John Souttar’s injury woe was the stuff of nightmares but the Scotland hero admitted his misery washed away with a moment that was beyond his wildest dreams.
The Hearts ace suffered enough over the years when he was hit by three separate potential career killers and he feared he'd never get back on the pitch again, never mind starring on the biggest of stages.
Countless surgeries on his hip, knee and ankle, the specialists, the scans, the crutches and the dark doubts. But what a way to complete the most emotional of comebacks.
Souttar rose to nod home the opener against Denmark and spark one of the wildest parties the National Stadium has seen for many a year.
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