"Minutes after the final whistle sounded in Piraeus, a roar went up from the Tartan Army packed into a corner of Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis. Undiluted euphoria. Proper jubilation. The celebration of Ben Gannon-Doak scoring to make it 3-1 and Ryan Christie scoring to make it 3-2 were loud and lusty, but this was somehow different. Joy laced with relief and disbelief. A gift from Copenhagen."
"A win against Denmark at Hampden on Tuesday night and it's done. An opportunity that looked like it had been trampled underfoot when the dismal visitors in Piraeus fell three goals down, was reborn thanks to Belarus, the unlikeliest of unlikely heroes of the night. In the birthplace of Western drama, a classic night unfolded from around the hour-mark, in Greece and in Copenhagen, a tragicomedy and a mystery and a farce."
Tartan Army fans in Piraeus erupted into undiluted euphoria after Ben Gannon-Doak scored to make it 3-1 and Ryan Christie reduced the deficit to 3-2. Joy mixed with relief and disbelief as Belarus produced an impossible 62nd-minute equaliser to hold Denmark to a 2-2 draw in Copenhagen. Belarus entered the match with a world ranking of 103; Denmark had a world ranking of 20. The draw resuscitated Scotland's hopes of automatic World Cup qualification and left a clear path: a win against Denmark at Hampden would secure qualification. The night unfolded as a tragicomedy, mystery and farce, twisting and turning across two stadiums.
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