Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Neil Stirling | Neil Stirling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francisco Caminero | F. Caminero |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | John McGrory | J. McGrory | |||||||||
| Colin Bremner | C. Bremner | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | John Henderson | J. Henderson | |||||||||
| Matt Rae | M. Rae | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Ade Nwakire | A. Nwakire | |||||||||
| Jordi Kortland | J. Kortland |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Alexandre Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Billy Glass | B. Glass | |||||||||
| Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Colin Hutchison | C. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Stuart McGrory | S. McGrory | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Jorge Eladio Navarrete | J. Navarrete | |||||||||
| Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Scott Liddell | S. Liddell | |||||||||
| Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Richard Niven | R. Niven | |||||||||
| Alfred Laver | A. Laver |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Stephen Collins | S. Collins | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Fernando Muñoz | F. Muñoz | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 9,412 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Falkirk and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Falkirk and Raith Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Raith Rovers kick off the first half!
2.00
0-0Colin Hutchison barges into Matt Hendry. The referee calls over Colin Hutchison and shows him a yellow card! Matt Hendry grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.55
0-0Alexandre Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell decides to run forward with the ball. Scott Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.30
0-0Alexandre Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Caminero who gathers it comfortably.
20.08
0-1Jorge Eladio Navarrete deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Collins. Stephen Collins shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.37
0-1Paul Thomson clumsily knocks into Scott Liddell. Paul Thomson is warned by the referee! Scott Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.37
0-1Ade Nwakire sees space and advances. Ade Nwakire decides to run forward with the ball. Ade Nwakire knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Collins. Stephen Collins flicks the ball with his head but somehow Francisco Caminero manages to keep it out.
34.19
Alexandre Alves makes a probing pass to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell brings the ball forward. Scott Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.44
Colin Hutchison makes a simple pass to Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
42.48
Scott Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Falkirk start the second half!
47.02
Jorge Eladio Navarrete chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Niven. Richard Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.13
Jordi Kortland takes it forward alone. Jordi Kortland passes the ball forward to Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson plays a perfect one-two with Alfred Laver and rushes in on goal... Dominic Henderson shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.21
Dominic Henderson catches Alexandre Alves on the ankles. Dominic Henderson is shown the yellow card! Alexandre Alves grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.27
Stuart McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Elliott. Garry Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.32
Ade Nwakire deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Caminero who gathers it comfortably.
59.55
Ade Nwakire makes a beautiful solo run. Ade Nwakire makes a simple pass to Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz tries a spectacular long range effort but Francisco Caminero is on top of it.
60.25
Alexandre Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Eladio Navarrete. Jorge Eladio Navarrete takes it forward alone. Jorge Eladio Navarrete sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.54
Jordi Kortland takes it forward alone. Jordi Kortland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Laver. Alfred Laver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ade Nwakire.
72.04
Stuart McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Jorge Eladio Navarrete. Stuart McGrory is warned by the referee! Jorge Eladio Navarrete gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.32
Ade Nwakire hacks Dominic Henderson from behind! Ade Nwakire is shown the yellow card! Dominic Henderson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.54
Colin Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Fernando Muñoz. Fernando Muñoz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Caminero who gathers it comfortably.
84.45
Billy Campbell decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ade Nwakire.
89.41
Alexandre Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Eladio Navarrete. Jorge Eladio Navarrete makes a probing pass to Stephen Collins. Stephen Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Niven. Richard Niven powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
28.4%
47.3%
24.3%
Scorers