Scotland secure a World Cup play-off spot with victory over Moldova as they seal second place in Group F thanks to Nathan Patterson's opener and Che Adams's second-half strike
- Scotland thought they had an early lead but Che Adams' goal was ruled offside
- But Nathan Patterson did open the scoring with a strike just before half-time
- Adams took Scotland one step closer to the play-offs, scoring after the break
- Late heroics from Craig Gordon saw the goalkeeper save a Moldova spot-kick
- The victory on Friday sees Steve Clarke's side seal second place in Group F
Scotland sealed a World Cup play-off spot and second place in Group F with a triumphant victory over Moldova on Friday.
The Scots thought they had snatched an early lead through Che Adams but it was chalked off for offside.
Steve Clarke's side eventually did open the scoring when a fantastic build-up play saw John McGinn holding the ball in on the right of the box. The Aston Villa man offloaded it to Nathan Patterson who drilled the ball into the net with a left-footed finish on 38 minutes.
In a sublime second-half move from Scotland, McGinn nutmegged his man with a backheel pass to Patterson, who put a low cross through the box to Adams. The Southampton striker had missed a few chances earlier in the game but this time he found the target.
A handball on 80 minutes almost cost Scotland as referee Srdjan Jovanovic awarded Moldova a penalty for handball. But heroics from Craig Gordon and Kieran Tierney saved the Scots' blushes. First, the keeper saved the spot-kick before Tierney scrambled to clear the rebound.
Scotland beat Moldova 2-0 to seal second-place in their World Cup qualifying group
Nathan Patterson opened the scoring for the Scots with a strike 38 minutes into the game
The right-back drilled the ball into the net with a left-footed finish from a great Scottish play
The Southampton striker celebrated his second-half goal with captain Andy Robertson (right)
Che Adams missed several chances earlier but finally found the net in the second-half
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