Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Kilmarnock | Kilmarnock | ||||||||||||||||
| David ross Campbell | David ross Campbell | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ragnar Ásgeirsson | R. Ásgeirsson |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Carlos Loureiro | C. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Gerhard Augstein | G. Augstein |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Gary Fowler | G. Fowler | |||||||||
| Rodolphe Abdessadki | R. Abdessadki |  | 72 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 75 |  | Gharib Bouchiba | G. Bouchiba | ||||||||
| Sergio Lima | S. Lima | | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Stefano Foggia | S. Foggia | |||||||||
| Nuno Castro | N. Castro | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Simon Konchesky | S. Konchesky | |||||||||
| Les Hulme | L. Hulme | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | John Gough | J. Gough | |||||||||
| Daniel Stockdale | D. Stockdale | | 74 | M | | | 7 | | M | 76 | | Cristiano Loureiro | C. Loureiro | ||||||||
| Jose Cubilier | J. Cubilier | | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 | | Martin Mowbray | M. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Kasper Beck | K. Beck |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 |  | Gustavo Ochoa | G. Ochoa | |||||||||
| Xavier Deflandre | X. Deflandre | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 |  | Ismael Kayis | I. Kayis | |||||||||
| Jorge Almeida | J. Almeida | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Dmytro Ryabushko | D. Ryabushko | |||||||||
| Alexander Kneissl | A. Kneissl | | 73 | D | | 12 | | M | 73 |  | Marcos Sanchez | M. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Ian Bishop | I. Bishop | | 45 | M | | 13 | | M | 72 |  | Gérard Auer | G. Auer | |||||||||
| Duncan Niven | D. Niven | | 50 | A | | 14 | | M | 68 | | Rodolphe Bourgeais | R. Bourgeais | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 18,404 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Dalglish.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Kilmarnock appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Dalglish.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
2.41
0-0John Gough surges forward with the ball. John Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
3.32
0-0Daniel Stockdale hacks John Gough from behind! The referee calls over Daniel Stockdale and shows him a yellow card! John Gough hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.47
0-0Sergio Lima runs up as Gerhard Augstein takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Sergio Lima makes a strong solo run forward. Sergio Lima controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Loureiro who gathers it comfortably.
9.41
0-0Rodolphe Abdessadki passes the ball forward to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro flicks a high pass forward. Kasper Beck controls it well on his chest. Kasper Beck knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Gary Fowler happens to be in the right place to block it.
10.20
Stefano Foggia barges into Kasper Beck. The referee calls over Stefano Foggia and shows him a yellow card! Kasper Beck runs off the knock.
14.48
Cristiano Loureiro threads the ball through to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ragnar Ásgeirsson who gathers it comfortably.
16.48
Sergio Lima hits a low pass to Daniel Stockdale. Daniel Stockdale flicks a high pass forward. Kasper Beck controls it well on his chest. Kasper Beck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.55
0-0Les Hulme threads a neat ball through to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida shoots from distance. Carlos Loureiro gets down and covers it.
20.19
0-0Showing composure, John Gough plays the ball forward to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa whips in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Sergio Lima catches Ismael Kayis on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
21.32
With imagination, Gary Fowler picks a pass forward to Cristiano Loureiro. Cristiano Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko whips in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
22.03
Stefano Foggia runs forward with the ball. Stefano Foggia knocks the ball to his team mate, Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.01
Gerhard Augstein flicks a high pass forward. Les Hulme holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Les Hulme plays the ball forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball towards Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
33.47
Rodolphe Abdessadki threads a neat ball through to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro threads a neat ball through to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefano Foggia.
36.17
1-0Daniel Stockdale chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Carlos Loureiro had no chance!! Goal for Falkirk!
42.18
Cristiano Loureiro makes a probing pass to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
Stefano Foggia runs forward with the ball. Stefano Foggia flicks a high ball forward to Dmytro Ryabushko who gracefully takes it down. Dmytro Ryabushko knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Lima.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Falkirk appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half. The Kilmarnock players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Kilmarnock kick off the second half!
47.53
1-0Kasper Beck barges into Gary Fowler. The referee warns Kasper Beck to calm down! Gary Fowler stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.43
Les Hulme makes a probing pass to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.24
2-0Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Ismael Kayis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.25
Jose Cubilier flicks the ball to his team mate, Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
63.27
Daniel Stockdale flicks a high ball forward to Jorge Almeida who takes it down. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.30
Falkirk have made 2 substitutions with Alexander Kneissl replacing Gerhard Augstein and Ian Bishop replacing Les Hulme .Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
78.32
Sergio Lima hits a low pass to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro brings the ball forward. Nuno Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.16
Martin Mowbray flicks a high ball forward to Rodolphe Bourgeais who takes it down. Rodolphe Bourgeais knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.12
Nuno Castro flicks a high pass forward. Kasper Beck controls it well on his chest. Kasper Beck shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Carlos Loureiro.
90.00
Corner kick to Falkirk. Jose Cubilier plays it to the far post. Carlos Loureiro drops low and scoops up the ball.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
22.9%
42.9%
34.3%
Scorers
| Kasper Beck 36, 63 Jorge Almeida 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kasper Beck of Falkirk |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ragnar Ásgeirsson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gerhard Augstein (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rodolphe Abdessadki (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sergio Lima (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Nuno Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Les Hulme (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Daniel Stockdale (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Jose Cubilier (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kasper Beck (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Xavier Deflandre (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jorge Almeida (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Alexander Kneissl (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ian Bishop (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Duncan Niven (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Carlos Loureiro (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Fowler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gharib Bouchiba (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stefano Foggia (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Simon Konchesky (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Gough (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Cristiano Loureiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Martin Mowbray (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gustavo Ochoa (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ismael Kayis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dmytro Ryabushko (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marcos Sanchez (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gérard Auer (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Rodolphe Bourgeais (MID) | 6 | |