Match Report
| Hibernian | Hibernian |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Boschker | E. Boschker |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Billy Brady | B. Brady | |||||||||
| Alex Gough | A. Gough | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Matt Morton | M. Morton | |||||||||
| Duncan Liddell | D. Liddell | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 |  | Eugenio Hernandez | E. Hernandez | |||||||||
| Kevin Inglis | K. Inglis | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Colin Greig | C. Greig | |||||||||
| Richard Burley | R. Burley | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Carl Moncur | C. Moncur | |||||||||
| Stuart Henderson | S. Henderson | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
| Garry Glass | G. Glass | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Scott Liddell | S. Liddell | |||||||||
| Dominic Hendry | D. Hendry | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 |  | Marques Pereira Magnier | M. Magnier | |||||||||
| Callum Campbell | C. Campbell | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Stephen Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Alex Matteo | A. Matteo | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | John Dalglish | J. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Gavin Campbell | G. Campbell | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Callum McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 4,972 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Hibernian are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Hibernian are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Hibernian kick off and get the match underway!
3.21
0-0Dominic Hendry passes the ball forward to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eugenio Hernandez.
8.32
0-0Richard Burley passes the ball forward to Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.07
0-0Hibernian are easily keeping Falkirk at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
12.12
0-0Carl Moncur threads the ball through to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell threads the ball through to Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish directs the ball goalwards with his head. Eric Boschker easily smothers it.
20.26
Dominic Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
22.37
Colin Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Dalglish. John Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.24
Stuart Henderson makes a probing pass to Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
32.26
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.18
Scott Liddell passes the ball forward to Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.44
Hibernian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Falkirk's defence.
36.27
Stephen Booth takes it forward alone. Stephen Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.36
Stephen Booth makes a probing pass to John Dalglish. John Dalglish knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Gough.
39.41
Marques Pereira Magnier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Dalglish. John Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Liddell.
40.21
Hibernian are easily keeping Falkirk at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk kick off!
53.29
Carl Moncur threads the ball through to Marques Pereira Magnier. Marques Pereira Magnier makes a simple pass to Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Inglis.
57.41
Stuart Henderson surges forward with the ball. Stuart Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Greig.
60.26
Dominic Hendry brings the ball forward. Dominic Hendry shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.47
0-1Carl Moncur makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Booth. Stephen Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, John Dalglish. John Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.54
Stephen Booth kicks a strong pass forward to John Dalglish. John Dalglish shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.44
Stephen Booth takes it forward alone. Stephen Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Gough.
71.42
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
72.44
0-1Kevin Inglis clumsily knocks into Callum McGrory. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Callum McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.08
Eugenio Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Marques Pereira Magnier. Marques Pereira Magnier knocks the ball to his team mate, John Dalglish. John Dalglish shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.49
Colin Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marques Pereira Magnier. Marques Pereira Magnier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.33
0-1Marques Pereira Magnier clumsily knocks into Richard Burley. Marques Pereira Magnier is warned by the referee! Richard Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.30
Dominic Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Matteo. Alex Matteo shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
85.48
Gavin Campbell barges into Matt Morton. Gavin Campbell is given a warning by the referee! Matt Morton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.31
0-1Duncan Liddell knocks the ball forward to Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson makes a simple pass to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Matteo but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Marques Pereira Magnier flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory whips in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
26%
48.1%
26%
Scorers