Scotland, Ukraine share the points in Under-21 qualifier

Scotland Under-21s have drawn 2-2 against Ukraine Under-21s at St Mirren Park.

Jack Hamilton was called into action early and pulled off a double save to keep the Ukraine attack out in the sixth minute.

Then, Billy King shot wide before Liam Henderson and John McGinn tested Bogdan Sarnavskyi.

Ukraine opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Dmytro Khlyobas hit the back of the net.

Jason Cummings levelled the score just two minutes later with his head, and Callum Paterson ensured that Scotland would take the half-time lead with his 37th-minute strike.

After the break, Andrew Robertson linked up with Henderson but the Hibernian midfielder failed to hit the target.

Igor Duts scared Hamilton with 20 minutes remaining when his long-range effort shaved the crossbar, but Ukraine made no mistake with their next attack.

The ball fell to Oleksandr Svatok inside the penalty area and he unleashed a fierce strike into the back of net.

The woodwork denied Cummings the chance to win the match in the final five minutes when his shot rebounded off the crossbar.

Dom Hyam saw red in stoppage time after pulling down the Ukraine striker when one on one but the visitors were unable to take advantage.