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Your support makes all the difference.Scotland will be looking to bounce back against San Marino after their humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan.
After that shock upset, San Marino will certainly fancy their chances against Alex McLeish's side - despite being the lowest-ranked country in world football and having conceded 37 goals in their last ten matches.
Scotland must now secure a win to keep their hopes of automatically qualifying for Euro 2020 alive.
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GOAL! San Marino 0-2 Scotland (Russell)
74 minutes
Finally! Scotland have left it late, but that should confirm the win. San Marino commit players forward and allow Scotland to break with numbers. The ball is played across goal and McNulty's dummy runs through to Russell, who moves the ball onto his right foot and slams his finish into the roof of the net.
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
77 minutes
McNulty should make it 3-0, picked out in the middle yards out from goal. He glances his header wide of the post under no pressure.
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
82 minutes
San Marino captain Simoncini is down suffering from cramp, which will give his teammates a welcome break.
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
84 minutes
McNulty comes close again, latching onto a diagonal ball from Robertson and attempting to lob the onrushing goalkeeper. Benedettini gets a touch on it to send it over the bar.
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
86 minutes
McNulty is determined to make amends for his earlier miss. He wins another header and again guides it off target, but he's penalised for a foul on the defender anyway.
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
90 minutes
Four more minutes of this riveting spectacle will be played.
San Marino 0-2 Scotland
90+1 minutes
McTominay is booked for going into a challenge with his studs up.
Full time: That's it! Scotland get the job done, but it was an unconvincing and tentative performance against the worst international team in the world. The victory will be welcome and gives the Scots something to build on. But there are still plenty of questions to be answered. McLeish will, no doubt, face more criticism after today's game.
Next up: it's the slightly more appealing prospect of the Netherlands vs Germany, a fixture steeped in history. The Dutch, who got the better of Joachim Low's side in the Nations League last November, have been in excellent form under Ronald Koeman and beat Belarus convincingly in their opening game of this qualification campaign.
For Germany, things are less rosy. Wednesday's 1-1 friendly draw with Serbia did little to silence their critics and the players were booed by their own fans at the final whistle.
Elsewhere in Group C, Northern Ireland host Belarus, looking to build on their 2-0 victory over Estonia. Michael O'Neill's side have been given the unenviable task of finishing above one of Germany or the Netherlands, but back-to-back wins would represent an ideal start.
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