Robert Snodgrass's first international goal in his first start gave Scotland a 2-1 victory over Denmark in their challenge match at Hampden.
In the 21st minute Charlie Adam's free-kick which deflected off William Kvist Jorgensen gave Craig Levein's side the lead but on the half-hour mark Christian Eriksen's free-kick from wide on he left flew over Allan McGregor's head for the equaliser.
However, two minutes from the break Snodgrass stooped to head in Kenny Miller's cross to set Scotland up nicely for their crucial Euro 2012 qualifying double-header against Czech Republic and Lithuania at Hampden next month.
Don Cowie contributed to the opener when he won a free-kick which was whipped into the goalmouth by Adam and helped into the back of the net by a deflection from Kvist Jorgensen after 21 minutes.
The Danes were back on level terms nine minutes later thanks to a set-piece of their own after Michael Krohn-Dehli was fouled by Adam out on the left flank. Eriksen then sent a lovely swerving free-kick past the grasp of McGregor and into the top corner. The Rangers number one was called into action again, this time to block one-handed from Krohn-Dehli's point-blank shot.
But it was the Scots who found the back of the net again two minutes before half-time when Miller supplied a long ball from the left and Snodgrass did well to send a diving header into the back of the net from a few yards out.
Denmark emerged after the restart determined to haul themselves back into the game and substitute Lasse Schone tried his luck with a powerful shot from distance but McGregor was up to the task and parried wide.
Both managers used the second half to make a number of substitutions, with Craig Mackail-Smith, Graham Dorrans, Barry Bannan, James Forrest and Grant Hanley all handed a taste of the action for Scotland.
With the clock ticking down, Eriksen tried to add his own tally for the night with a long-range effort that deflected past the upright and failed to trouble McGregor.
Nicklas Pedersen then hooked over from close range but the visitors failed to find the goal that would allow them to return to Denmark with the draw, before Bannan drew a decent save from the goalkeeper with his own ferocious shot in the final minutes.
Source: PA
