Steve Clarke was delighted to see Scotland beat Cyprus 2-1 in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Nicosia, saying the ‘result was more important than the performance’. Victory in the dead-rubber Group I clash is a second win on the spin for the Dark Blues, who are building towards March’s play-offs – their final chance to end the nation’s men’s major tournament drought. And sometimes when you’re coming out of the run of games we have had, the result is more important than the performance. “The win tonight was crucial because it gives us the opportunity to go home against Kazakhstan and get another three points to set us up nicely for the play-offs in March. Scotland finish their group games against Kazakhstan at Hampden on Tuesday, with the draw made for March’s play-offs on Friday.

Source: Express November 16, 2019 16:41 UTC