Summary

  • Pertsukh lashes Kazakhs into shock lead; Vorogovskiy adds second inside 10 minutes

  • Zainutdinov heads in third just after break

  • Kazakhs earn just second win in 21 qualifiers

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Live Reporting

Colin Moffat

  1. Robertson & Tierney missing

    Kazakhstan v Scotland (15:00)

    What do you do when your two best players are left-backs? The Andrew Robertson - Kieran Tierney dilemma has vexed coaches, pundits and fans in recent years. However, manager Alex McLeish will not have to worry about that this time round since both men are unavailable.

    Robertson, having a sensational season with Liverpool, is missing after some nasty sounding dental surgery and Celtic's Tierney is troubled by a hip injury.

    Will Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie step in? We'll have the team news in just a moment.

    Andrew Robertson and Kieran Tierney are both missing for ScotlandSNS

    Captain Andrew Robertson and Kieran Tierney are both missing for Scotland

  2. We have a dream...

    Kazakhstan v Scotland (15:00)

    Just after lunch on a Thursday may not be the ideal start time but we're all buzzing for the start of another qualifying campaign aren't we? A generation of Scotland fans have no idea what it's like to participate at a major finals. Is this the time to set that appalling record straight?

    The race to Euro 2020 begins in Kazakhstan, with a trip to San Marino on Sunday.

    Manager Alex McLeish will know anything less than two victories against the sides ranked bottom of Group I will leave them with an uphill task of earning one of the two automatic qualification spots.

    Belgium, Russia and Cyprus are the other teams standing in Scotland's way, in case you'd forgotten.

    Scotland have not been at a major finals since the 1998 World Cup in FranceSNS

    Scotland have not been at a major finals since the 1998 World Cup in France