Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 20,428 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Falkirk and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Falkirk and Heart of Midlothian are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Heart of Midlothian start the match!
6.55
0-0Heart of Midlothian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Falkirk's defence.
9.02
0-0Paul Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson makes a probing pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.19
0-0David Hendry knocks the ball forward to Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Jose Javier Sanchez easily smothers it!
14.37
0-1Neil Liddell makes a probing pass to Jerry Green. Jerry Green plays a perfect one-two with Nathan Matuzalem and rushes in on goal... Jerry Green takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
22.57
Neil Liddell knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.17
Billy Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.24
Colin Bremner makes a probing pass to 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 powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
27.08
Nordin El-Karkouri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem flicks the ball to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jerry Green!
30.31
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
34.28
Heart of Midlothian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Falkirk's defence.
39.07
Vinicius Rai kicks a strong pass forward to David Hendry. David Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa passes the ball forward to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nathan Matuzalem!
42.35
Jose Garcia passes the ball forward to Darren Robson. Darren Robson knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa lofts in a cross ball towards Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Falkirk kick off the second half!
47.12
0-4Paul Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.20
Matt Rae advances with the ball. Matt Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
49.16
Paul Thomson makes a simple pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.34
Paul Thomson sees space and advances. Paul Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson flicks the ball with his head but Mustapha Van Der Gaag is on top of it.
59.01
0-4Nathan Matuzalem hacks Matt Rae from behind! Nathan Matuzalem is warned by the referee! Matt Rae carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.19
Paul Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Mustapha Van Der Gaag manages to gather it comfortably.
63.52
David Hendry threads the ball through to Jerry Green. Jerry Green goes all the way! Jerry Green cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Jose Javier Sanchez.
65.35
Colin Bremner makes a probing pass to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell sees space and advances. Billy Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.07
0-4Vinicius Rai catches Garry McCoist on the ankles. Vinicius Rai is shown the yellow card! Garry McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.36
Matt Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Colin McStay. Colin McStay decides to run forward with the ball. Colin McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nordin El-Karkouri.
71.13
Darren Robson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jerry Green. Jerry Green shoots from long range but somehow Jose Javier Sanchez manages to keep it out.
75.44
Darren Robson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem chips the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Festa. Nicola C. Festa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.25
Billy Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Young. Stuart Young flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.17
Colin McStay passes the ball forward to Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.40
Billy Caldwell threads the ball through to Colin McStay. Colin McStay knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Van Der Gaag who gathers it comfortably.
87.15
Billy Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Matt Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell threads the ball through to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
28.4%
43.2%
28.4%
Scorers
| Jerry Green 14, 27 Nathan Matuzalem 39, 42 |