It was Scotland's magnificent victory at Hampden on Saturday which ended Ukrainian hopes of going to Austria and Switzerland next summer, as Oleg Blokhin's side were left 10 points adrift of second-placed Italy in a fiercely competitive Group B.

With Ukraine still to play three fixtures, the best they could now do is cut the gap on Italy to one point, or Scotland to two - and that would only be possible in the event the Azzurri and Scots fail to take anything from their final two games.

That leaves a three-way battle to qualify for the finals, between group leaders Scotland, Italy and France, who currently occupy third spot.

The final game for the French involves an arduous trip to the Ukraine on Wednesday, November 21 and Tymoschuk knows he and his team-mates could now give a huge helping hand to the Scottish side who essentially put them out of the running.

He said: "Maybe we can help Scotland and close the door on France."

But in Tymoschuk's opinion, one win for Scotland from their final two matches could be enough to qualify.

He said: "They are one game closer to the finals and it is important for Scotland that they win one of the games they have left against Georgia and Italy.

"They have every chance of qualifying for the European Championships."

The Zenit St Petersburg midfielder believes the concession of goals to Kenny Miller and Lee McCulloch inside the opening 10 minutes was the main reason behind Ukraine's downfall at Hampden.

Andriy Shevchenko did pull a goal back for the visitors, but the game was over as a contest with 22 minutes remaining when James McFadden scored with another fine strike for his country.

Tymoschuk insists that despite the final result, Ukraine made better use of the ball than Scotland.

But the 27-year-old was not shocked by how dangerous Scotland were in attack at home, because he knows how formidable Alex McLeish's side currently are to play against on their own turf.

Tymoschuk said: "Our last chance was today, but this is a difficult place for other teams to come and Scotland made a very good start by scoring two goals.

"From that position, Scotland then got the win that was very important to them.

"I thought Ukraine were the best team in possession of the ball, but Scotland made lots of hard and fast attacks and scored three goals.

"I am not surprised as we have looked at the videotapes and we saw that every match Scotland plays at home is hard for the other team because they are strong."