Scotland 1-1 Lithuania as it happened

Summary

FT: Scotland 1-1 Lithuania (McArthur - 89; Cernych -58)
McArthur header draws Scots level with minute left
Cernych shoots home into bottom-right corner (58)
Gordon Strachan's side won first qualifier 5-1 in Malta
Group rivals England beat Malta 2-0 at Wembley
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Thomas McGuigan and Rob Maclean

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Get Involvedpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 8 October 2016
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HALF-TIME Slovenia 0-0 Slovakiapublished at 20:37
Alasdair Lamont
BBC Sport Scotland in Slovenia
The home team have been the better side but haven't been able to make the breakthrough in a match that hasn't exactly oozed quality. It took a marvellous instinctive save by Matus Kozacik to keep the scoreline blank just before half time though. Roman Bezjak got the break of the ball inside the Slovakian penalty area but the keeper managed to push his goal-bound shot against the bar.
HT: Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 20:36
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HALF-TIME Slovenia 0-0 Slovakiapublished at 20:35
HT: Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 20:34
Rob Maclean
BBC Scotland
The longer this stays goalless, the more I'm worrying about a sucker punch. The vulnerability at the back hasn't gone away. And we could do with more punch in the central striking position.
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Get Involvedpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 8 October 2016
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HALF-TIME Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 20:32
A ripple of boos among the home supporters as the half draws to a close. It remains goalless.
ADDED TIMEpublished at 45 mins
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A minute of added time at a very quiet Hampden...
Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 44 mins
Tom English
BBC Sport Scotland at Hampden
Everybody getting a little jumpy here at Hampden. Lithuania are very organised and very aggressive. They've improved since their poor Euro qualifying campaign. Slovenia took 77 minutes to score against and Poland didn't score at all in a summer friendly. Still think that Scotland will find a way of winning this. They'll need to. Need a whole lot more from Snodgrass and Ritchie in particular.
Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 43 mins
Rob Maclean
BBC Scotland
Scotland have had some good moments in attack but Lithuania are not without a threat of their own. And the Scotland central defence is....well you know the rest....
Burke 'looking a real threat'published at 42 mins
Scotland 0-0 Lithuania
Former Scotland defender Willie Miller on Radio Scotland: "Burke has had a fabulous 10 minutes being totally direct. His first touch is always forward and he is looking a real threat now. He has switched to the left-hand side with Matt Ritchie going over to the right."
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Oliver Burke has proved a headache for Lithuania at Hampden
Penalty shout?published at 40 mins
Scotland 0-0 Lithuania
Rob Maclean
BBC Scotland
Great run from Burke. Looking for a penalty. There was a laying on of hands from Girdvainis. But probably not enough to interest the officials. Just a steely stare from ref Stieler.
Frustration for Scotlandpublished at 40 mins
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Get Involvedpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 8 October 2016
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Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 37 mins
Should Scotland have been awarded a penalty? Oliver Burke shows some great footwork to slalom beyond a couple of Lithuanian challenges before he tumbles under the close attention of Girdvainis. No penalty, according to the German referee Tobias Stieler.
Matt Finishpublished at 20:19 British Summer Time 8 October 2016
Scotland 0-0 Lithuania
Rob Maclean
BBC Scotland
The quality of Matt Ritchie's deliveries is again a feature of this Scottish attacking performance.
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Get Involvedpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 8 October 2016
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Scotland 0-0 Lithuaniapublished at 29 mins
Rob Maclean
BBC Scotland
I'd like to see Scotland having more control of the match. When we lose the ball, Lithuania look dangerous on the break.
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Scotland struggled to break down the Lithuanian defence in the opening half hour
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Get Involvedpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 8 October 2016
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