Match Report


FalkirkFalkirk     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Rik Mont Rik Mont
Simon SchraderS. Schrader71
G
1
G
76Don HendersonD. Henderson
Ricardo IzquierdoR. Izquierdo66
D
2
D
74John BurleyJ. Burley
Bruno NunesB. Nunes66
D
3captain
D
80Gavin McCoistG. McCoist
Paul HutchisonP. Hutchison68
D
4
D
82Neil StrachanN. Strachan
Jermaine InsleyJ. Insley66
D
captain5
D
75Mario CastroM. Castro
Chris ProctorC. Proctor77
M
6
M
62Alec RaeA. Rae
Ralph UpsonR. Upson70
M
7
M
69Frederico NunesF. Nunes
Achille CarusoA. Caruso61
M
8
A
81Con MilosevicC. Milosevic
Luke OakesL. Oakes63
A
9
A
68Markus FrieserM. Frieser
Denis RodaD. Roda71
A
10
A
80David StrachanD. Strachan
Gary CampbellG. Campbell58
A
11
A
77Guilherme GomesG. Gomes
 
Fabian N. BenussiF. Benussi52
D
12
D
72Dominic BremnerD. Bremner
Ernesto GonzalezE. Gonzalez32
M
13
D
69Andy ElliottA. Elliott
Martin MurrinM. Murrin40
D
14
D
64John GoughJ. Gough

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 18,476 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Dalglish.


0.00
Falkirk kick off the first half!
3.43
Alec Rae plays the ball forward to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes whips in a cross ball towards Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Simon Schrader manages to gather it effortlessly.
6.01
Achille Caruso makes a beautiful solo run. Achille Caruso whips in a cross ball towards Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell makes a looping header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.13
Frederico Nunes threads the ball through to Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.21
Paul Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Chris Proctor collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Chris Proctor laces a weighted ball forward to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
30.17
Frederico Nunes takes it forward alone. Frederico Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.38
Frederico Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to Con Milosevic. Con Milosevic tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Gavin McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Alec Rae collects the pass. Alec Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Frieser. Markus Frieser tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Falkirk appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone kick off!
48.54
Chris Proctor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Oakes. Luke Oakes shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.39
Achille Caruso threads the ball through to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell plays a perfect one-two with Denis Roda and rushes in on goal... Gary Campbell comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Don Henderson smothers it!
51.19
John Burley threads the ball through to Alec Rae. Alec Rae kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Simon Schrader!
54.55
Gary Campbell catches Neil Strachan on the ankles. The referee brings Gary Campbell to one side and gives him a warning! Neil Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.09
John Burley hacks Luke Oakes from behind! John Burley is shown the red card!! Luke Oakes stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.07
Neil Strachan sees a break and surges forward. Neil Strachan threads a neat ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan plays a scrappy one-two with Con Milosevic and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Strachan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Simon Schrader.
61.31
Paul Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Upson. Ralph Upson advances with the ball. Ralph Upson advances inside the box! Neil Strachan hacks Ralph Upson from behind! Penalty for Falkirk!!
61.31
The referee points to the spot..
62.51
Denis Roda steps up. He curls the ball into the top left corner - goal!!
78.34
Jermaine Insley knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Proctor. Chris Proctor flicks a high pass forward. Gary Campbell controls it well on his chest. Gary Campbell plays a quick one-two with Denis Roda and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Gary Campbell provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.53
Ralph Upson flicks a high pass forward to Luke Oakes who brings the ball under control. Luke Oakes lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Don Henderson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.27
Bruno Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Proctor. Chris Proctor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell cuts inside the box! Gary Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Falkirk

St. Johnstone
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
23%
44.6%
32.4%

Scorers
Denis Roda 63 (p)
Gary Campbell 78, 85
Con Milosevic 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Campbell of Falkirk

Match Ratings
1.Simon Schrader (GK)
6
2.Ricardo Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Bruno Nunes (DEF)
6
4.Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Insley (DEF)
6
6.Chris Proctor (MID)
6
7.Ralph Upson (MID)
7
8.Achille Caruso (MID)
6
9.Luke Oakes (ATT)
6
10.Denis Roda (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Gary Campbell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Fabian N. Benussi (DEF)
0
13.Ernesto Gonzalez (MID)
0
14.Martin Murrin (DEF)
0

1.Don Henderson (GK)
6
2.John Burley (DEF)red card
3
3.Gavin McCoist (DEF)
6
4.Neil Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Mario Castro (DEF)
6
6.Alec Rae (MID)
6
7.Frederico Nunes (MID)
7
8.Con Milosevic (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Markus Frieser (ATT)
6
10.David Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Guilherme Gomes (ATT)
6
 
12.Dominic Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Andy Elliott (DEF)
0
14.John Gough (DEF)
0