Scotland they collected the first three UEFA Nations League points of the campaign, and their first win under new manager Sebastien Pocognoli as they ran out 2-0 winners over North Macedonia.
Kieron Bowie gave Scotland a seventh-minute lead in Skopje before John McGinn converted a penalty 20 minutes from time to secure a morale-boosting victory for the Tartan Army.
But they had to see out the final minutes of the game with 10 men after Scott McKenna saw red following a challenge on Eljif Elmas.
It was, however, a dominant display from Scotland on the occasion of captain Andy Robertson’s 100th cap.
The result leaves Scotland third in the table, level on points with second-placed Slovenia, who fell 2-1 to Switzerland.
The Swiss maintained their perfect start to the group thanks to an own goal from Erik Janza and Dan Ndoye. Zan Vipotnik had given Slovenia the lead in the first two minutes of the game.
Finland maintains their unbeaten start
Elsewhere, there was a resounding victory for England over Croatia, while world champions Spain extended their impressive unbeaten run against the Czech Republic.
Finland maintained their strong start to this season’s Nations League with a 2-1 win over Albania.
Rey Manaj had given Albania the lead before Etrit Berisha was given his marching orders midway through the first half.
The numerical advantage proved crucial as Finland hit back thanks to a brace from Leo Walta to give Jacob Friis’ men all three points.
They currently sit top of their group after picking up seven points from three games.
Meanwhile, Iceland overcame the challenge of Bulgaria with a 3-0 win. Orri Oskarsson scored twice, while Mikael Ellertsson added a third in stoppage time.
Belarus hammered San Marino 4-0 thanks to two goals from Artem Kontsevoy (2), Artem Shumansky and Max Ebong, while Estonia edged past Luxembourg courtesy of Rasmus Peetson, who scored the only goal of the game after five minutes.