North Macedonia 0-2 Scotland: Bowie stunner and McGinn penalty seal Pocognoli's first win (full match highlights)

Scotland secured their first victory under Sebastien Pocognoli with a commanding 2-0 win over North Macedonia at the National Arena Tose Proeski in Skopje. Kieron Bowie opened the scoring in just the 7th minute, receiving a pass from Billy Gilmour, evading two defenders with deft footwork and unleashing a stunning 25-yard strike into the bottom corner. The goal ended Scotland's 422-minute scoring drought. Captain Andy Robertson earned his 100th cap, becoming just the second player in Scotland's history to reach that milestone. John McGinn doubled the lead from the penalty spot on 69 minutes after VAR adjudged Bojan Miovski guilty of handball, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way for his 22nd international goal. Scotland dominated throughout, registering 25 shots to North Macedonia's 9 and 10 on target to the hosts' zero. Scott McKenna was sent off in the 83rd minute for a last-man challenge on Agon Elezi, but Scotland held firm to keep a second consecutive clean sheet. North Macedonia extended their winless run to 11 matches and remain without a goal in this Nations League campaign. Scotland now have four points in Group B1, level with Slovenia. Can Pocognoli's side build on this result when they host Slovenia at Hampden Park on Tuesday.

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