So, Scotland see off Gibraltar following a minor scare against the Euro 2016 minnows.

Steven Fletcher fires the first Scotland hat-trick since 1969 as Gordon Strachan's troops move level on points with Group D leaders Poland and world champions Germany.

Fletcher will be taking the match ball home and Scotland prepare for their next Euro 2016 qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in June.

Read Alasdair Lamont's match report here.

Thanks again for your company and comments today, enjoy what's left of your weekend. Cheers.

James, Giffnock: Goal difference does matter: if we lose 1-0 to Republic of Ireland in Dublin and are level on points then it's down to goal difference. Also 6th place result is only discarded if you finish third in the group.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan also quips that goalkeepers Craig Gordon and Allan McGregor will be thanking him for not playing them today.

David Marshall, Strachan adds, will have the dubious honour of being the central figure in pub quizzes for years to come, following Gibraltar's goal...

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Andy in Wraxall: Scotland are currently the highest ranked third place team - that's good enough to qualify.

BBC Sportsound pundit Willie Miller

"The performance wasn't brilliant but it was very good. We've scored six goals and conceded only one. We're sitting there on points.

"I need the wee man needs to take some happy pills..."

Gordon Strachan

"I was expecting that system to work [playing three at the back] better than that, but their goal threw us a bit...

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"We've got 10 points and we're all happy about that and feeling good about ourselves."

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan

"All credit goes to Gibraltar today; they've made my life a misery. Credit to them."

Did you get a fright when Gibraltar scored? "Yep. We fell asleep thinking they wouldn't attack; and they did..."

Gordon Strachan is getting ready to answer questions at the post match media conference...

Gordon Eddie: Well, my man of the match is David Marshall - outstanding !!!!!

Nathan Bain: Putting today's scoreline in perspective - "Romania 1 - 0 Faroe Islands". Romania ranked 14th by Fifa, Scotland ranked 39th #bbcscotfootball

John Grant: Well done Scotland. Another 3 points on the board. #bbcscotfootball. Congratulations Steen Fletcher on his hat-trick.

Alasdair Lamont at Hampden
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You can't argue with the result, particularly as Germany only took four off this Gibraltar side, but that was far from the best performance by a Gordon Strachan side in recent times.

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There was a lack of fluidity about the passing, but it's very much a case of 'job done' with the game against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin in June now looming large for Scotland as they try to get to France 2016.

Andrew O'Brien on Facebook: Maybe Sunderland should sign Jordan Rhodes to bring out the best in Steven Fletcher.

Delighted hat-trick hero Steven Fletcher looks delighted with his day's work as he trades smiles and hand-shakes with team-mates. Scotland score six and move level on points with Germany and Poland on 10 points in a very competitive Group D.

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Scotland players are queuing up to pepper Jamie Robba's goal; the frazzled Gibraltar keeper's hands will need an ice bucket after today's game...

The keeper denies substitute Jordan Rhodes as the striker sends a shot straight down the middle.

Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has his hood up to shield himself from the elements.

David Gowans: #bbcscotfootball Scotland's problem is not a failure to meet expectations - it's our unique ability to set unrealistic expectations.

We've got six minutes of added time at Hampden; can the Scots find a seventh goal?

We do have a hat-trick hero! Steven Fletcher does nab his third of the afternoon - all after a six-year international drought - as he arrows a shot into the bottom corner following great work by Jordan Rhodes.

That's a first hat-trick for a Scotland player since... Colin Stein way back in 1969.

Take a bow Mr Fletcher!

James Young: Doug on Facebook hasn't read article 13 of the Uefa rules: it's head to head rather than goal difference if teams tie.

Gordon Bowie: For those worrying about goal difference, doesn't matter against 6th place teams, results discarded as 5 team group

Steven Fletcher thinks he's about to celebrate a hat-trick after Jamie Robba brilliantly denied Jordan Rhodes but Fletcher tugs it into the side netting. He'd have been writing tomorrow's newspaper headlines in his mind there.

James, Giffnock: I think seven goals is par against Gibraltar. Anything less is failure. Scotland more than any team should know how goal difference can cost you. Let's get a move on here.