The pattern continued after the break and Michal Kadlec soon forced McGregor to turn his 12-yard header from a Rosicky corner over the crossbar.

BBC: Czech Republic 1-0 Scotland

The visitors had already gone close through Marek Matejovsky, Tomas Galasek and Michal Kadlec before midfielder Pudil, found the bottom corner of Antonis Georgallides' net from around 30 meters out.

CNN: Czechs defeat Cyprus to finish top