THE BUGLE

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The Scottish lion matched the Welsh dragon in what was a World Cup tie as dramatic as anyone could fever wish to see in Cardiff last night. A Davie Cooper penalty cancelled out Mark Hughes's first half strike for Wales and thus assured Scotland of one of the two qualifying places in Group VII. Seville, Friday - Brazil manager Tele Santana thinks that Scotland are on the way out of the World Cup. Speaking after a breathtaking display by his side had destroyed Jock Stein's men, Santana said: "I feel that Scotland may have missed out as far as qualifying for the second round is concerned." Santana said that he based his judgment on having seen both Scotland and Russia in action. Magnificently and gloriously and with stirring spirit and skill, Scotland last night wiped out at Hampden Park the embarrassing World Cup record of the past. Czechoslovakia, a determined, well-ordered team were beaten solidly and convincingly even after they led and Scotland, for the first time since 1958, go to the finals of the World Cup in West Germany. Scottish armies have retreated from England before - Flodden's few survivors dragging themselves home, the Jacobites turning back at Derby (possibly with a now familiar, sense of victory having been snatched away) - but none can have been as triumphant in defeat as those who broke for the Border yesterday. One kick in the Baltics and it was all over. Yes, Scotland coasted hopefully to victory against a weakened Estonia team yesterday in probably the shortest international football match ever played. Scenes of joy on the terraces, with the Tartan Army singing "There's only one team in Tallinn", greeted the national team's performance, in which not one player put a foot wrong. Indeed several never put a foot anywhere. No one even put the ball in the net not a Scottish strong point in any case.		The lion roared again, here in Argentina tonight. After the agonies of the past week, Scotland at last found her true form and produced a brave heart-felt performance, but there was a quick return to reality for Scotland in 72 minutes though when Johnny Rep guarded the ball in midfield and smashed a glorious right foot shot past Alan Rough from all of 25 yards. Archie's goal was worthy of winning any World Cup. which made their exit from the 1978 World Cup, if anything, all the more excruciating. Scotland are on their way to Argentina. At the end of a violently emotional night in Liverpool, nothing else really much matters. "Che, sara sara. We're going to Argentine," sang the tartan hordes and if the grammar might have been faulted the passion of their words was fitting nonetheless. Graeme Souness, the Scotland captain, achieved another goal in a notable career when he finished on a winning side against England for the first time at Hampden on Saturday. Having personally been on the losing end to the Auld Enemy in 1978, 1979, 1982 and in 1983, the Sampdoria man played a significant part in what was a sweet victory against the odds Cordoba, Sunday - Of all the ironies to be swallowed yesterday, perhaps the one that stuck most painfully in the throat was the fact that Peru beat Scotland with the kind of play we used to think of as being traditionally Scottish. All the talk of winning the World Cup, all the rabid commercialisation and the extraordinary conceit of the Scots, blew up in their faces at the very first hurdle in Argentina. What is this extraordinary death wish which eats its way through Scottish teams abroad? Arrogance and a downright lack of professionalism were at the root of Scotland's 7-0 defeat by Uruguay in Basle in 1954. Some 24 years later, it seems very little has changed. England enjoyed the greatest period in their history last year in winning the World Cup, but how swiftly the scene has changed. Scotland rule Britain in a footballing sense now, not only because of a magnificent and memorable 3-2 victory at Wembley but thanks to Celtic and Rangers, both potential finalists in European competitions.
When Jock Stein collapsed and died amid the hubbub of Ninian Park, Cardiff, last night, Scotland lost not only a national team manager, but a figure whose influence on the domestic scene was immense and dramatic. Towards the end of his time with Celtic, in 1976, Stein was involved in a serious car crash on his way north after a holiday abroad. He spent many days in intensive care and by that time he already had a history of heart trouble. Stein finally moved from Parkhead in 1978, making way for Billy McNeill, but the plans then formulated to appoint him as the club's first non-Catholic director fell through when he elected to move to Leeds. This stay was to be a brief one, for he was to accept the Scotland post in succession to Ally Macleod after only 45 days at Elland Road. His job then was to rebuild the national side after the disaster of Argentina and he set about it in characteristically quiet, deliberate fashion. His side qualified for the finals in Spain and carried themselves with honour.In fact he had taken over the Scotland managership very briefly, during his time with Celtic, but that association ended in 1966.Although the tempo of the Scotland job was better suited to Stein in the latter part of his career, given his background of uncertain health, he nevertheless felt the strain and recently indicated that whatever the outcome of the current campaign, he would by then "have had my time" and that it would be time for someone else to take over.

Click on the pictures for a full match report from yesteryear

The Scottish lion matched the Welsh dragon in what was a World Cup tie as dramatic as anyone could fever wish to see in Cardiff last night. A Davie Cooper penalty cancelled out Mark Hughes's first half strike for Wales and thus assured Scotland of one of the two qualifying places in Group VII.

Seville, Friday - Brazil manager Tele Santana thinks that Scotland are on the way out of the World Cup. Speaking after a breathtaking display by his side had destroyed Jock Stein's men, Santana said: "I feel that Scotland may have missed out as far as qualifying for the second round is concerned." Santana said that he based his judgment on having seen both Scotland and Russia in action.

Magnificently and gloriously and with stirring spirit and skill, Scotland last night wiped out at Hampden Park the embarrassing World Cup record of the past. Czechoslovakia, a determined, well-ordered team were beaten solidly and convincingly even after they led and Scotland, for the first time since 1958, go to the finals of the World Cup in West Germany.

Scottish armies have retreated from England before - Flodden's few survivors dragging themselves home, the Jacobites turning back at Derby (possibly with a now familiar, sense of victory having been snatched away) - but none can have been as triumphant in defeat as those who broke for the Border yesterday.

One kick in the Baltics and it was all over. Yes, Scotland coasted hopefully to victory against a weakened Estonia team yesterday in probably the shortest international football match ever played.
Scenes of joy on the terraces, with the Tartan Army singing "There's only one team in Tallinn", greeted the national team's performance, in which not one player put a foot wrong. Indeed several never put a foot anywhere. No one even put the ball in the net not a Scottish strong point in any case.

The lion roared again, here in Argentina tonight. After the agonies of the past week, Scotland at last found her true form and produced a brave heart-felt performance, but there was a quick return to reality for Scotland in 72 minutes though when Johnny Rep guarded the ball in midfield and smashed a glorious right foot shot past Alan Rough from all of 25 yards. Archie's goal was worthy of winning any World Cup. which made their exit from the 1978 World Cup, if anything, all the more excruciating.

Scotland are on their way to Argentina. At the end of a violently emotional night in Liverpool, nothing else really much matters. "Che, sara sara. We're going to Argentine," sang the tartan hordes and if the grammar might have been faulted the passion of their words was fitting nonetheless.

Graeme Souness, the Scotland captain, achieved another goal in a notable career when he finished on a winning side against England for the first time at Hampden on Saturday. Having personally been on the losing end to the Auld Enemy in 1978, 1979, 1982 and in 1983, the Sampdoria man played a significant part in what was a sweet victory against the odds

Cordoba, Sunday - Of all the ironies to be swallowed yesterday, perhaps the one that stuck most painfully in the throat was the fact that Peru beat Scotland with the kind of play we used to think of as being traditionally Scottish. All the talk of winning the World Cup, all the rabid commercialisation and the extraordinary conceit of the Scots, blew up in their faces at the very first hurdle in Argentina. What is this extraordinary death wish which eats its way through Scottish teams abroad? Arrogance and a downright lack of professionalism were at the root of Scotland's 7-0 defeat by Uruguay in Basle in 1954. Some 24 years later, it seems very little has changed.

England enjoyed the greatest period in their history last year in winning the World Cup, but how swiftly the scene has changed. Scotland rule Britain in a footballing sense now, not only because of a magnificent and memorable 3-2 victory at Wembley but thanks to Celtic and Rangers, both potential finalists in European competitions.

When Jock Stein collapsed and died amid the hubbub of Ninian Park, Cardiff, last night, Scotland lost not only a national team manager, but a figure whose influence on the domestic scene was immense and dramatic. Towards the end of his time with Celtic, in 1976, Stein was involved in a serious car crash on his way north after a holiday abroad. He spent many days in intensive care and by that time he already had a history of heart trouble.
Stein finally moved from Parkhead in 1978, making way for Billy McNeill, but the plans then formulated to appoint him as the club's first non-Catholic director fell through when he elected to move to Leeds. This stay was to be a brief one, for he was to accept the Scotland post in succession to Ally Macleod after only 45 days at Elland Road. His job then was to rebuild the national side after the disaster of Argentina and he set about it in characteristically quiet, deliberate fashion. His side qualified for the finals in Spain and carried themselves with honour.In fact he had taken over the Scotland managership very briefly, during his time with Celtic, but that association ended in 1966.Although the tempo of the Scotland job was better suited to Stein in the latter part of his career, given his background of uncertain health, he nevertheless felt the strain and recently indicated that whatever the outcome of the current campaign, he would by then "have had my time" and that it would be time for someone else to take over.