Scotland defender Grant Hanley felt squad togetherness was a key factor in their comeback against Greece at Hampden.
Set-piece goals from Ryan Christie and Lewis Ferguson gave Scotland an unlikely lead after the visitors opened the scoring through Kostas Tsimikas on 62 minutes.
And substitute Lyndon Dykes sealed a 3-1 victory in stoppage time to move Scotland alongside Denmark at the top of Group C after three games in the World Cup qualifying campaign.
“It shows the character,” said Hanley. “There have been periods where the squad has had difficult moments but we’ve come through and got a result and it shows what the squad’s all about.
“The game in the first half was probably poor, we didn’t really get to grips with it. But it was 0-0 at half-time, we had to remind ourselves of that, we were still in the game.
“It probably felt like the shackles came off a bit after we conceded and we started to play. I’m not sure if we can say for certain we deserved to win the game but we stuck at it and I think that’s a reward for the togetherness of this group.”
Hibernian centre-half Hanley earned his 64th cap against Greece and believes continuity is crucial.
“That’s what you get when you keep a squad together,” the 33-year-old said.
“Obviously there’s different players that come and go at different times but there’s certainly been a core of players there for a while now. I think that comes from the manager and the staff and what the lads want to try and create.
“It was the first home game in the campaign and we need to pick up the wins at home.”