Match Report
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Hutchison | C. Hutchison |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Billy Young | B. Young | |||||||||
| Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Scott Glass | S. Glass | |||||||||
| Craig Elliott | C. Elliott | | 50 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 50 | | David Glass | D. Glass | ||||||||
| Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Matt Mason | M. Mason | |||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall | | 52 | M | | 5 | | M | 47 |  | Cosimo Castellazzi | C. Castellazzi | |||||||||
| Alex Sottil | A. Sottil | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 44 |  | Anthony Hapgood | A. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Paul White | P. White | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Billy Collins | B. Collins | |||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Matt Ritchie | M. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Alec Sullivan | A. Sullivan | | 48 | A | | 9 | | | A | 60 | | Alec Cleland | A. Cleland | ||||||||
| Neil Gemmell | N. Gemmell | | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Alex Henderson | A. Henderson | |||||||||
| Richard Johnstone | R. Johnstone | | 35 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Don Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| David Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | | 40 | D | | 12 | | G | 49 |  | Paul Van Dinteren | P. Van Dinteren | |||||||||
| Andy McStay | A. McStay | | 39 | G | | 13 | | A | 42 | | Matt Dalglish | M. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Dominic Hendry | D. Hendry | | 36 | M | | 14 | | D | 39 | | David Sullivan | D. Sullivan | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Central Park where Cowdenbeath play host to Falkirk. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cowdenbeath and Falkirk are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Gemmill.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cowdenbeath and Falkirk are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Gemmill.
0.00
0-0Falkirk start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.44
0-0Dominic Davidson sees Alex Sottil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Sottil makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Sottil whips in a cross ball towards Richard Johnstone. Richard Johnstone powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.10
0-0Alex Henderson barges into Scott McCoist. Alex Henderson is shown the yellow card! Scott McCoist runs off the knock.
12.14
0-0Scott Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Law. Don Law whips in a cross ball towards Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Callum Hutchison.
13.59
0-0Corner kick to Falkirk. Anthony Hapgood chips it to the near post. Scott McCoist reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
15.22
0-0Matt Mason brings the ball forward. Matt Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Elliott.
16.01
0-0Matt Mason clumsily knocks into Neil Gemmell. The referee brings Matt Mason to one side and gives him a warning! Neil Gemmell runs off the knock.
26.44
Paul White passes the ball forward to Neil Gemmell. Neil Gemmell shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.37
Dominic Davidson sees Alex Sottil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Sottil plays the ball forward to Neil Gemmell. Neil Gemmell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Young who gathers it comfortably.
34.19
Matt Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Alex Henderson. Alex Henderson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
39.37
Matt Mason makes a probing pass to Anthony Hapgood. Anthony Hapgood flicks a high ball forward to Don Law who takes it down. Don Law cuts inside the box! Don Law rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.50
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
1-0Dominic Davidson makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Davidson brings the ball forward. Dominic Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Sullivan. Alec Sullivan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Billy Young is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cowdenbeath appear unchanged since the first half. Falkirk also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Cowdenbeath kick off the second half!
47.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Anthony Hapgood plays the ball forward to Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott McCoist.
49.33
David Glass makes a probing pass to Anthony Hapgood. Anthony Hapgood sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Hapgood finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
53.03
Craig Elliott makes a strong solo run forward. Craig Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Gemmell. Neil Gemmell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Young who gathers it comfortably.
55.32
Matt Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Gemmell. Neil Gemmell plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Johnstone and advances towards the goal... Neil Gemmell rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.30
1-0Cowdenbeath have made 2 substitutions with David Mcinnes replacing Richard Johnstone and Dominic Hendry replacing Neil Gemmell .
65.08
Scott McCoist threads the ball through to Paul White. Paul White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Sullivan. Alec Sullivan advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alec Sullivan provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.17
Paul White runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul White tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
77.12
Cowdenbeath have made a substitution with Andy McStay replacing Paul White .
81.31
Cowdenbeath are in full control of this game.
84.31
Matt Mason flicks a high pass forward to Cosimo Castellazzi who brings the ball under control. Cosimo Castellazzi makes a beautiful solo run. Cosimo Castellazzi shoots from outside the area. Callum Hutchison gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
85.54
Andy McStay hacks Anthony Hapgood from behind! Andy McStay is shown the yellow card! Anthony Hapgood stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.16
Scott McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy McStay. Andy McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Sullivan. Alec Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
89.23
Andy McStay hits a low pass to David Mcinnes. David Mcinnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
25.9%
42%
32.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alec Sullivan of Cowdenbeath |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Callum Hutchison (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dominic Davidson (DEF) | 9 | |
| 3. | Craig Elliott (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Scott McCoist (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Gary Mccall (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alex Sottil (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Paul White (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Niven (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alec Sullivan (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Neil Gemmell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Richard Johnstone (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Mcinnes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Andy McStay (GK) |  | 5 |
| 14. | Dominic Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Billy Young (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Scott Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Matt Mason (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Cosimo Castellazzi (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Anthony Hapgood (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Billy Collins (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matt Ritchie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alec Cleland (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Henderson (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Don Law (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Paul Van Dinteren (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Dalglish (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Sullivan (DEF) | 0 | |