A lacklustre Scotland fell to a 3-0 defeat to Greece at Hampden Park to confirm their relegation to Nations League B.
Steve Clarke’s side took a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their play-off but, after early chances from Scott McTominay, the visitors took the lead when Giannis Konstantelias swept home a low corner.
The Tartan Army fell quiet as Konstantinos Karetsas became the youngest player to score a competitive goal for Greece as they moved ahead on aggregate.
The visitors put the tie out of reach just 13 seconds after half-time – a poor pass from Ryan Christie saw Konstantelias pounce and set up Christos Tzolis to make it 3-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate.
Although the result doesn’t change Scotland’s qualifying campaign for next summer’s World Cup, Clarke was looking for his players to “lay down a marker”, ahead of meeting Greece again in October.
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