PLAYERRATINGS

DAVID MARSHALL: Scotland’s spot-kick saviour again as he pushed away Aleksandar Mitrovic’s final effort in the shoot-out. The Derby keeper barely had to make a save before he was picking the ball out of his net in the 90th minute after Luka Jovic’s header but pulled off a vital save from Nemanja Gudelj to make sure the game went the distance. 8/10

SCOTT MCTOMINAY: Will be the most relieved man at Hampden next summer. Scotland were 90 seconds away from the promised land when the make-shift centre-back switched off at a corner and allowed Real Madrid striker Jovic the space to head home the equaliser. Made amends with his cool penalty. 6 DECLAN GALLAGHER: Took on the onus of dealing with Serbian dangerman Mitrovic and did a sublime job as he snuffed out the Fulham striker’s threat. Harshly booked as he jumped to challenge Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. 8

KIERAN TIERNEY: Back in a Scotland jersey after last month’s quarantine stint but kept his cool as Serbia put the squeeze on in the additional 30 minutes. Was unlucky after a storming run into the box just before half-time. 7 STEPHEN O’DONNELL: Has not always looked comfortable on the international scene but the Motherwell player put in a big performance when his nation needed it most. Made some timely blocks and used his pace to cover and tidy up with Serbia threatening. 7 RYAN JACK: Had his hands full keeping Dusan Tadic in check but was in the right place at the right time on every occasion as he prevented the Ajax playmaker from doing the damage to Scotland’s Euro dream. 7 CALLUM MCGREGOR: Has had to sacrifice his attacking capabilities in recent games after being posted on a defensive watch but came up with the key pass to put Ryan Christie into scoring territory. 8

JOHN MCGINN: Could not find the power to beat Predrag Rajkovic with Scotland’s first chance but ran himself into the ground before being replaced late on. Kicked every ball from the bench as Scotland hung on during the additional 30. 7 ANDY ROBERTSON: Thought he had blown a golden chance when he blazed over just after the break but the shoot-out triumph means he will be the first man since Colin Hendry to lead out Scotland at a major tournament. 7

RYAN CHRISTIE: Wrote his name into Scottish football folklore with his spellbinding spin and strike to put his side in front. Just unfortunate it did not prove to be the decisive blow which sent his side through. 8 LYNDON DYKES: What a shift from the big man. A true Braveheart display from the QPR striker as he launched himself at every high ball. Barely lost a header all night as he underlined his status as Scotland’s first choice frontman. 8 Substitutes:

OLI MCBURNIE (for Dykes, 83): Did not do much in extra time but did the necessary with his penalty. 6 KENNY MCLEAN (for McGinn, 83): Could not give Scotland the spark as they toiled in extra-time but made no mistake from 12 yards. 6 CALLUM PATERSON (for Christie, 87): Dug in as Scotland clung on after Serbia’s equaliser. 5 LEIGH GRIFFITHS (for O’Donnell, 117): Thrown on ahead of the shootout and gave his side the perfect start. 5