That a Scotland win in Moldova next month will take them to the World Cup play-offs belies the struggles Steve Clarke’s team encountered against the Faroe Islands.
They toiled to such an extent that the euphoric celebration that greeted the crucial win over Israel on Saturday felt like it belonged in a bygone age. With 85 minutes played, a cross from the substitute Nathan Patterson was shanked against Lyndon Dykes by the Faroese defender Hørdur Askham.
