CRAIG GORDON: Virtual spectator, with the most difficult thing he had to deal with in the opening 75 minutes being a wild backpass from Berra, which he controlled superbly to be fair. Good save late on from Effiong. 6
KIERAN TIERNEY: Looked a little uncomfortable at times in the first half at right-back, but grew more into the game and pushed forward more after the break. Solid showing as ever. 6
CHRISTOPHE BERRA: Gave Hampden a heart attack with a punt back to Gordon, but had the fans excited for the right reasons as he rose well to head the opener. Comfortable enough. 6
CHARLIE MULGREW: Made some important challenges in the first half and had a decent battle with Effiong, but injured early in the second and replaced by Hanley. 6
ANDY ROBERTSON: Constant threat down the left and set up the second Scotland goal for Griffiths with composed ball into the centre. Forming good understanding with Phillips. 7
SCOTT BROWN: Skirted the suspension tightrope in a couple of clashes with Effiong, and was perhaps fortunate to avoid a booking for trip on the Maltese striker. Kept things ticking over in the middle, but had a few wayward passes. 5
JAMES MCARTHUR: Struggled to get to grips with the game and was lucky to escape a booking and suspension with a stray elbow. Perhaps the motivation behind his half-time departure for Morrison. 5
MATTY PHILLIPS: Didn’t always have the end product he was looking for, but strong running and direct play caused problems. Missed a good late chance, blazing over, but Scotland now have real pace and power down the left. 7
STUART ARMSTRONG: Dynamic runs from midfield are a transformative feature of Scotland’s play, and he used them to good effect once again. Might have had a goal after arriving late in some good positions, but a good night’s work. 7
JAMES FORREST: Played inside Tierney for most of the night and had a couple of decent sights of goal, drawing fine save from Hogg on one occasion. Ran up some blind alleys and failed to get his head up at times, but not a bad showing. 6
LEIGH GRIFFITHS: Another wicked corner delivery brought the opener for Scotland and he tapped in the second from a suspiciously offside-looking position. Picked up an injury after a lung-bursting run with 20 minutes to go and withdrawn as a precaution. 7
SUBSTITUTES
JAMES MORRISON: On for McArthur at the interval and was neat and tidy in possession, and tried to make positive forward passes. 6
GRANT HANLEY: On for the injured Mulgrew early in the second half and slotted in on the left-centre of defence. Coped well enough. 5
CHRIS MARTIN: Given the last 20 minutes in place of the injured Griffiths and had a couple of nice touches. 4
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