McGinn double rescues Scotland as Pocognoli secures first Hampden win

John McGinn scored twice as Scotland came from behind to beat North Macedonia 2-1 at Hampden Park, handing head coach Sebastien Pocognoli his first home victory in charge and moving the midfielder up the national team's all-time scoring charts.

The Tartan Army hero took his tally to 24 goals, drawing level with Hughie Gallacher and moving to within six of Dennis Law and Sir Kenny Dalglish, as Scotland kept alive their hopes of finishing second in Nations League Group B1.

Gilmour's nightmare miss

The win was harder work than it needed to be, with Billy Gilmour the most relieved man on the pitch after blazing over an empty net from eight yards when Scotland were searching for a breakthrough.

McGinn eventually found the opener when he raced on to Che Adams's hard work to slot past Stole Dimitrievski, only for Ezgjan Rastoder to glance in a header and level the match just three minutes later.

Scotland were saved when McGinn drilled in from the penalty spot after VAR spotted Dimitrieski clipping Ben Gannon-Doak.

Player ratings

Angus Gunn - 6: Had next to nothing to do all night and was more stunned than anyone when he had to fish the ball out of his net after being left helpless for the shock equaliser.

Andy Robertson - 6: Special night for the skipper drawing level on caps with Sir Kenny, made a bright start and whipped over some decent balls in the first half.

Ryan Porteous - 6: Solid enough return to the fold on a comfortable night. He was not tested a lot and had the odd moment when he could have had more composure.

Luke Graham - 7: A slight rush of blood with a missed first half header but looked the part on first start and was not far away from grabbing a goal with a header.

Kieran Tierney - 6: Comfortable in the left centre back role, using the ball well to build from the back and popped up in the opposite box with a headed chance.

Ben Gannon-Doak - 6: The wee man can thrill and frustrate, sometimes within the same move. A heavy touch cost him a huge second-half chance, but he nicked in to win the penalty.

Billy Gilmour - 7: The wee schemer will be haunted by one of the worst misses ever when he blazed over an empty net from eight yards, which was a shame as he was superb until that moment rocked him.

Lewis Ferguson - 6: Won plenty of balls in the midfield, especially in the first half, and his work rate allowed McTominay and McGinn to work further up the pitch.

John McGinn - 8: Much more like his lively self after a couple of low key games, driving into the box and delivering when it mattered with a smart finish for the first and cool penalty for his and Scotland's second.

Scott McTominay - 7: Major boost having the big man back in business, he nearly staged a repeat of his Denmark overhead kick but did lose his man for the shock leveller.

Che Adams - 6: First chance under new boss and put himself about across the front line, including a big part in causing the confusion for McGinn to break through.