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Hungary 0 Scotland 1: Phillips gets McLeish's second spell up and running

Alex McLeish's Scotland returned to winning ways as Matt Phillips' maiden international goal sealed a 1-0 friendly victory against Hungary.

Alex McLeish got his second spell in charge of Scotland up and running as Matt Phillips' first international goal claimed a hard-earned 1-0 friendly victory over Hungary.

Appointed in the wake of Gordon Strachan's dismissal following Scotland's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, McLeish got off to a poor start at Hampden Park on Friday, losing 1-0 to Costa Rica.

But after a shaky opening at the Groupama Arena on Tuesday, and in spite of Charlie Mulgrew's penalty miss, Scotland responded with a confident second-half display to secure their first win over Hungary since 1987.