if Scotland can see this one out and top their Nations League group then it will have huge benefits. Here, Record Sport looks at the three big boosts.
