The fans, the players and manager McLeish are handed the cruellest of blows when Christian Panucci grabs a stoppage-time goal to end Scotland's hopes.

They suffered an early setback when striker Luca Toni scored with less than two minutes gone.

Barry Ferguson levelled before McLeish's side went all out for the winner.

But it was not to be. Just less than two weeks after their failure Alex McLeish steps down leaving the Scots needing a new boss.