Scotland v Ukraine player ratings: Robertson 6, McTominay 5; Zinchenko 9, Yarmolenko 8

Ukraine to face Wales for a place at the Qatar World Cup after beating Scotland 3-1 in the playoff semi-final

SCOTLAND RATINGS: Craig Gordon – 6. Little he could do about the goals, but he made a host of great saves including one to stop Andriy Yarmolenko’s shot before reaching the ball ahead of Roman Yaremchuk. AP

Scott McTominay – 5. Cheaply conceded possession in dangerous areas, while there were time he looked weak. His ball in led to John McGinn’s chance, and he put Georgi Bushchan under pressure for Scotland’s goal. Getty

Grant Hanley – 6. Rose well for a header in the opposition box but couldn’t quite keep it down and headed wide later in the game. Kept Yarmolenko onside for the opener. PA

Liam Cooper – 5. Lost Yarmolenko for the opener, though he did make a strong block to deny Ruslan Malinovskyi with the last kick of the first half. Put in a strong tackle on Yarmolenko. AP

Aaron Hickey – 6. Showed intelligence in a lot of his play, though he could only head wide after rising well. Couldn’t do enough to stop Yaremchuk getting Ukraine’s second. Delivered a nice cross that nobody was alert enough to reach. PA

Billy Gilmour – 4. Moved the ball fairly well at times but often cut an anonymous figure, struggling to make any substantial impact on the game. EPA

Callum McGregor – 7. Had a combative start but accidentally touched the ball into Yarmolenko’s path for an early chance. Saw a decent shot blocked. Scored the goal that gave Scotland hope, and then made a superb tackle on Artem Dovbyk. EPA

Andrew Robertson – 6. Played some nice crosses into the box and saw a shot blocked by Viktor Tsygankov after working space for himself brilliantly. Could have possibly done more to stop the opener. Getty

John McGinn – 4. Smashed his best chance over the crossbar and had some good moments on the ball. Booked for a foul on Taras Stepanenko after a loose touch. Missed what should have been a simple header. Reuters

Che Adams – 6. Held the ball up well at times and provided some nice link up play but never got any real opportunities in the first half. Hit a strong shot that was well saved in the second. EPA

Lyndon Dykes – 4. Almost found Adams with a good header, but struggled to get into the game and was booked for catching Stepanenko with his elbow while going up for a header. Reuters

SUBS: Ryan Christie (Dykes 45’) – 6. Scotland’s greatest source of creativity, doing well to release McTominay. AP

Jack Hendry (Cooper 68’) – 5. Played Scotland into trouble with a poor pass that was intercepted, but then did well to stop Mykhailo Mudryk’s ball through. PA

Stuart Armstrong (Gilmour 68’) – 5. Worked hard but lacked conviction in the final third, hitting a weak shot that was saved routinely. PA

UKRAINE RATINGS: Georgi Bushchan – 4. Looked shaky, almost getting himself into trouble when his attempted clearance was blocked by McGregor. Lucky again when McGinn headed wide after his poor handling. After an unconvincing punch, he flapped at McGregor’s strike for Scotland’s goal. AP

Oleksandr Karavaev – 8. Did enough to deal with Robertson with some help from his teammates in the first half and grew defensively. Delivered some nice balls into the box, including a brilliant cross for Yaremchuk to score the game’s second. Sent a well-hit volley over off target. EPA

Ilya Zabarnyi – 6. Looked comfortable with the ball at his feet and was often solid when called upon defensively, making some good tackles in and around the box. Reuters

Mykola Matviyenko – 7. Made some good headers and was effective in his general play, doing well to slide in and dispossess McGinn in his own box. Blocked shots from McTominay and McGinn. AP

Vitali Mykolenko – 6. Challenged Hickey well to ensure the Scotsman couldn’t get a clean connection on his header from Robertson’s cross. Made a lung-bursting run to get around Tsygankov but couldn’t find Yaremchuk. Reuters

Taras Stepanenko – 6. Always played with purpose, whether in or out of possession. Moved the ball well in the first half but gave it away cheaply at times in the second. Came desperately close to keeping McGregor’s shot out. Getty

Andriy Yarmolenko – 8. Unlucky to see his shot saved by Gordon, but there was nothing the goalkeeper could do when he latched onto Malinovskyi’s pass before providing a wonderful touch and finish. Even made some telling defensive contributions, including cutting out a pass to Robertson in a dangerous position. EPA

Ruslan Malinovskyi – 7. A bit overzealous at times in the opening minutes, getting booked for a challenge on Dykes. Though he provided some brilliant moments on the ball including a lovely flick to Tsygankov, and more importantly, the ball for Yarmolenko to run onto and open the scoring. Getty

Oleksandr Zinchenko – 9. A reliable presence, getting a strong block in on McGregor’s shot. There was so much intelligence in his play, as he always seemed to be in a position to impact the game. Should have had an assist after dancing through Scotland and teeing up Oleksandr Zubkov and got it after cutting Scotland open with his pass to Dovbyk in the final seconds. Getty

Viktor Tsygankov – 7. A real threat, having a nice shot stopped by Gordon and almost playing through Yaremchuk with a wonderful pass. Made a good block to deny Robertson. Danced into Scotland’s box well but hit a weak shot that was saved. AP

Roman Yaremchuk – 8. Got an early booking for a late challenge on Gilmour, but provided plenty of intelligent movement to trouble Scotland’s defence. Held off Hickey and headed home clinically for Ukraine’s second. Had a good shot saved by Gordon. Getty

SUBS: Mykhailo Mudryk (Tsygankov 72’) – N/R. Showed his talent, especially when he played an outstanding pass to Dovbyk on the break. Also worked hard for the team. EPA

Mykola Shaparenko (Malinovskyi 72’) – N/R. Booked for a blatant foul on Christie and sprayed some nice passes. EPA

Artem Dovbyk (Yaremchuk 78’) – N/R. Took far too long when played through by Mudryk, then made a complete mess of taking in Zubkov’s pass in the final moments. However, he coolly rounded off the scoring in the final seconds. Getty

Oleksandr Zubkov (Yarmolenko 79’) – N/R. Missed the target from a golden opportunity, then played a pass behind Dovbyk when there was the chance to break. PA

Sergiy Sydorchuk (Stepanenko 94’) – N/R. Came on for the final moments as Ukraine secured the win. EPA

Ukraine kept alive their dream of reaching the World Cup finals, beating Scotland 3-1 in their playoff at Hampden Park on Wednesday in their first game since the Russian invasion of their country.

Ukraine will now face Wales on Sunday in Cardiff with the winner taking a place in November's finals in Qatar. The loss means Scotland remain without an appearance at a World Cup since 1998.

Goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk had put a confident and dominant Ukraine 2-0 up before Callum McGregor pulled a goal back for the Scots in the 79th minute.

The goal injected some belief into Scotland who applied some late pressure but deep into stoppage time substitute Artem Dovbyk finished off a counter-attack to secure the victory.

Assessing the performances at Hampden Park, Danny Lewis has provided his player ratings in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.