Scotland's Euro 2024 qualifier with Georgia has resumed after being suspended for more than 90 minutes amid torrential rain at Hampden Park.
The game was halted by referee Istvan Vad immediately after Callum McGregor slammed the Scots into a sixth-minute lead in near farcical conditions in Glasgow.
A lengthy break followed as ground staff attempted to brush, mop and roll water from the deluge off the pitch and, after a second inspection, the surface was deemed playable.
However, the furious Georgians did not emerge for the 21:15 BST restart, leading to the referee doing a further check before the game finally resumed at 21:35 with Scotland 1-0 up.
Moments before Scotland's opener, manager Steve Clarke and Georgia counterpart Willy Sagnol could be seen signalling to the fourth official that the game should be halted.
And the Georgians maintained those protests throughout the delay before finally reappearing to complete the fixture and avoid a repeat of Scotland's 1996 visit to Tallinn, when they kicked off without their protesting Estonian hosts.
Line-ups
Scotland
Formation 5-3-2
1Gunn
2Hickey15Porteous13Hendry6Tierney3Robertson
4McTominay14Gilmour8McGregor
7McGinn9Dykes
1Gunn2HickeyBooked at 45mins15Porteous13Hendry6Tierney3Robertson4McTominay14Gilmour8McGregor7McGinn9DykesSubstitutes
5Souttar10Shankland11Christie12Kelly16Cooper17S Armstrong18Ferguson19Nisbet20Jack21Clark22Taylor23McLeanGeorgia
Formation 4-4-1-1
12Mamardashvili
2Kakabadze5Kvirkvelia4Kashia23Dvali
18Lobzhanidze16Kvekveskiri6Gagnidze7Kvaratskhelia
10Kiteishvili
22Mikautadze
12Mamardashvili2Kakabadze5Kvirkvelia4Kashia23Dvali18Lobzhanidze16Kvekveskiri6Gagnidze7Kvaratskhelia10Kiteishvili22MikautadzeSubstitutes
1Loria3Gvelesiani8Zivzivadze9Davitashvili11Kvilitaia13Gocholeishvili14Lochoshvili15Azarov17Gugeshashvili19Shengelia20Chakvetadze21AltunashviliLive Text
Goal! Scotland 2, Georgia 0. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Offside, Georgia. Otar Kakabadze tries a through ball, but Saba Lobzhanidze is caught offside.
Second Half begins Scotland 1, Georgia 0.
First Half ends, Scotland 1, Georgia 0.
Aaron Hickey (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Aaron Hickey (Scotland).
Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Gagnidze.
Foul by Ryan Porteous (Scotland).
Guram Kashia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Nika Kvekveskiri.
Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Scotland) header from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Otar Kiteishvili.
Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
Attempt missed. John McGinn (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
Offside, Georgia. Guram Kashia tries a through ball, but Otar Kakabadze is caught offside.
Foul by Scott McTominay (Scotland).
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Scotland
Squad number1Player nameGunn
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Squad number15Player namePorteous
Squad number13Player nameHendry
Squad number6Player nameTierney
Squad number3Player nameRobertson
Squad number4Player nameMcTominay
Squad number14Player nameGilmour
Squad number8Player nameMcGregor
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number9Player nameDykes
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Georgia
Squad number12Player nameMamardashvili
Squad number2Player nameKakabadze
Squad number5Player nameKvirkvelia
Squad number4Player nameKashia
Squad number23Player nameDvali
Squad number18Player nameLobzhanidze
Squad number16Player nameKvekveskiri
Squad number6Player nameGagnidze
Squad number7Player nameKvaratskhelia
Squad number10Player nameKiteishvili
Squad number22Player nameMikautadze
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