00:00Basque returns from injury, he starts in preference to Andy Bremer, but other than that, West Germany are unchanged from the side that scraped that draw with the Uruguayans.
00:09The front two are Rudi Voller and Klaus Olofs, who have 32 international goals between them.
00:15Franz Beckenbauer, plenty of experience, but not enough of a name to get his name spelt right by the host broadcaster for this game.
00:31Alex McLeish has a virus, so David Nary comes in, one of three Dundee United players in the back line.
00:37Charlie Nicholas and Paul Sturrock are replaced by Eamon Bannon and Steve Archibald, who play up front on his own in his first international football game.
00:45For 13 months, a surprise selection by Alex Ferguson and in many ways Archibald's inclusion, a bit of a gamble.
01:06Graeme Souness and Harold Schumacher, the respective captains.
01:09Souness, the most experienced international in this Scotland side, his 54th cap today.
01:20Jan Ignat from Romania is the man in charge.
01:25And a big boost for West Germany, the fact that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is back on the bench, carrying an injury, but fit enough to take his place amongst the five substitutes.
01:46Scotland have West Ham United's Frank McAvenny, as well as Davy Cooper, amongst their quintet of potential replacements.
01:55So the shootout at noon in Carretero, in what they have christened the group of death, Germany in white shirts and black shorts, kicking from left to right in this first half.
02:14Early touch for Thomas Berthold, the young full-back.
02:27Pielit Barski.
02:32Pielit Barski.
02:34Pielit Barski.
02:36Pielit Barski.
02:38Pielit Barski.
02:40Need approach play.
02:41And Jim Leighton with an outstanding save.
02:44Alov's the player, he denied.
02:48Leighton with a strong hand.
02:51It was half cleared by Bannon.
02:52And the resulting shot that comes back in drifts wide from Lode Mateus.
03:02Matheus.
03:16Pielit Barski.
03:17Pielit Barski.
03:19And the Gats.
03:23No problems with, we go read by Matheus.
03:32Now Litbarski.
03:36Bertolt,
03:37making ground from full-back.
03:40Taking on Willie Miller.
03:42That is very well defended by Neri.
03:47Affectionately known by Celtic fans as The Bear.
03:51Scotland, after a nervy start,
03:53have made a better fist of it in the last
03:5510 minutes.
04:00That's a good save from Schumacher.
04:02Much better position for Scotland.
04:09Bannon's effort tipped over the bar.
04:15Still the pressure is telling and it's Gordon Strachan.
04:18Oh, what a goal.
04:20Scotland lead.
04:21A magnificent finish from Gordon Strachan.
04:35Beautifully played in.
04:37The angle was tight.
04:38The deflection
04:38was very significant.
04:41But take nothing away from Strachan.
04:42Excellent goal from the Manchester United man.
04:50I think he thought about vaulting the hoardings.
04:53and he thought that he might not quite make it.
04:59Nevertheless, a big step for Scotland.
05:09He's been sparkling form though.
05:10He's twice won the
05:12German Player of the Year award
05:13in the last three seasons.
05:15He's the current holder of that accolade.
05:17The thing he could do about Gordon Strachan's strike,
