Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Javier Sanchez | J. Sanchez |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Pedro Viana | P. Viana | |||||||||
| Colin Bremner | C. Bremner |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Muller Echouafni | M. Echouafni | |||||||||
| Matt Rae | M. Rae | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Manuel Barbosa | M. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | |||||||||
| Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | John Mcinnes | J. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Colin McStay | C. McStay | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Tommy Lee | T. Lee | |||||||||
| Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Rui Faria | R. Faria | |||||||||
| Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Scott Rae | S. Rae | |||||||||
| Stuart Young | S. Young | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Richard McCoist | R. McCoist | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Stephen Young | S. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 19,862 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Falkirk and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Falkirk and Aberdeen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aberdeen kick off and get the match underway!
8.30
0-0Scott Rae threads the ball through to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Young. Stephen Young powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.02
Manuel Barbosa hits it upfield. Richard McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.01
0-0Colin McStay knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Thomson.
15.47
0-0Colin McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist powers a header at goal. Pedro Viana manages to gather it comfortably.
18.37
Billy Campbell knocks the ball forward to Stuart Young. Stuart Young shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.25
Billy Caldwell makes a simple pass to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson passes the ball forward to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
22.01
0-1Muller Echouafni passes the ball forward to Tommy Lee. Tommy Lee takes it forward alone. Tommy Lee sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Jose Javier Sanchez had no chance!! Goal for Aberdeen!
26.46
Colin McStay makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
28.31
Colin McStay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Barbosa.
30.48
Billy Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.21
Tommy Lee threads the ball through to Stephen Young. Stephen Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.09
Tommy Lee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov makes a simple pass to Stephen Young. Stephen Young shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
40.34
Billy Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist goes all the way! Garry McCoist tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.01
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Falkirk start the second half!
51.02
Matt Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist heads the ball goalwards. Pedro Viana easily picks it out of the air!
53.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
54.12
Tommy Lee chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young shoots from distance but it flies wide!
60.34
0-1Dominic Henderson clumsily knocks into Manuel Barbosa. Dominic Henderson is shown the yellow card! Manuel Barbosa runs off the knock.
60.34
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
61.02
Colin McStay surges forward with the ball. Colin McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.22
Billy Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Pedro Viana has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.30
Billy Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.01
Scott Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Javier Sanchez who gathers it comfortably.
71.13
Matt Rae advances with the ball. Matt Rae passes the ball forward to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young heads the ball goalwards. Pedro Viana is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.49
Billy Campbell threads the ball through to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.55
Paul Thomson passes the ball forward to Stuart Young. Stuart Young plays a perfect one-two with Garry McCoist and rushes in on goal... Stuart Young takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
24.4%
42.3%
33.3%
Scorers
| Stuart Young 63, 66, 71, 79 | Tommy Lee 22 |