Steve Clarke's men were bidding to qualify for the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time, ending decades of hurt.
Yet, despite dominating possession, Kevin Csoboth snatched a winner in the 10th minute of stoppage time, ending Scotland's Euro 24 campaign with a whimper rather than a bang.
Earlier, tens of thousands of supporters flocked to Stuttgart in southwest Germany determined to stage a party like no other.
Throughout the day the spine-tingling anthem Sunshine on Leith was belted out by Scots who remained defiantly optimistic.
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