STRACHAN LIGHTS UP THE CIGARS

GORDON STRACHAN reckons that he has not got a Churchillian speech in him to lift Scotland.

So whatever motivational tools he used last night worked an absolute treat.

And the Tartan Army had the cigars out in Vilnius along with a drop of the hard stuff to toast an encouraging away victory.

Goals from Stuart Armstrong – his first for the Scots – and Andy Robertson before the interval gave them the edge over Lithuania on an artificial surface which had been heavily watered.

Scotland were in total control when James McArthur made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute, squeezing the ball home from close range.

Celtic midfielder Armstrong connected with a corner fizzed in

NICE ONE SON Andrew Robertson salutes his goal as Scots go 2-0 up