Oliver Burke strike earns Scotland under-21's win against France
The West Brom forward gave Scotland their first win in this year's Toulon Tournament
Scotland Under-21s claimed a crucial 1-0 win over France and keep their hopes of progression alive in this year's Toulon Tournament.
A loss would have all-but knocked them out of the group stages, but Oliver Burke's first-half strike proved enough to claim a valuable three points.
In a quiet first period short on chances for either side, Scotland skipper Burke latched on to a long ball from Robby McCrorie and fired in from a tight angle and through the hands of goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud, who could have done better.
France were quiet throughout but finally came to life in the final 20 minutes as Scotland retreated into their own half.
Substitute Steve Ambri made an immediate impact and finally forced McCrorie into a save with a towering header which was heading into the top corner but for a stunning one-handed save from the Rangers keeper.
Ambri then had a shot saved at the near post and there were a succession of low balls that just evaded the French strikers as they were frustrated by a compact and deep Scottish defence that did enough to cling on to the lead.
The win puts Scotland above their opponents in Group B, and a win over South Korea on Saturday should see them through to the semi-finals of the competition