Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Queens Park | Queens Park | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Campbell | A. Campbell |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Steffen Ahrens | S. Ahrens | |||||||||
| Steven Weir | S. Weir | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 |  | Martin Tomic | M. Tomic | |||||||||
| Steve Walker | S. Walker | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 |  | Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | |||||||||
| Don Liddell | D. Liddell | | 50 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Tiago Faria | T. Faria | ||||||||
| Richard Morton | R. Morton | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Alun Adams | A. Adams | |||||||||
| Corentin Christanval | C. Christanval |  | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Komian Marquet | K. Marquet | |||||||||
| Garry McStay | G. McStay | | 52 | M | | 7 | | | A | 52 | | Eddie Joseph | E. Joseph | ||||||||
| Steve Maclean | S. Maclean | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Adrian Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| David Naysmith | D. Naysmith | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Bill Beattie | B. Beattie | |||||||||
| Rodrigue Lacombe | R. Lacombe | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 |  | Claus Flo | C. Flo | |||||||||
| Sven Beckenbauer | S. Beckenbauer | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 36 | | Pape Plante | P. Plante | |||||||||
| Goran Chiba | G. Chiba | | 49 | M | | 12 | | A | 51 | | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
| Alex Davidson | A. Davidson | | 47 | D | | 13 | | D | 50 | | Marcus Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Don Burley | D. Burley | | 46 | D | | 14 | | M | 51 | | Kevin Lange | K. Lange | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Queens Park. A crowd of 4,626 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Henderson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Henderson.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Falkirk get the match underway!
15.07
0-0Richard Morton makes a probing pass to Don Liddell. Don Liddell flicks a high ball forward to Sven Beckenbauer who takes it down. Sven Beckenbauer shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
16.32
Bill Beattie makes a simple pass to Pape Plante. Pape Plante sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Ashley Campbell. Excellent save.
20.12
0-0Don Liddell knocks the ball forward to Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean threads the ball through to Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer deftly passes the ball to David Naysmith, releasing him through on goal. David Naysmith side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.44
0-0Tiago Faria hacks Garry McStay from behind! Tiago Faria is shown the yellow card! Garry McStay grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.10
0-0Pape Plante catches Corentin Christanval on the ankles. The referee warns Pape Plante to calm down! Corentin Christanval stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.22
0-0Corentin Christanval makes a simple pass to Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer cuts inside the box! Sven Beckenbauer takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Alun Adams.
33.16
0-0Garry McStay takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Claus Flo gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
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. Queens Park have changed their lineup with Marcus Le Tissier replacing Martin Tomic.
45.00
Queens Park kick off the second half!
60.07
0-0Queens Park have made a substitution with Dominic Rae replacing Claus Flo and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.05
0-0Garry McStay makes a beautiful solo run. Garry McStay knocks the ball forward to Sven Beckenbauer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.54
Eddie Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Komian Marquet collects the pass. Komian Marquet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
73.12
Bill Beattie makes a beautiful solo run. Bill Beattie flicks a high pass forward. Pape Plante controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Pape Plante cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.15
Falkirk have made a substitution with Don Burley replacing David Naysmith .Queens Park have made a substitution with Kevin Lange replacing Bill Beattie .
83.53
Corentin Christanval sees space and advances. Corentin Christanval shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
85.11
Steve Walker knocks the ball forward to Steve Maclean. Showing composure, Steve Maclean laces a through ball forward to Sven Beckenbauer. Sven Beckenbauer plays a one-two with Don Burley and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Sven Beckenbauer provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
87.13
Corentin Christanval flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Maclean. Steve Maclean threads a neat ball through to Garry McStay. Garry McStay plays a scrappy one-two with Rodrigue Lacombe and stumbles forward towards the goal... Garry McStay looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Steffen Ahrens is on top of it.
89.55
0-0Eddie Joseph passes the ball forward to Kevin Lange. Kevin Lange knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steven Weir.
90.00
1-0Corentin Christanval makes a simple pass to Rodrigue Lacombe. Rodrigue Lacombe skips past Alun Adams! Rodrigue Lacombe muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Steffen Ahrens had no chance!! Goal for Falkirk!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
25.8%
51.5%
22.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Corentin Christanval of Falkirk |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ashley Campbell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steven Weir (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steve Walker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Don Liddell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Corentin Christanval (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Garry McStay (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Steve Maclean (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | David Naysmith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Rodrigue Lacombe (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Sven Beckenbauer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Goran Chiba (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Davidson (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Burley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Steffen Ahrens (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Martin Tomic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tiago Faria (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Alun Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Komian Marquet (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Eddie Joseph (ATT) | 6 | |
| 8. | Adrian Ljungberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Bill Beattie (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Claus Flo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Pape Plante (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Marcus Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kevin Lange (MID) | 6 | |