SCOTS LEADING A CHARMED LIFE: Steve Clarke's team are still clinging to World Cup dream ...
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The game was not even seven minutes old but the night sky above Athens had already been illuminated by a series of distress flares. Scotland were in trouble. After all the pre-match talk from Steve Clarke about how his players would not panic or be spooked, the reality of what unfolded at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium was very different. A long ball upfield from Greece goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos caused all manner of problems. John Souttar was all over the place and completely misjudged the flight of the ball. Craig Gordon saved initially from Vangelis Pavlidis, only for Greece captain Tasos Bakasetas to rifle in at the second attempt after Grant Hanley had failed to close him down....