:00:28. > :00:35.Drama and dodgy decisions on Saturday leaves Scotland's hopes
:00:35. > :00:45.hanging by a thread. A priceless goal! And into the net it goes for
:00:45. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:54.the Czech Republic. Euro 2012, they are on their way. It is Fletcher!
:00:54. > :01:04.He is given the penalty. Right into the roof of the net. Hampden Park
:01:04. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :03:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 116 seconds
:03:00. > :03:02.has been silenced. It is a penalty! No Dutch officials in sight. David
:03:02. > :03:07.No Dutch officials in sight. David Goodwillie it is up front tonight
:03:07. > :03:17.in the absence of Kenny Miller. It is a huge night for the former
:03:17. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:33.teams. They know that defeat is not an option. If they do lose there
:03:33. > :03:39.are still slim hopes of that play- off place for Euro 2012. Kevin
:03:39. > :03:42.Gallacher Hall of fame member, how is this going to go? You certainly
:03:42. > :03:45.hope the backlash from Saturday could stand in good stead for the
:03:45. > :03:50.players. And little bit of bitterness in the way things
:03:50. > :04:00.happened, we hope they can keep it very tight tonight and get a
:04:00. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:20.take. -- Morrison. This is Don Cowie pressing from Scotland.
:04:20. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:28.Banham. A decent delivery into the right area. Pressure from the
:04:28. > :04:35.Lithuanians are my back foot already. Banham. Back post for
:04:35. > :04:42.Naysmith, Duchess too high. A good ball from Barry Bowman, but just
:04:42. > :04:52.across the line. -- Barry Banham. Good movement in the box, but he
:04:52. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:15.It was a very tough ball to get hold of. The defenders doing a good
:05:15. > :05:16.
:05:16. > :05:26.job to cover it. David Goodwillie is an awkward customer to defend
:05:26. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:36.against. A live wire, as well. The goalkeeper came, did not get
:05:36. > :05:41.anywhere near it. The goalkeeper is coming out. He is just flapping at
:05:41. > :05:46.it. Normally there is a crowd of bodies for the goalkeeper. It is
:05:46. > :05:54.the pace and the whip of the ball. It is a suspect area for the
:05:54. > :06:03.goalkeeper. A long from Whitaker. David Goodwillie, can he keep it in,
:06:03. > :06:10.he cannot. This is what David Goodwillie is good at. Getting down
:06:10. > :06:20.the sides. He may have a little bit of luck. He did get luck, because
:06:20. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:40.he got a corner out of it. It will over. Again it is the quality of
:06:40. > :06:46.the ball in the box. Nice little flick. If he was right footed, it
:06:46. > :06:53.would have been in the back of the net. Very unlucky. He can't believe
:06:53. > :07:03.it, can he? It was an early chance. 16 minutes in, Scotland have seen
:07:03. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:21.plenty of the ball, but not able to whistle, but eventually gave it.
:07:21. > :07:31.David Goodwillie has done well. He is trying to get his body in, but
:07:31. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:43.they are climbing over the top of him.
:07:43. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:50.Still no breakthrough. Caldwell looking for Naysmith. Cowie!
:07:50. > :07:56.Another chance goes begging for the Scots. David Goodwillie has gone up
:07:56. > :08:01.and got a challenge. A nice little toe flick. He is trying to do it,
:08:01. > :08:06.but Don Cowie's timing of the run. Just trying to hit the target and
:08:06. > :08:16.he has not caught it with the laces, he called it with his ankle.
:08:16. > :08:19.
:08:19. > :08:29.Another golden opportunity. Awkward to defend. It was unlucky. Unlucky
:08:29. > :08:39.for Steven Naismith. He had to deal with the wet surface. He just could
:08:39. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:50.not guide his header over the goalkeeper. Tackle by Whitaker.
:08:50. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :09:00.Maurice UN. David Goodwillie. Whitaker. He is the target. At the
:09:00. > :09:04.moment it is easy for Lithuania to defend. Scott looked better when
:09:04. > :09:09.they have the ball on the deck. They are getting out into the wider
:09:09. > :09:14.areas more than at the start of the first half. You just said it, get
:09:14. > :09:19.it in the wide areas. You do not always have to put it in the High
:09:19. > :09:27.area. If they can get it along the ground, anything skidding off the
:09:27. > :09:33.surface, defenders do not like facing their own goal. Fletcher is
:09:33. > :09:43.onside. Cowie arriving. Fletcher! Beaten away by Zydrunas
:09:43. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:51.Karcemarskas. He as a defender, or he did fantastic. I thought he
:09:51. > :10:00.would pull the ball back to Calais. He only had one thing on his mind,
:10:00. > :10:08.doing a goalkeeper at the near post. Bannan to take the corner. Another
:10:08. > :10:13.chance. When the ball is on it is quality. Steven Naismith comes off
:10:13. > :10:18.the near post. Get in a nice area, anything less of a touch and it is
:10:18. > :10:25.in the back of a net. He is connecting with it too well. Kenny
:10:25. > :10:35.Miller watching arm. Suspended. Got his goal on Saturday, 15 for the
:10:35. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:56.is wide, but it is better. A warning again for Scotland. Yes, it
:10:56. > :11:01.is a warning. They are defending very tight, very deep. A chance to
:11:01. > :11:06.get the ball in the box. James Morrison up the other end! The
:11:06. > :11:12.goalkeeper chose to pack that out for another corner kick. James
:11:12. > :11:21.Morrison has got one thing on his mind, hit the target. Steven
:11:21. > :11:24.Naismith and David Goodwillie both following up. Barry Bannan to take
:11:24. > :11:33.Scotland's 7th corner of the match. The last few minutes of the first
:11:33. > :11:43.half. Almost came to bear her Hedda clear. Bardsley back out to ban
:11:43. > :11:48.
:11:48. > :11:56.and get through here. There was a miss understanding there. Scotland
:11:56. > :12:06.are in trouble. Plenty of options up their! And absolute Ayse.
:12:06. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:21.Scotland are let off the hook big put his defenders in trouble.
:12:21. > :12:28.have got a free kick at the other end, Scotland. You can see he has
:12:28. > :12:35.played it in to nobody. He was right in the middle. He picks the
:12:35. > :12:39.wrong choice. Fantastic defence. There is the frustration from the
:12:39. > :12:46.manager. I think he will get an earful at half-time, which is very
:12:46. > :12:49.close now. The Scots scored late in the first half against the Czech
:12:49. > :12:59.Republic on Saturday. I wonder if they can do the same here. Barry
:12:59. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:06.Bannan with the free-kick. Oh, handball! Scotland have the penalty.
:13:06. > :13:14.It was an easy decision for the Icelandic official. Yellow-card,
:13:14. > :13:24.and Scotland have a chance right on half-time at to go in front.
:13:24. > :13:31.just see Labukas, what is going through his head? He doesn't mind,
:13:31. > :13:38.does he? He is taking the penalty. A massive moment in the game.
:13:38. > :13:44.Potentially a massive moment in Scotland's qualification campaign.
:13:44. > :13:51.The skipper has taken it. Oh, it has been saved! Karcemarksas makes
:13:51. > :13:56.the saved. Another dent in Scotland's qualification hopes.
:13:56. > :14:03.Well, he is a big goalkeeper to get it passed him. He guessed right,
:14:03. > :14:13.but I don't think that penalty was wide enough. Let off now for
:14:13. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:33.Lithuania. They are away now with captain. He picked his spot. It was
:14:33. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:50.not a good penalty. It has got to clever in the first half, but that
:14:50. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:54.was a good save of Fletcher's penalty. The Scots can't afford to
:14:54. > :14:59.think about that for too long. Two minutes being added on now at the
:14:59. > :15:09.end of the first half. We are going into that now. Sir Ernest nearly
:15:09. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:19.caught out McGregor with that one. -- Sernas. I think McGregor was
:15:19. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:25.just covering his golf. -- doll. The whistle goes. Darren Fletcher
:15:25. > :15:35.missed another one for the hosts, missing that penalty after the
:15:35. > :15:37.
:15:37. > :15:45.handball from Labukas. That means at half time it is 0-0. It does not
:15:45. > :15:55.exactly been a campaign that will live long in the memory. But it is
:15:55. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:03.still open for Scotland. They do need a change in fortune. A half-
:16:03. > :16:09.time changed for Lithuania. Novikovas of hearts coming on for
:16:09. > :16:15.Labukas. He conceded a penalty in the first half. A decent first-half
:16:15. > :16:19.showing from the Scots. We are now sitting in a situation where we are
:16:19. > :16:24.potentially have just 45 minutes to stay alive in this qualification
:16:24. > :16:28.campaign. It is a campaign of regret and disappointment so far.
:16:28. > :16:32.They have to give themselves a chance going into the last two
:16:32. > :16:42.matches. The current scoreline does not really do that. They need a
:16:42. > :16:58.
:16:58. > :17:08.out, Scotland have to win tonight, there is no doubt about debt. --
:17:08. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:33.about it. Goodwillie, the lone Scotland have switched off
:17:33. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:58.defensively. For surely there were defend a free-kick. The referee is
:17:58. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :19:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 116 seconds
:19:24. > :19:32.not even looking at the plane. He There is the goal to keep Scotland
:19:32. > :19:39.alive in the Euro 2012 qualification! Naismith with his
:19:39. > :19:45.second international goal. Again, it is a patient build up.
:19:45. > :19:51.Goodwillie did well, bringing those defenders out. Bardsley put it into
:19:51. > :19:57.the area and was looking for a striker. It was a freak chance for
:19:57. > :20:07.Naismith. The goalkeeper can do nothing about it. A fantastic
:20:07. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :21:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 116 seconds
:21:07. > :21:17.nice little interchange. Normally we are not used to seeing so many
:21:17. > :21:31.
:21:31. > :21:41.good things happening in the support. It is a corner. He was
:21:41. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :22:03.pull the trigger. One defender too many. It has been a bit of a
:22:03. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:16.roller-coaster for Craig Levein. Fletcher again, on his 55th cap
:22:16. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :22:51.goalkeeper, Lithuania playing in Scotland. They are keeping the
:22:51. > :23:01.pressure on and you can see that Lithuania cannot tap -- handle
:23:01. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:12.Scotland. That was the handball shout. It was a clear penalty kick.
:23:12. > :23:39.
:23:39. > :23:45.Again, you have got to question the has dropped it. No one in the
:23:45. > :23:51.immediate area thought McGregor. was back-pedalling. He is hoping, I
:23:51. > :24:01.think, for the centre forward to be there. A little lapse in
:24:01. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:21.in there. This is a warning, if ever there has been a warning. A
:24:21. > :24:28.nice ball in the box between the two central defenders. He gets in
:24:28. > :24:36.there, just cannot get fully connected direct. Lithuanian coach
:24:36. > :24:44.thought that was going in. Barry Bannan. Goodwillie. They could take.
:24:44. > :24:54.Worth a goal. Deserves it. He gets round, off the defender, he sees
:24:54. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:06.the goal, his eyes light up, he just has to hit the target. Arvydas
:25:06. > :25:12.Novikovas. Naismith on the second attempt. A few of those from Gary
:25:12. > :25:17.Caldwell. Still no booking. He has been doing that for most of his
:25:17. > :25:21.career. He was doing that as a young kid with me at Newcastle. He
:25:21. > :25:31.just gets too tight sometimes. Can't see the ball, get caught out
:25:31. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:43.and gives away the free-kick. Another dangerous area. Deividas
:25:43. > :25:49.Semberas there. Allan McGregor watching that skip out of play.
:25:49. > :25:54.does very well. It is the second ball that skips through. Stephen
:25:54. > :26:04.Crainey throws his swing at it. Unfortunately it comes off their
:26:04. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:11.Lithuanian player for a goal-kick. Goodwillie wins a free-kick.
:26:11. > :26:19.Sometimes when central defender has come in, they are looking for a
:26:19. > :26:26.reaction. Tadas Labukas is looking for a reaction from Goodwillie. He
:26:26. > :26:35.is looking for a free-kick. This will be one of Barry Bannan's last
:26:35. > :26:43.acts before he comes off. Another good delivery. It is flicked wide
:26:43. > :26:48.by Gary Caldwell. An unbelievable free-kick. He has been hitting them
:26:48. > :26:53.all night with a little bit of quality. Is it of side from Gary
:26:53. > :27:03.Caldwell? It does not matter, the referee assistant was not going to
:27:03. > :27:04.
:27:04. > :27:09.give it. Taken down by Snodgrass. He is a livewire himself. Referee
:27:09. > :27:19.is not interested in the trip. Trying to wipe the one, too.
:27:19. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :27:29.Lithuania have it back. Tomas Danilevicius. Trying to flood
:27:29. > :27:35.forward. That dipped and dip and dip. Not enough for Arvydas
:27:36. > :27:40.Novikovas and Lithuania. He has done well. He just let it fly.
:27:40. > :27:50.Watch their depth. Alan MacGregor thinks he has it covered and it
:27:50. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:09.Snodgrass. Goodwillie is in the middle. That is good play from
:28:09. > :28:18.Snodgrass, final ball was not there then. Snodgrass. Tries to curl it
:28:18. > :28:22.in, Naismith. Almost capitalises on a gift. It is fantastic place from
:28:23. > :28:28.Scotland. Better player in the final third. Snodgrass is looking
:28:28. > :28:38.to get it in, Naismith switches off. You have to switch on because
:28:38. > :28:48.anything can happen. It was easy that time for Deividas Semberas.
:28:48. > :28:52.
:28:52. > :28:57.Back on the ball here. Watch Scotland sitting back. This is
:28:57. > :29:05.going to be an opportunity and it is missed completely. Scotland not
:29:05. > :29:10.doing themselves any favours. Goodwillie looking for Naismith.
:29:10. > :29:16.That will do if it goes out of the play, as it does, it will be the
:29:16. > :29:21.corner kick. This is the opportunity. You know he is free in
:29:21. > :29:31.the box, they are defending so deep. A lot of bodies in there, anything
:29:31. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:46.can happen. It goes the other side of Tomas Danilevicius. Start
:29:46. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :29:58.breathing again. Will Lithuania get one last sight of goal for --?
:29:58. > :30:02.seconds to go. Long and high. Shrill whistles from the crowd.
:30:02. > :30:08.Encouraging the referee to blow for full-time. Suddenly Scotland are
:30:08. > :30:12.hanging on a little bit here. Fletcher will clear his lines now
:30:12. > :30:22.to Goodwillie. A heavy touch from David Goodwillie. Just cannot make
:30:22. > :30:32.
:30:32. > :30:40.referee has checked with his watch. it hard for themselves, haven't
:30:40. > :30:46.they? There is the full-time whistle. It is a win for Scotland.
:30:46. > :30:51.Steven Naismith with the only goal at the start of the second half.
:30:51. > :30:56.Exchanging handshakes. It is now on to Lichtenstein. They have done all
:30:56. > :31:01.they can tonight. They got the three points, this is their second
:31:01. > :31:06.win of the qualifying. It may yet be enough as they go into the final
:31:06. > :31:13.two games to reach a play-off place. It is still a long road ahead. They
:31:14. > :31:23.need to beat Liechtenstein. They will need a favour. Paris Banham,
:31:24. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:36.man of the match tonight. He was The win that keeps Scotland in the
:31:36. > :31:41.frame for a play-off place. Although that would be unlikely at
:31:41. > :31:46.this stage with those matches to come. Let's get reaction from a man
:31:46. > :31:53.of the match, Barry Bowman and Steven Naismith and Craig the
:31:53. > :32:00.manager. I am pleased. Every time you pick
:32:00. > :32:07.up three points it is a huge plus. The good football we played and the
:32:07. > :32:11.amount of chances we created. The negatives, in the first half when
:32:11. > :32:16.we had opportunities and made the evening enjoyable for ourselves and
:32:16. > :32:21.our supporters. Was it frustrating for you and the players? First half
:32:21. > :32:26.it got that way when we got the penalty. It was not to be, but we
:32:26. > :32:31.got in at half-time, regrouped and we knew that if we played like the
:32:31. > :32:35.first part, chances would come and one would go for us. We got the
:32:35. > :32:40.goal at the end of the day and we won. There has been so much debate
:32:40. > :32:46.since Saturday, the whole refereeing incident, debate also
:32:46. > :32:51.about Scotland and your management. People talking sometimes about your
:32:51. > :32:56.philosophy, being too negative. Did you think about bringing other
:32:56. > :33:01.strikers into this club tonight or changing your style? The style of
:33:01. > :33:05.play, if you think that is negative, I do not understand your view of
:33:05. > :33:12.football. I thought we played attacking an entertaining football
:33:12. > :33:15.today. We created numerous chances. In international football, if you
:33:15. > :33:20.could tell me half a dozen teams that play with two strikers, I
:33:20. > :33:25.would be happy to hear that from you. People confuse playing with
:33:25. > :33:29.two strikers as an attacking style of play. The philosophy that we
:33:29. > :33:35.have is that we pass the ball as you see tonight. We encourage
:33:35. > :33:39.people to be brave and try things in the last part. I consider that
:33:39. > :33:42.to be entertaining football, if you don't, that is a different matter.
:33:42. > :33:48.Just how Ferme de you believe in what the manager is trying to
:33:48. > :33:53.achieve. We are fully behind him. We have made so many steps forward
:33:53. > :33:58.in the last year and a half. The competition is at the highest it
:33:58. > :34:02.has been since I have been watching Scotland. We have a lot of young
:34:02. > :34:08.players all hungry and willing to play. You just need to look at the
:34:08. > :34:13.boys that turn up for the squad. Boys injured, just to be involved.
:34:13. > :34:19.The criticism he took was too harsh on him. Where does this leave us
:34:19. > :34:24.now? To massive games next month. Too difficult matches, of course.
:34:24. > :34:28.We have two games with two different styles, two different
:34:28. > :34:33.types of games I should say. We have to break down Lichtenstein
:34:33. > :34:39.which we found very difficult here and Lithuania we found difficult
:34:39. > :34:43.twice. That is a tough match indeed to be able to unlock the defence.
:34:43. > :34:52.Of course we have the last match against Spain which could be all or
:34:52. > :34:57.nothing. We will worry about that when we get there. Talking of Spain,
:34:57. > :35:07.or they have no chance taking problems tonight. 6-0 they beat
:35:07. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:14.Liechtenstein. Scotland had won just the one goal to zero. The
:35:15. > :35:24.table looks like this as we enter the final chapter of the
:35:24. > :35:32.qualification story. It is still to be sorted out. The Czech Republic
:35:32. > :35:35.with two matches remaining. Back to the studio. The negative was
:35:35. > :35:40.Scotland's failure to kill that game of tonight, but what a
:35:40. > :35:47.performance. That was vibrant and stylish, wasn't it? It certainly
:35:47. > :35:50.was. I know a lot of people will have watched the highlights, they
:35:50. > :35:59.are a really organised team. Scotland managed to create a lot of
:35:59. > :36:03.opportunities. Passing incredibly well. A lot of confidence about
:36:03. > :36:08.that passing. Bannan has slowed the ball and quickened the ball when he
:36:08. > :36:14.needed. Considering there were players injured and suspended, I
:36:14. > :36:18.think that was a fabulous performance. Lithuanian looked poor
:36:18. > :36:23.tonight, but Scotland have to take credit. Going into the game they
:36:23. > :36:27.were level on points. They are always a difficult team to beat.
:36:27. > :36:32.Very well organised. They probably think they put in a good
:36:32. > :36:35.performance tonight. Defensively they gave up very few clear-cut
:36:35. > :36:39.chances although we were knocking on the door for long periods of
:36:39. > :36:44.time were we did not manage to create a clear goalscoring
:36:44. > :36:48.opportunity until we managed to get the goal we needed. I kept asking
:36:48. > :36:54.you if you were worried about our failure to take chances, but there
:36:54. > :36:58.were a whole host of opportunities we could not tuck away.
:36:58. > :37:01.mentioned the fact of Kenny Miller not being there so he will it fall
:37:01. > :37:07.to? There is not a great deal they to? There is not a great deal they
:37:07. > :37:13.can do about that. Players from midfield trying to get in there. I
:37:13. > :37:17.was hoping that it would fall to David Goodwillie. He is there more
:37:17. > :37:22.obvious one. It seemed to be falling all over the place, even
:37:22. > :37:27.Fletcher get one. Don Cowie was looking for the cutback from
:37:27. > :37:31.Goodwillie. He just had to stab at it a little bit. He was in a good
:37:31. > :37:40.position for the cutback, Fletcher tried to beat the goalkeeper who
:37:40. > :37:46.saw that one coming. A really good move from all the players there.
:37:46. > :37:50.Not so many good crosses. For a number of different players as well.
:37:50. > :37:54.Naismith is very good in the air, so they were coming from different
:37:55. > :38:01.so they were coming from different angles. They make you feel very
:38:01. > :38:06.heartened. We were one-dimensional in other games and that game I
:38:06. > :38:10.thought was great. When you have so much of their game you worry about
:38:10. > :38:12.a sucker punch coming. It could easily have came when Lithuania
:38:12. > :38:19.easily have came when Lithuania broke upfield here after Gary
:38:19. > :38:23.Caldwell's pass fell short. In the end it was great defending. He does
:38:23. > :38:28.really well. There were three attempts where he could have passed
:38:28. > :38:32.that ball to one of the strikers that were up there with him. He
:38:32. > :38:36.tries to go alone and makes a hash for it in the end. He does well to
:38:36. > :38:42.stay on his feet and make it difficult for them, but they really
:38:42. > :38:43.should have been in trouble there. It could have been a big blow.
:38:43. > :38:49.It could have been a big blow. easiest thing in the world there is
:38:49. > :38:59.to dive in and sell yourself, but he didn't. He said he would let you
:38:59. > :39:03.make the decision, but he didn't, Then came the great chance at the
:39:03. > :39:06.end of that first half to get in front - Steven Fletcher passed it
:39:06. > :39:11.front - Steven Fletcher passed it up, unfortunately. It was saved by
:39:11. > :39:16.the goalkeeper after this handball. Yes, it was a clear cut penalty. I
:39:16. > :39:23.am not sure what the defenders were doing there. He got taken off at
:39:23. > :39:29.half-time, because he was the cause of that. I can't remember Darren
:39:29. > :39:34.Fletcher taking too many penalties before in the past. He made a good
:39:34. > :39:37.save their. A frustrating end to the first half, but a bright start
:39:37. > :39:47.to the second half and a gold they so badly wanted after just five
:39:47. > :39:52.minutes. Yes, it was a very good play in the build up. That passing
:39:52. > :39:59.there was top quality, and Naismith's finishing was fantastic.
:39:59. > :40:06.For me, it is the ball in from Bannan. He thinks to himself, we
:40:06. > :40:10.run it in, put it on behind the defenders. What we have been asking
:40:10. > :40:15.for his vision and imagination. Maybe that is what we have been
:40:15. > :40:22.missing. I think Bannan has got that in a spade fault. That is a
:40:22. > :40:27.great ball. It is not an easy finish, even then. It is a slippery
:40:27. > :40:30.surface. He does really well. It is great to see them smiling and
:40:30. > :40:37.laughing at the end of that because there was a lot of stress and
:40:37. > :40:40.pressure. We continued to miss chances on the back of that just to
:40:40. > :40:48.get the game are killed off and help us all to breathe a little
:40:48. > :40:53.easier. Some of the quality of Scottish football was fantastic
:40:53. > :40:57.here, wasn't it? Yes, some great build-up play. We were unlucky not
:40:57. > :41:01.to get a penalty in this instance with that handball. The referee was
:41:01. > :41:06.probably out of sight for that. They should have been a penalty, a
:41:06. > :41:14.clear handball there. And this was no is worth with another chance.
:41:14. > :41:21.Yes, he hangs on a lot and knows where to go. It is a tough one,
:41:21. > :41:31.that. That is something that you... Strangely enough, the person who is
:41:31. > :41:31.
:41:31. > :41:37.brilliant at that is Kenny Miller. Naismith was very unlucky there.
:41:37. > :41:41.did think picking man of the match was a huge problem. 21-year-old
:41:41. > :41:45.Barry Bannan is not just one for the future, but also for the
:41:45. > :41:48.present. Yes, he was always the man looking for that key pass, trying
:41:48. > :41:53.to unlock the defence and get through the lines as quickly as
:41:53. > :41:58.possible to create chances for us. That was one of the main reasons we
:41:58. > :42:03.finally managed to unlock the door and get the goal we needed.
:42:03. > :42:07.vision he has got to pick up passes like that, he can see runs that
:42:07. > :42:12.other players can't see. We have got a lot of good players in our
:42:12. > :42:20.team, but nobody is coming close to the vision that he shows. I think
:42:20. > :42:25.the fans really warmed to him tonight. I would dearly love to see
:42:25. > :42:35.him play in every single game. We are a better side when he holds the
:42:35. > :42:36.
:42:36. > :42:39.ball. He controls it. Do you understand the criticism of Craig
:42:39. > :42:43.Levein's football philosophy? He was a little bit part in his
:42:44. > :42:49.reaction to that question. No, I don't understand it. What he said
:42:49. > :42:56.there was absolutely right. He does not have to have two or three
:42:56. > :43:01.strikers up there, it is all about getting support from the midfield.
:43:01. > :43:06.If you do have that one focal point up there, and Goodwillie held the
:43:06. > :43:12.ball up their very well, then it can be a very attacking formation.
:43:12. > :43:16.I totally understand what the manager said tonight. Scotland
:43:16. > :43:22.probably had about 10 good chances to score. They did. There were a
:43:22. > :43:31.lot of crosses in there, but it never fell to the right guy. The
:43:31. > :43:37.handball there for the penalty kick, it just wasn't lucky for us to live.
:43:37. > :43:42.But I think there is so much to be had. We keep on talking about a all
:43:42. > :43:47.the building work. I think it was clear tonight how he is trying to
:43:47. > :43:53.build this, and it is an intriguing and entertaining style when it is
:43:53. > :43:56.done well. Job done tonight, but we still look back to what happened at
:43:56. > :44:01.Hampden Park on Saturday afternoon, and those two big decisions which
:44:02. > :44:06.may well have ended our hopes in -- of a play-off place. We don't know
:44:06. > :44:10.that just yet. You are not having that, are you? A no, I am not.
:44:10. > :44:15.Astle then there is a lot to play for. I am sure the players feel
:44:15. > :44:19.that. It is obviously disappointing to watch what is going on and see
:44:19. > :44:26.what could have been. We took care of business tonight, and that was
:44:26. > :44:32.the most important thing. We have kept it alight for -- alive. Let's
:44:32. > :44:34.have a look at what happens next for Scotland in what we hope is a
:44:34. > :44:40.campaign which leads to qualification for Poland and
:44:40. > :44:43.Ukraine. But it is going to be a tall order. Massive interest for us
:44:43. > :44:50.in what happens on Friday night, 7th October, when the Czech
:44:50. > :44:53.Republic are at home to Spain. And, the following day, Scotland play
:44:53. > :45:00.Liechtenstein. If the Czech Republic score nothing against
:45:00. > :45:02.Spain, then Scotland can go a point above them by winning against
:45:03. > :45:10.Liechtenstein at the following day. That would take us into the final
:45:10. > :45:15.match with Scotland 1 ahead. Then the checks would be in Lithuania.
:45:15. > :45:21.What do you reckon, Pat? It sounds good when you explain it like that.
:45:21. > :45:25.We are still big outsiders for this one. In the end, it may come down
:45:25. > :45:31.to the fact that is Scotland play well that they will have to go to
:45:31. > :45:34.Spain and maybe even get a win. That is a huge asset. However, if
:45:34. > :45:42.you are a professional footballer, they knew absolutely believe you
:45:42. > :45:48.can do it. You get out on a field and you believe you can beat anyone,
:45:48. > :45:52.especially if a championship is at the end of it. You look at the
:45:52. > :45:54.Czech Republic on Saturday, do look at Lithuania tonight, and you would
:45:54. > :45:59.think their trip to the Baltic states should be fairly
:45:59. > :46:03.straightforward. But suddenly they need something to qualify. Those
:46:03. > :46:06.other games that become difficult, aren't they? Yes, all we can do is
:46:06. > :46:10.put the pressure on them and hope that makes them crack. It looks
:46:10. > :46:14.like a game that they are going to be to take something from, and we
:46:14. > :46:20.have to make sure that is the case. Pressure can do funny things to
:46:20. > :46:24.football teams, and no one is guaranteed to win any match. If we
:46:24. > :46:30.can control our games and get the points we need, we can put pressure
:46:30. > :46:40.on the final games. Let's wrap up all tonight's results involving the
:46:40. > :46:59.
:47:00. > :47:03.That means Spain have won the group. It is all about the scrapping down
:47:03. > :47:13.below which will either take Scotland or the Czech Republic into
:47:13. > :47:31.
:47:31. > :47:35.Armenia's 4-0 win against Slovakia means that for the Republic of
:47:35. > :47:41.Ireland if they can win their final two matches against Andorra and
:47:41. > :47:44.Armenia then they will be guaranteed a play-off place. So, a
:47:44. > :47:50.good night for the Republic of Ireland. Not so hot tonight for
:47:50. > :48:00.Northern Ireland. Their hopes of a play-off place have effectively
:48:00. > :48:01.
:48:01. > :48:05.ended tonight by that defeat, 4-1, in Estonia. Italy won against
:48:05. > :48:15.Slovenia tonight, which means that the Italians joined the qualifiers,
:48:15. > :48:21.
:48:21. > :48:26.the automatic qualifiers, for Euro England won against Wales tonight.
:48:26. > :48:30.Ashley Young got the only goal nine minutes before half-time. We hear
:48:30. > :48:40.not an inspiring performance, but they got the win they wanted in
:48:40. > :48:42.
:48:42. > :48:46.that match. In that group, England need one more point to make certain
:48:46. > :48:56.of qualification. Although, looking at that, they are effectively there
:48:56. > :48:57.
:48:57. > :49:02.already. So, big matches still to come for Scotland. 4.5 weeks away
:49:02. > :49:08.for us, and a trip to Liechtenstein for Craig Levein and his team. That
:49:08. > :49:18.match is live on the BBC on a Saturday the eighth of October.
:49:18. > :49:19.