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The Liverpool side watched as his nation ended a long drought without playing in a major tournament.
Scotland captain Andy Robertson revealed he was next in the penalty line but was struggling with a hamstring discomfort when his country edged Serbia for a place at Euro 2020 on Thursday.
Steve Clarke’s side had taken the lead in the 52nd minute through Ryan Christie, but Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic tied for Serbia in injury time.
The two sides could not split into extra time as qualifying was forced into a shootout with Scotland converting all five of their efforts before David Marshall turned down Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Robertson was next in line to shoot a penalty if Mitrovic scored, but acknowledges that he was in no condition to do so as he was able to savor his nation by booking his place in a major tournament for the first time in 23 years.
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“I think I was next, but my hamstring had seized,” Robertson said. Sky sports After the match.
“When it comes to penalties, you always back Marshy [David Marshall]. We have come so far as a team and I am proud of everyone. They have been through a lot of criticism, a lot of negativity. I really hope everyone at home can see the bright side of this.
“In the 90 minutes. It has come down to one of the best away performances that I have ever been involved in. It shows you the strength we have to come back from that, we stuck together throughout.
“I can’t wait for the summer. It’s the most emotional I’ve been after the game.”
Scotland are now undefeated in nine consecutive internationals, their longest streak since 1930.
An emotional Christie struggled to hold back tears in his post-match interview and was grateful to give Scotland something to be happy about after a difficult few months.
“It’s an incredible night. It has been a horrible year for all of us and we knew we could give something back to the country,” he said.
“He’s a monkey from behind and we can move on from here.”
Scotland has been drawn into Group D for Euro 2020 together with Croatia, the Czech Republic and England and their matches will be played in Glasgow and London.
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