Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the World Cup qualifier between Malta and Scotland. We'll bring you all the goals and action as it happens. Kick-off: 7.45pm

All of a sudden this has all gone very flat. There is no real urgency from Scotland, as if they are waiting to get into the half-time interval level so they can get some fresh instruction.

Martin is failing to make any kind of impression as the central striker. The Fulham striker isn't holding up the ball and he isn't providing much of a focal point either leading the line.

Gambin takes the shot from range but that didn't both Marshall. The Barnet midfielder fired well over the bar, but Scotland are allowing the opposition too much in the middle of the park.

This isn't good enough from Scotland at the moment. They are failing to get the ball on the ground and their play is pretty disjointed right now. No flow to what they are doing.

Are the Scottish players struggling to come with the Maltese heat? They started this game with so much verve and that seems to have diminished as time as gone on. Is that a factor?

Snodgrass really should have scored that last chance. The ball from Paterson was perfect and he made a good connection. But he somehow managed to direct it straight at Hogg.

Scotland need to find a way to get Ritchie more involved with the game. The Newcastle United man has the quality to come up with something special, but he's had little of the ball.

SNODGRASS SHOULD HAVE SCORED! Paterson's wicked cross from the right found Snodgrass in the centre, but his header was straight at Hogg when he should have found the net.

The flow has been completely lost from Scotland's play since the equaliser. They were well on top at that time and were pressing for a second goal. Now they're struggling to make passes.

The baw's burst! Malta take the freekick, which is charged down by a Scotland player in the wall. But the force of the shot actually bursts the ball off the studs of Snodgrass.

Hanley has been caught out a number of times and has conceded a freekick 20 yards out. The centre-back is getting far too close to Efflong, who is causing some real problems.

Malta are enjoying some pressure here. They are the ones pressing for another goal, but that means that they are leaving space in behind for the likes of Burke and Ritchie to exploit.

It's rather noticeable that Scotland are looking to release Burke as early as they can. The teenager has pace to burn and Strachan has set up his team to make the most of that.

That was a real blow to Scotland. They looked to be in the ascendancy and now they are level again. Can they regroup and find their groove again? They look a bit shelshocked.

That goal was unexpected but it was really poor defending from Scotland. Robertson was pulled out of position and allowed the cross to come in from the left wing. He needed to do better.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Malta 1 (14 mins - Alfred Efflong) Scotland 1. There's the equaliser! It came against the run of play, but Efflong did well to get on the end of an excellent cross and powers home a header.

Scotland have been well on top to start this match and they have the lead that their supremacy deserves. Can they now build on that? Can they put a few past this Malta side?