WATCH the Herald and Times sports team give their verdict on Scotland's World Cup qualifying win over Slovenia on Sunday.
Chris Martin popped up with a late winner at Hampden to save Gordon Strachan his job and give the Tartan Army a faint hope of reaching next summer's finals in Russia.
Chief Football Writer Matthew Lindsay and Senior Sports Writer Graeme Macpherson join Online Sports Editor Alasdair Mackenzie to analyse Scotland's performance.
Stuart Armstrong impressed on his international debut, Kieran Tierney put in a good shift in an unfamiliar right-back role and super sub Martin silenced the boo boys in an impressive performance from the Scots.
We finish off by discussing Dundee United's Irn-Bru Cup final victory over St Mirren and the two sides' respective chances of gaining promotion and avoiding the drop in the Championship.
Join us again at 12.30pm on Facebook Live this Friday for the next edition of Ahead of the Game.
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