Scotland 3-0 Cyprus: John McGinn and Scott McTominay ensure Scots get off to winning start in Euro 2024 qualifying

Scotland got their bid to reach Euro 2024 off to a strong start as John McGinn’s 16th international goal and a late Scott McTominay brace sealed a 3-0 victory over Cyprus at Hampden Park. The prolific McGinn struck after 21 minutes, tucking home a cross at the back post, to move alone in seventh place in his country’s all-time scoring charts, above James McFadden.

Ad Steve Clarke’s men were left frustrated in their search for a second against a compact Cypriot defence, leading to a nervy finish until substitute McTominay superbly smashed home with three minutes to go. The Manchester United man added a second in stoppage time UEFA Nations LeagueDykes nets late double as Scotland beat Ukraine to go top of group21/09/2022 AT 17:51 Nikolas Ioannou saw a late red card for Cyprus to compound their misery for a second bookable offence.

The result saw the Scots end a 16-year long wait for an opening day victory in a qualification campaign, sending them into Tuesday’s much tougher test at home to Spain in confident mood. More to follow....