Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | East Stirling | East Stirling | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Collins | D. Collins |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Peter Luzhny | P. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Gary McGrory | G. McGrory | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | John White | J. White | |||||||||
| Neil Hopkin | N. Hopkin | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Neil Gough | N. Gough | |||||||||
| Scott Gallacher | S. Gallacher | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | John Law | J. Law | |||||||||
| David Strachan | D. Strachan | | 39 | D | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Kevin Young | K. Young | |||||||||
| Matt Caldwell | M. Caldwell | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Andy Matteo | A. Matteo | |||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Paul McNeill | P. McNeill | |||||||||
| Kevin Gough | K. Gough | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Billy Mason | B. Mason | |||||||||
| Stephen Collins | S. Collins | | 38 | M | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Paul Gemmell | P. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Richard Liddell | R. Liddell | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Callum Elliott | C. Elliott | |||||||||
| Garry Mckinlay | G. Mckinlay | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 |  | Jaap Vercammen | J. Vercammen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to East Stirling. A crowd of 2,988 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while East Stirling appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0East Stirling kick off and get the first half underway!
6.22
0-0Neil Hopkin passes the ball forward to Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell shoots from distance. Peter Luzhny easily smothers it.
9.09
1-0Gary McNeill makes a probing pass to Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell plays a perfect one-two with Garry Mckinlay and rushes in on goal... Richard Liddell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Peter Luzhny is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.13
1-0Gary McGrory takes it forward alone. Gary McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.16
Paul Gemmell passes the ball forward to Jaap Vercammen. Jaap Vercammen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.30
Billy Mason makes a probing pass to Jaap Vercammen. Jaap Vercammen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jaap Vercammen!
20.02
Kevin Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay shoots from distance but Peter Luzhny is on top of it.
21.10
Billy Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary McGrory.
26.18
David Strachan makes a probing pass to Stephen Collins. Stephen Collins knocks the ball forward to Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay goes all the way! Garry Mckinlay tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Garry Mckinlay!
33.57
Gary McNeill knocks the ball forward to Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.55
3-1Falkirk are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate East Stirling's defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Falkirk start the second half!
48.44
3-1Stephen Collins hacks Kevin Young from behind! Stephen Collins is shown the yellow card! Kevin Young runs off the knock.
49.38
3-1Andy Matteo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaap Vercammen. Jaap Vercammen tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.36
3-1Kevin Gough barges into Kevin Young. The referee calls over Kevin Gough and warns him to calm down! Kevin Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.14
David Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Law.
72.54
Billy Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott goes all the way! Callum Elliott takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.36
3-1Kevin Young comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Gough. Kevin Young is warned by the referee! Kevin Gough carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.44
Paul Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaap Vercammen. Jaap Vercammen goes all the way! Jaap Vercammen tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.53
Neil Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill makes a probing pass to Richard Liddell. Richard Liddell tries a spectacular long range effort but Peter Luzhny is on top of it.
81.20
Billy Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaap Vercammen. Jaap Vercammen knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Elliott. Callum Elliott flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
30.8%
48.7%
20.5%
Scorers
| Richard Liddell 9, 34 Garry Mckinlay 26 | Jaap Vercammen 16 |