Record-breaker Paterson helps Scotland to first victory in Argentina

Record-breaking full-back Chris Paterson, who became his country's most capped player by making his 88th appearance in the match, contributed 13 points to make it a particularly sweet occasion for him as he overtook Scott Murray's cap tally.

Paterson led his side to their first win over Argentina for 18 years and their first on their opponent's turf.  

Record breaker: Paterson kicks a penalty at Velez Sarsfield stadium during his 88th appearance

Meanwhile, Northampton lock Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe is playing his last Test before retiring from international rugby at the age of 33.  

Frank Hadden's side started strongly and carved out a penalty opportunity for Paterson after only six minutes.  

He duly slotted the points but the hosts could have drawn level when Federico Todeschini pushed his attempt wide.  

A mistake gave Paterson the chance to make it 6-0 as he converted from the left and after 23 minutes the Scots had a try. 

Ross Ford was the scorer, touching down after a good interplay between Iain Morrison and Mike Blair.

The metronomic Paterson added the extras to make it 13-0 to the Scots.  

The Pumas were looking nervy in possession and were clearly lacking the experience of some missing stars.  

Scotland, on the other hand, were much improved having lost the first Test and were passing crisply and quickly. 

Paterson added a further penalty to make it 16-0 at the interval.  

Rough and tumble: Hugo Southwell (l) is tackled by Bernardo Stortoni

The second half started in much the same fashion as the Gloucester man continued his fine form in front of the posts to add another three points after 52 minutes.  

Nine minutes later Argentina were finally on the scoreboard as Lobbe finished a fine counter-attacking move.  

Todeschini was on target with the conversion as the score moved to 19-7.  

That reawakened the fans and the team responded, Lucas Borges going over before seeing his effort ruled out after referral to the TV referee.  

Five minutes later, Scotland were back in the driving seat as Dan Parks made a great interception in his own half and ran 40 metres before running out of steam.  

But he had the presence of mind to offload to Graeme Morrison to rush through between the posts. 

Man-of-the-match Paterson converted and gave the Scottish a 24-7 lead.  

Horacio Agulla touched down in the last minute and Todeschini hit the extras but they could add no more to the final scoreline of 26-14 result. 

That score, however, prevented Scotland reaching the 15-point margin they needed to get an improved IRB ranking.

Hadden was quick to praise his young squad's determination in coming back after losing the first Test 16-10 in Rosario.

Frank Hadden: "Delighted" with his side's victory

"We are delighted," he said. "After the frustration of last week it is testament to the confidence and self-belief in the whole squad.  

"I was pleased with the way we performed in some aspects last week, but we just didn't get the win.  

"We had the youngest squad in the World Cup, we were the youngest in the Six Nations and we have an even younger squad for this tour."  

"It is important not to underestimate the size of the achievement," added Hadden. "We were the only northern hemisphere (nation) winning a Test match against a southern hemisphere (nation) today and that was against the third best rugby country in the world. 

"The main reason for the win was the three weeks of preparation, the sort of preparation that we didn't have for the Six Nations. That allowed us to get a certain level of organisation, especially defensively."  

"Although we were here to win, we still have got to do defence development and also give opportunities for certain players to show what they are capable of doing at this level." 

Captain Mike Blair, who was making his 50th appearance, admitted the result capped a a memorable day for him.  

"We were more intense and more precise and we played a quicker ball in the dangerous areas," he said.  

"It is a very proud day for me because it is my 50th test. It wouldn't mean anything if we didn't win the game but we did."