Estonia 0 Scotland 1: James McFadden netted the only goal of the game in Estonia to hand Berti Vogts's new-look Scotland side a rare and extremely welcome win.
With 18 players either out injured or absent through other commitments the excuses were ready-made for the German, who had previously overseen four straight losses.
But they were not necessary as McFadden's 76th-minute strike made sure a performance that had seen plenty of chances go begging was not wasted in the end.
Vogts handed the captaincy to 20-year-old Darren Fletcher, who became the youngest Scot to lead out his country since 1886.
The Manchester United man was all action in an attacking midfield role, spraying passes in all directions when he was not taking on men himself.
Debutant Nigel Quashie, the former England B international who requalifies through a Glaswegian grandfather, was there alongside him in a starting line-up that had two other debutants - Quashie's Portsmouth colleague Richard Hughes at left back and David McNamee of Livingston at right back.
The Scots missed plenty of chances but, at last, one went in. Just 14 minutes were left when McFadden twisted away from defenders to fire home a low drive.
The Scots will round off an up-and-down season with an Edinburgh friendly with Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.
ESTONIA: Kaalma; Allas, Stepanov, Jaager, Klavan, Rahn, Reim, Viikmae, Terehhov, Oper,Lindpere (Kink 75).
SCOTLAND: Gallacher; McNamee, Pressley (Webster 46), Mackay, Hughes, Caldwell, Holt, Quashie, Fletcher, McFadden (Kerr 89), Miller (Crawford 79).
Referee: Tonny Poulsen (Denmark).
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