Better late than never as Dykes bundles in winner

United’s Ryan Fraser, brought in at right wing-back for Nathan Patterson, looked like a player who had played only half an hour of football for his club side in recent weeks. He did provide the cross from which Scotland should have taken an undeserved lead with 11 minutes left. Johnmcginn’sheader,however,wastoo straight at Gestsson.

Billy Gilmour then sent a shot just the wrong side of the keeper’s right-hand post. Fortunately Patterson did get on the pitch, as a replacement for Fraser, and his cross proved pivotal. The ball struck substitute Hordur Askham as he attempted to clear before deflecting into the net off Dykes.

An interminable wait followed as the officials checked for handball but it is nothing compared to a near 24-year absence from the World Cup. Scotland’s hopes of doing something about this remain intact.

Faroe Islands: Gestsson, Faero, Vatnsdal (Askham 59), Nattestad, Sorensen, G Vatnhamar, B Olsen, Davidsen (Knudsen 59), Hansson (Frederiksen 90), Edmundsson (Klaemint Olsen 90), Jonsson.

Scotland: Gordon, Hendry (Mcgregor 68), Hanley, Tierney, Fraser (Patterson 83), Mctominay, Gilmour (Cooper 90), Robertson, Mcginn, Christie (Nisbet 83), Dykes.

0 Mctominay rues a missed chance

2 Lyndon Dykes bursts into the six-yard boxtoget his midriff to the ball and direct it into the net. After a lengthy VAR check, the goal stood and Scotland nicked all three points –awin they barely deserved