Scotland v Moldova ( TEAM SHEET)
SAT 04 SEPT 2021 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - EUROPEAN - GROUP F
Scotland 1 Moldova 0 Dykes (14'minutes)
FTHT 1-0
Scotland kept their World Cup qualification dream alive with a nervy but deserved win over Moldova thanks to Lyndon Dykes' tap-in at Hampden. The Scots missed chances and endured uneasy moments in equal measure after Nathan Patterson created Dykes' goal.
Head coach Steve Clarke had suggested Group F had reached a "pivotal" moment and so it could prove after this and Israel's win over Austria.
Israel sit second, with Scotland up to third before Tuesday's trip to Vienna.
Clarke had wanted an improved performance as well as the three points against the group's bottom side but said he would settle for a first win in five outings.
In the end, he got the latter and half a performance, with a first 45 minutes full of vigour before a disjointed second that nevertheless keeps Scotland in the hunt for reaching their first World Cup finals since 1998 at the group's halfway stage.