:00:20. > :00:23.Not for Scotland the World Cup -- World Cup which kicks off in a
:00:24. > :00:29.couple of weeks time. It is about trying to qualify for a euro 2016
:00:30. > :00:33.and that starts with the small matter of Germany in September.
:00:34. > :00:40.Scotland's only match practise between now and then is tonight here
:00:41. > :00:44.at Craven cottage, Nigeria are Brazil-bound, that is their anthem
:00:45. > :00:49.under way. They are tonight's opposition for Scotland.
:00:50. > :00:56.These two with me Kris Boyd and Pat Nevin, you will hear from former
:00:57. > :00:57.Scotland striker Kevin Gallagher alongside match commentator Liam
:00:58. > :01:08.McLeod. Thank you. Good evening the latest
:01:09. > :01:11.test for Scotland and the final test for Gordon Strachan's Scotland ahead
:01:12. > :01:17.of their date in Dortmund in September.
:01:18. > :01:21.That is a very experimental Nigerian starting line up. Only elder son and
:01:22. > :01:27.Yobo have been regular starters for them. Elder son playing at right
:01:28. > :01:34.back. Normally a left back. Joel Obi is highly thought of. He spent last
:01:35. > :01:44.season at Parma. Shola Ameobi has been released by Newcastle. There is
:01:45. > :01:51.a place for Gabriel. A if millia looking Scotland
:01:52. > :01:56.formation, and a first start for Dundee United's Andrew Robertson.
:01:57. > :02:01.Shoaib Malik returns. Steven Naismith has scored twice here this
:02:02. > :02:04.season for Everton, in a League Cup defeat and a Premier League win. His
:02:05. > :02:11.three Scots goals have come at Hampden Park.
:02:12. > :02:25.You will recognise plenty of names on that Nigerian bench. Celtic's
:02:26. > :02:32.Ambrose among them. -odd and Moses. -- Odemwingie. Our referee is Lee
:02:33. > :02:34.Probert who took part of the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Hull less
:02:35. > :02:42.than a fortnight ago. Scotland eyeing up a third win on
:02:43. > :02:46.the bounce and a fourth in a row away from home, and just to
:02:47. > :02:52.underline the improvement under Gordon Strachan, they haven't
:02:53. > :02:56.managed that since 1950-51. France, Wales England and Belgium were
:02:57. > :03:00.beaten then, so far on this run they have defeated Macedonia, Norway and
:03:01. > :03:07.Poland. One goal conceded away from home in that run as well.
:03:08. > :03:16.Kevin Gallagher scored a goal last time Scotland qualified for a major
:03:17. > :03:22.finals that famous day. What do you Mick of the current team? It is a
:03:23. > :03:27.team in progress again and Gordon is getting it right. He is adding one
:03:28. > :03:31.or two things. We have seen is latter end of the qualification
:03:32. > :03:35.group and he didn't quite get the goals from it to get us there. He is
:03:36. > :03:44.unbeaten in the last five and let us go forward from it now.
:03:45. > :03:51.The Nigerians have a World Cup finals to look forward to. You saw
:03:52. > :03:56.their coach, he will take a squad to the Stats tomorrow. Seven of the 30
:03:57. > :04:00.men who are here will not make the cut for Brazil.
:04:01. > :04:05.It is Nigerians who get us under way, just the second time the
:04:06. > :04:11.nations have met. The only other one was in 2002. Nigeria with a 2-1
:04:12. > :04:15.victory that night. They came from behind in what was Bertie vote's
:04:16. > :04:20.second match in charge of Scotland. He went to take charge of Nigeria
:04:21. > :04:27.for a shortlived an more unsuccessful spell.
:04:28. > :04:34.There is a few of the Nigerians starting line up tonight, all ply
:04:35. > :04:39.their trade back h home. Most of them are out with the
:04:40. > :04:55.African nation. It is an early touch for Elderson.
:04:56. > :05:09.This is the skipper Yobo. This days at Fenerbache in Turkey.
:05:10. > :05:19.A touch for Ejide in goal. He is normally the second chance keeper.
:05:20. > :05:23.He is getting a chance to impress. It gives the main man a chance to
:05:24. > :05:28.sit on the bench and relax. There is a big campaign, there is a couple of
:05:29. > :05:32.games they have got in United States. It is a great opportunity
:05:33. > :05:37.for the coach to see some of these players against a Scottish side that
:05:38. > :05:41.are looking hungry tonight. Wearing their team strip for the
:05:42. > :05:49.first time, the old Roseberry colours made a come back.
:05:50. > :05:52.It a kit that has divided opinion. Gordon Strachan hasn't divided
:05:53. > :05:58.opinion since taking the job, just over a year ago.
:05:59. > :06:03.The results in recent times have been superb.
:06:04. > :06:07.Scott Brown, the skipper tonight, scored the winning goal in the last
:06:08. > :06:12.two internationals. Firstly in Mulder back in November and then in
:06:13. > :06:17.Warsaw against Scotland's soon to be group rivals for a place at the next
:06:18. > :06:22.European Championship finals. It is Nigeria with a lot of early
:06:23. > :06:31.possession here, though. This is Elderson.
:06:32. > :06:36.Nice ball into Obi. That was a bright start for Nigeria. I am very
:06:37. > :06:50.impressed. They are capable of playing the 4-3-3 or some say it is
:06:51. > :06:58.a 4-3-2-1: The corner will be taken. Met by Brown.
:06:59. > :07:03.Gordon Strachan talking about how physical Nigeria are. The shot from
:07:04. > :07:09.Obi. You are saying the physical presence of them. When they arrived
:07:10. > :07:14.today, it was almost like a basketball side with come some of
:07:15. > :07:22.them, compared to the Scottish lads. Back off Naismith.
:07:23. > :07:26.Scotland fans packing out the end just behind McGregor's goal. He is
:07:27. > :07:31.back in the side tonight. David Marshall has been the number one in
:07:32. > :07:36.recent matches. James Morrison gets it clear.
:07:37. > :07:52.Won but Mulgrew. Alan Hutton has had a largely
:07:53. > :08:05.frustrating season. He had a decent loan spell at Bolton Wanderers. Good
:08:06. > :08:10.touch there. Oh, it is off the post. So willing it in for the lad for it
:08:11. > :08:17.to go in. That touch sets him up. Well, the referee has given a goal
:08:18. > :08:22.kick here, it is incredible. Anya's shot was helping it on its way.
:08:23. > :08:25.Without the touch it is not threatening the keeper. The keeper
:08:26. > :08:30.is looking at it, he is bending down.
:08:31. > :08:40.Beats him hands down. No corner.
:08:41. > :08:48.Far from home for Nigeria, Craven Cottage but it is their third recent
:08:49. > :08:52.international here, a couple of draws one against the Republic of
:08:53. > :08:58.Ireland, another soon to be qualifying opponent of the Scots,
:08:59. > :09:02.then Italy, 2-2 draw. I saw that. They played well that night against
:09:03. > :09:07.the Italian, they came over, a crowd similar to tonight, a bit of noise
:09:08. > :09:11.but they went out and played a bit of football and threatened the
:09:12. > :09:16.Italians. And scored add couple of good goals.
:09:17. > :09:21.Shola Ameobi a former team-mate of mine getting on the score sheet as
:09:22. > :09:25.well. He was at a long time at Newcastle. Ameobi, he has parted
:09:26. > :09:31.company with the Magpies this summer. Strange territory for him.
:09:32. > :09:34.This is Gabriel, played a few times for Kilmarnock, didn't make much of
:09:35. > :09:44.an impression. Gave away a penalty in the Scottish Cup tie.
:09:45. > :09:51.Good to see Shoaib Malik back. He has real hip problem, he was away in
:09:52. > :09:57.the States for consultations. Operations. -- Shaun Maloney.
:09:58. > :10:06.Missed a massive chunk of Wigan's season. He like a few others had to
:10:07. > :10:12.put up with play-off agony. Losing out in the semis.
:10:13. > :10:16.Gordon Strachan was very keen to see Derby County's Chris Martin in from
:10:17. > :10:20.the start today, but he only ended up having one proper session with
:10:21. > :10:34.him. On his late arrival to the squad.
:10:35. > :10:37.Scott Brown battering the ball. He was standing the ground the
:10:38. > :10:41.Nigerian. He didn't want Brown to take the free-kick. Brown's argument
:10:42. > :10:45.is he shouldn't be there in the first place That is what happens
:10:46. > :10:49.when you try to stop the quick free-kicks, you try to stand in
:10:50. > :10:54.front of the ball. Scott Brown has every right to try and take that
:10:55. > :11:02.free-kick very quickly. You just see it. Maloney won the
:11:03. > :11:08.free-kick, then this, just there. It is just a follow through. It is
:11:09. > :11:13.not the ball, he kings the ball, the ball goes through his leg,
:11:14. > :11:17.unfortunately Scott's leg carried on!
:11:18. > :11:22.-- kicks. That is is a poor ball by Alan Hutton. Scotland could be in
:11:23. > :11:27.trouble here. Good save McGregor. Put in all kind of bother by his
:11:28. > :11:34.team-mate. Just acknowledge it, this is a Cardinal sin, you never play a
:11:35. > :11:37.scare pass. Strikers read it, and anything can happen. He strikes it
:11:38. > :11:45.well. It would take a lot better than that to beat the quality of
:11:46. > :11:50.Allan McGregor. Hutton earning his #409 cap for the
:11:51. > :11:55.country -- 40th cap for the country tonight. That wasn't the way to
:11:56. > :12:01.celebrate it. His former team-mate and friend there, got him out of
:12:02. > :12:05.jail with the save. You want to get those rusty passes
:12:06. > :12:09.out of the system and hopefully that is Allen with it out of his system.
:12:10. > :12:34.Robertson, Mulgrew to Brown. Gordon Greer gets another start for
:12:35. > :12:46.his country. Here comes Hutton. It is a Scotland corner. That is
:12:47. > :12:51.their first of the evening. He is saying no commune care, I don't know
:12:52. > :12:56.how me mam is, his defensive position, Hutton puts him in that
:12:57. > :13:02.position, he has to clear his line. Maloney short to Anya.
:13:03. > :13:11.A wonderful flick and a wonderful goal from Charlie Mulgrew.
:13:12. > :13:15.Absolutely superb from Scotland. Wonderful flick and Mulgrew gets his
:13:16. > :13:20.second for his country, and the Scots have the lead. The right place
:13:21. > :13:24.at the right time Liam. Charlie Mulgrew is there, a quick free-kick,
:13:25. > :13:29.the Nigerians have switched off from it. When the shot comes in the
:13:30. > :13:34.Scottish players have managed to get themselves back on side. Charlie
:13:35. > :13:45.Mulgrew has a diversion on to the ball. It is a great start for
:13:46. > :13:50.Scotland. Morrison botched the shot but
:13:51. > :13:56.Mulgrew turned it in expertily I have scored some of those, you can't
:13:57. > :14:01.buy a goal. Charlie doesn't score that many goal, he can score the
:14:02. > :14:07.occasional top class goal but those ones are better.
:14:08. > :14:19.That is Morrison. A great start for the Scots. Anya has Nigerian blood.
:14:20. > :14:24.But a Scottish international. It is nice he chose, when he plays at the
:14:25. > :14:29.left-wing, he gets up and down that line, he is capable of playing as a
:14:30. > :14:40.winger, a full-back or as we say in the back three, a wing back as well.
:14:41. > :14:45.Charlie Mulgrew only other international goal came in Gordon
:14:46. > :14:50.Strachan ice first match in charge of the team, against Estonia.
:14:51. > :14:57.That is one for the scrap book for sure.
:14:58. > :15:04.Doesn't matter when or how you score them, when you put on the Scotland
:15:05. > :15:05.Jersey it I means a lot to you. I am sure Charlie will cherish that goal
:15:06. > :15:19.as well. Mulgrew tossed it forward for Anya.
:15:20. > :15:22.Naismith in the middle. Morrison has got there too. Another corner.
:15:23. > :15:29.That was a nice bit of pressure. Scotland coming down the left hand
:15:30. > :15:36.side now. They might be finding a bit of
:15:37. > :15:41.weakness down the right-hand side on Odunlami. It gives Scotland the
:15:42. > :15:51.chance to, won set pieces. They went short last time.
:15:52. > :15:54.Headed away by Ameobi. It is still with Scotland, with
:15:55. > :16:00.Maloney to Anya. Too deep that time but again
:16:01. > :16:05.Scotland keeping the pressure on, Elderson forced to concede the
:16:06. > :16:19.corner. That is good play, lovely play down the left-hand side. Have a
:16:20. > :16:24.look at the opposition, and you see the Nigerian players climbing all
:16:25. > :16:37.over you. The inswinger from Sean Maloney. The flight of the ball
:16:38. > :16:50.misjudged by Bubba can they -- Babatunde. Just seeing glimpses at
:16:51. > :16:56.the moment of the counterattacking pace that the Nigerians possess. In
:16:57. > :17:03.excess of 10,000 Scotland fans were expected in London for this game.
:17:04. > :17:14.Happy with what they are seeing. Odunlami over the throw. A chance
:17:15. > :17:24.for Nigeria to exert some pressure on the Scottish defence. At set
:17:25. > :17:30.plays, not renowned for letting in goals from set plays. It is a test
:17:31. > :17:38.for Scotland. It is a chance for Nigeria to try something different.
:17:39. > :18:02.The corner kick was poor. They will happily defend those all night.
:18:03. > :18:07.Argentina, Iran, and Bosnia-Herzegovina make up the group
:18:08. > :18:24.for Nigeria in the World Cup. The biggest threat is Argentina. Back
:18:25. > :18:31.out to Babatunde. There are lots of them in this Nigerian starting 11
:18:32. > :18:36.who will be in the thoughts of their coach for getting on Matt plane to
:18:37. > :18:42.Brazil but a few in that squad after living a charmed life. They have two
:18:43. > :18:51.friendly matches before going on to Brazil and the World Cup. Their main
:18:52. > :18:57.striker is not starting tonight. You have got the Victor Moses, he will
:18:58. > :19:03.probably start wide, you have got three KeyCorp -- key forward
:19:04. > :19:11.players, so it gets a chance to have a look at the likes of Shola Ameobi.
:19:12. > :19:14.They have got opportunities for these guys to show the prospects
:19:15. > :19:19.that they have got. They still have another two friendlies to go. The
:19:20. > :19:44.slip from that is wonderful skill with
:19:45. > :19:48.the outside of the book. To control it over the goalkeeper 's head when
:19:49. > :20:06.you do not know whether goalkeeper is, it is a fantastic that of skill!
:20:07. > :20:20.-- bit of skill. Michael Uchebo had four in green ahead of him. A 12
:20:21. > :20:28.month turnaround in which he is now a full international, Andrew
:20:29. > :20:34.Robertson. A fantastic young player. An absolute dream to play in this. I
:20:35. > :20:38.was watching him in the cup final. St Johnstone did a very clever job
:20:39. > :20:43.on the way that the Dundee United fullbacks trying to get forward.
:20:44. > :20:49.They kept them back. He just likes to get round that left-hand side,
:20:50. > :20:54.and help in the attacking process. He got six goals for Dundee United
:20:55. > :21:07.last season which, for full-back, is fantastic. When you bring up that
:21:08. > :21:09.match at Borough Briggs, it was a very important match that Queens
:21:10. > :21:26.Park one that night. Ikechi Anya made such a wonderful
:21:27. > :21:37.entrance to the international team last year. Great movement down the
:21:38. > :21:41.left-hand side. Getting forward and attacking more. They are doing it.
:21:42. > :21:45.It gives a chance for Steven Naismith or James Morrison getting
:21:46. > :21:58.beyond them. To make runs into the box. As soon as they get in there,
:21:59. > :22:19.the wide players will put it in. Robertson steadies himself. Scotland
:22:20. > :22:27.are one up thanks to the second international goal for Charlie
:22:28. > :22:41.Mulgrew. Gordon Greer has to backpedal. Now, Grant Hanley, his
:22:42. > :22:49.13th cap tonight. Gordon Greer in beside him, this is his fourth cap.
:22:50. > :22:53.That was lovely from Morrison, and Scott Brown could not find the
:22:54. > :22:58.weight of the past four Naismith. You could see what he was trying,
:22:59. > :23:03.trying to wrap his foot around it, and roll it in front of Steven
:23:04. > :23:07.Naismith. A promising move to see the midfielders getting beyond the
:23:08. > :23:13.strikers. So often we sit back and wait for the counterattack. That is
:23:14. > :23:18.care this from Nigeria. Again, the final pass was not there. That time,
:23:19. > :23:24.it was Ikechi Anya looking for Steven Naismith. It was careless
:23:25. > :23:25.passing from Nigeria. At this level, when you get those opportunities,
:23:26. > :23:47.you have to make the most of it. And the only other meeting between
:23:48. > :23:56.these teams, Christian Dailly, scored for Scotland, and Aghahowa
:23:57. > :24:14.scored the winner for Nigeria at Pittodrie. It came on the back of a
:24:15. > :24:19.5-0 roasting against the French. Minor that they came under pressure
:24:20. > :24:25.against Norway and against Poland but looking at the Scotland team,
:24:26. > :24:32.they play with a freedom that they are allowed to express themselves,
:24:33. > :24:37.and perhaps before, they were not. I think sometimes we want to say that
:24:38. > :24:40.we are not good enough, we will have to sit back, because we are not as
:24:41. > :24:45.good as the opposition. Sometimes it is not like that. If you let them
:24:46. > :24:50.express themselves, teams do get surprised. People will be surprised
:24:51. > :24:53.that Scotland were actually having a go defensively and not sitting back
:24:54. > :25:09.and waiting for counterattacking football. Sunday, September seven is
:25:10. > :25:25.the date when Scotland will take on Germany in the West Allen study on
:25:26. > :25:30.in Dortmund. -- Westfalonstadion. The expectation levels are
:25:31. > :25:43.increasing with every victory. It is an increase in pressure that Gordon
:25:44. > :25:52.Strachan will be happy with. Elderson has won a free kick. He was
:25:53. > :25:58.looking for it. Charlie Mulgrew gets caught, here. He just put his hand
:25:59. > :26:01.over his shoulder. It is enough for elders and to go to ground. It is a
:26:02. > :26:19.dangerous position. -- for Elderson. Scotland have gone almost 390
:26:20. > :26:27.minutes without conceding a goal, now. They have got a free kick to
:26:28. > :26:35.deal with. Shola Ameobi is the one lining it up and taking charge of
:26:36. > :26:41.it. Reuben Gabriel is the other. It looks like Shola Ameobi, two goals
:26:42. > :26:47.for his country. He could not make it three there. You could tell by
:26:48. > :26:51.his body shape there. I have not seen him taking many free kicks for
:26:52. > :26:58.Newcastle. That was well off target, his radar was not working. Almost
:26:59. > :27:03.two decades at Newcastle as a player at St James's Park. Uncharted
:27:04. > :27:07.territory for him now. He was there was a very young kids. He was there
:27:08. > :27:15.as an 18-year-old when I was in the first team. I said to him what is
:27:16. > :27:23.happening, have they freed you? He says, my contract is up, and I feel
:27:24. > :27:34.that I have to have a new challenge. That was an early flag up against
:27:35. > :27:39.Ikechi Anya. We have seen this a few times. Good vision from Steven
:27:40. > :27:52.Naismith. Unfortunately it had to be done slightly earlier. Naismith,
:27:53. > :28:12.looking for Morrison. Gabriel has it. The Scotland fans shouting for
:28:13. > :28:18.handball as that was taken down. Gordon Strachan not happy with some
:28:19. > :28:22.of the possession that has been given away by Scotland over the past
:28:23. > :28:30.few minutes. Not keeping the ball as well as he would like. Away by
:28:31. > :28:46.Gordon Greer. Shola Ameobi was lurking. That was kept in by
:28:47. > :28:54.Elderson. He opens his box of tricks. There have been a few of
:28:55. > :29:05.those on show tonight. The Nigerian players being ruled on by their
:29:06. > :29:13.supporters who are loving this. -- roared on. Lee Probert has a look
:29:14. > :29:17.over his shoulder to see the number, and unfortunately for
:29:18. > :29:21.Charlie Mulgrew it is his second within a few moments. He has to be
:29:22. > :29:34.more careful now, because the referee has had a good look. Away by
:29:35. > :29:51.Scott Brown. Delivery has not been great from the Nigerians, thus far.
:29:52. > :29:57.That is an opening for Uzoenyi. He was smothered by Andy Robertson.
:29:58. > :30:02.Perhaps the Scotland supporters will keep hold of the ball, of the kind
:30:03. > :30:09.that will be used in the World Cup in Brazil. When you start using
:30:10. > :30:16.these for the board cup, why not tonight? It just gives you something
:30:17. > :30:21.of a rub salt in the wounds for the Scots lads. It is just a reminder
:30:22. > :30:27.for then that these are the competitions you want to be going
:30:28. > :30:34.to. -- for them. Nigeria play increase, and then the USA, in the
:30:35. > :30:40.states, and their opening World Cup game is on the 16th of June against
:30:41. > :30:46.Iran. The plan of action is to qualify before the last group game
:30:47. > :31:01.against Argentina. It is important in the World Cup.
:31:02. > :31:05.Foul by Brown. Nigeria's best performance at World
:31:06. > :31:14.Cup finals was in their first one in 1994. In America.
:31:15. > :31:25.They equalled that in France in 98. Nigeria corner kick here, meantime.
:31:26. > :31:28.Ameobi leaving it for Babatunde. He plays his football in the Ukraine.
:31:29. > :31:41.. Away it goes.
:31:42. > :31:48.Hanley. Ambitious.
:31:49. > :31:52.You have to say. If ever you are going to see if the
:31:53. > :31:56.ball flies it is from a long distance shot. He gets everything
:31:57. > :32:02.right apart from he cuts across the ball. His body shape is down, his
:32:03. > :32:18.shoulders are up. Unfortunately cut across it underneath it, it is going
:32:19. > :32:38.to divert, high and wide. Obi. Uchebo, went the wrong way.
:32:39. > :33:00.Maloney. A good move. A very good move. That is half a dozen now.
:33:01. > :33:10.Again it son the left hand side. A nice little interchange.
:33:11. > :33:33.That is another one wanting to keep the ball!
:33:34. > :33:45.Almost bang on the half hour mark. You see what Scotland has done,
:33:46. > :33:55.because Babatunde on one side, and Uzoenyi on the other. That is a cred
:33:56. > :34:09.it to Scotland. -- credit. Headed away by Ameobi who has nine years --
:34:10. > :34:26.Yobo who had nine years at Everton. Asking too much of Morrison.
:34:27. > :34:34.Yobo who is in the team tonight, the skipper, is the most capped player
:34:35. > :34:43.in Nigeria's footballing history, it is his 95th appearance for the team
:34:44. > :34:46.tonight. An experienced player and spent a
:34:47. > :34:54.lot of last season on loan in England.
:34:55. > :35:11.A long spell at Everton. Naismith and Maloney are not the
:35:12. > :35:15.tallest players in the world but they have forced a corner kick. You
:35:16. > :35:18.don't have to be. Down the left hand side, good running from Anya, gets
:35:19. > :35:23.down there and he wants to put it into an area, he is looking up,
:35:24. > :35:29.hoping to get it in there but Elderson does fantastic defending
:35:30. > :35:37.but he is playing well down the left-hand side.
:35:38. > :35:49.Another Maloney corner. The referee didn't like the
:35:50. > :35:56.challenge. Have to question that and see that one again. Lee Probert is a
:35:57. > :35:59.bit kind on the keeper. He comes out.
:36:00. > :36:05.I think, is he in control of it? I don't know, I don't think so.
:36:06. > :36:10.He is thrown it into his own net. -- he has thrown it into his own
:36:11. > :36:17.net. Didn't see much in that. Just think it is very soft. I think
:36:18. > :36:22.keepers are sometimes overprotected. That is a massive instance of a
:36:23. > :36:25.goalkeeper being overprotected. It is like two centre forwards and they
:36:26. > :36:30.both go for a Herd, you will have that bit of physical contact, you
:36:31. > :36:33.have to have the physical contact. The goalkeeper, to me, all fingers
:36:34. > :36:42.and thumbs, it has gone in the back of the net.
:36:43. > :36:55.That is Obi. Elderson. Uchebo.
:36:56. > :37:02.They are keeping them at bay. They are. They are keeping them at bay.
:37:03. > :37:07.They are getting certain chance, set pieces but Nigeria aren't taking the
:37:08. > :37:12.chance, the set pieces at the moment, Babatunde taking it, they
:37:13. > :37:18.are not getting the set pieces right. Sometimes, when you are
:37:19. > :37:21.playing, sometimes a second string forward line or one or two different
:37:22. > :37:30.changes from your line up you wanted, you are going to slowly
:37:31. > :38:04.build into it. But... Mulgrew gave that way.
:38:05. > :38:20.Odunlami plays back in Nigeria for the Sun shine Stars.
:38:21. > :38:26.-- Sunshine. Nigeria the African champions having won their
:38:27. > :38:31.tournament, way back last Jan. Took part in the confederations cup in
:38:32. > :38:37.Brazil last summer. The World Cup represents the biggest
:38:38. > :38:53.prize for them. One of five African nations who will be heading there.
:38:54. > :38:56.Tions Cup in Brazil last summer. The World Cup represents the biggest
:38:57. > :38:58.prize for them. One of five African nations who will be heading there.
:38:59. > :39:03.Wonderful effort there, McGregor read it all the way. It comes
:39:04. > :39:11.straight at him. He was looking at his position, Greg
:39:12. > :39:19.Gereshk he sees the cross position, it was a great effort from Shola
:39:20. > :39:23.Ameobi. He doesn't get enough goals. He only got three in so many
:39:24. > :39:48.appearances in the last few for Newcastle. He knows it is
:39:49. > :39:54.disappointing. The other four teams from Nigeria
:39:55. > :39:58.are Algeria, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon.
:39:59. > :40:03.World Cup regulars these day, Cameroon.
:40:04. > :40:08.-- days. Nigeria are going to their fifth World Cup finals and they will
:40:09. > :40:13.look to make a bigger impression than on their last two tournaments.
:40:14. > :40:22.Missed out on Germany in 2006, but Tay were in Japan and Korea in 2002,
:40:23. > :40:25.and in South Africa four years ago. You would imagine that first match
:40:26. > :40:30.against Iran it will be a very different starting 11 to the one
:40:31. > :40:33.tonight Certainly, no doubt about it. They will name four or five
:40:34. > :40:36.players that would be in the starting line up for that occasion
:40:37. > :40:54.barring any injuries. Shaun Maloney's free-kick for the
:40:55. > :41:00.Scots. Knocked away by Ameobi. Think Babatunde gets himself, he
:41:01. > :41:06.looks and thinks will I go in for the tackle? He looks like he wants
:41:07. > :41:08.to pull out. That is why he gets his injury. He is all right to go in and
:41:09. > :41:16.have a tackle. He is in acres of space, Babatunde,
:41:17. > :41:34.away over in the right hand side. He is on the ball now.
:41:35. > :41:41.Robertson wasn't sure where up Uchebo was He got himself in a good
:41:42. > :41:45.position. You can't take chance, you always say clear your line, you can
:41:46. > :41:53.reshape at the set piece. Babatunde's corn earn kick.
:41:54. > :41:57.-- corner kick. He couldn't get any purchase on the
:41:58. > :42:06.ball. He is a giant, he is 6'5. He is a
:42:07. > :42:13.huge man at the back post. He spent his whole career back in
:42:14. > :42:19.Nigeria. Scored most of the scored did go
:42:20. > :42:21.back to Nigeria -- squad did go back to Nigeria before going back. Off to
:42:22. > :42:37.Houston tomorrow. Exciting times for the Nigerians and
:42:38. > :42:39.the Scottish players will hope for something similar on temperature
:42:40. > :42:45.road to France. -- on the road to France. This is
:42:46. > :42:53.Naismith. Maloney. Clipped in for Naismith.
:42:54. > :42:56.He is unlucky. He just had to connect with it. Maloney has done
:42:57. > :43:02.fantastic. Gets into position for the cross.
:43:03. > :43:07.That is fantastic from Robertson. Unfortunate, picked up by Gabriel.
:43:08. > :43:11.That is strong from Hanley. He hassian away on the left-hand side.
:43:12. > :43:19.Naismith and Maloney trying to get into the middle here. Anya.
:43:20. > :43:24.Unlucky. That is a nice spell again from Scotland. Getting forward,
:43:25. > :43:26.pressing, Nigerians, asking questions. Again, it is a final
:43:27. > :43:34.ball, from Anya. I like the play at the moment, it is
:43:35. > :43:47.good play. Babatunde.
:43:48. > :44:01.Elderson Echiejile. Simply known as Elderson.
:44:02. > :44:16.Egwuekwe. Short ball to Ameobi who finds Yobe. Ameobi. No, it breaks
:44:17. > :44:19.down. That is the pressure of Scotland, four players round, two
:44:20. > :44:35.Nigerians. This is an opportunity. He turns his head away, he sees the
:44:36. > :44:43.goalkeeper out of the side of his eye.
:44:44. > :44:50.Yes Naismith as Gabriel picks up and finds Uchebo. He will fancy this.
:44:51. > :45:00.That is the level with the help of the deflection. Uchebo levels
:45:01. > :45:07.matters at Craven Cottage. If you don't shoot you don't have a
:45:08. > :45:16.chance of scoring. Uchebo gets in, he does so well. He can't get it,
:45:17. > :45:20.when he comes out, he lets fly and again, it is one of those shots I
:45:21. > :45:25.think is going to hit the corner flag, but you have to stick a leg
:45:26. > :45:30.out, and unfortunately, for Allan McGregor, he is going one way and
:45:31. > :45:37.the ball goes the other. Grant Hanley, the unlucky man, Uchebo,
:45:38. > :45:43.with his first international goal on what is just his second cap and
:45:44. > :45:46.Scotland's run of clean sheets ends after 408 minutes without conceding
:45:47. > :45:51.a goal. Finally they have been breached and they have been breached
:45:52. > :45:58.by Michael Uchebo. It is 1-1 in London. You are saying in breach, it
:45:59. > :46:04.is by freak. Robertson looking for Maloney. Of course we go back to the
:46:05. > :46:08.Hanley header, when he went up against the goalkeeper, who was
:46:09. > :46:14.given the free-kick, and the ball ended up in the net.
:46:15. > :46:20.There was two chances. Naismith, one go in with the header and the
:46:21. > :46:22.goalkeeper throwing it in his own net.
:46:23. > :46:31.A lovely touch from Mulgrew from Robertson. Strong play, though, in
:46:32. > :46:48.the midfield by Joel Obi. That was almost like a line up in
:46:49. > :47:27.the rugby, lining up to cross it. It is down to that final passing. The
:47:28. > :47:41.major unions feeling better about themselves now that they are back on
:47:42. > :47:49.level terms. -- the Nigerians. The big Nigerian population in London,
:47:50. > :47:53.out in force tonight. It has been a dull, miserable day in the UK
:47:54. > :47:55.capital. They are brightening things up. They have got the brass section
:47:56. > :47:58.here as well. capital. They are brightening things
:47:59. > :48:05.up. They have got the The atmosphere is fantastic. Both sets of fans. It
:48:06. > :48:14.was noticeable when they were doing the national anthem. Michael Uchebo,
:48:15. > :48:22.the goal-scorer. And Nigeria ending the half very strongly, the final
:48:23. > :48:30.minute of it. Scotland have got to keep it down to closed doors, almost
:48:31. > :48:37.touching half-time. Keep it down get into the dressing room, and Gordon
:48:38. > :48:43.Strachan can reshape his side. Uzoenyi with a corner kick. A second
:48:44. > :48:50.chance for Nigeria, and Allan McGregor holds on. I don't know if
:48:51. > :49:00.it puts it down to the technique of the players, or it is this new,
:49:01. > :49:02.World Cup ball. The new ball is always a source of controversy in
:49:03. > :49:11.the run-up to World Cup finals, it seems. They said it four years ago
:49:12. > :49:17.in South Africa. Morrison has given it away and it is still alive for
:49:18. > :49:23.Nigeria. Shola Ameobi sums up his recent form. That was a chance. You
:49:24. > :49:33.just saw him slip in the middle of the park. He knows that he is in. He
:49:34. > :49:40.has time to take a little touch. Very similar to the earlier one in
:49:41. > :49:55.Scotland. The ball just does not quite get the bend on it, like it
:49:56. > :50:02.did for Steven Naismith. That was well taken by Grant Hanley.
:50:03. > :50:06.Morrison. Scotland led this game thanks to a fine finish from Charlie
:50:07. > :50:14.Mulgrew, his second goal for his country, fabulous finish, cancelled
:50:15. > :50:19.out by an equaliser from Michael Uchebo, a couple of minutes before
:50:20. > :50:23.half-time, deflecting horribly off Grant Hanley and into the net. At
:50:24. > :50:34.Craven Cottage it is Nigeria one, Scotland one.
:50:35. > :50:39.Scotland head off feeling a little bit disappointed, maybe at the bit
:50:40. > :50:46.disappointed with the scoreline, but not with the performance. Let's hear
:50:47. > :50:48.from Kris Boyd and Pat Nevin. Remind me which of these teams is going to
:50:49. > :50:58.the World Cup. It is not their strongest team.
:50:59. > :51:01.Scotland started well. For 30 minutes we were the better side with
:51:02. > :51:14.more possession. We were strong, structurally. I have to say that the
:51:15. > :51:19.Celtic boys have scored a lot of important goals for us and they have
:51:20. > :51:25.managed to do it again for us today. They are adapting that 4-2-3-1
:51:26. > :51:31.formation as they go along. Scotland playing like a team who want to go
:51:32. > :51:34.six matches unbeaten. Definitely. The final ball could maybe be a
:51:35. > :51:39.little bit better but they are getting the ball forward, getting
:51:40. > :51:43.opportunities. They could have done better in the final third. It is a
:51:44. > :51:46.game where you want to take your chances. It was a nice touch from
:51:47. > :51:53.Charlie Mulgrew for the opening goal. It was a great finish. You
:51:54. > :52:01.could see that Charlie has moved the ball with his foot. It is a great
:52:02. > :52:06.finish. I'm going to say that that Karen -- Gareth Bale or Neymar does
:52:07. > :52:12.that you will be talking about it for ever. He knows what he's doing.
:52:13. > :52:17.He gets it absolutely perfect. He might not do it every time, but that
:52:18. > :52:22.is what he is trying to do. He is putting it back in that area. It is
:52:23. > :52:30.a great finish. One of the big things about it, we talk about Scott
:52:31. > :52:33.Brown scoring that goal, it is to think that they can come from those
:52:34. > :52:40.deep areas and make a difference for us. And a short corner, it is hard
:52:41. > :52:46.to take corners, because it is the same on the Astroturf. It was good
:52:47. > :52:55.thinking by Scotland to do that. Should Scotland have had a second
:52:56. > :53:01.goal through Grant Hanley? I must admit, we were right in line with
:53:02. > :53:05.it. When the goalkeeper is that size he should be coming and commanding
:53:06. > :53:11.it. I do not see much wrong with it. He thinks he has been shoved, but to
:53:12. > :53:14.be honest nine times out of ten in the modern game, you're not getting
:53:15. > :53:25.that. The keepers are protected well. In general terms, you're
:53:26. > :53:28.probably not going to get that. But they have put a little bit of
:53:29. > :53:33.pressure on him. He will think twice about coming out for it next time.
:53:34. > :53:37.And part of a Grant Hanley hard luck story was this deflection on the
:53:38. > :53:45.shot from Michael jerboa which gives a false scoreline to the match. --
:53:46. > :53:48.from Michael Uchebo. You would not want any players to get injured at
:53:49. > :53:54.the World Cup, they are testing things out. That is unfortunate that
:53:55. > :53:59.it has taken a deflection and left Allan McGregor with no chance. I
:54:00. > :54:03.would not blame Grant Hanley for the deflection. That just happens now
:54:04. > :54:13.and again. He should have gone out and closed him down. In actual fact,
:54:14. > :54:16.he had the man, took he his time to get out and that is the reason why
:54:17. > :54:20.they got the shot away and we lost the goal. Ikechi Anya has been
:54:21. > :54:28.prominent for Scotland down the left-hand side and just a fraction
:54:29. > :54:31.away from goal. Yes, he has done a bidding right. It has come off the
:54:32. > :54:36.post. It has taken a little deflection. -- he has done
:54:37. > :54:44.everything right. He was very unlucky. One of the things we have
:54:45. > :54:46.noticed about Ikechi Anya is his willingness to attack the last
:54:47. > :54:53.defender all the time. He will not always get the perfect ball in. The
:54:54. > :54:57.amount of times that the midfielders are able to put the ball into that
:54:58. > :55:05.channel because it they know that he's going to run in there. It is
:55:06. > :55:11.that willingness. I am not going to stop, I am going to keep going. Two
:55:12. > :55:15.players have to go to him, and he has a little bit of trickery as
:55:16. > :55:19.well. Because of that, the other players can actually come in.
:55:20. > :55:25.Robertson has a great chance to put the ball in the middle. He has pace
:55:26. > :55:33.and a little bit of trickery. He is prepared to running behind, he is
:55:34. > :55:39.stretching the game. We thought, where has he come from? And he makes
:55:40. > :55:44.a big difference. He was trying to make adaptations to what is a system
:55:45. > :55:47.that is the right system for us. With both fullbacks pushing on, they
:55:48. > :55:53.are causing problems as well, playing higher up the page. In
:55:54. > :55:59.Scottish teams in the past we were sitting in and we are taking the
:56:00. > :56:06.team is now -- taking the game to teams, further up the pitch, and it
:56:07. > :56:12.they showing. -- it is showing. It was always going to be tough for
:56:13. > :56:21.Scotland under 21s and they are currently three down to the
:56:22. > :56:26.Netherlands, with the beautifully named Quincy Promes scoring all
:56:27. > :56:33.three goals. We will talk about the prospects in this second half 's
:56:34. > :56:38.here in full, but let's reflect on that sensational ending to the
:56:39. > :56:48.Scottis Premiership season. Hibs relegated, Hamilton promoted, and
:56:49. > :57:01.here's how it went. That is cheap, very cheap. The turn, the chance and
:57:02. > :57:08.the goal! A massive moment in this Premiership play-off tie. It was the
:57:09. > :57:20.error from McGivern that has been exposed, big-time. Gordon, played
:57:21. > :57:29.forward. Good turn by Jason Scotland. That is the opportunity
:57:30. > :57:45.and they have taken it! Tony Andrew! Easter Road is stunned and
:57:46. > :57:50.little wonder. Nerve shredding. The drama you have to watch, but you
:57:51. > :57:59.want to look away from. How is your luck? Kevin Thomson. It has not gone
:58:00. > :58:08.in, it is advantage Hamilton. Jason Scotland, who got the Hamilton
:58:09. > :58:14.revival started. He makes it 4-3. They are almost there, Hamilton. The
:58:15. > :58:19.man who scored the goals in the first leg that look like they had
:58:20. > :58:32.put Hibs on easy street. He has to score. And he doesn't! This is
:58:33. > :58:36.astonishing! Hamilton looked dead and buried when they arrived in the
:58:37. > :58:41.capital this afternoon. The first leg was a blow but not a knockout
:58:42. > :58:43.blow, and somehow they have found it within themselves to pull off one of
:58:44. > :58:53.the great Scottish football comeback, to consign her burning
:58:54. > :58:58.into relegation. -- Hibernian. We do not think that the first game was
:58:59. > :59:02.2-0. A lot of people laughed at. I believe that we could go and do it.
:59:03. > :59:07.And I think we showed today that we are the better side and deserved it.
:59:08. > :59:12.We have got to make sure that if we do continue next year, we rebuild,
:59:13. > :59:17.because this club needs it. This club needs a chance to regroup. And
:59:18. > :59:22.to clear some people out and make sure we come back fighting, come
:59:23. > :59:27.back stronger. Well done to Hamilton, but that is a nightmare
:59:28. > :59:31.scenario for Hibs. They are in the Scottish Championship next season.
:59:32. > :59:35.And that is some line-up of themes, when you think that Rangers and
:59:36. > :59:45.Hearts are in there as well. -- of teams. It is going to be tough. A
:59:46. > :59:48.lot of big clubs down there. That is no coincidence that there are 15
:59:49. > :59:54.players leaving Hibs on Monday morning. That decision has been made
:59:55. > :59:59.over a three-month period. It has been on the slide since then. As a
:00:00. > :00:00.Hibs fan it is a worrying time. It is, Pat,
:00:01. > :00:08.Hibs fan it is a worrying time. isn't it? Even worse than losing the
:00:09. > :00:15.cup final. That is the lowest of the low. Hibs are probably the worst
:00:16. > :00:18.team in the Scottish Premier League. And in the end it is the worst team
:00:19. > :00:24.that goes down. They have not got any excuses. Maybe an extreme
:00:25. > :00:29.changes needed. All of those players out. It has been coming for a few
:00:30. > :00:33.years. Hibs fans will tell you that the quality has not been good for a
:00:34. > :00:38.few years. Before this game started I did not think that 2-0 was enough.
:00:39. > :00:43.And by the way, well done Hamilton, they absolutely deserve that on the
:00:44. > :00:48.day. It is going to be an incredibly hard lead to get out of. It is going
:00:49. > :00:52.to be exciting. The likes of Falkirk have been fantastic in it as well.
:00:53. > :01:02.But don't try telling that to Hibs fans right now, it just hurts too
:01:03. > :01:09.much. Kris Boyd has been part of the Scotland squad under Gordon
:01:10. > :01:13.Strachan. What has he added? He has given back belief that they can win
:01:14. > :01:17.games. The fullbacks have been playing further up the pitch. We are
:01:18. > :01:21.starting to threaten teams rather than sitting in and waiting to get
:01:22. > :01:25.beaten. And that is showing with the team selection. We are picking
:01:26. > :01:32.forward-thinking players. And we are hurting teams. It is exciting bodges
:01:33. > :01:38.Scotland at the moment. It is. Remember, we have been on a roll.
:01:39. > :01:44.Even in the press conference building up to this, he wants to add
:01:45. > :01:47.that attacking flair, and with a bit of application. Too often, we hear
:01:48. > :01:51.managers saying what they are going to do and it does not would like
:01:52. > :01:55.that at all by the time the game comes. You can see at adapting and
:01:56. > :02:03.changing. We try not to get too carried away, but we can see the
:02:04. > :02:05.improvement, game on game. The Scott Brown and Charlie McGrew in the
:02:06. > :02:11.middle, they have a great understanding. It lets the fullbacks
:02:12. > :02:18.go up as well. Watch Robertson tonight. When he pushes up, Charlie
:02:19. > :02:23.Mulgrew will push into his place. It is a good system. Gordon Strachan
:02:24. > :02:29.can slot players and when others are missing and the momentum continues.
:02:30. > :02:33.Before Gordon Strachan was in charge, if we did not have the main
:02:34. > :02:37.players, we were snookered. If we were missing one or two players, we
:02:38. > :02:41.knew that we were in big trouble. I do not feel like that just now.
:02:42. > :02:46.There are the few players who think we can't do without them because
:02:47. > :02:50.others can slot in. Maybe we are an period of time where we have more
:02:51. > :02:56.depth to the squad. Gordon has looked around. He's picking lads
:02:57. > :03:05.from Derby County. He is looking well and picking them up well. And
:03:06. > :03:17.Darren Fletcher is still not involved. There are options. Before,
:03:18. > :03:23.that was not the case. We go with a fair bit of belief,
:03:24. > :03:28.don't we? Germany is is a world class team. I think we can go, there
:03:29. > :03:32.is games we can take the game to the opposition, but I think the Germany
:03:33. > :03:37.game, we might try and defend and hit them on the break, but as I say,
:03:38. > :03:42.that might suit us because we have players going forward. Let us hear
:03:43. > :03:47.from the Scotland assistant manager. Mark, do you consider yourselves
:03:48. > :03:51.unfortunate going in level at the break? No. I think that it has been
:03:52. > :03:56.a good game, it has been a good tempo, we have had a lot of positive
:03:57. > :03:59.aspects. We feel there has been a few instances when we have not
:04:00. > :04:03.turned it into a good enough chance, there has been a lot of positives.
:04:04. > :04:10.Good luck in the second half. Thank you. Team is out. Let us see
:04:11. > :04:15.how the second half develops. 1-1 half way through. Back to Kevin
:04:16. > :04:20.Gallagher and Liam McLeod. No changes by the looks of things at
:04:21. > :04:27.half-time. Gordon Strachan will be making a few of those later.
:04:28. > :04:28.Scotland unbeaten in the last five, since losing to Belgium in
:04:29. > :04:36.September. It looks as though Scotland are
:04:37. > :04:42.going to make a change at the start of the second half. It will be Chris
:04:43. > :04:51.Martin and she going to replace Steven Naismith.
:04:52. > :04:57.-- he is. It's a debut for Chris Martin, Gordon Strachan had it in
:04:58. > :05:01.his mind he would start him tonight if it had not arrived later than
:05:02. > :05:24.anybody else. So Naismith off, Martin on.
:05:25. > :05:27.The Nigerian players go into a huddle.
:05:28. > :05:32.Gordon Strachan's 12th game in charge of Scotland, he has won six s
:05:33. > :05:37.lost four and drawn one so far, the defeats came to Wales, Serbia,
:05:38. > :05:42.England and Belgium. But it has all been positive, pretty
:05:43. > :05:51.much, as the months have gone on. Can they chalk up another victory
:05:52. > :05:58.tonight? The referee gets things June way for the second half.
:05:59. > :06:01.-- under way. And it is with Hanley. Final are heading to their fifth
:06:02. > :06:09.World Cup finals. They will have been to five of the last six when
:06:10. > :06:15.they go to Brazil. Having defeated Ethiopia 4-1 on aggregate to reach
:06:16. > :06:21.the finals. The best World Cup run twosecond round exits to Italy in
:06:22. > :06:25.94, they were one minute from the quarter-finals, having finished
:06:26. > :06:30.ahead of Argentina in their group. Then they lost 4-1 to Denmark in the
:06:31. > :06:35.second round in 1998, having won their group that time as well.
:06:36. > :06:40.Out in the group stage, in 02 and 2010.
:06:41. > :06:44.What do you make of that? Obviously he wanted to look at Chris Martin,
:06:45. > :06:51.that is first and foremost. As you say, that slight delay, it gives
:06:52. > :06:55.them a chance to have a look at Steven Naismith as a lone striker.
:06:56. > :07:01.Now is the chance for an out-and-out striker, a slightly different way of
:07:02. > :07:05.playing, he will be more of a target man. James Morrison will have to
:07:06. > :07:10.support him a bit more. The first cap for Chris Martin who scored 25
:07:11. > :07:23.goals for Derby County in their march to the play-off.
:07:24. > :07:31.25, his first cap. His father is a Glaswegian, but he is from Suffolk.
:07:32. > :07:36.In a different life he was in an England U 19 squad. He was looking
:07:37. > :07:41.to bring Maloney into play there. Nigeria have the ball back though.
:07:42. > :07:57.Obi. Yobo. Backed there by Gabriel. He
:07:58. > :08:07.was still in the Nigeria squad before he was given his Kilmarnock
:08:08. > :08:18.debut. After a few appearances he was out. He wasn't the only one to
:08:19. > :08:22.leave Killie in January. Martin immediately involved.
:08:23. > :08:36.Hutton there one of the survivors from that night in Paris. Incredible
:08:37. > :08:47.to think that was almost seven years ago now, McFadden and all that.
:08:48. > :08:51.I remember the goal like it was yesterday, from McFadden. A long
:08:52. > :08:56.free-kick from Germaine Greerful Martin does well, strong play,
:08:57. > :09:12.Morrison evades the challenge. He did well, he just managed to side
:09:13. > :09:19.foot himself away from Odunlami. It is going to drop to Ameobi. McGregor
:09:20. > :09:23.is there. He has to be. What a save Allan McGregor. He is
:09:24. > :09:30.not expecting that, to happen in the box, and it is a natural shot from a
:09:31. > :09:36.striker. I tell you what he is alert, he is sharp. Just shows all
:09:37. > :09:41.young goalkeepers out there it is not just about saving with your
:09:42. > :09:46.than, it is about getting your feet and body down to stop the ball going
:09:47. > :09:50.in the net. It is incredible he is playing tonight, after suffering
:09:51. > :09:55.kidney damage in a game back at the end of March. It looked like his
:09:56. > :10:00.season was over, understandably. He came back from Hull City, he played
:10:01. > :10:19.at Wembley in the FA Cup Final defeat to Arsenal. Team were 2-0 up
:10:20. > :10:23.early in that game. That might have troubled the
:10:24. > :10:28.Nigerian goal. Scotland are using Anya, his pace is causing all sorts
:10:29. > :10:33.of problems down Odunlami's side. He doesn't know whether he is coming or
:10:34. > :10:36.going, twisting or turning. This is, as you say, that is an
:10:37. > :10:49.unbelievable save. You know he is son his toe, he is not on his heel,
:10:50. > :10:53.he is not caught going backwards. 32 cap for him.
:10:54. > :11:09.Robertson. Let that trickle out.
:11:10. > :11:16.Hutton. That is from Martin. Whiches it as well. Lovely knock down for
:11:17. > :11:21.Morrison. Resisted the temptation to shoot there, tried to knock it into
:11:22. > :11:28.the path of Maloney. He was just unlucky at the end of it. Right
:11:29. > :11:32.idea. He is looking the push it into Maloney's path. It caught his studs
:11:33. > :11:37.or blades under the sole of his boot.
:11:38. > :11:42.Nigeria thinking of making a change. There will be a few of those as
:11:43. > :11:59.tends to be in these challenge matches. Igiebor is being readied.
:12:00. > :12:11.Gabriel, poor ball. Hanley. Martin, can see already what Martin bridge
:12:12. > :12:16.brings to the table. Nobody in the middle at the moment.
:12:17. > :12:25.He might have do this himself. Great skill from Anya.
:12:26. > :12:38.This is Hutton. Scotland playing on, Hutton trying to pick out a
:12:39. > :12:46.team-mate and in it goes! And Scotland have their lead back!
:12:47. > :12:55.Scotland have restored their advantage, early in the second half.
:12:56. > :13:01.They are getting into position. You think that is it over. Nigeria, a
:13:02. > :13:06.bit casual on the clearance, they get in position. They can hurt them
:13:07. > :13:11.in behind. It is here with Hutton. He doesn't want to fire it across,
:13:12. > :13:19.he takes his time and looks up. He tries to pick out a bit of movement.
:13:20. > :13:28.Unfortunately, for Nigeria. It was helped on its way by Odunlami. Yes.
:13:29. > :13:35.It shows the quality of the cross, if you put it into an area, you may
:13:36. > :13:49.have to make the challenge, unfortunately, it ends up in the
:13:50. > :13:53.Nigerian net again. Odunlami tries to Superintendent it
:13:54. > :14:00.from crossing the line. He couldn't. Scotland in front again. Perfect
:14:01. > :14:06.start to the second half. We say in the first half to get off to a good
:14:07. > :14:10.start. You know, you have a feeling that Scotland have found one or two
:14:11. > :14:17.little weaknesses in this Nigerian side.
:14:18. > :14:21.Nigeria fans not happy with the touch there, from Ameobi. In the
:14:22. > :14:26.middle of that the Nigerians did make a change, they brought Joel Obi
:14:27. > :14:39.off and put on Igiebor of Real Betis, in Spain. They were relegated
:14:40. > :14:50.from La Liga. Obi fancying his chances of getting on the plane to
:14:51. > :14:56.Brazil. Just a change of personnel, fresh
:14:57. > :15:00.leg, something different. Try and add a bit of spark. We will probably
:15:01. > :15:03.see more substitutions coming up now.
:15:04. > :15:09.We are not going to have to wait long for the next one. Peter
:15:10. > :15:18.Odemwingie is going to come on. A familiar name.
:15:19. > :15:23.Michael Uchebo who scored towards the end of the first half is
:15:24. > :15:28.replaced by Peter Odemwingie. He hasn't been part of the national
:15:29. > :15:35.team in recent times. Not since February 2012 in fact,
:15:36. > :15:41.more than two years since he featured for Nigeria, now of Stoke
:15:42. > :15:46.City. He has had a good season for Stoke City. He got exiled from
:15:47. > :15:52.Nigeria from the national side. Now he has come back in to it. We heard
:15:53. > :15:57.the huge applause from his fans. It is good timing. It is always nice to
:15:58. > :16:08.come back to, especially a national set up when you go into a major
:16:09. > :16:16.competition. Peter Odemwingie on for his 59th cap. I'm important few
:16:17. > :16:47.minutes for Scotland to consolidate their lead. -- an important. Elders
:16:48. > :16:54.and played against Celtic in the Champions League -- Elderson played
:16:55. > :17:04.against Celtic in the Champions League in 2010, when he played for
:17:05. > :17:17.Braga. And Peter Odemwingie played against Aberdeen in the Europa
:17:18. > :17:21.League in 2000 and 74 Lokomotiv Moscow. -- 2007, four Lokomotiv
:17:22. > :17:39.Moscow. An important intervention from
:17:40. > :17:49.Gordon Greer. Peter Odemwingie gets it back, and that there is a good
:17:50. > :17:53.save from Allan McGregor. At the last line of defence you need top
:17:54. > :17:58.quality, and Allan McGregor is. We have seen them there so many times,
:17:59. > :18:08.his quick reactions, gets down though, gets his hands on it. David
:18:09. > :18:20.Marshall is amongst the substitutes tonight. Gabriel, to Auden winky. --
:18:21. > :18:36.to Peter Odemwingie. They must be making substitutions
:18:37. > :18:39.every two minutes, because they have two players waiting to come on,
:18:40. > :18:55.Victor Moses is stripped and ready to come on. Wonderful skill,
:18:56. > :18:56.Alberta, by Gabriel, setting up an opportunity for Nigeria -- wonderful
:18:57. > :19:28.skill out there. The big switch from Igiebor. That
:19:29. > :20:19.was Allan McGregor's, all the way. Igiebor. To Peter Odemwingie. That
:20:20. > :20:25.is an excellent challenge by Robertson. So strong in the tackle.
:20:26. > :20:30.He had to be. He had to get it right. Right under the nose of the
:20:31. > :20:47.referee's assistant, watching him closely. Gabriel. Elderson. It
:20:48. > :20:57.breaks down in the final third for Nigeria once more, with the score at
:20:58. > :21:14.Nigeria one, Scotland two, the second Scotland goal courtesy of an
:21:15. > :21:22.own goal by Egwuekwe. Great ball from Alan Hutton, and Shaun
:21:23. > :21:29.Maloney, he is offside. I wonder how close that was? Getting it down the
:21:30. > :21:39.right-hand side. Alan Hutton made a great run. He is clearly offside. I
:21:40. > :21:46.just wonder, if he lets that go, Chris Martin was waiting for it. He
:21:47. > :21:58.is interfering with they so he has to check his run to allow Martin in,
:21:59. > :22:08.with Victor Moses, one, replacing Uzoenyi. He is a Chelsea player, who
:22:09. > :22:18.was on loan at Liverpool last season. Nigeria have made four
:22:19. > :22:32.changes in 16 minutes of the second half. Scotland thought they had gone
:22:33. > :22:38.3-1 R. -- 3-1 up. In this one, you're only talking half a yard
:22:39. > :22:44.offside, for Shaun Maloney. That was a solid challenge by Alan Hutton.
:22:45. > :22:56.Headed clear by Colin Greer. Joseph Yobo.
:22:57. > :23:17.Picked up by Michael Baberton des. -- Babatunde. Scotland are preparing
:23:18. > :23:27.to make a change. James Morrison is going to be replaced by George Boyd
:23:28. > :23:34.of Hull City. Just the second cap for George Boyd. He played plenty of
:23:35. > :23:43.football for Hull City as they finished 16th in the English Premier
:23:44. > :23:52.League. There is his namesake, Kris Boyd, sitting beside his old
:23:53. > :24:30.Kilmarnock and Rangers body, Steven Naismith. -- buddy. Shaun Maloney
:24:31. > :24:33.coming off the right-hand side allowing George Boyd to come in from
:24:34. > :24:44.the more natural position of a wide forward layer. -- player.
:24:45. > :24:52.Two more of the regular stars for Nigeria in their team now, including
:24:53. > :25:00.this man, Victor Moses. Stepping away from Ikechi Anya. It will be
:25:01. > :25:08.interesting to see how quickly they can gel. It will be up to the two
:25:09. > :25:10.simple defenders to keep it tight, and not allow Victor Moses to run at
:25:11. > :25:45.them. -- central defenders. Charlie Mulgrew gave the Scots the
:25:46. > :25:49.lead with an exquisite flick. That is back from Robertson. Ikechi Anya
:25:50. > :26:02.had made his run. The flag had gone up, though. That was unlucky. Must
:26:03. > :26:08.have been very close. He just goes a little bit too early. The defenders
:26:09. > :26:13.up in the middle of the park. Getting their hand up for offside.
:26:14. > :26:34.It must be about time for a substitution! Oduamadi of AC Milan
:26:35. > :26:39.coming on. He has had spells at Brescia and Torino. He will be
:26:40. > :26:52.looking to make an impression with Milan, in the Seri our season.
:26:53. > :27:08.That will be halfway down Kensington high Street, that ball. That will be
:27:09. > :27:13.number two missing. Dusk has fallen on London. The floodlights are
:27:14. > :27:21.beaming down. It is a brilliant surface. I managed to get a walk on
:27:22. > :27:26.it and have a look at it. It would be the envy of a lot of football
:27:27. > :27:34.clubs at this time of the season, but that is the technology of today,
:27:35. > :27:51.isn't it? Chris Martin! That was beaten away by. He saw the headlines
:27:52. > :28:07.for his first international goal. -- beaten away by Augustine Ejide.
:28:08. > :28:21.Robertson. Ikechi Anya is waiting in the middle. Charlie Mulgrew kept it
:28:22. > :28:27.in. Charlie Mulgrew onside. That is a corner kick to Scotland. They are
:28:28. > :28:32.playing well. No doubt about it. The lads were playing at half time. It
:28:33. > :28:36.is nice to see Scotland pushing forward and causing problems. This
:28:37. > :28:41.is the chance for Chris Martin. He has been striking these goals all
:28:42. > :28:49.season. Just a little bit too close to the goalkeeper that time. Shaun
:28:50. > :28:58.Maloney's ball, and the goalkeeper has it.
:28:59. > :29:08.Was that offside? It can only have been. The flag was up. He is
:29:09. > :29:16.beginning to annoy the Tartan Army, Simon Bennett on the main stand
:29:17. > :29:18.side. If it is offside it is in the corner flag, and it has just been
:29:19. > :29:40.taken from the opposite side. Igiebor. The Joseph Yobo. George
:29:41. > :29:51.Boyd has it. He set up the chance for Chris Martin. George Boyd had a
:29:52. > :29:55.very good season at Hull City. It is important for him to get games and
:29:56. > :30:01.he is getting games at the very top level. That is the best place to get
:30:02. > :30:14.games. Because you play against better players, so you are going to
:30:15. > :30:19.be tested. It is a good test. Coming to this level, teams who are going
:30:20. > :30:24.toward cups, playing against you. Into the final quarter. Peter
:30:25. > :30:46.Odemwingie, to Victor Moses. looking for that free-kick. Almost
:30:47. > :30:52.into the path of Robertson. He was lucky. If he could only take it on
:30:53. > :30:56.his right foot, he tries to take it with his left. But the break was
:30:57. > :31:01.fantastic between him Andean down the left-hand side, it is nice the
:31:02. > :31:08.see. -- Andrea -- him andAndrea.
:31:09. > :31:13.Nigeria have a corner hee. -- here.
:31:14. > :31:24.They are behind but they are still enjoying their night.
:31:25. > :31:35.It's a test to show. Moses will take.
:31:36. > :31:49.Three Scotland players could have taken turns in getting rid of that
:31:50. > :32:01.ball there. Moses hugging the touchline.
:32:02. > :32:16.Boyd clears. There was a couple of Nigerians lurking round there.
:32:17. > :32:25.Yobo did enough. He won the ball as well.
:32:26. > :32:31.You don't want to be picking up injury just now with a World Cup on
:32:32. > :32:42.the horizon. Odunlami, I mean, I wonder if he has took a bit of
:32:43. > :32:45.cramp. There is nothing worse. He run up and down that right-hand
:32:46. > :32:49.side, he has been chasing Anya all day.
:32:50. > :32:56.The last thing he needs is a muscle pull, a muscle tear at this, so
:32:57. > :33:01.close at going to the World Cup. Looking at this Scotland squad,
:33:02. > :33:06.Scotland team, you were part of a squad who were successful in a
:33:07. > :33:10.qualification campaign, Gordon Strachan has mentioned many times
:33:11. > :33:18.that as a nation, Scotland don't have that one superstar like Wales
:33:19. > :33:28.have Gareth Bale, like Poland subpoena a star player. They have a
:33:29. > :33:35.different work ethic. Is this a team that can qualify in 200016? It will
:33:36. > :33:40.be tough. In the 90s, we got a lot of stick for an ageing side going to
:33:41. > :33:44.the World Cup. . We felt we were in our 20s, it was coming a bit late
:33:45. > :33:50.but what we done, is we were all together, you know, Craig Brown
:33:51. > :33:53.assembled what we classed as a club thing, at international level. We
:33:54. > :33:57.gave it our best shot, the way we wanted to play. We qualified for
:33:58. > :34:00.competitions. I think Gordon is bringing that back, you can see that
:34:01. > :34:04.players are playing for each other the way they play in the link up
:34:05. > :34:10.play. They are willing to run off the ball for people now, of course,
:34:11. > :34:15.that bit of freedom they are getting to show people know, what they can
:34:16. > :34:20.do. It is something we haven't done for probably the last decade, to het
:34:21. > :34:24.Scottish footballers, enjoy themselves and show what they have
:34:25. > :34:31.and now we are seeing it. What we are about to see here is
:34:32. > :34:44.Celtic's FA Ambrose, who is going to come on Odunlami is not going to be
:34:45. > :34:49.able to continue. They are enjoying this the Scotland
:34:50. > :34:53.supporters, they are enjoying the revival, you remember the banner, in
:34:54. > :34:59.SOS message to Gordon Strachan in Brussels.
:35:00. > :35:08.The Scots went down to Belgium. Every -- Ambrose is on for cap 35.
:35:09. > :35:11.We have seen him play at right back for Celtic before, on several
:35:12. > :35:15.occasion, but that is his position with the Nigerian national team and
:35:16. > :35:21.he is on. That is his regular position for the national side. You
:35:22. > :35:25.do find it strange that players play club football in different
:35:26. > :35:31.positions. He has done a fantastic job. Russell Martin not involved for
:35:32. > :35:35.Scotland tonight, he is one of those who plays full-back for Norwich
:35:36. > :35:40.City. Centre half for Scotland. Another one. A lot of players round
:35:41. > :35:45.him, different sides, play different positions and sometimes it is an
:35:46. > :35:53.added bonus to be able to do it. Sometimes it can be a hind --
:35:54. > :35:57.hindrance. Anya has it. Scotland about to make a change. You
:35:58. > :36:04.might have seen that at the bottom of picture a second or two ago.
:36:05. > :36:25.Craig Forsyth formally of Dundee, in one of the tartan gang at Derby
:36:26. > :36:30.County. Joseph Yobo. Gabriel. Best remembered at kill MAFF knock for
:36:31. > :36:46.conceded a penalty against Dundee in a Scottish defeat.
:36:47. > :36:53.-- Kilmarnock. No-one for -- Craig Forsyth will
:36:54. > :36:59.come on. He hasn't looked out of place, has he. He has had a
:37:00. > :37:09.fantastic game tonight. It gives Scotland a chance to see Craig
:37:10. > :37:18.Forsyth. He is 25. Played for Carnoustie. Left Dundee in 2011,
:37:19. > :37:24.initial loan spell at Derby County. He will need a fine Sergeant Major
:37:25. > :37:30.season -- he had a fine season for the Rams.
:37:31. > :38:29.Odemwingie, pinched from him by Mulgrew. 13 minutes to go.
:38:30. > :38:51.Alan Hutton's free-kick. Headed away by Echiejile. For a second... He
:38:52. > :38:55.couldn't get that. He has had a dozen 20 yard sprints, Anya, down
:38:56. > :39:17.this left hand side. Trying to get on to the ball. Ambrose switched off
:39:18. > :39:25.a bit. Got out of position. Great result for France last night.
:39:26. > :39:31.4-0. Thumping of Norway. They do look like contenders for the
:39:32. > :39:35.World Cup finals, at the start of, which is not too far away. 12th
:39:36. > :39:40.June. Sao Paolo the host, Brazil, against
:39:41. > :40:10.Croatia. Scotland beat them twice in recent
:40:11. > :40:14.times. Still 11 minutes. That is the
:40:15. > :40:21.tactics. She is making another substitution for the manager!
:40:22. > :40:29.Ambrose. He was talking with sadness in his
:40:30. > :40:33.voice a couple of days ago, when he was asked about Neil Lennon and his
:40:34. > :40:41.decision to leave Celtic last Thursday.
:40:42. > :40:55.He was surprised. Surprised a few people. It was Lennon who brought
:40:56. > :41:08.Ambrose to Celtic Park. He made him Celtic captain. The former Celtic
:41:09. > :41:32.boss himself. Ten minutes to negotiate.
:41:33. > :41:37.Haven't lost a game sense January, Nigeria.
:41:38. > :41:42.-- since January, Nigeria. Heading for defeat just now, of
:41:43. > :41:47.course just the very nature of these friendly matches, particularly in
:41:48. > :41:54.the second half, it is very difficult for momentum and passing,
:41:55. > :41:58.coming to fruition given the number of substitutions that are made, the
:41:59. > :42:13.pauses in the games. There is Mulgrew. The pace of this
:42:14. > :42:18.attack. Anya on the volley. That was sitting up. A hard
:42:19. > :42:22.technique to actually do, especially when the defender is coming close to
:42:23. > :42:26.you. A A lovely ball from George Boyd, to
:42:27. > :42:31.set up the chance in the first place for Anya.
:42:32. > :42:58.Ambrose. Scotland about to bring on Steven
:42:59. > :43:04.Whittaker. Ambrose. Chris Martin.
:43:05. > :43:10.First real touch for Forsyth. Finds his club mate Martin, then Mulgrew.
:43:11. > :43:20.Beaten to it by FA Ambrose. -- Efe Ambrose.
:43:21. > :43:37.Uchebo. Switch to most, who switched himself
:43:38. > :43:46.out to the left-wing. Good run from him.
:43:47. > :43:53.That is his forte Victor Moses. Gets on the ball.
:43:54. > :44:00.Along comes Whittaker and off goes Anya, who once again has impressed
:44:01. > :44:06.in a Scotland shirt. I think down the left-hand side he has been
:44:07. > :44:13.fantastic. You know,ian's pace has caused problems when he is on the
:44:14. > :44:20.ball, dribbling, he has had some nice one twos. We will see, I think,
:44:21. > :44:28.George Boyd switching side. Steven Whittaker doubling up on the other
:44:29. > :44:48.side with Alan Hutton. Steven Whittaker's 24th cap.
:44:49. > :44:54.They are singing the Scotland manager's name. Little wonder the
:44:55. > :44:58.way results are going. Six minutes still here. They have a long way to
:44:59. > :45:03.go. Nigeria are pressing us back a bit. We don't want to see us go back
:45:04. > :45:09.too deep. Tired leg, creeping into one or two players.
:45:10. > :45:12.Nigeria free-kick. Alan Hutton perhaps was conceding that, think
:45:13. > :45:16.with handball, he was on the ground because he slipped. At least his
:45:17. > :45:21.hands stopped the ball. It might have been a foul in the previous
:45:22. > :45:29.phase of that move from Nigeria. They do have an opportunity to swing
:45:30. > :45:33.this into the middle. Gabriel there, Ambrose as well. In
:45:34. > :45:38.it comes. That might be a corner.
:45:39. > :45:42.Scotland are hanging on with the players in there. They are trying to
:45:43. > :45:47.man mark it but there are one getting in. The players are looking
:45:48. > :45:51.round now, they are trying to pick up the spare player, trying to
:45:52. > :45:56.defend, Nigeria are getting players into positions to cause problems.
:45:57. > :46:04.Here comes mosts with the corner kick. Flush by Mulgrew. They
:46:05. > :46:42.collected here by Odunlami. That was very clever! It is over the cross
:46:43. > :46:47.bar. Managers... It is good to either high spirits. We have a
:46:48. > :46:49.decent side and we can look at this as a fantastic result, as long as it
:46:50. > :47:17.stays that. The English referee once a
:47:18. > :47:23.word in his ear. He has come in, Scott Brown. If you are going to do
:47:24. > :47:28.a professional foul, you have got to do it on the halfway line.
:47:29. > :47:36.Unfortunately for Scott, he goes in that little bit late and picks up a
:47:37. > :47:45.yellow card. It has not been that physical, this game. Referees do
:47:46. > :47:48.stray on the side of leniency in friendly international, but that was
:47:49. > :48:02.a yellow card every day of the week for Scott Brown. This is
:48:03. > :48:20.meaningful, for a lot of players. Again, that was Nwofor on the end of
:48:21. > :48:26.the course. -- across. He gets in ahead of Gordon Greer. Sometimes you
:48:27. > :48:30.get too much power on the header. Nwofor has scored a couple of times
:48:31. > :48:52.for his country, both of them against South Africa. This is his
:48:53. > :48:57.fifth cap this evening. Odunlami, who went off earlier, had the
:48:58. > :49:07.physiotherapist with him for a while. For the cynics who suggest
:49:08. > :49:11.Scotland are picking up these unduly positive results because they are
:49:12. > :49:18.playing with no pressure, that all changes in September, but how much
:49:19. > :49:21.of it is there in that? It is 11 against 11, as simple as that. You
:49:22. > :49:26.have got to do the best that you can, especially at this level. It is
:49:27. > :49:35.the highest level in football, to play in this arena. And you have got
:49:36. > :49:40.to perform, to win games and get noticed. And that is what a lot of
:49:41. > :49:48.guys do. You see the African nations coming across. Players are playing
:49:49. > :49:55.for their future, to come over and to break into Europe. And to be
:49:56. > :50:00.bought by a club. It is all about Rui Silva all use and things. As
:50:01. > :50:08.well as learning the trade of football -- it is all about resale
:50:09. > :50:12.values. And winning games of football is what Gordon Strachan's
:50:13. > :50:19.side are getting in a very nice habit of doing. You do not want to
:50:20. > :50:31.be happy in defeat. It is not over yet. This is Efe Ambrose. Joseph
:50:32. > :50:36.Yobo. 1951, the last time that Scotland had such a Mac consecutive
:50:37. > :50:46.away match victories. -- four consecutive. Excellent defending by
:50:47. > :50:55.Gordon Greer. And Scotland could not clear the ball. And Nwofor, who had
:50:56. > :50:59.been threatening, rams home and make equaliser for Nigeria and it looks
:51:00. > :51:05.as though Scotland will have to settle for a draw. It was good
:51:06. > :51:09.movement from Nwofor who has caused problems for Scotland since he has
:51:10. > :51:15.come on. Gordon Greer is on the ground, he slipped over. He cannot
:51:16. > :51:21.get himself back up quick enough. And Nwofor has sniffed it out. Good
:51:22. > :51:37.strikers are always alert in the box, and he was other. -- he was
:51:38. > :51:41.alert. Scotland, minutes, if not seconds, from victory, but it is
:51:42. > :51:50.snatched away from them. Three minutes of stoppage time at the end.
:51:51. > :51:54.There might yet be more drama. Grant Hanley could not get the ball clear.
:51:55. > :52:05.Could he have done better? Should he have done better? Nwofor goes to
:52:06. > :52:08.ground, and Gordon Greer has got to scramble and get his feet up. I know
:52:09. > :52:15.that he is going to be tired, but you want to stop anything. Nwofor is
:52:16. > :52:19.alert, Gordon Greer is not, he picks himself up and hits the target.
:52:20. > :52:23.Scotland have gone backwards a little bit. They have been defending
:52:24. > :52:26.a little bit deeper. You can only put that down to the quality of the
:52:27. > :52:34.players that have come on, for Nigeria. You cannot take that away.
:52:35. > :52:44.In the game so far, Scotland have played really well. That was
:52:45. > :52:49.unlucky. Just about to go into the final minute of injury time at
:52:50. > :52:55.Craven Cottage. Nigeria now looking for the winner. They have had a free
:52:56. > :53:06.kick as well. Nwofor has made the difference. He is a fresh pair of
:53:07. > :53:12.legs, and has caused problems, and his supporters are happy now, at
:53:13. > :53:20.getting back on level terms. Gabriel. It will be very harsh on
:53:21. > :53:26.Scotland is Nigeria scored again. Nwofor again causing problems.
:53:27. > :53:30.Victor Moses, and Nigeria are going to have the last laugh. Alan Hutton
:53:31. > :53:37.with the challenge. Still, it is Victor Moses. Alan Hutton claiming
:53:38. > :53:48.that that was out of play. Nigeria will play on in the final few
:53:49. > :53:54.seconds. Gabriel. And Ambrose. Still, they come. That is it. It
:53:55. > :53:57.seconds. Gabriel. And Ambrose. Still, they come. That is it. is a
:53:58. > :54:04.draw. Scotland deserved something out of this game. Lots of positives
:54:05. > :54:13.Ford Gordon Strachan to take. Nwofor celebrating his late leveller.
:54:14. > :54:17.Charlie Mulgrew had given Scotland a fabulous lead, a wonderful flick
:54:18. > :54:23.into the net. Nigeria cancelled that out towards the end of the first
:54:24. > :54:27.half through Michael Uchebo. Scotland took the lead again through
:54:28. > :54:31.an own goal, and then that late leveller coming from Nwofor at the
:54:32. > :54:37.end, denying Scotland victory. Next up, Dortmund, Germany, on the 7th of
:54:38. > :54:44.September. It finished at Craven Cottage, Scotland two, Nigeria two.
:54:45. > :54:49.Six games unbeaten for Gordon Strachan and Scotland. What a
:54:50. > :54:57.disappointing end to a game it seemed Scotland had won.
:54:58. > :55:02.Disappointing for Scotland, but Nigeria gave it a lot in that second
:55:03. > :55:09.half. Scotland had to hang on a little bit. They can still hang onto
:55:10. > :55:18.that unbeaten record. That is one thing they can say. And by the way
:55:19. > :55:25.both sets of fans, what an atmosphere they have created. Let's
:55:26. > :55:33.look at the second-half goals. The second Scotland goal was an all
:55:34. > :55:34.about that play out wide. It is about the fullbacks getting higher
:55:35. > :55:38.up the pitch and causing problems. about the fullbacks getting higher
:55:39. > :55:42.up the It is an own goal at the end of the day but they are in a
:55:43. > :55:49.position to cause problems. He was unlucky later on, with Sean Maloney
:55:50. > :55:58.being ruled offside. Just seconds to the final whistle, just play for the
:55:59. > :56:01.win and take the victory. Kevin Gallacher was right, he needs to get
:56:02. > :56:06.up quicker. He was a little bit sluggish. It is late on in the game,
:56:07. > :56:11.and late on in the season. You can understand it to some degree. But at
:56:12. > :56:18.this level, tiny little mistakes like that, you get caught out. Maybe
:56:19. > :56:23.showing you the areas of the team that we need to strengthen. At
:56:24. > :56:28.centre half we are probably at the weakest. We have got options all
:56:29. > :56:33.over the pitch apart from that area. But they did defend well until the
:56:34. > :56:41.last two minutes. It is another game you are disappointed. But that is a
:56:42. > :56:52.sign of how far we have come. Let's hear from Charlie Mulgrew, who is
:56:53. > :56:56.with Alistair Laming. -- Lamont. It feels like a defeat, to be honest.
:56:57. > :56:59.It is disappointing to lose that goal at that late stage in the
:57:00. > :57:03.manner in which we did after defending so well. We have just got
:57:04. > :57:09.to learn from it and move on. We know that we can play better than
:57:10. > :57:13.that so it is encouraging. There will be some positives to come from
:57:14. > :57:17.the game. Definitely. Definitely a lot more that we can do. We have
:57:18. > :57:23.passed the ball better than that. I think we can pass it even better
:57:24. > :57:26.than that. It is a good thing. It shows that we have still got the
:57:27. > :57:31.result, 2-2, and we did not get beaten. We are disappointed, it
:57:32. > :57:36.feels like a defeat from the late goal, but when we reflect on it
:57:37. > :57:40.there will be positives, for sure. What about your goal? I took the
:57:41. > :57:47.chance because it was going wide, and I managed to flick it, and it
:57:48. > :57:54.went in. Charlie Mulgrew, a big plus for Scotland, among many. Christmas
:57:55. > :57:58.and came on and held the ball up well and linked up well. That is
:57:59. > :58:04.another positive. For me, the main positive tonight was the way that
:58:05. > :58:07.the attack in wide areas. The ball into the box could have been better.
:58:08. > :58:11.We got further up the pitch in wide areas and cause them problems. Allan
:58:12. > :58:21.McGregor made a couple of important says. -- saves. We have had a few
:58:22. > :58:26.top-quality keepers. He has come back from that injury. He's a good
:58:27. > :58:31.reaction save goalkeeper. Not always the best at coming out and attacking
:58:32. > :58:35.and collecting the ball. But as a shot stopper, I do not think that
:58:36. > :58:42.there are many better. A top standard again, after a serious
:58:43. > :58:46.injury. I would like to talk about Gordon Strachan. He says that it is
:58:47. > :58:53.a simple game. Sometimes it is not that easy to be simple in football.
:58:54. > :58:56.People overcomplicated. He does not. He get it right almost every time.
:58:57. > :59:02.These boys know what they are doing now. Just time to tell you about the
:59:03. > :59:10.programme coming up on the website on Saturday. World Cup rewind, of
:59:11. > :59:16.Scotland against the Netherlands from the 1978 World Cup, from three
:59:17. > :59:23.o'clock on the BBC website. In terms of fast forward, it is the
:59:24. > :59:25.qualifiers for Euro 2016. We go into those in good heart. Goodbye for
:59:26. > :59:31.now.