Match Report


FalkirkFalkirk     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Niccolo BrambleN. Bramble50
G
1
G
55Kevin ClelandK. Cleland
Ezio PagliariniE. Pagliarini55
D
2
D
62Vincenzo LindnerV. Lindner
David MccallD. Mccall48
D
3captain
D
59Stuart GallacherS. Gallacher
Neil LiddellN. Liddell48
D
captain4
D
58Richard BremnerR. Bremner
Kemal MurphyK. Murphy47
D
5
M
70Colin MorrisonC. Morrison
Don ClelandD. Cleland56
M
6
M
64Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Alec RaeA. Rae49
M
7
M
62Callum WhiteC. White
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson49
M
8
M
59Stuart GlassS. Glass
Billy McCoistB. McCoist41
M
9
A
71Stuart MckinlayS. Mckinlay
Steven WiltordS. Wiltord57
A
10
A
64Colin HendryC. Hendry
Helder LopesH. Lopes51
A
11
A
60Maurits de BoerM. de Boer
 
Sebastian MolinaS. Molina51
A
12
M
56Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Alberto SantosA. Santos51
A
13
D
54Andre MartinsA. Martins
Paul StrachanP. Strachan50
A
14
A
53Garry LiddellG. Liddell

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 9,939 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Johnstone.


0.00
Partick Thistle kick off the first half!
2.13
David Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Alec Rae collects the pass. Alec Rae threads a neat ball through to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes threads a neat, attacking ball through to Steven Wiltord. Steven Wiltord comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Steven Wiltord!
9.07
Callum White flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Mckinlay collects the pass. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.33
Don Cleland makes a beautiful solo run. Don Cleland deftly passes the ball to Helder Lopes, releasing him through on goal. Helder Lopes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.16
With some swift thinking, Callum White plays the ball forward to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Stuart Glass plays the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks the ball forward to Stuart Mckinlay but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.54
Callum White flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Mckinlay who brings the ball under control. Stuart Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mccall.
24.36
Colin Morrison makes a probing pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.29
Stuart Glass threads the ball through to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer plays a scrappy one-two with Colin Hendry and stumbles forward towards the goal... Maurits de Boer shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.45
Vincenzo Lindner sees Colin Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Liddell.
39.43
Neil Liddell breaks forward. Neil Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vincenzo Lindner.
44.06
Stuart Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Maurits de Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurits de Boer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ezio Pagliarini.
45.00
Matt Davidson threads the ball through to Don Cleland. Don Cleland plays a quick one-two with Steven Wiltord and rushes in on goal... Don Cleland tries a spectacular strike. Kevin Cleland 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. Falkirk appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Partick Thistle players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Falkirk kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
Callum White kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hendry controls it well on his chest. Colin Hendry shoots from distance but somehow Niccolo Bramble manages to keep it out.
54.16
Richard Bremner barges into Alec Rae. The referee calls over Richard Bremner and shows him a yellow card! Alec Rae runs off the knock.
55.09
Stuart Glass flicks a high ball forward to Colin Hendry who takes it down. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Mccall.
59.32
Garry Matteo catches Matt Davidson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Davidson stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.37
Alec Rae flicks a high ball forward to Helder Lopes who takes it down. Helder Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Kevin Cleland!
63.04
Stuart Gallacher passes the ball forward to Stuart Glass. Stuart Glass flicks a high pass forward. Maurits de Boer collects the pass. Maurits de Boer lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
71.00
Garry Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Matt Davidson. The referee warns Garry Matteo to calm down! Matt Davidson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.28
Billy McCoist surges forward with the ball. Billy McCoist tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.41
David Mccall makes a probing pass to Steven Wiltord. Steven Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Cleland who gathers it comfortably.
79.20
Richard Bremner knocks the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Mckinlay. Stuart Mckinlay knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stuart Mckinlay!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Falkirk

Partick Thistle
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
30.6%
51.4%
18.1%

Scorers
Steven Wiltord 2
Helder Lopes 14
Don Cleland 45
Maurits de Boer 18, 26
Stuart Mckinlay 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurits de Boer of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Niccolo Bramble (GK)
6
2.Ezio Pagliarini (DEF)
6
3.David Mccall (DEF)
6
4.Neil Liddell (DEF)
6
5.Kemal Murphy (DEF)
6
6.Don Cleland (MID)goal scored
8
7.Alec Rae (MID)
6
8.Matt Davidson (MID)
6
9.Billy McCoist (MID)
6
10.Steven Wiltord (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Helder Lopes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Sebastian Molina (ATT)
0
13.Alberto Santos (ATT)
0
14.Paul Strachan (ATT)
0

1.Kevin Cleland (GK)
6
2.Vincenzo Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Gallacher (DEF)
6
4.Richard Bremner (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Colin Morrison (MID)
6
6.Garry Matteo (MID)yellow card
5
7.Callum White (MID)
7
8.Stuart Glass (MID)
6
9.Stuart Mckinlay (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Colin Hendry (ATT)
7
11.Maurits de Boer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
0
13.Andre Martins (DEF)
0
14.Garry Liddell (ATT)
0