Match Report
| Livingston | Livingston |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alec Souness | A. Souness |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Don Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Gavin Morrison | G. Morrison | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Stephen McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Gary White | G. White | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Don Hansen | D. Hansen | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Richard Naysmith | R. Naysmith | ||||||||
| Stephen Glass | S. Glass | | 53 | D | | 5 | | | D | 40 | | Stuart McStay | S. McStay | ||||||||
| Stephen Young | S. Young | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Stuart Davidson | S. Davidson | |||||||||
| David Brady | D. Brady | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 41 | | Dominic Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Richard White | R. White | |||||||||
| Matt Collins | M. Collins | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 36 | | Garry Gallacher | G. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Lars Diakite | L. Diakite |  | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Colin Young | C. Young | |||||||||
| Gary Inglis | G. Inglis | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Kevin McGrory | K. McGrory | |||||||||
| Scott Campbell | S. Campbell | | 51 | D | | 12 | | G | 45 | | Kevin McCoist | K. McCoist | |||||||||
| Don Morton | D. Morton | | 45 | M | | 13 | | A | 44 | | David Elliott | D. Elliott | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 43 | D | | 14 | | A | 41 | | Billy Dalglish | B. Dalglish | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by B.et |
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 8,754 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Livingston and Falkirk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul McGrory.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Livingston and Falkirk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul McGrory.
0.00
0-0Livingston get the match underway!
2.37
0-0Matt Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
4.55
Stuart Davidson passes the ball forward to Kevin McGrory. Kevin McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.47
Andy Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Gary Inglis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Inglis shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.03
Richard Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson takes it forward alone. Stuart Davidson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.21
0-0Gary Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Young controls it well on his chest. Stephen Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.52
Stephen Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Inglis. Gary Inglis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
26.44
David Brady threads a neat ball through to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Inglis. Gary Inglis takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.08
Gary White makes a strong solo run forward. Gary White takes it forward alone. Gary White whips in a cross ball towards Gary Inglis. With a superhuman jump, Gary Inglis connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.16
David Brady flicks a high pass forward. Gary Inglis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Inglis shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Livingston appear unchanged since the first half. Falkirk also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Falkirk kick off and get the second half underway!
47.17
Andy Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Gary Inglis who brings the ball under control. With some swift thinking, Gary Inglis plays the ball forward to Lars Diakite who has made a great run into the box. Lars Diakite side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.50
0-0David Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Hendry. Andy Hendry makes a simple pass to Gary Inglis. Gary Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
54.21
David Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Bremner who gathers it comfortably.
59.52
0-0Livingston are in full control of this game.
65.36
David Brady sees Lars Diakite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lars Diakite controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.20
David Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Bremner who gathers it comfortably.
78.38
Stephen Glass flicks a high pass forward to Lars Diakite who brings the ball neatly under control. Lars Diakite knocks the ball forward to Gary Inglis. Gary Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards David Brady. David Brady makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.37
David Brady knocks the ball forward to Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.17
Stephen Young sees Gary Inglis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Inglis shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.46
Kevin McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Gallacher. Garry Gallacher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Souness who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Dominic Glass hits a low pass to Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Hendry.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
10
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.8%
29.2%
Play Area
23.6%
44.4%
31.9%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gary White of Livingston |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alec Souness (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gavin Morrison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gary White (DEF) | 9 | |
| 4. | Don Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stephen Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stephen Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Brady (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Andy Hendry (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Matt Collins (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Lars Diakite (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Gary Inglis (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Scott Campbell (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Don Morton (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gavin Booth (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Don Bremner (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stephen McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matt Mcallister (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Stuart McStay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stuart Davidson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dominic Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Richard White (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Garry Gallacher (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Colin Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kevin McGrory (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin McCoist (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Dalglish (ATT) | 0 | |