Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound

I don't think Scotland have to play with urgency. That's a really important goal. The penalty was brilliantly taken by Charlie Mulgrew.

The onus is on the home side to take the game to Scotland and Scotland are soaking up the pressure.

Alasdair Lamont
BBC Sport Scotland

Scotland are fortunate to be ahead on the balance of play, but that goal should allow Scotland to gain confidence. The home fans (and journalists) aren’t happy with the award of the penalty. They feel it was soft and the players continued to remonstrate with the referee after Charlie Mulgrew scored.

John Souttar has not looked very comfortable so far and now he's on a booking after over-stretching into a tackle he really didn't need to make.

The Hearts defender will miss the next game away to Albania.

Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportsound

He just knew he was going to put his laces through it after missing his last one. He just smashes it. Charlie Mulgrew slams it home. Even if the keeper had gone the right way he wouldn't have saved it. It's a really well taken penalty.

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A push on Steven Naismith and Scotland have a penalty out of the blue.

Dor Peretz was the offender, with a daft challenge, and Israel captain Bibras Natcho is booked for his animated complaints.

Omri Ben Harush puts a forearm in the face of Johnny Russell and goes straight in the book.

Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportsound

The worrying thing is he [Bibras Natcho] wasn't marked.

It was a free header but Allan McGregor bails us out as he has done on many occasions. He met it full on from seven yards out, it's good delivery from the corner and McGregor brings off an outstanding save.

Scotland are in trouble from a corner again after an awkward clearance from John Souttar.

Bibras Natcho thumps in a powerful header from eight yards but it's straight at Allan McGregor and the Rangers keeper is able to push it away.

Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportsound

We've got a flat back five when they have got comfortable possession which gives the midfield a hard job when you've got the five back.

They have men spare and are using the ball well. But then they are not really hurting us and that's Scotland's tactic, can we spring at the right time to put a bit of pressure on them?

Most of the Scotland passing is sideways and backwards until a quick bit of thinking from Kevin McDonald springs Callum McGregor forward and the Celtic midfielder is able to stop the ball on the byline before prodding it back into the danger area but a defender in blue gets there first.

Press Association Scotland reporter Ronnie Esplin takes a snap shot of the crowd inside the stadium tonight.

Alex McLeish's side string a nice sequence of passes together inside the opposition half but strikers Steven Naismith and Johnny Russell have yet to get a glimpse of goal.

Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportsound

[Munas] Dabbur's movement created that chance. he just flicked it diagonally towards the far corner but it just cleared Allan McGregor's crossbar.

We got caught on a short corner as well. There's no damage caused which is good but there are little concerns.

Munas Dabbur is left all alone from Israel's second corner of the evening and the Salzburg striker steers an angled header just over the crossbar.

Steven: No replacements called up for Griffiths and Fraser? has Alex McLeish not seen Martin Boyle play for the past 3 years? baffling to lose him to Australia through, in my opinion, plain ignorance.

Anon: [Steven] Naismith & [Johnny] Russell. Could be a starting line-up for 10cc. 2-0 up at half-time will do us nicely.

A dithering John Souttar is robbed by Munas Dabbur near the halfway line and the Israel striker slides a good pass in behind the Scotland defence but the visitors manage to recover.

Israel skipper Bibras Natcho swings a deep free kick into the Scotland penalty box and out comes goalkeeper Allan McGregor to gather at the second attempt.

And we're up and running in Haifa.

Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound

It will be a tough night. There will be a lot of pride and passion from Israel. It's a home game. They will be looking to put on as good a show as possible, they've got some decent players within the team and Scotland will have to be at their best.

These games, away from home, they are tough ties. If we are below par they will take advantage. A lot of these countries don't travel to well but at home they put on a good show.