Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Albion Rovers. A crowd of 19,745 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Albion Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Rory Demel.


0.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk get the match underway!
4.20
With vision, Rodolphe Abdessadki plays the ball forward to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro plays the ball forward to Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre heads the ball goalwards but Steinar Halle is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
8.04
Alin Hagi hacks Rodolphe Abdessadki from behind! The referee calls over Alin Hagi and shows him a yellow card! Rodolphe Abdessadki grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.17
Zachary Thompson chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Kneissl.
12.58
Jon Riza runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jon Riza knocks in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.30
Jon Riza flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Soler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edmundo Soler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Ragnar Ásgeirsson gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
16.38
Jon Riza threads a neat ball through to Jason Vieira. Jason Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.27
Paul Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler makes a convincing header but is denied by Ragnar Ásgeirsson. Excellent save.
24.26
Nuno Castro passes the ball forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steinar Halle who gathers it comfortably.
26.48
Nicolas Welter brings the ball forward. Nicolas Welter lofts in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre heads the ball goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Falkirk are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
34.23
Nuno Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
39.49
Stefan Stoichita takes it forward alone. Stefan Stoichita flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Gutiérrez who takes it down. Thomas Gutiérrez lofts in a cross ball towards Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.05
Nicolas Welter hits a low pass to Martin Rösler. Martin Rösler knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.26
Nicolas Welter runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nicolas Welter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Falkirk appear unchanged since the first half. Albion Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Albion Rovers kick off the second half!
48.22
Nicolas Welter sees Xavier Deflandre in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Steinar Halle easily punches it away to safety.
54.52
Rodolphe Abdessadki decides to run forward with the ball. Rodolphe Abdessadki flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Almeida controls it well on his chest. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.30
Albion Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson replacing Jon Riza and Gísli Illugason replacing Jason Vieira .
61.33
Gerhard Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Deflandre holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Xavier Deflandre whips in a cross ball towards Martin Rösler. Martin Rösler shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Steinar Halle is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.16
Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson threads the ball through to Alin Hagi. Alin Hagi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.43
Hannes Behrens runs up as Zachary Thompson takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Hannes Behrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson. Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson threads a neat ball through to Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Soler. Edmundo Soler flicks the ball with his head. Ragnar Ásgeirsson manages to gather it.
79.51
Nuno Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Steinar Halle easily smothers it!
85.12
Rodolphe Abdessadki barges into Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson. Rodolphe Abdessadki is shown the yellow card! Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson runs off the knock.
89.03
With a delightful solo run, Nicolas Welter stretches the opposition's defence. Nicolas Welter shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
25%
45.6%
29.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Welter of Falkirk

Match Ratings
1.Steinar Halle (GK)
7
2.Lucien Ndo (DEF)
6
3.Zachary Thompson (DEF)
6
4.Stefan Stoichita (DEF)
6
5.Hannes Behrens (DEF)
6
6.Paul Elliott (MID)
6
7.Jon Riza (MID)
7
8.Edmundo Soler (ATT)
6
9.Jason Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Alin Hagi (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Thomas Gutiérrez (ATT)
6
 
12.Con Bosnich (DEF)
0
13.Gudmundur Ingi Gardarsson (MID)
7
14.Gísli Illugason (ATT)
6