Scotland 2 v Spain 0: The story of the match in 11 pictures

The thunderous roar of the crowd at Hampden Park hailed a thrilling night for Scotland.

A swaggering performance for Scotland in tonight’s European Championship qualifying match against Spain cast Scott McTominay as the hero, scoring a clinical strike in the 7th minute to rattle the visitors before smashing home a second goal in the 51th minute after a sensational run from Kieran Tierney to create the chance.

Christie and Dykes were close to scoring before that second half breakthrough and Joseulu hit the bar for Spain in the midst of an intense, swashbuckling display with both teams involved in robust challenges and with opportunities to score.

Norway held Georgia to a draw in the other group game after losing the opening match. This result after Scotland’s 3-0 win over Cyprus on Saturday is a magnificent start to the qualifying campaign.

Steve Clarke set out his team to attack and Scotland produced an exceptional performance.

Here’s the story of the match in 11 pictures.

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