59 min Billy Gilmour has been good tonight. Players of his ilk – the opposite of highlights players – tend not to get mentioned very often on liveblogs, but he’s been busy and neat as usual. 58 min The rampaging McTominay shoots wide from the edge of the D, this time with his right foot. 56 min: Georgia substitution Giorgi Gocholeishvili and Budu Zivzivadze replace Nika Kvekveskiri and Lasha Dvali. 55 min McGregor tries to find McTominay in the area with a cute reverse pass. It’s intercepted and rolls back to McGregor, who shoots high and wide from the edge of the area. He’s annoyed with himself, because that was a chance. 55 min He hasn’t done a huge amount tonight, but jeez Kvaratskhelia is a beautiful player to watch. 55 min Kvaratskhelia beats two players through sleight of hip and finds Mikautadze on the edge of the area. He moves it into the area for Kiteishvili, who tries to take on Robertson and is crucially tackled. 54 min On that note, apparently the trip to Norway was the first time Scotland had won a game after trailing with 10 minutes to go since the 19th century. 53 min Scotland are in control for the time being. I’m pretty sure they have never won their first four games in qualification, so they are 37 minutes away from making history. 51 min “Is McTominay just played out of position or something at Man United?” says James Humphries. “He’s a constant figure of fun, it seems, but he’s been scorching for Scotland for a while now.” He’s been a decentplayer for United, for all the McFred nonsense, but yeah he has generally played as a defensive midfielder. There were a few times last season when Ten Hag used him further forward. I also think Scotland’s system gives him a bit more freedom than he would get in a 4-2-3-1. 48 min That was a really neat finish from McTominay with his weaker foot, both imaginative and precise. It’s McTominay’s fifth goal in four games in this group, and he took it superbly. Robertson cut inside from the left and was tackled, with the ball bouncing up outside the area. McTominay charged onto it, controlled the ball deftly with his right foot and then shaped a superb left-footed shot from the edge of the area that beat Mamardashvili at the near post. GOAL! Scotland 2-0 Georgia (McTominay 47) The goal machine strikes again! 46 min Georgia begin the second half, kicking from left to right as we watch. The players are out for the second half. It’s 10.28pm, local time, and Dr Death has probably seen off two or three already. Never mind. “I mean, major tournaments are overrated,” says our resident Wales fan Matt Dony. “But I hope Scotland continue this run and make it to Germany, if only for McMahon!” Even if Scotland make the final of Euro 2024, only to lose on penalties to Georgia, Simon McMahon will struggle to match your tour de force during the Euro 2016 semi-final. Half time: Scotland 1-0 Georgia After two and a half hours, the first half comes to an end. Scotland still lead through an early goal (in more ways than one) from Callum McGregor, and they have had the better chances since play resumes following a biblical downpour. See you in 15 minutes for the second half, hopefully. 45+4 min Hickey is booked for a late tackle on Kvekveskiri. He was going for the ball but didn’t get it. 45+1 min Four minutes of added time. 45 min All of a sudden Scotland are rampant. McGinn connects properly with a vicious shot from 25 yards that hits the shoulder of Kvekveskiri and deflects over the bar. That was certainly on target. 43 min: Fine save by Mamardasvili! Scott McTominay almost gets his fifth goal in Group A. He received the ball from McGregor on the left side of the area, took a couple of touches to create a soupcon of space and then threaded a low shot across goal, through a crowd of defenders. Mamardashvili saw it late but plunged to his left to fingertip it round the post. That’s a really terrific save. 41 min: Great chance for McGinn! Robertson surges infield from the left and slides a perfect angled pass to the unmarked McGinn, 12 yards out. He takes the shot first time but completely mistimes it, presumably because of the pitch, and ends up knocking the ball tamely to the feet of a Georgian defender. 40 min McGregor combines with Robertson on the left and then reverses a nice pass to Tierney on the left corner of the box. He flips a cross that is headed back across goal and wide by McGinn. A decent effort, though Mamardashvili had it covered. 39 min Georgia have had a lot of the ball in the last 20 minutes or so but it’s been almost entirely in front of the Scotland defence. In fact, it hasn’t been much of a game. The shenanigans were far more entertaining. 36 min “Scotland looking well on top,” writes James Humphries. “McTominay rampaging, Dykes winning balls at left-back; Georgia equaliser just before half-time it is, then.” 34 min Another fantastic cross from Robertson just evades McGinn and the diving Dyche on the six-yard line. Robertson has been superb in attack. 33 min This is looking… not ominous for Scotland, but maybe a little disquieting. When Georgia skulked onto the field I thought Scotland might run them ragged. Instead it’s a pretty even game. 32 min “Sorry to hear you’re on overtime duty this late summer evening,” writes Gary Byrne. “I can do you a MBM of Dr Death if that would suffice?” Surely it would a DBD report? 31 min “Given tonight’s events, I’d imagine that a ‘warm’ welcome will await Scotland when the return fixture takes place in Georgia in November,” says Simon McMahon. “Though a win tonight, and in the next qualifier against Cyprus, would mean that Scotland could probably forfeit the game and just have a couple of days sightseeing in Tbilisi instead. Seriously, a win tonight and then in Cyprus would likely guarantee qualification AFTER FIVE STRAIGHT WINS, RIGHT?!” 30 min We’ve been having some technical problems, apologies. You haven’t missed much, just a dangerous cross from Robertson (I think) that was cleared at the near post. Georgia, who were only really on the field in body for the first 20 minutes, are having a lot more of the ball now. 25 min The first bit of skill from Kvaratskhelia, who rolls McTominay sweetly in the centre circle, then slips past Gilmour and is fouled. 24 min Georgia are enjoying their first extended spell of possession, although maybe ‘enjoying’ isn’t the right word given their enthusiasm for coming back on the field. Scotland need to be careful, though; they’re only 1-0 up. The night doesn’t need any additional farce. 22 min Scotland have had 71 per cent possession so far, and it’s not every decade you can say that. 21 min A rare Georgia attack ends with Mikautadze shooting miles wide from distance. 19 min Nothing comes of the corner. This still feels very weird. I was hoping to watch Dr Death on Channel 4 at 10pm. 19 min Scotland have been much the better team since the resumption. Gilmour wins a corner down the right, which will be taken by McGinn. 18 min An attempted clearance hits Dykes, 30 yards out, and flies wide of goal. The keeper Mamardashvili was scrambling, though it was nowhere near the goal. 17 min A deep cross from Tierney is met by Dykes, but he mistimes his header and the ball bounces off his shoulder and wide. Half a chance at best. 15 min The other match in this group finished Norway 3-1 Cyprus, with Erling Haaland getting two of the goals. He’s now one behind Scott McTominay in the race for the imaginary Group A golden boot. 14 min “Here in the USA! (etc), Fox decided to show us Iceland vs Portugal,” writes Joe Pearson. “It’s nice and sunny, and Portugal have a VAR delayed goal given at the death, with Iceland down to ten men. But, as I mentioned, it’s SUNNY!” 13 min There’s still a lot of surface water splashing around, but the ball is moving okay. Robertson charges impatiently into the area from the left and drives a low cross that is pushed away by the diving Mamardashvili. Thankfully for Georgia it doesn’t fall for a Scotland player. That was a statement run from Robertson. 11 min Lobjanidze has an early pop at goal, firing a cross-shot wide of the far post. 10 min Hang on, the game has restarted after 10 minutes, not seven, which is a bit strange. The last touch was McGregor’s goal after six minutes. 7 min Peep peep! The match resumes with Georgia kicking off after Callum McGregor’s goal. Okay. Both teams are on the pitch, the ball is moving freely. A football match is about to break out. The match will now resume at 9.35pm I think that’s the fourth time it’s been put back. In the circumstances, the atmosphere is fantastic. The match should be finishing about now. Instead it’s about to resume, six minutes old, with Scotland 1-0 up through Callum McGregor. “It’s still 0-0 according to the score at the top of the page, even though McGregor has been credited with scoring in the sixth minute,” writes Kevin Campbell. “Is this a case of Schrödinger’s goal or are we waiting to see if the game is abandoned before it is given?” It’s a case of Schrödinger’s external feed that we can’t fix from the office, but somebody is on the case. “Wet Wet Wet for some entertainment?” wonders Nora Mulcahy. The Georgian players are booed onto the pitch. You might call it premature, but I’m not entirely certain this game will end 11 v 11. The match will resume at 9.30pm The Scotland players make a point of applauding all the fans before going back into the tunnel. As they walk in, the Georgia players emerge from the dressing-room, oozing joie de vivre.