Sebastien Pocognoli's second match as Scotland head coach ended in disappointment as Switzerland comfortably prevailed 3-0 at Hampden in a Nations League B1 encounter.
The Scots faced an uphill battle from very early on after centre-half Jack Hendry was dismissed after eight minutes for bringing down Dan Ndoye and denying the Swiss winger an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
Ricardo Rodriguez scored from the resultant free-kick - a penalty was originally awarded but downgraded by VAR - and the Swiss rarely needed to get out of neutral, let alone first gear as Scotland were left chasing shadows.
Switzerland defender Nico Elvedi added a second on 55 minutes when he stole in ahead of Oli McBurnie to net an Ndoye cross and then Zeki Amdouni completed the scoring with a powerful effort beyond Scotland keeper Angus Gunn.
Scotland failed to trouble Swiss keeper Gregor Kobel and are now four games without a goal, with Pocognoli's next two matches against North Macedonia on Saturday in Skopje before welcoming Slovenia to Glasgow on Tuesday.
We give each player a mark out of ten for their performance at Hampden:
5. Nathan Patterson
The Torino right-back was selected ahead of Hickey and was put under a lot of pressure from Switzerland after the red card, with the visitors constantly targeting his flank. Dealt with the heat well enough and took his cap total up to 30. Replaced by Gannon-Doak. 5 | Getty Images
6. Lewis Ferguson
Was left to fight a losing battle in midfield as Switzerland popped the ball about with relative ease with a one-man advantage. Tried to press where possible. 5 | SNS Group
7. Billy Gilmour
Lively start to the game and was the Scotland player who was tasked with being chief creator. Lacked a killer pass and perhaps should of shot on edge of penalty box rather than feed Robertson with a pass in a rare promising attack for Scotland. Made way for Christie. 5 | PA
8. Andy Robertson
Cap number 99 for the Scotland captain. Got himself into a few decent positions but rarely found the best delivery. Never stopped going as he tried to drive Scotland forward. Replaced on 74 minutes by Doig. 5 | PA