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00:00Steve Clarke, the ninth manager to lead Scotland to a major tournament, just the fourth to do it more than once.
00:07Steen, Roxburgh and Brown, the others, albeit tragically, Jock Steen didn't get the opportunity to lead them at the World Cup in 86.
00:20But nobody has taken Scotland to three major tournaments before.
00:27It's the sixth meeting between Scotland and Belarus, this, of course, one last month, 2-0, Zalega Zeg in Hungary.
00:38It's the first meetings between them since the campaign to reach the 2006 World Cup, with the sides drawing 0-0 in Minsk.
00:47And then Alexander Fleb inspired Belarus winning 1-0 here.
00:52Walter Smith had taken charge as Scotland finished third in that group.
00:56But it was a slow start to that campaign.
01:01The only previous meetings were in the France 98 qualifiers, with a McAllister goal in up in Minsk.
01:08Doubles from Gallagher, and Hopkins secured a 4-1 win in Aberdeen.
01:12Scotland then shooting towards the west end of the stadium, right to left, towards Mount Florida.
01:22As they look to try and put this to bed as early as they possibly can.
01:28No mucking about.
01:30Belarus showed enough in the first half to suggest they could potentially cause problems.
01:40No changes for either side at the start of the second half.
01:49Here's McTominay from McGinn.
01:53He's made it towards Robertson.
01:55He's happy to let it go out.
01:57Here is McGinn.
01:58Well, he's looking to pop it through to Adams.
02:06Belarus defence stopped.
02:08Adams keeping it alive.
02:11Robertson.
02:15McGinn.
02:15Here's McClain.
02:17And he stops it.
02:20Well, it's a strange one, because the Belarus defence just seemed to stop.
02:23Yeah, I think that they give up on this pass here to Shea Adams.
02:28And they don't really recover from it.
02:30It's strange, isn't it?
02:31It's weird.
02:31And then when it comes to Kenny McClain, he takes a really good first touch.
02:35And as you know, Stevie, he's so much better than what he's shown.
02:39Expect him to at least test the goalkeeper, the quality he has.
02:43He's a real sweet striker of a football, but on that occasion.
02:47And he's scored one of the most memorable goals in recent memory of the Scotland national side
02:55when he came up with that extraordinary winner in Oslo over two years ago.
03:03McTominay striding forward and couldn't resist the shot.
03:08This time it's on target, held on to by Lapukov.
03:12Yeah, well, it comes to Kenny McClain, who's been, you know, a sitter in the first half,
03:16driving forward, McTominay driving forward, test the goalkeeper.
03:21It's actually good goalkeeping, you have to say.
03:23It's Kenny McClain's there following it in.
03:30It's incredible, really, John McGinn and Scott McTominay have probably been the star men for Steve Clarke.
03:35They've been involved in 43 goals for the national team between them,
03:41whether that's scoring them themselves or assisting.
03:46They've been his main men.
04:03He's well into the 20s for a cap, Scott McTominay, before he even scored.
04:07On his national team, and then it caught fire.
04:13And some.
04:17Chance here.
04:20That was positive play by Billy Gilmore.
04:23Yeah, it's certainly been a brighter start to the second half, more energy, more forward runners.
04:29You know, just what is Kenny McClain driving forward, following in for the shot from McTominay.
04:33Gilmore's getting forward as well.
04:35So there's certainly more intent to go forward this second half.
04:38How they would love an early second half, second, right down the throat of the hook of this time.
04:46Ed's got a fasternaron.
04:47Let's do it.
04:48One second half.
04:54Winning it back off Gromyco.
04:55Winning it back off Gromyco.
04:57Winning it back off Gromyco.
05:00Winning it back off Gromyco.
05:10I'm hoping for a quiet night, of course, Angus Gunn.
05:33Frustrating for him at club level, third choice at Nottingham Forest.
05:36I suspect he'll be, it's just a one-year deal there, but he will be wanting action, particularly if he helps Scotland qualify for this tournament.
05:56Fouled by McKenna on Malashevic.
05:59And if we do qualify, you can go to that moment on Thursday night, the save.
06:03Oh, absolutely.
06:04Top draw save, crucial moment of the match.
06:07Proud moment for the Gunn family, particularly his dad, Brian, who would have enjoyed making that save himself back in the day.
06:32Back in the day.
06:41Straight through to Zabalim there.
06:43That was Jablonski.
06:45For Gromyko.
06:48And Barkovski was trying to stay onside there.
06:52It's worked back out left, blocked by Hendry.
07:01Fouled by Gromyko.
07:03And McTominay.
07:04Does well, McTominay there.
07:06Just gets his body in, in front of Gromyko.
07:08Again, though, Belarus keeping the ball reasonably well.
07:13That's clean fill.
07:18Ballon d'or nominee, no less.
07:21Wonderful for him even just getting on that list.
07:32Absolutely.
07:33I think as well, you know, going to Napoli and really finding a place where you get the best out of him.
07:40Fantastic.
07:41For him and for Scotland as a nation.
07:43A player nominated for the Ballon d'Or.
07:46You don't have murals dedicated to you in Naples.
07:47They don't love you.
07:48A little bit scrappy, that.
07:49Barkovski across.
07:50Away by Ralston.
07:51Oh my god!
07:52Damn.
07:53Danendorque.
07:54Oh, a lot of trouble there, but he's doing.
07:58Nice to find the plane.
07:59Sweeps it to Gilmore.
08:00And now Robertson.
08:04Ganondoke
08:07He's got a shovel there
08:11but he's
08:12managed to find McLean
08:14sweeps it to Gilmore
08:16and now Robertson
08:18McGinn gives him it back
08:22He's found Ganondoke somehow with that
08:27Gilmore encouraged to shoot
08:32which he does
08:33He wasn't thinking about it
08:35until the crowd said it
08:36First ball in from Andy Robertson
08:39wasn't a great one
08:40We managed to keep it alive somehow
08:42and then Billy Gilmore
08:43I think he was thinking about
08:45passing it out wide
08:46but then
08:47Hamden wanted him to shoot
08:49so he took it on
08:50not his best strike
08:51Yeah it did look like that
08:52He's done to get a pass wide
08:55thought why not
08:56I've been getting courage to shoot here
08:58but he's just not set
09:00to hit it
09:00He'd scored twice for his national team
09:05before he managed to
09:06score a goal for any of his club sides
09:09which he
09:09managed last month for the first time
09:13with Napoli
09:13Scored in that 3-2 win over Pisa
09:22Ganondoke
09:31McGinn
09:33and again
09:35and a good save by Lopukov this time
09:37That was good play again
09:40from Ganondoke
09:41the pass in to John McGinn
09:43and he takes a decent enough touch
09:47hits it well
09:48but
09:48not quite enough in the corner
09:50good hit by John McGinn
10:18again that
10:19just a handful of players ahead of him
10:23and the scoring stakes for Scotland
10:24Law
10:25Dalgleish
10:25Gallagher
10:26Riley
10:26his next one
10:41we take him outright fourth
10:42only a matter of time
10:48surely
10:49Robertson
10:50to him again
10:51for McLean
10:56it's front foot football
10:59from Scotland
11:00didn't see too much of
11:02in the
11:02first half
11:03as it was horribly
11:04wrong for Ganondoke
11:05on this occasion
11:06yeah
11:08it is front foot football
11:09but when it comes to John McGinn
11:11at the edge of the box
11:11he's looking for a little cross
11:13to the back post
11:14there's too many options inside
11:15this is a shot
11:16that he has earlier
11:17Doke is brilliant
11:18and it's a great first touch
11:20good connection
11:22but
11:22I called it spot on
11:23Tomo
11:24it's not right in the corner
11:25we're making a change
11:28Belarus
11:29Fadim Pigas
11:30is replaced
11:30by Trofim
11:32Melnichenko
11:33he's in the books
11:36at Porto
11:37in Portugal
11:38he's for their B team
11:4018 year old
11:41so
11:50striker on
11:51for a defender
11:52and it's Melnichenko
11:58involved early on
12:00and the gun holds on
12:02comfortably
12:02albeit Grunico
12:03is annoyed
12:04he didn't arrive on the scene
12:05a little bit sooner
12:06but the quality of the ball
12:07ends slightly better
12:09moving in trouble
12:09this is the thing
12:12when the match is only
12:13at 1-0
12:14they don't need to get
12:15this second goal
12:15Belarus are capable
12:18of creating opportunities
12:20you don't want to be
12:23giving them any encouragement
12:24you know
12:24you've made a positive change
12:26tried to go more attack
12:27to get that equaliser
12:28here comes the keeper
12:31he's almost
12:38sold one there
12:40there was
12:41Lapukov
12:42comes Ybon
12:43back to Melnichenko
12:45up against
12:47Ralston
12:47can gun prevent
12:50the corner
12:50yes he can
12:51well that's a
12:55couple of
12:55early involvements
12:57for Melnichenko
12:58he's only been in the pitch
12:59a couple of minutes
13:00yep
13:00I mean
13:01as I said
13:02they've made that change
13:03a positive one
13:04they're going to back four
13:04Zabaline will be
13:07absolutely ecstatic
13:08that he's not playing
13:09out in that left hand side
13:10against Ganondorf
13:11but it's giving them
13:12more of a platform
13:13to attack from
13:14and you can see
13:15Melnichenko
13:16is having an impact
13:17straight away
13:18so the warning signs
13:20have been there
13:21there again
13:22and it comes
13:26that chance comes
13:27from a forward pass
13:28to Shea Adams
13:28which is
13:29over hit
13:30goalkeeper deals
13:31with it
13:32and then
13:32within the space
13:34of three or four
13:35passes
13:35they're burned down
13:36in the Scotland
13:37goal
13:37good points
13:45for Parkemenko
13:46Adams for Kompany
13:47now he's gone down
13:51referee's got a better view
13:53than the inside
13:54handle of that
13:55he says no penalty
13:56that was astonishing
13:58slow motion
13:59I felt as though he might
14:00have handled the ball
14:01in amongst all that
14:02and then I think
14:03he tries to header it
14:04whilst he's still on the ground
14:05it was remarkable
14:06they're checking for a penalty
14:08and look to me
14:09like he might have handled it
14:09at that point
14:12he's not going for the ball
14:13he can't be
14:13I mean
14:15he's trying to head the ball
14:16but he's
14:17head
14:17his head goes on the back
14:19of Shea Adams
14:20it gets on his calf
14:21I think this
14:22I think this could be a penalty
14:23and the word's gone up
14:24that VAR's reviewing it
14:26I mean he's just
14:27bashing through the back
14:28I've never seen anything like it
14:30oh dear
14:31yeah it could easily
14:32be a penalty
14:32this
14:33the referee
14:35in fairness
14:36when it happens
14:36he's behind it
14:37and he puts his hand out
14:38his arms out
14:39as if to say
14:39I can't really tell
14:41what's going on
14:41and I think we were much the same
14:43until we got a chance
14:44to see that replay
14:45well that is
14:49Marianne Barbu
14:50the referee
14:51possible offside
14:56leading up to the penalty
14:57situation
14:58so that suggests
14:59they think it's a foul
15:00yeah
15:01that would suggest
15:02they think it's a foul
15:03I think Andy Robertson
15:04definitely is offside
15:05and that's where the confusion
15:07then comes in for Parkomenko
15:09Che Adams
15:10and still we wait
15:16and still we wait
15:32Hamden awaits
15:38the decision here
15:39big moment in the match
15:43this
15:44second goal
15:44you would think
15:45would knock the stuffing
15:46right out of
15:47Belarus
15:48and it's converted
15:50if it's given
15:52it's the offside
15:56and the build up
15:57that is causing
15:57the dubiety right now
15:59taking her time
16:00taking her time over it
16:00that's for sure
16:01yeah
16:03referee Barbu comes over
16:08he wants to see it himself here
16:12so it seems to me
16:17that the VAR thinks it's a foul
16:18and clearly
16:20if the ref's coming over
16:23to have a look at it
16:24it's not offside
16:27so the ref wants to see
16:29the foul back himself
16:31the potential foul here
16:32I mean for me
16:37it's quite clear
16:37I mean I don't think
16:38it's for the handball
16:40but it's for winning
16:41that then tries to tackle
16:42with his head
16:43and goes through Adams
16:45calf
16:46they're also looking
16:51for a possible handball
16:52against Shea Adams
16:53that one right there
16:54which might rule everything out
16:56he does touch it
16:57doesn't he
16:58so there's three things
16:59for the ref to look at
17:00and he's made his mind up
17:01the home fans expecting
17:05a penalty here
17:06he's pointing at his arm
17:10he's pointing
17:12at Shea Adams
17:14and it will not be
17:15a spot kick
17:16the handball from Adams
17:18rules everything else out
17:20James
17:21and there's the confirmation
17:35well it took a while
17:45but what do you think
17:47about the decision there
17:48that's ultimately been made
17:50and the handball
17:51that Adams is a judge
17:52to have made
17:54Shea Adams
18:02uses his hand
18:03and it's spotted
18:04by VAR
18:05so you have to say
18:06it's the correct decision
18:07well it's a let off
18:15for Belarus
18:16but there was so much
18:21going on
18:22in that incident
18:22no she kick
18:34from McTominay
18:35and on the Genk
18:38across
18:39oh it's an equaliser
18:40Malas Remetz
18:41Scotland are furious because they think there's a foul in the build
18:46but Belarus have squared the game here
18:48and even the goalkeepers racing up to join the celebrations
18:54a sucker punch
18:57I said Liam at 1-0
18:59Belarus are capable of creating an opportunity
19:02foul or no foul they've still got to defend the situation better than they did
19:06very easy for Belarus to get in there
19:09and when it was squared you could just see Malasiewicz
19:14let's check
19:15is that a foul
19:17they'll probably look at it obviously but
19:20don't know if there's enough in it
19:21still got to defend it though don't you
19:23yeah we've got four bodies there the ball goes behind everybody
19:26Malasiewicz was there to tuck home
19:30disaster
19:31you have to say the warming signs have been there
19:34yeah
19:35you know Belarus have made the positive change
19:37and they've got more joy particularly down their left hand side
19:41and they were creating openings
19:44to get that cross into the box
19:45so it's not a great cross but
19:47certainly Scotland do not defend it well enough
19:49and in the end it's a tidy finish
19:52there needs to be some sort of reaction to this
19:56because there'd be no reaction to the positivity of the Belarusians
20:00yeah I mean obviously they're checking the foul
20:02a possible foul on McTominay
20:04and the ref's going to come and have a look at that as well
20:07yeah we could get lucky here
20:11I tell you this is a massive massive moment for us
20:14McTominay was adamant
20:19I don't know if he's got enough
20:24he kind of goes past him and then McTominay trips over his standing foot
20:28there's a little touch
20:29look at the impact on the left knee there though
20:31there's a little touch before McTominay's leg comes through
20:34and he is hindering him
20:35he's stopping him from going through
20:37look
20:38it is on this offside
20:40but is it enough to stop the momentum of Scott McTominay winning the ball
20:44plus he takes the ball inside
20:46here we go
20:46this is a big moment this isn't it
20:48dramatic from the referee
20:55it is no goal
20:55and Scotland have dodged a pool out there big time
20:58I tell you what
20:59that is a massive massive let off for us
21:02it really is
21:03it's huge
21:07it's a huge let off
21:08I think that it's the right decision
21:10but
21:12you know
21:13that has to be served as a woman
21:15it can't be that
21:16you know
21:16still let Belarus get down that left hand side
21:19still you know
21:20allow it to be positive
21:21there has to be a reaction
21:22because that could have been very very different
21:26you look at Belarus now
21:30they're hungry to go and get the ball
21:32they feel
21:33they can get something out of this game
21:34which
21:35should never be the case
21:36it is never ever
21:38straightforward with Scotland
21:40ever
21:40that's a fact
21:43it's not looking like it's going to be the cricket score that many of the
21:58will be doing with a second goal
21:59it's not looking like it's going to be the cricket score that many of the
22:10tartan army were hoping it would be tonight
22:12yeah I mean I believed it would be as well
22:15I felt as though
22:17you know
22:17the result
22:18the highs
22:19you know
22:19of Thursday night against Greece
22:21the wonderful position
22:22that the players have got themselves into
22:24that this would be a game where they would go all out
22:27full of energy
22:28really dominate the game
22:30and make it an easy night's work
22:31but it's been anything but
22:32they're up against a team tonight
22:39that's lost each of the last 10 World Cup qualifiers
22:42by an aggregate score
22:43of 35-4
22:45and now
22:47he's got the fans screaming for the penalty again
22:50he's Gilmore this time
22:51another Varchek
22:52the last five minutes has just been chaos
22:55not much football getting played out there now
22:59no
22:59Parko Menko this time
23:03this one's been waved away
23:07yeah
23:08oh well
23:08there you go
23:09Tommy thinks he was fouled
23:15Rolston plays on
23:16he's been caught
23:18and
23:20Mr. Barbu in the middle
23:22has got his work cut out here
23:23yeah I mean
23:28as
23:28I think the
23:30the corner kick was given
23:31by the assistant referee
23:32Ketchenian
23:38goes into the book
23:39but
23:40I mean all this is
23:41you know
23:42it's because it's a fired up Belarus side
23:44that feel they can get something out of the game
23:45Scotland need to get control of it
23:47and
23:48ultimately
23:49you know
23:50we're asking for more
23:51we want more
23:52we want better
23:52but it's still
23:53a 1-0 lead
23:54can we go and
23:55extend that
23:56and really take control of the game
23:57how they need
24:05the second
24:06McGinn's corner
24:12made by Lapukov
24:14Robertson
24:19dinked back towards him
24:21by Gilmour
24:21he's not getting there though
24:22well again
24:30if Scotland end up
24:31playing at the World Cup Finals
24:32the performance
24:33is not going to matter
24:34as long as they've won the match
24:36there's McTominay
24:41Adams was waiting
24:44corner
24:45more positive
24:47more positive
24:48as you can hear the crowd
24:49getting a lift as well
24:50not as good combination play
24:52between Adams and McTominay
24:54Tierney and Souther
24:57are waiting to come on
24:58from the wings
25:00Steve Clarke
25:06each to make changes
25:07Andy Robertson
25:21with this one
25:21top of the goalkeeper
25:25again
25:26every corner
25:26has been the same
25:27begins on to it
25:29Robertson
25:32again in
25:33doke
25:33and Adams
25:34handball
25:35offside
25:36I think it's a handball
25:37as well
25:38I might be wrong
25:38but
25:39aye
25:42looked a handball
25:43from here
25:43we'll get the replay
25:45he's not really
25:47complaining is he
25:47normally a telltale sign
25:50I don't know
25:56does it come off his chest
25:57is it from the offside limit
25:58I think he's more
26:00except for the fact
26:02he's offside
26:02you're checking it
26:03looks like the chest
26:04looked like it came off
26:07his arm from that angle
26:08but
26:08looks not
26:10conclusive
26:11there's going to be
26:19someone out of time
26:20added on at the end
26:20of this game
26:21if you hate the video
26:22assistant
26:22you are not
26:23enjoying this
26:24oh that has been
26:26a stop start
26:27unless it counts
26:28aye
26:29that's true
26:29fair point
26:31and checking
26:38for an offside
26:39leading up to the goal
26:40presumably
26:42we'll check
26:42and see if it has
26:43hit his hand
26:44or not either
26:45presumably if they're
26:45looking at offside
26:46then they've ruled
26:47that out
26:47haven't they
26:48probably yeah
26:50well what else
27:01would you be doing
27:02for drama
27:03on a Sunday evening
27:03game on
27:09no goal
27:10it stays 1-0
27:13Jack Hendry
27:15is going to be
27:15replaced by
27:16John Suter
27:16it's Tierney
27:20for Rolston
27:20also for the
27:22best number two
27:22Anthony Rolston
27:23he is with the
27:25best start
27:25intercept
27:26Tierney
27:27cap 52
27:30for Tierney
27:32cap 20
27:35for Suter
27:36yeah I mean
27:39slightly surprised
27:41Max Johnston
27:43Josh Mulligan
27:44on the bench
27:45Tierney coming on
27:46I'm not surprised
27:48that the change
27:49has been made
27:49down the right
27:50hand side
27:50because that is
27:51where Belarus
27:51are getting
27:52the joy
27:52older threat
27:54has been down
27:54that side
27:55so Steve
27:56Clarke
27:57obviously hoping
27:57that Tierney
27:58is able to
27:58deal with it
27:59slightly better
28:00Smolosevic
28:03Tierney under
28:07pressure already
28:08there
28:08he's played
28:09right back
28:10for Scotland
28:10before
28:10and actually
28:11the results
28:11were quite good
28:12Gordon Strachan
28:13had about there
28:13for a period
28:15of time
28:15came at a point
28:17where Scotland
28:18were threatening
28:20to qualify for the
28:20World Cup in
28:21Russia in 2018
28:22I suppose as well
28:25his job is to come on
28:27and defend and give the
28:28ball to Ganondok
28:29he doesn't need to go
28:30round him he just
28:31needs to back him up
28:31and support him
28:32I think it was clear
28:39that that's where
28:39Belarus were dangerous
28:40down the left hand side
28:41the other game in the group
28:58kicking off in just over an hour
28:59in the parking in Copenhagen
29:01Denmark host Greece
29:04Dane's pretty much at full strength
29:09save for Justin Eriksen
29:12who has found a club since
29:13he was left out for the Scotland
29:15game last month
29:16and the Greeks have gone with
29:20Ianidis up front tonight
29:21the man who enraged
29:23the Scotland fans with his antics
29:25here the other night
29:26Caretza's also starting for them
29:29this evening
29:30must win
29:31for Greece
29:32Adams was offside
29:33as you can see there
29:34just
29:35what result do you want
29:41in that game tonight
29:41Copenhagen
29:42I just want Scotland
29:44to win this game
29:44Liam I'm not looking
29:45that far ahead
29:46to be honest with you
29:47I thought this was going to be
29:48a foregone conclusion
29:48but
29:50I don't know
29:52I think that
29:53when you get the
29:55you know
29:55if you get a guaranteed
29:56playoff then
29:57coming into the campaign
29:58I think we all understood
29:59how difficult a group
30:00this was going to be
30:01but also
30:02you want to be a bit greedy
30:03and
30:04I don't think that
30:05you know
30:06if Greece are out of it
30:07it means that we can't
30:08still win the group
30:09you know
30:09we can still put in a performance
30:11and get a result against Denmark
30:12it's going to be tough
30:13and so
30:14I want Denmark to win
30:15get Greece just out of the equation
30:16and then we can have a bit of a shootout
30:18with Denmark
30:19to see who gets top spot
30:20I might change my mind
30:22when this game's confirmed
30:23to be a victory
30:24that's a good point
30:24we need to win in Greece
30:26if that was the case
30:27but we will worry
30:28about that later
30:29because this one's not done yet
30:34stayed in according to the assistant
30:41and that was
30:41slightly misjudged there
30:45Scott McKenna
30:49he managed to recover in time
30:51and good use of his physicality
30:54getting across
30:55the striker
30:57but yeah
30:57dangerous for a second
31:00the ref didn't like that
31:0415 to play
31:1915 to play
31:19Scotland just don't seem
31:34to do it the easy way
31:35Malisevic
31:41Parkomenko
31:44back from Ebon
31:48I mean they've certainly
31:52seen more of the ball
31:53than I think anyone
31:54anticipated
31:55it's not
31:56a mile away
31:58from being 50-50
31:59in the possession stakes
32:00he's got a recall
32:03allowed to
32:04get to the edge of the box
32:06when it breaks down
32:07McGinn's robbed
32:10Ebon has it
32:12has a go
32:13and that
32:14spins behind
32:15for a Belarus
32:15corner
32:16yeah I mean
32:18it's the encouragement
32:19that they've been given
32:20to take these shots on
32:21and
32:21you only need to get lucky
32:24it doesn't have to be
32:24perfect
32:25and you know
32:26your point about
32:27you know
32:28Belarus certainly being better
32:29I think we all felt
32:30that Scotland playing
32:31here at home
32:32with a crowd
32:32and how difficult it is
32:33to play without a crowd
32:34and how you need to
32:35generate the energy
32:36and the tempo
32:37it's the same for Belarus
32:39the professionals
32:40you know
32:40they enjoy playing
32:41in front of a crowd
32:42and certainly
32:42they enjoy themselves
32:43making heavy weather
32:52of it
32:53Scotland with everyone
32:55back to defend
32:56the corner
32:56now they can
33:00try and spring
33:01the visitors
33:01though
33:02it's going to come
33:04right back at them
33:04instead
33:05well you felt certain
33:19when Adams put Scotland
33:20in front on 15 minutes
33:21so that they would
33:22go forth
33:24and score more goals
33:26and
33:26it's short work
33:29of
33:29Belarus
33:30it's not worked out
33:34that way
33:34I'm surprised
33:37he's not actually
33:38looked at the bench
33:39for more attacking
33:39options
33:40you know
33:41I mean
33:411-0 is precarious
33:43we want to get
33:45that second goal
33:46we've got quality
33:47strikers on the bench
33:48I think this is just
33:50a wee bit more
33:50ambitious
33:51that's an awkward
33:54one for Soutar
33:55guns onto it
33:57again you know
34:00Belarus and not
34:01having to work
34:02that hard
34:02to get
34:03the opportunities
34:04it's
34:05something so
34:06off
34:07not able to get
34:08a place on
34:09not able to win
34:10the ball back
34:10this is better
34:12to get
34:12and then
34:13Tomini
34:14he loses it
34:15Benico
34:22Milnichenko
34:25Milnichenko
34:25they're popping it
34:37they're popping it
34:37around
34:37it was remarkable
34:39given the recent
34:40results
34:41as
34:41Mokowski slipped
34:42when he hit that
34:43you can hear what the
34:45Scotland supporters are
34:46making of what's being
34:47served up here
34:48yeah I mean they want to
34:50see more
34:50clearly
34:51we want to see more
34:54of Scotland in attack
34:54but Belarus are now
34:56in control of the game
34:57in terms of having the
34:59ball and you know
35:00looking at the side
35:01that's going to score
35:01and that's where the
35:03frustration comes
35:04this is a game that
35:05you should be winning
35:06comfortably and look
35:07football isn't always
35:08like that but
35:09you know the warning sign
35:11was there with a goal
35:11that was disallowed
35:12and there's been no
35:14you know
35:15no reaction
35:16no you know
35:18up near the
35:19the tempo
35:19or the energy
35:20I wouldn't say
35:22you don't need to get
35:23desperate
35:24but there needs to be a bit
35:24more urgency to get the
35:25ball forward
35:26to create opportunities
35:27put this game to bed
35:28because
35:28you know it's going to
35:30be a long
35:3010 minutes plus
35:32quite a few added as well
35:34McTominay
35:46and John Souther
35:5210 minutes left
35:58would you happily sign up
36:02for a 1-0 victory at this
36:04point
36:04yeah you take the win
36:05absolutely
36:05you take the win
36:06I mean if we were playing
36:07a better standard of
36:08opposition
36:08would it not be 1-0 up
36:10in this game
36:10I can tell you that right now
36:12you have to take the result
36:17of course you do
36:18but I don't think there's
36:19anything wrong with saying
36:20can we see a bit more
36:23what is going on here
36:40I'm not sure
36:42I mean on our screens here
36:43there's a potential penalty
36:44check going on
36:45I'm not sure if that's an error
36:46but it's come up in the big
36:48screens in the stadium as well
36:49it doesn't seem to be
36:51anything happening
36:52so
36:52technical mishap perhaps
36:55here's McGinn
36:57Robertson
36:59Gannon Doak
37:06it's gone over the line
37:07it looked like it had gone
37:11over the line
37:11and Gannon Doak
37:12would do well
37:13not to talk himself
37:14into a yellow
37:15that would put him out
37:16of Perez next month
37:17yeah again though
37:19it's another
37:20kind of poor cross
37:21from Andy Robertson
37:22it's a couple of those
37:23he's had that have been
37:24over hit
37:25too deep
37:26that's good play by Tierney
37:35he's been fouled over there
37:37surely
37:37another foul
37:39there's a yellow
37:41for Gromyko
37:43it was either Gromyko or
37:46Ebon
37:47it was
37:48the former
37:49I think it was Ebon
37:53look this is
37:56not
37:56it was Ebon
37:57that is Gromyko in your picture
37:59but it was Ebon
38:00it was booked
38:00it's not through frustration
38:02from Belarus
38:02it's because they believe
38:03you can get the ball
38:04they're really aggressive
38:05to press and win it back
38:06didn't look like a foul of McTominise
38:12still claiming for one
38:15so it's coming for Belarus
38:36as they try and even get a point out of this
38:39they'd be quite happy
38:40Malisevic who did the ball in the net
38:44has come off
38:45he's replaced by
38:47Lebkuchko
38:48plays in the Polish second tier
38:51wasn't in the squad last month
38:53the other man coming on
38:58plays
39:00in Kazakhstan with Akhtobi
39:03and Nikita Korzun
39:06he's replaced
39:11Gromyko
39:13Robertson
39:15again
39:22still has it
39:25what options are you going to select
39:29it's Scott McTominay
39:31back to McLean
39:33Belarus defending for their lives here
39:36Robertson across
39:37it's McTominay
39:38and that will do it
39:44that will surely seal three precious points
39:50well what's been an awkward little night for Scotland
39:55yeah absolutely that will do it
40:01good play from McGint
40:03down the left hand side
40:05and I think when he passes the first one inside
40:07it's for Gilmer
40:08McTominay
40:08understandably
40:10feels it's for him
40:12but you know
40:13Scott managed to keep this attack alive
40:15see here I think Gilmer's just coming behind Scott McTominay
40:19stepping onto it for the shot
40:21but they keep it alive
40:23McTominay gets into the position
40:24where he's so effective
40:25in the box
40:27gets a little bit of luck
40:28getting the ball come to him
40:29but it's a good touch and finish
40:30and it certainly does make
40:32the rest of this game a little bit easier
40:34you don't see me
40:35I tell you
40:37I mean it was getting worrying
40:38for a spell there
40:40over on there on the attack again
40:41here they come again
40:42Belarus
40:43oh and it's nicked over
40:45his own bar by Suter
40:46game again does brilliantly for the goal
40:49patient
40:50the ball comes in
40:52I think it was Martinovic
40:53shocking defending from him
40:55but
40:56landed it
40:58Scott McTominay's feet
40:59and he did the rest
41:00it would have been nice
41:03if that goal had come
41:04half an hour earlier
41:05does they matter
41:06as long as it comes
41:07exactly
41:072-0 then
41:105 minutes to play of the 90
41:11it wasn't the best corner in the world
41:17but it's
41:18Machenko who catches it
41:20suitors underneath it
41:30not once but twice
41:31and then
41:32away it goes
41:33Scott McTominay then
41:36his 13th international goal
41:38these are a quiet couple of games
41:42you know
41:42I felt
41:43in the Greece game
41:45he wasn't as effective
41:45as he normally
41:46is for us
41:47tonight as well
41:49we've put that in the same category
41:51but
41:51pops up with a goal
41:53unmuted celebrations
42:04bless you
42:11did you hear that?
42:14the nation held it
42:15can't help it
42:17shoot
42:19it's over
42:22Pukov was caught out there
42:29it was on wasn't it
42:33he just gets too much on it
42:36playing misjudged that
42:51and here is Kuchko
42:54as they try and get on back
42:58to Machenko across the face of the goal
43:00and Scotland coughing up another opportunity
43:03to the 100th ranked side
43:05I tell you what
43:08I think John Suter
43:09he nearly touches it doesn't he?
43:11but I think
43:12he means to then leave it
43:14I think he recognises
43:15yeah he does
43:16it's brilliant from him
43:18because he recognises it
43:19it's going long
43:20far and wide
43:21pure finish
43:24a couple of changes here
43:25Billy Gilmore
43:28one of the seasoned campaigners
43:30in the Scotland national team
43:31these days
43:31will be replaced by
43:35Lennon Miller
43:35he's managed to force his way into the Udinese side
43:40having made the move to
43:41Northern Italy in the summer
43:43from Motherwell
43:43Shea Adams
43:47with his goal
43:49this evening
43:51he's scored 5-5
43:56for his country
43:57helped by that hat-trick
43:59in Vaduz in June
44:01and Lyndon Dykes
44:03comes on
44:05for his 46th cap
44:06having got his 10th international goal
44:08here against Greece on Thursday
44:09yeah he had a big impact
44:11when he came on
44:12on Thursday evening
44:13linked to play really well
44:15obviously gets his goal
44:16in the end as well
44:17he'll probably be disappointed
44:19he's only getting
44:20two minutes at the end of this match
44:22but
44:22you can't argue
44:24Adam's goal record
44:25as you point out there Liam
44:26Lennon Miller
44:27managed to
44:28get some game time
44:30in Udinese
44:31yeah
44:31scored the goal as well
44:33yeah
44:33in the cup
44:34yeah
44:34yeah it's good to see him on
44:36you know
44:36there will be a frustration
44:38you know
44:39much like
44:39Stevie's saying about Lyndon Dykes
44:41that
44:41potentially these subs
44:43could have been made
44:43a little bit earlier
44:44there's McTominay
44:46he's got support
44:49he might go himself
44:50here though
44:51and then he
44:53waited too long
44:55before
44:55knocking it back
44:56to Ganon Doak
44:56but I think offside
44:57is the decision anyway
44:58when he made his first movement
44:59he was off
45:00Belarus will make
45:05their final
45:05two changes here
45:07Martinovic
45:08the veteran
45:09the veteran
45:09will come off
45:10he's going to be replaced
45:13by
45:13Nikita Demchenko
45:15of Dynamo Minsk
45:16and he's a midfielder
45:22Sergei Karpovic
45:24is going to be
45:25the other player
45:26to come on for Belarus
45:2890th minute
45:29man of the match
45:31time
45:32I'm not sure
45:33I hope we did better
45:34than we did that night
45:34that's another tough one
45:38there were arguments
45:39earlier about whether
45:40you made the correct choice
45:41but anyway
45:42who's your man of the match
45:42tonight
45:43don't know if you've had a
45:44confab about it
45:45sure choice tonight
45:50Stevie
45:50I done it the other night
45:51I'm just going to go
45:52down safe
45:53and go with She Adams
45:53look at your face
45:59you're not having that at all
46:00well
46:02he scored a crucial goal
46:03tonight didn't he
46:04he did
46:04let's be honest
46:05are you not having a
46:09wee go at this
46:09James
46:09no
46:10what's that
46:12okay
46:13so She Adams
46:16man of the match
46:16following Lewis Ferguson
46:18on Thursday
46:19Kieran Bowie
46:20meantime
46:21oh come on
46:22there's going to be
46:22eight minutes
46:23of stoppages
46:24which I don't think
46:27the Scotland fans
46:28are too bothered about
46:29had it still been
46:301-0
46:30as they would have been
46:32Dan and Dope
46:34off Bowie
46:34on
46:35you know
46:37plenty
46:37we wanted to see
46:39Kieran Bowie
46:40involved before this
46:41point
46:41he did make his
46:42debut
46:42against Lichtenstein
46:44in that friendly
46:45in June
46:45he didn't get any
46:48minutes last month
46:48but he's on
46:49tonight
46:50yeah
46:50and
46:51I'm being proud
46:53just letting Ben
46:54know how much
46:55they love him
46:55you know
46:55we look at it
46:56and say
46:56you're looking for
46:58you know
46:58the end product
46:59is it there
46:59it will come
47:00but there was
47:01absolutely no doubt
47:02he's an exciting
47:03player
47:03first half
47:04really effective
47:05in the first half
47:06yeah
47:06and Kieran Bowie
47:07it's good to see
47:08him get more minutes
47:10in a Scotland jersey
47:11again
47:12you know
47:13the frustration
47:13disappointment
47:14will be that
47:14it's not a bit
47:16longer
47:17but I'm sure
47:17he won't mind
47:18and he'll be
47:18hoping he can get
47:19a chance
47:20to go and get
47:20his goal
47:20Scotland crying out
47:23for somebody
47:24who can
47:24be a regular
47:26scorer
47:27as much as
47:27Adams and Dykes
47:28have scored
47:28some really
47:30important goals
47:31for Scotland
47:31and Adams
47:32has got a few
47:33as I said
47:33in his last
47:35handful of caps
47:35the dream
47:38is what Norway
47:39have right now
47:40in Erling
47:40Holland
47:41is
47:41managed to get
47:42to 50
47:43international
47:43goals
47:44in 46
47:45caps
47:45that's crazy
47:46isn't it
47:47ludicrous
47:48it's the fastest
47:49to ever get
47:50to the 50
47:51goal mark
47:52he's a machine
47:52oops
47:53Z-Bong
47:55that whips
47:57behind for the
47:58corner
47:58this has been
47:59one of those
47:59nights
48:00take the three
48:01points
48:02get them in the
48:02ledger
48:03go home
48:04and reset
48:04for next month
48:05yeah
48:06absolutely
48:06I think
48:07it's not been
48:08pretty
48:08it's not been
48:09an enjoyable
48:09game to watch
48:11you know
48:11hope to see
48:12chance after
48:12chance
48:13goal after
48:13goal
48:14but
48:14it's 2-0
48:16six points
48:17in the last
48:17two games
48:18comes the
48:20corner
48:20it's off
48:21Powi
48:21Robertson
48:23away
48:23and Dunn
48:29holds on
48:29they've had
48:32tonight
48:33Belarus
48:33have had
48:3417
48:35attempts
48:36on goal
48:37just two
48:38on target
48:3817
48:40let's make
48:41that 18
48:41now
48:41yeah
48:42I mean
48:42look
48:43it's not
48:44been
48:44you know
48:45a great
48:46performance
48:46but I've
48:47played in
48:48games where
48:48and certainly
48:49you know
48:49this group
48:49have where
48:50they've played
48:50brilliant
48:50and not won
48:51it's not
48:53it's not
48:53it's not
48:54but Tom
48:55and he's
48:55looking for
48:56Bowie at
48:56the back
48:56post
48:57might have a
48:58second chance
48:59at that
49:00McGinn
49:01and he
49:04goes
49:04and Bowie
49:05was there
49:06doesn't get
49:08enough on
49:08it
49:08brilliant
49:09from John
49:09McGinn
49:10a wee chop
49:11sailing the
49:12defender a dummy
49:13gets to the
49:13byline
49:14stands it up
49:15brilliantly
49:15it was just a bit
49:16too high for
49:17Bowie to get
49:17any purchase
49:18on the header
49:18I'd like to
49:20see that again
49:21it looked like
49:21it could get
49:22up and get
49:23that into the
49:24net
49:24is Kooch
49:37cool
49:37easy for
49:42Tierney that
49:43I think
49:44it's important
49:45isn't it
49:45to strike a
49:46balance here
49:46because there
49:47was a lot
49:47of net
49:48negativity on
49:50Thursday night
49:50despite the fact
49:51it's an excellent
49:52win against
49:53an excellent
49:54Greek side
49:55it's going to
49:56be six points
49:57out of six
49:57and that has
49:59to be everyone's
50:00bottom line here
50:00absolutely
50:01as I said
50:02I think that
50:03you've got to
50:04take the results
50:05when you get
50:05them
50:05the performances
50:06of course
50:07we want them
50:08to be better
50:08but when you're
50:09taking six points
50:10out of the
50:10two games
50:11it puts pressure
50:12on Greece
50:12they have to go
50:13and try and get
50:13something to just
50:15stay alive in the
50:16group
50:16so absolutely
50:17all day long
50:18will take it
50:19and for Steve
50:19Clark it'll be
50:20something where
50:21he has to look
50:21at where it
50:22could be better
50:23in terms of
50:23performance
50:24but in terms
50:24of result
50:25the back post
50:27Karpovic could do
50:31nothing with it
50:32these are chances
50:36for Belarus
50:36where we just
50:37didn't expect
50:38them to have
50:39the kind of numbers
50:42they have in the
50:43box
50:43the belief that
50:44they can go and
50:44get something
50:45and I know
50:45they're running
50:45out of time
50:46and fast
50:47but they've had
50:48that belief
50:48from the start
50:49but I have to
50:52go back to the
50:52point
50:53six points out
50:54of the last
50:54two games
50:55and put yourself
50:56in a position
50:57where if you win
50:57the next two
50:58games you've got
50:58the World Cup
50:59easier said than
51:00done
51:00you have to say
51:01going to Greece
51:02is going to be
51:02tough
51:02playing Denmark
51:03here at home
51:04is going to be
51:04tough
51:05but I said
51:07this again
51:07earlier
51:07I've played in
51:09games
51:09I've watched
51:09games where
51:10the players
51:11performance
51:12deserves so
51:13much more
51:13than the
51:14result
51:14so you can't
51:16really bemoan
51:16the fact that
51:17you're getting
51:17results
51:18when it really
51:19matters
51:20so often in the
51:23past Scotland
51:24teams have
51:24played well
51:25yet lost
51:26big games
51:26or games
51:29you're expected
51:30to win
51:30you struggle
51:30against
51:31there's a chance
51:32for Belarus
51:33and they have
51:33got a goal
51:34that they'll feel
51:34they deserve
51:35Kuchko scores
51:36it
51:36in stoppage
51:39time
51:39now have
51:41they got
51:42enough time
51:42left to
51:43try and
51:44complete a
51:45salvage job
51:46here
51:46it's just so
51:47poor
51:48from Scotland
51:49defensively
51:50it really is
51:51I mean
51:52the ball in
51:53Andy Robertson
51:54goes with his
51:55left foot
51:56dangles it
51:56doesn't get
51:57contact
51:57it's a lovely
51:58wee spin
51:58round the
52:00corner
52:00and the finish
52:01is very good
52:01as well
52:01I mean
52:02they've deserved
52:04a goal
52:04I mean you
52:04talked about
52:05the amount of
52:06efforts they've
52:06had on goal
52:07tonight
52:07that's 20
52:08shots in goal
52:09Belarus have
52:10had
52:10they've had a
52:11goal disallowed
52:12as well
52:13and you know
52:16you've just got to
52:16be thankful that
52:18that goal didn't
52:19come 10 minutes
52:19ago
52:20that's a bit
52:20really
52:20anyway
52:21might still be
52:23there's a couple
52:25of minutes left
52:26that helps
52:29yeah it helps
52:34but I mean
52:35you can see it's
52:37speaking about it
52:38beforehand
52:38when at 2-0
52:39you think that
52:40that's game over
52:41certainly going to be
52:42an early couple
52:43of minutes to end
52:44the game
52:44and Belarus
52:46have got belief
52:47they can go and
52:47get a draw
52:48which for them
52:49would be a
52:50fantastic result
52:51given how the
52:51results have gone
52:52so far in the
52:53campaign
52:54this is not the
52:57way you want to
52:57be ending this
52:58game
52:58still a minute
53:05left and there
53:06might be a bit
53:06more on top of
53:07that
53:07given
53:10the Belarus
53:11goal came
53:12amidst this
53:14extra period
53:16no pressure
53:20on the
53:21Belarusians
53:21at all
53:22here
53:22running
53:31beating Greece
53:32here on Thursday
53:33Scotland cannot
53:34undo all
53:35that
53:36Belarus
53:38find an
53:38equaliser
53:39that will be
53:41the case
53:42and there
53:44will be a
53:45major
53:45question mark
53:46as to whether
53:47Scotland can
53:47qualify from
53:48this section
53:49it's how
53:50important this
53:50is
53:51they've got to
53:52take it for a
53:53walk here
53:53surely
53:54Lennon Miller
53:59just keep the
54:02ball
54:02eight minutes
54:03have been
54:04played
54:04Robertson
54:08is looking
54:08for Bowie
54:09it's been one
54:11of those
54:11nights
54:11referee
54:19telling Robertson
54:20to hurry up
54:21here
54:21one thing's for
54:25sure it's going
54:25to have to be a
54:25whole lot better
54:26next month
54:27realistically
54:28and it's going to
54:30be six points
54:30out of six
54:31and get to the
54:32World Cup
54:32finals
54:32it's going to
54:33have to be
54:33so much better
54:35across the
54:36board
54:36it is
54:40but take the
54:41same performance
54:41to get the
54:42same result
54:42of course
54:43deep into a
54:49ninth minute
54:49of stoppage time
54:50looking at his
54:54watch here
54:54although he has
54:55now
54:55Karpovic
54:59Demchenko
55:04Scotland
55:09clinging on
55:10to a lead
55:10against Belarus
55:11but that's it
55:14that is it
55:15it's three
55:16points
55:16it's job
55:17done
55:17and
55:20sometimes
55:22I suppose
55:23true perfection
55:26has to be
55:26imperfect
55:27and if Steve
55:28Clark
55:28takes Scotland
55:29to the
55:29World Cup
55:30finals
55:30the
55:31imperfection
55:32tonight
55:32will be
55:35acceptable
55:36the Scotland
55:38supporters
55:38weren't too
55:39impressed
55:39with what
55:40they witnessed
55:40this evening
55:41Adams and
55:42McTominay
55:42with the
55:43goals
55:43the late
55:44one from
55:45Kuchko
55:46left the
55:48Tartan army
55:49with sweaty
55:50palms
55:51and you can
55:51understand why
55:52it was a
55:53much more
55:54difficult evening
55:55than anyone
55:55was anticipating
55:56against a
55:59team
55:59that was
56:00beaten
56:015-1
56:02by the
56:03Greeks
56:03and 6-0
56:04by Denmark
56:05Scotland
56:06have squeaked
56:07home
56:07and thank
56:08goodness for
56:09that Scott
56:09McTominay
56:10goal
56:10six minutes
56:11some time
56:11that ultimately
56:14wins the
56:16match
56:16and look
56:18at the
56:18end of the
56:19day
56:19James and
56:21Stephen
56:21watch this
56:22one uncomfortably
56:23beside me
56:24this evening
56:25the fact is
56:27Scotland are
56:28now two wins
56:30away from a
56:31World Cup
56:31finals
56:32yeah I
56:33yeah I mean
56:33look if we get
56:34to the World
56:34Cup finals
56:35we're not
56:35going to be
56:35sitting going
56:36do you remember
56:36those two games
56:37in October
56:37where we didn't
56:38play very well
56:39the performances
56:41over both these
56:42games have not
56:43been great
56:43tonight was not
56:44a good Scotland
56:44performance at all
56:46but we've won the game
56:47and that is the be all
56:50and end all
56:50when you're trying to
56:51qualify for a World
56:52Cup we can worry
56:53about performances
56:54as you rightly
56:56point out in
56:56next month's games
56:57because if we play
56:58like the way that
56:59it needs to
57:00then we're not
57:01going to come out
57:01of those with
57:02maximum points
57:03that's for sure
57:03why is it
57:05why is it
57:06so many times
57:08so often in the
57:08past
57:09and it's still
57:10happening
57:10teams like Belarus
57:12100th in the
57:13world
57:13getting hammered
57:15left right and
57:16centre
57:16Scotland just
57:18can't give everyone
57:19a nice comfortable
57:20evening
57:21sitting there
57:22and watching
57:23liquid football
57:24it just never
57:25seems to happen
57:25you think of the
57:26Faroe Islands
57:27Lithuania
57:28Lichtenstein
57:29this country has
57:30had these results
57:32and performances
57:33against these
57:33lower ranked sides
57:34woven through it
57:35I suppose the good
57:37thing is that no
57:38damage has been done
57:39really
57:39yeah that's the most
57:41important thing for me
57:42you know over the
57:43years I've certainly
57:44been involved in
57:44plenty of them myself
57:45where you're expected
57:47to win and you don't
57:48win you don't play
57:49well and you don't
57:50win it's not been a
57:51great performance
57:52over the two games
57:54of this camp
57:54the performance levels
57:56haven't been what we
57:57would like to see
57:58but I think that we
58:00still have to look at
58:01the fact that it's
58:01six points out of two
58:02games not pretty
58:04and the warning signs
58:06have been there at
58:07times tonight but
58:08Scotland get the job
58:09done and I think
58:09that's probably the
58:11most important part
58:12and you're looking
58:12forward to the games
58:14against Greece and
58:15Denmark coming up
58:15where you're not
58:17coming off the back
58:18and saying it could
58:18have been better
58:19you know the result
58:19could have been better
58:20if only this happened
58:21then you know you're
58:22sitting in a better
58:22position the position
58:24that Scotland are
58:24sitting in now you
58:25would have taken
58:26absolutely all day
58:27long before a ball
58:28was kicked in this
58:29campaign but what it
58:30lets you know is
58:31there's things that
58:32we have to do better
58:33we have to be playing
58:34better when you go up
58:35against Greece away
58:36when you come up
58:37against Denmark here at
58:38Hampden there has to be
58:39improvements in performance
58:40but you cannot not the
58:42fact that you know
58:43we're sitting in a
58:44brilliant position
58:45coming into these two
58:47games it's still in our
58:48hands whether we go to
58:49the World Cup or not
58:50the performance levels
58:51have to be better but
58:52we still have to
58:53celebrate the fact that
58:54we've won back-to-back
58:55games in this camp
58:56let's not forget now
58:59a Danish win against
59:01Greece and Copenhagen
59:02tonight would mean
59:03Scotland are guaranteed
59:05a play-off so all eyes
59:07in Copenhagen later
59:08they're in the car
59:08they're in the car
59:08they're in the car
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