Scotland’s 23-year absence from major men’s tournaments is finally over after an epic shootout win in Serbia.
Ryan Christie’s second-half opener had Steve Clarke’s side tantalisingly close to a Euro 2020 place.
But Luka Jovic netted in the 90th minute amid a late Serb rally to force extra time.
Having dominated, Scotland then hung on for penalties where David Marshall saved from Aleksandar Mitrovic for a 5-4 sudden-death win.
Victory end Scotland’s barren streak of 10 missed tournaments.
They are now nine games unbeaten, their best run in 44 years, and will face England, Croatia and the Czech Republic in Group D at next summer’s delayed finals.
More to follow.
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Serbia
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Squad number2Player nameKatai -
Squad number3Player nameMladenovic
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Squad number5Player nameSpajic -
Squad number18Player nameJovic
Scotland
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Squad number1Player nameMarshall
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Squad number4Player nameMcTominay
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Squad number5Player nameGallagher
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Squad number6Player nameTierney
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Squad number2Player nameO’Donnell
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Squad number8Player nameJack
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Squad number10Player nameMcGregor
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Squad number3Player nameRobertson
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number9Player nameDykes
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Squad number11Player nameChristie
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Squad number13Player namePaterson
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Squad number14Player nameMcLean
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Squad number19Player nameMcBurnie
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Squad number20Player nameGriffiths
Line-ups
Serbia
- 12Rajkovic
- 4MilenkovicBooked at 10mins
- 13MitrovicSubstituted forSpajicat 108′minutes
- 8GudeljBooked at 49mins
- 22Lazovic
- 6MaksimovicSubstituted forJovicat 70′minutes
- 16Lukic
- 17KosticSubstituted forMladenovicat 59′minutes
- 10Tadic
- 20Milinkovic-SavicSubstituted forKataiat 71′minutes
- 9Mitrovic
Substitutes
- 1Dmitrovic
- 2Katai
- 3Mladenovic
- 5Spajic
- 7Radonjic
- 11Kolarov
- 14Gacinovic
- 15Vlahovic
- 18Jovic
- 19Ristic
- 21Grujic
- 23Rockov
Scotland
- 1Marshall
- 4McTominay
- 5GallagherBooked at 44mins
- 6Tierney
- 2O’DonnellSubstituted forGriffithsat 117′minutes
- 8Jack
- 10McGregor
- 3Robertson
- 7McGinnSubstituted forMcLeanat 83′minutes
- 9DykesSubstituted forMcBurnieat 83′minutes
- 11ChristieSubstituted forPatersonat 87′minutes
Substitutes
- 12McLaughlin
- 13Paterson
- 14McLean
- 15McKenna
- 16Cooper
- 17Armstrong
- 18Burke
- 19McBurnie
- 20Griffiths
- 21Gordon
- 22Palmer
- 23Considine
- Referee:
- Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
Live Text
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Match ends, Serbia 1(4), Scotland 1(5).
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Penalty Shootout ends, Serbia 1(4), Scotland 1(5).
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Penalty saved! Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(4), Scotland 1(5). Kenny McLean (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(4), Scotland 1(4). Aleksandar Katai (Serbia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(3), Scotland 1(4). Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(3), Scotland 1(3). Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(2), Scotland 1(3). Scott McTominay (Scotland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(2), Scotland 1(2). Luka Jovic (Serbia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
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Goal! Serbia 1(1), Scotland 1(2). Callum McGregor (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
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Goal! Serbia 1(1), Scotland 1(1). Dusan Tadic (Serbia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
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Goal! Serbia 1, Scotland 1(1). Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
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Penalty Shootout begins Serbia 1, Scotland 1.
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Serbia 1, Scotland 1.
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Attempt missed. Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
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Foul by Luka Jovic (Serbia).
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Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Filip Mladenovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
