Greece defeated Scotland 3-2 to slash the chances of the Scots to finish top of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Greeks, who have now risen to six points from five games but have no chance of qualifying, led 3-0 early in the second half, yet managed to take all three points even though they were down to 10 men in the last few minutes.
In the first half-hour of the game Greece were particularly dangerous and deservedly took an early lead from the 7th minute, as persistent Tasos Bakasetas picked up a loose ball in the Scotland box and thundered the ball into the net.
Greece had several chances to double its lead, but goalkeeper Craig Gordon denied the hosts on several occasions.
Things started to change after the 30th minute, with the Scots gaining ground and starting to threaten the Greek goal. On one occasion they were denied by the woodwork, as Scott McTominay hit the crossbar.
The end of the first half signaled the debut of Andreas Tetteh who came on to replace injured Vangelis Pavlidis.
The introduction of Tetteh made the difference from the start of the second half, with the Kifissia forward sweeping the Scots from the left flank and crossing the ball to Konstantinos Karetsas who tried a swerving shot that found the back of the net.
The Greek avalanche continued with Konstantinos Koulierakis hitting the upright three minutes later, before Christos Tzolis made it 3-0 on the 63rd with an impressive distance shot Gordon could do nothing about.
Scotland pulled one back with Ben Gannon-Doak on the 65th, though the goal had started from a foul on Giorgos Vagiannidis, and Ryan Christie made it 3-2 with a header from the edge of the six-yard box five minutes later.
Keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos denied the Scots an equalizer several times in the last few minutes, as the Greek defense committed one error after another. It got worse when Bakasetas received his second yellow card five minutes from the end, but Vlachodimos stood tall in the end to preserve this victory.
On Tuesday Greece will face Belarus away, for its last game in the group.