Two going on four, five or six on good night for new Scotland era

BBC Scotland's chief sports writer in Skopje Published 31 minutes ago When Scott McKenna was sent off late in the night in Skopje, North Macedonia did something they looked entirely incapable of doing for 80-plus minutes spent buried in Scotland's collective pocket.

They strung a couple of passes together, had a few shots, raised an odd cheer from their dismally small support.

Fair play to them because for much of this Nations League game it looked as if they were comatose; out-played and out-fought. Scotland, with their energy and urgency, had reduced them to the ranks of the lifeless.