Scotland boss Steve Clarke saluted his aspect’s ‘stable begin’ after a 2-0 win over Belarus stored them unbeaten in World Cup qualifying.
An instinctive end from Che Adams and a second-half personal purpose had been sufficient for the Scots to win a recreation they dominated.
Scotland are solely behind Denmark by one purpose after two video games with two residence video games arising – however Clarke stays cautious as he chases a primary World Cup finals since 1998.
He stated: “It was a tricky evening. We stored prodding, doing what we wished to do. The message was simply to remain affected person and we managed to do this.
“It’s a superb begin, a stable begin. 4 factors won’t ever qualify you for something. It’s good to go residence with a smile in your face, however I’m already fascinated with subsequent month.
“Billy [Gilmour] and Ben [Gannon-Doak] are two gamers who excite the general public. My job is to select a workforce to win the sport. Each of them did very effectively.
“Clear sheets are what we have now to construct our marketing campaign on.”
Scotland captain Andy Robertson felt Adams’ opener – his tenth for his nation – was key to the win.
He stated: “Job achieved. That’s one of the best ways to explain it.
“We knew they might attempt to be a bit safer and defensive. We simply needed to be affected person and bought the purpose on the excellent time simply earlier than half-time.
“We may have had extra, however a job effectively achieved.”
