Scotland 3-0 Ukraine: Lyndon Dykes nets late double after John McGinn goal as Steve Clarke's side go top

Second-half goals from John McGinn and Lyndon Dykes kept Scotland’s hopes of promotion to League A in the UEFA Nations League alive as Steve Clarke’s side beat Ukraine 3-0. McGinn broke the deadlock with 20 minutes to play at a lively Hampden Park and 10 minutes later substitute Dykes’s brace rubberstamped the win as Scotland moved two points clear at the top of Group B1. Ad It was the least Scotland deserved after a dominant performance in which they created a plethora of opportunities.

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A moment of controversy occurred as Scotland upped the tempo in search of opener, with Valeriy Bondar taking out Che Adams, who was bearing down on goal. The chances kept coming for Scotland after the break, with Armstrong spurning two in two minutes. A moment after shooting straight at Trubin, he blazed an effort over from point-blank range.

The crossbar would come to Ukraine’s rescue as a thumping header from Adams had Trubin beaten. But the Ukraine goalkeeper was equal to an almost identical effort from the Southampton forward moments later. The deadlock was finally broken in the 70th minute when McGinn