Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Falkirk. A crowd of 4,045 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Livingston and Falkirk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hutchison.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Livingston and Falkirk are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hutchison.
0.00
0-0Falkirk kick off the first half!
2.25
0-0Duncan Collins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
16.08
0-0Cristiano Soares comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Postiga. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roberto Postiga stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.02
Alex Rae sees Alec Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.22
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.07
Billy Inglis comes in with a late challenge on Andy Caldwell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andy Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.10
0-0Samuele Petrachi flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Collins controls it well on his chest. Duncan Collins makes a simple pass to Stephen Thomson. Stephen Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.20
Alex Rae controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie makes a probing pass between the defence to Alec Hendry. Alec Hendry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.37
0-1Alex Rae makes an attacking run forward. Alex Rae skips past Alec Dalglish! Alex Rae muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Youssouf Zanotti has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.45
0-1Antonio Medina knocks the ball forward to Duncan Collins. Duncan Collins flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Thomson but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
With imagination, Richard Sullivan plays the ball forward to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Thomson but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Livingston appear unchanged since the first half. Falkirk also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Livingston get the second half underway!
48.47
Niccolo Maclean darts forward. Niccolo Maclean whips in a cross ball towards Matt Ritchie. Matt Ritchie rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.03
Duncan Collins makes a probing pass to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
57.05
Gavin Mason clumsily knocks into Stephen Thomson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.43
0-1Falkirk have made a substitution with Camille Fenillat replacing Matt Ritchie .
63.46
Craig Mcallister takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Alex Rae. Alex Rae darts forward. Alex Rae plays a one-two with Camille Fenillat and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alex Rae provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.38
0-1Craig Mcallister catches Andy Caldwell on the ankles. Craig Mcallister is given a warning by the referee! Andy Caldwell runs off the knock.
77.09
Falkirk have made a substitution with Dominic Davidson replacing Gavin Mason .
84.57
Richard Sullivan makes a simple pass to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.26
Andy Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Craig Mcallister threads the ball through to Camille Fenillat. Camille Fenillat runs straight at the defence! Camille Fenillat looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
27.2%
46.9%
25.9%
Scorers
| Alex Rae 36 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alex Rae of Falkirk |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Youssouf Zanotti (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alec Dalglish (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Antonio Medina (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gavin Ferguson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Samuele Petrachi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Bolton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Andy Caldwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Richard Sullivan (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Duncan Collins (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Roberto Postiga (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stephen Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stuart Young (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Cleland (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ernesto Fuentes (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Stuart Mcallister (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andy Gemmell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Mason (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Neil Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Cristiano Soares (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Niccolo Maclean (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Craig Mcallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alex Rae (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Billy Inglis (MID) | | 6 |
| 10. | Matt Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alec Hendry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dominic Davidson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Camille Fenillat (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Matt Greig (MID) | 0 | |