Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Javier Sanchez | J. Sanchez |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Colin Bremner | C. Bremner | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Syd Gower | S. Gower | |||||||||
| Matt Rae | M. Rae | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Callum Mason | C. Mason | |||||||||
| Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Don Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Gavin McStay | G. McStay | |||||||||
| Colin McStay | C. McStay | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Yuriy Kushnirov | Y. Kushnirov | |||||||||
| Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Billy Davidson | B. Davidson | |||||||||
| Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Nico Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Stuart Young | S. Young | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Alec Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Pablo Caballero | P. Caballero | |||||||||
| Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 |  | Alexandre Postiga | A. Postiga | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 16,849 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Falkirk kick off!
2.05
0-0Matt Rae takes it forward alone. Matt Rae surges forward with the ball. Matt Rae whips in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Craig Souness!
4.43
0-0Billy Caldwell makes a probing pass to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Caldwell.
8.42
Billy Campbell passes the ball forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist flicks the ball with his head. Craig Souness manages to gather it comfortably.
9.10
0-0Billy Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.39
Matt Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin McStay. Colin McStay threads the ball through to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.50
Matt Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.27
Paul Thomson makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Thomson shoots from 20 yards but somehow Craig Souness manages to keep it out.
21.41
Callum Mason makes a simple pass to Yuriy Kushnirov. Yuriy Kushnirov advances with the ball. Yuriy Kushnirov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Javier Sanchez who gathers it comfortably.
22.39
Billy Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist flicks the ball with his head. Craig Souness manages to gather it comfortably.
26.59
Yuriy Kushnirov passes the ball forward to Alec Mason. Alec Mason shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Jose Javier Sanchez easily smothers it!
27.20
Colin McStay advances with the ball. Colin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.20
Billy Davidson knocks the ball forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.23
Billy Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
38.59
Billy Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
39.03
Billy Caldwell makes a probing pass to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Dominic Henderson and rushes in on goal... Garry McCoist takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.10
1-0Paul Thomson makes a probing pass to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off the second half!
49.53
Don Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin McStay. Gavin McStay knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
54.04
Billy Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.30
Yuriy Kushnirov kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.15
Don Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson passes the ball forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.47
1-0Billy Davidson makes a probing pass to Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero makes a probing pass to Alec Mason but he's offside!
67.25
Matt Rae passes the ball forward to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Souness who gathers it comfortably.
69.34
Syd Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Kushnirov. Yuriy Kushnirov chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Caballero. Pablo Caballero directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.27
1-0Dominic Henderson hacks Don Caldwell from behind! Dominic Henderson is warned by the referee! Don Caldwell stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.15
Paul Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.40
Garry McCoist barges into Callum Mason. The referee calls over Garry McCoist and warns him to calm down! Callum Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.53
1-0Yuriy Kushnirov catches Billy Campbell on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.34
Paul Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.06
Billy Davidson barges into Colin McStay. Billy Davidson is shown the yellow card! Colin McStay stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.11
Matt Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist shoots from 25 yards. Garry McCoist scores for Falkirk!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
30.4%
42.4%
27.2%
Scorers