Silva missed the target with two further efforts before the Portuguese was closer to scoring with a goalbound shot that was headed clear by the alert Steven Saunders.
In the volatile region of Anbar, where Iraqi troops are on the alert for any election-related violence, the list headed by Sunni politician Saleh al-Mutlaq sneaked in with 17.6 percent of the vote.
It's not that independence would necessarily upset the applecart, as the Scottish government, headed by an oil economist, appears to be alert to the industry's need for consistency.