Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Livingston. A crowd of 4,675 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Falkirk and Livingston are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Livingston start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.37
Paul Inglis threads the ball through to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson threads the ball through to Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.02
Richard Matteo takes it forward alone. Richard Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.44
Duncan Young surges forward with the ball. Duncan Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Sullivan but the linesman indicates offside!
21.09
Gary Gemmill makes a probing pass to Craig Gough. Craig Gough shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.36
Richard Henderson knocks the ball forward to Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes goes all the way! Duncan Mcinnes rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.34
Craig Dalglish passes the ball forward to Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Souness.
30.14
Alec Strachan comes in with a late challenge on David Booth. The referee calls over Alec Strachan and warns him to calm down! David Booth gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
32.55
Duncan Young makes a simple pass to Craig Gough. Craig Gough knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Gough.
36.21
Duncan Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Gough. Craig Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
38.20
Craig Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mcinnes. Duncan Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Andy Law easily picks it out of the air!
39.06
Gary Gemmill makes a probing pass to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Dalglish.
40.21
David Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Scott Campbell.
42.49
Matt Hendry plays a long ball forward. Gary Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
44.24
Dominic Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill sees space and advances. Gary Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Scott Campbell.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk get the second half underway!
47.56
Matt Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Young. Duncan Young knocks the ball forward to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan whips in a cross ball towards Craig Gough. Craig Gough heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Craig Gough!
54.21
David Booth threads the ball through to Gary Gemmill. Gary Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Gough. Craig Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.12
Duncan Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Gough. Craig Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Scott Campbell easily smothers it.
61.10
David Booth boots it upfield. Craig Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.48
David Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Matteo. Richard Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Gough. Craig Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan directs the ball goalwards with his head but Scott Campbell is on top of it.
85.24
Richard Henderson clumsily knocks into Duncan Young. The referee calls over Richard Henderson and warns him to calm down! Duncan Young runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Craig Gough of Falkirk
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
24.3%
47.3%
28.4%

Scorers