Scotland 1 Czech Republic 0

CRAIG LEVEIN was delighted to get his Scotland reign off to a winning start but warned: ‘‘Rome wasn’t built in a day.’’ Levein’s first match in charge of his country ended with a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic.

Celtic skipper Craig Brown got the winner just after the hour mark. Lee Wallace’s cross from the left found Middlesbrough’s Barry Robson and he nodded into the path of Brown to rifle a left-foot shot past Jaroslav Drobny.

The result was Scotland’s first friendly win at Hampden for 14 years and Levein said: ‘‘In all honesty, that’s not the most important thing tonight.

‘‘The important thing tonight was that we showed everybody that we’re a unit and wanted to work hard for each other and the supporters.

‘‘I saw some signs we gained a little bit of confidence.

‘‘We showed some decent football, not as much as we’d like, but Rome wasn’t built in a day.’’ Levein, who admitted being hoarse from shouting, added: ‘‘We set out to be difficult to beat and we had to work very hard, particularly for spells in the first 20-25 minutes.

‘‘I thought we were a little bit nervous – maybe my fault talking about defending and I thought we sat too deep.

‘‘Overall, I’m thrilled with the lads. I thought they worked their socks off, we played some decent stuff, got a goal, kept a clean sheet.

‘‘I’m not kidding myself or anybody else on.

‘‘It’s a friendly match, it’s not the be all and end all but it’s a start and we’re hoping to gain some momentum.’’ Levein applauded the performance of man of the match Graham Dorrans on what was the midfielder’s home debut.

West Brom star Dorrans only played after James Mc- Fadden failed a fitness test and Levein said: ‘‘He’s a very good player and I like young players to play like young players.

‘‘He showed enthusiasm and energy that a young lad should do when he’s getting an opportunity to play for his country. “