Scotland steered their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign back on track with a 2-0 win in the Faroe Islands tonight.

The tiny North Atlantic outpost has not been a happy hunting ground in the past but the curse of the Faroes finally came to an end thanks to goals from Shaun Maloney and Garry O'Connor.

Maloney made the most of his inclusion in the top team by grabbing the opener with a superb free-kick just after the half-hour mark before O'Connor doubled the advantage with a close-range effort a week after bagging the winner in a friendly in Austria.

Despite trailing by two goals, the home side had the best of the possession in the second half.

Holst stabbed against the upright from close range and with a couple of minutes to go when Andrew av Flotum struck the bar but Scotland managed to hold on for the three crucial points.

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