SCOTLAND need to start converting their chances and killing rivals teams off or their dream of reaching Euro 2016 will wither and die.

That was the frank admission from striker Chris Martin today as the national team departed for Poland ahead of their next Group D match.

Gordon Strachan's side dominated Georgia at Ibrox on Saturday evening and created several gilt-edged scoring opportunities up front.

However, Scotland only managed to hit the target once - when Akaki Khubutia diverted a Shaun Maloney shot into his own net in the first half.

They nearly paid the price for that lack of ruthlessness in the final third when Irakli Dzaria almost snatched an equaliser for the visitors late on.

And Martin, who replaced Steven Fletcher late on at the weekend to win his third cap, reckons Scotland need to be far more clinical in Warsaw tomorrow night.

"No matter what level you are playing football at, if you don't take your chances then there is always a danger the other team will come back into it," the Derby County player said.

"I felt our performance on Saturday was a very good one and there a lot of positives to take from it. But obviously we didn't get the second goal and kill them off and that was disappointing.

"I think if we had got a second goal at the weekend then the game would maybe have opened up and we would have gone on to get the third and fourth goals as well.

"Overall, I think we will look back on it as a great performance. But there are things to improve on and work on, as there always are, ahead of the next game.

"But I think the overriding feeling in the camp is that it was a very good performance and a good three points as we move on to the next game against Poland with confidence."

Martin added: "I felt we combated Georgia quite well, defended well against them and attacked well. So overall it was very good and was very encouraging heading into tomorrow night's game.

"But we know that we have to take our chances when they come along if we hope to make it to Euro 2016 because you don't get many chances at international level."

Yet Martin, who made his first appearance in a competitive fixture for his adopted homeland at the weekend, has no fears about Scotland's ability to score against Poland.

For the 25-year-old feels with players like Ikechi Anya, Scott Brown, Steven Fletcher, James Morrison, Shaun Maloney, Steven Naismith and others they pose a serious threat in attack.

And the man who has hit the target seven times for English Championship club Derby so far this season stressed everybody in the squad was upbeat after the weekend display.

He said: "We have a lot of guys in the team who can score goals. I think we were just a little bit unlucky the other night.

"The Georgia keeper had a pretty good game and we were a bit unfortunate with a couple of deflections that didn't fall for us.

"But, having said that, we got a bit of luck with the goal which did go in. You win some, you lose some. But we won't worry about that too much.

"We created plenty of chances. The time to worry is when you aren't creating the chances. We aren't too bothered about that. Ultimately, all that matters is that you win and pick up maximum points and that is what we did."

Martin, who qualifies to play for Scotland due to his father being born here, believes the friendly win over Poland in Warsaw earlier this year will give the national team confidence.

He said: "We concentrated solely on Georgia last week and have only just turned our attention to Poland. But obviously they got a good result against Germany at the weekend and will be on a massive high.

"But we will certainly do our homework on Poland as a team between now and kick-off tomorrow night. I am sure that we will find a way to go over there and get a good result."

Martin continued: "It may give us a psychological edge knowing that we have beaten them there quite recently. Having said that, I think it will be a totally different game. That was in a friendly. They will have different players too.

"You never know what to expect. It will be a tough game away from home. They have some very good players, not least Robert Lewandowski. He is one of the best strikers in the world. But we will prepare properly and go into it full of confidence."

Martin, who made his Scotland debut in the 2-2 draw with Nigeria back in May, wasn't the only player to take part in his first competitive international at the weekend.

Hull City left-back Andrew Robertson was given the nod to start the game with Georgia by Strachan - and the 20-year-old more than justified his manager's faith in him.

"Andrew was fantastic," said Martin. "He is just so positive every time he gets on the ball. He wants to get forward, take people on, get crosses in, and I thought he was one of our biggest threats the other night.

"Alan Hutton was pretty devastating down the other flank as well. I thought that both of our full-backs were among our biggest threats going forward. They created a lot of chances for us."

Martin continued: "Playing for the first time for Scotland in a competitive fixture was a massive honour. It was brilliant for me and hopefully it is the first of many.

"It is the first time I have got on in a competitive match. I made a little contribution towards the end, but I think the hard work had been done before I got on the pitch.

"The lads played magnificently. I think we were a little bit unfortunate that we didn't score a couple more goals. But I am sure they will come if we keep working hard. "