Scotland U21 2-0 Netherlands U21

ason Cummings was the last man to strike for Scotland U21s, against Northern Ireland back in March 2016.

But West Brom's new £15million signing ended that long wait with his 62nd-minute finish at Paisley 2021 Stadium before Stevie Mallan added a second goal to give the young Scots the perfect start to their Group Four campaign.

Gemmill admitted before the match that his side would be hard pushed to challenge top seeds England and the Dutch for a place in the finals in Italy two years' time.

But it was his side who made the early running and should have taken the lead after five minutes when Dom Thomas' deep corner found John Souttar at the back post. The Hearts man lashed over, however.

Thomas was the creator again as his reverse pass found Lewis Morgan in a pocket of space but he dragged his shot wide.

The St Mirren midfielder had another attempt after robbing Bart Ramselaar on halfway but flashed his strike across the face of goal after an impressive 40-yard burst.

Iain Wilson's decision to go to ground left Scotland exposed for the first time on 34 minutes and PSV Eindhoven striker Steven Bergwijn went within a whisker of taking advantage as he slammed a first-time shot off Ryan Fulton's left post, while a speculative effort from Pablo Rosario fizzed just over soon after.

The Scots continued to dominate after the break and went close when Mallan's corner was nodded down by Scott McKenna, with Souttar only just unable to apply a finishing touch.

But, after 10 hours and 14 minutes of international action without a goal, the Scots found the net at last.

Another Mallan delivery bounced off Dutch defender Rick van Drongelen's shins and landed for Burke, who slammed home with glee.

And, like buses, the Scots soon had another. Rosario's back-pass was horrendously under-cooked and Barnsley playmaker Mallan raced in to grab the clincher with 12 minutes remaining

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