Match Report


FalkirkFalkirk     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
David ross CampbellDavid ross Campbell Will Sully Will Sully
Laurent ZidaneL. Zidane75
G
1
G
69Oberdan MaccaroneO. Maccarone
Scott MatteoS. Matteo43
D
2
D
47Stefan NanuS. Nanu
Carlos MartinsC. Martins68
D
3
D
43Uwe FriedmannU. Friedmann
Dale WilliamsD. Williams45
D
4
D
52Simon SzepanS. Szepan
Tony GueiT. Guei44
D
5
D
36Aaron LinekerA. Lineker
Neil GlassN. Glass45
D
6
D
32Narcise Olivier ReyN. Rey
Silvio BoudarèneS. Boudarène65
M
captain7
M
61Frank StamF. Stam
Nuno CastroN. Castro73
M
8
M
55Stephen MasonS. Mason
Milton HinojosaM. Hinojosa67
A
9captain
M
52Craig HendryC. Hendry
Eduardo VianaE. Viana52
A
10
G
48Don ClelandD. Cleland
Duncan NivenD. Niven50
A
11
A
35Jaap KlompeJ. Klompe
 
Alexander KneisslA. Kneissl73
D
12
D
59Paul HamiltonP. Hamilton
Liam InceL. Ince31
M
13
M
72Phil ShiltonP. Shilton
Xavier DeflandreX. Deflandre74
A
14
A
50Don JamesD. James

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play Inverness Caledonian Thistle in this friendly game. A crowd of 12,012 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 5-3-2 formation.


0.00
Falkirk kick off!
2.36
Frank Stam controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaap Klompe. Jaap Klompe whips in a cross ball towards Don Cleland. Don Cleland gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
8.35
Milton Hinojosa sees Eduardo Viana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Viana shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
15.28
Simon Szepan kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Stam. Frank Stam makes a simple pass to Don Cleland. Don Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Matteo.
16.25
Stephen Mason catches Nuno Castro on the ankles. Stephen Mason is shown the yellow card! Nuno Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.44
Scott Matteo knocks the ball forward to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Uwe Friedmann.
40.32
Craig Hendry clumsily knocks into Silvio Boudarène. Craig Hendry is warned by the referee! Silvio Boudarène hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. Inverness Caledonian Thistle have changed their lineup with Phil Shilton replacing Frank Stam.

45.00
The whistle blows and Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
47.26
Tony Guei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène darts forward. Silvio Boudarène knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Niven. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Niven connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
48.21
Silvio Boudarène knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Niven. Duncan Niven heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.46
Narcise Olivier Rey takes a quick throw-in. Aaron Lineker makes a probing pass to Phil Shilton. Phil Shilton takes it forward alone. Phil Shilton shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
53.32
Nuno Castro makes an attacking run forward. Nuno Castro plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Viana and advances towards the goal... Nuno Castro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.34
Milton Hinojosa runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Milton Hinojosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.53
Silvio Boudarène flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Niven. Duncan Niven shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.54
Stephen Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaap Klompe. Jaap Klompe shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
69.56
Silvio Boudarène knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.40
Uwe Friedmann knocks the ball forward to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry sees space and advances. Craig Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.23
Tony Guei threads a neat ball through to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Viana. Eduardo Viana shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.24
Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Jaap Klompe who brings the ball under control. Jaap Klompe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Laurent Zidane who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Falkirk

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
22.2%
52.8%
25%

Scorers
Duncan Niven 48
Nuno Castro 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Castro of Falkirk

Match Ratings
1.Laurent Zidane (GK)
6
2.Scott Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Martins (DEF)
6
4.Dale Williams (DEF)
6
5.Tony Guei (DEF)
6
6.Neil Glass (DEF)
6
7.Silvio Boudarène (MID)
8
8.Nuno Castro (MID)goal scored
9
9.Milton Hinojosa (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Viana (ATT)
8
11.Duncan Niven (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alexander Kneissl (DEF)
0
13.Liam Ince (MID)
0
14.Xavier Deflandre (ATT)
0

1.Oberdan Maccarone (GK)
6
2.Stefan Nanu (DEF)
6
3.Uwe Friedmann (DEF)
7
4.Simon Szepan (DEF)
6
5.Aaron Lineker (DEF)
6
6.Narcise Olivier Rey (DEF)
6
7.Frank Stam (MID)
6
8.Stephen Mason (MID)yellow card
5
9.Craig Hendry (MID)
6
10.Don Cleland (GK)
6
11.Jaap Klompe (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Hamilton (DEF)
0
13.Phil Shilton (MID)
6
14.Don James (ATT)
0