McTominay’s deflected strike gave the Tartan Army the lead in Cologne on Wednesday night after just 13 minutes.
But their lead wouldn’t last long, with Xherdan Shaqiri pouncing on a Anthony Ralston mistake to score a sensational equaliser.
It was tight, end-to-end game which saw the points shared, with Scotland now realistically needing to beat Hungary in their final Group A game on Sunday in order to make the knockouts.
Nevertheless, it was night and day compared to the 5-1 humiliation against Germany in the Euros opener, with McTominay the star of the show.
Aside from the goal, the Manchester United midfielder was everywhere on the pitch, managing four shots, three completed crosses, three clearances, two key passes and winning two aerial duels.
However, Merson couldn’t understand why the 27-year-old, renowned for his physicality and aerial ability was taking corners and not on the end of them.
The former Arsenal and England star posted on Twitter: ‘6ft 4 Scott McTominay taking a corner with 5ft 7 Billy Gilmour in the middle,’ accompanied with a confused face emoji.
Scotland do boast plenty of players who take set-pieces for their clubs not least Brighton’s Gilmour, Liverpool’s Andy Robertson and Aston Villa’s John McGinn.
Gilmour couldn’t care less about this however, with the former Chelsea star, surprisingly benched for the Germany clash, putting in a brilliant performance atthe heart of midfield.
‘We gave everything out there. We knew we had to bounce back after the last performance and it puts us in a good place.
‘We’re a good team. We know our strengths. Tonight was more like a Scotland performance.
‘Getting after the ball, passionate – everything was there.’
The result, coupled with Germany’s 2-0 win over Hungary earlier, leaves Scotland third in Group A, but it seems probable that only three points against Hungary will be enough for them to make it out of the group stage for the first time ever.
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