The match between Scotland and Georgia has resumed after being suspended.
Both sets of players and officials left the pitch with efforts to sweep water off the pitch ongoing for over an hour.
Ground staff succeeded in their attempts to resolve the issue of surface water on the pitch with a 20-minute delay in place.
Scotland are 1-0 up through Callum McGregor's opener after six minutes with the players taken off the pitch by the referee minutes later.
The match has been suspended at Hampden and the players have been taken off the pitch just after Scotland's goal 🌧 Just a few minutes into the game, the referee brings a halt to proceedings due to surface water on the pitch Reportedly, the hope is for just a 20 minute delay 🤞 pic.twitter.com/gOyVeqaR9x
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A late pitch inspection had taken place around ten minutes before kick-off with the surface deemed playable.
However, referee István Vad made the call to suspend the match after McGregor's opener.
There were concerns a VAR check was being carried out over the goal but it quickly became clear the were fears of the match being abandoned.
Official Vad was in lengthy discussions with UEFA officials at the side of the pitch after the goal before speaking to both captains.
After the long delay, Vad motioned for both teams to leave the pitch for the 20-minute suspension to allow for pitch works.
An initial pitch inspection failed at 8.35pm but the match did finally resume at around 9.30pm.
Huge amounts of work had gone into draining and clearing the playing surface for over an hour before the surface was deemed playable with the match given the go-ahead.
