STEVEN NAISMITH said the Scotland players did not feel any extra pressure for last night's game with Nigeria - despite the build-up being mired in match-fixing claims.

The Everton striker insisted some of Gordon Strachan's men didn't even know about it. They were all focused solely on trying to win the match at Craven Cottgage.

He said: "We dismissed all that from our minds. To be honest, not everybody knew about it. It was only those who read about it in the newspapers or the news on their phones that came across it.

"But there was not a big deal made of it. It was business as usual. We turned up and got organised for the game - and tried to win as we do every time we come away.

"It's a strange thing to hear about but we didn't pay too much attention to it. There was nothing like worrying about giving away a corner, or anything like that."

Charlie Mulgrew and an own goal had put Scotland in a strong position but they could not hold out for the win, Nigeria scoring in the final minute to make it 2-2.

But Naismith claims Scotland could have scored five or six goals.

He said: "It was disappointing the manner in which we lost the late goal. Overall, take the goals conceded out of it, and we played pretty well. We were solid looking.

"Maybe our final ball wasn't the best, but we kept possession and kept our shape well. We had worked on a few things in training which came off in the game as well.

"That pleases the manager because he puts a lot of importance on carrying things from training to the games. He tries to get new ideas into what we do to try and progress us a little bit further.

"In the game it was very good, apart from sometimes for the final pass or run. If we had made the right pass at the right time, we could have scored five or six."

Naismith reckons it is a measure of how far Scotland have come that they are disappointed only to come away with a draw from an end-of-season friendly.

He said: "Nigeria are a quality team going to the World Cup and who have been at the last five World Cups. But, we are still disappointed not to have beaten them.

"It's a credit to everyone who has been involved, the backroom, the manager and the players that we are now progressing and very optimistic."

Which is the most important result from last night, as it was the final preparation game before the Euro 2016 qualifiers begin in September.

Naismith and the rest of the squad now face a four-month wait for to get going in the campaign, but he believes they are well placed for what lies ahead.

He said: "As a squad we are ready for it. It's a long time for players going back to their clubs, then doing a pre-season. A lot can happen in that time. There can be injuries, or something like that. But those are things no-one can legislate for.

"The players who are on form playing for their clubs will be in the driving seat for the starting XI. But it shows the spirit we have in the group.

"We all turned up here and five or six of the boys didn't even get a game. It's the end of the season and eating into our summer, but everyone wanted to be here."