Falkirk                                   East Fife
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Angus Gunn                29 10  n     GK Reece Beveridge           29  7  p
DF Aaron Hickey              29  7  n     SW Scott Mercer              16  7  n
DF Tommy Gemmell             29  7  n     DF Pat Slattery              29  8  n
DF Andrew Robertson          24  8  n     DF Stewart Murdoch           25 10  n
DF Kieran Tierney            19  8  n     DF Sean Docherty             17 10  n
MF Calvin Miller             19  8  n     MF Trevor Brooking           29  8  n
MF Lewis Ferguson            13 10  n     MF Iain Vigurs               23  7  n
WG Jimmy Johnstone           34  5  n     WG Alan Trouten              27  8  n
WG Patrick Nevin             20 10  n     WG Mikey Cunningham          25 10  n
FW Gary Oliver               19 10  n     FW Scott Shepherd            34 10  n
FW Andy Gray                 17  8  n     FW Seb Ross                  25  8  n

Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Fifers will play a 4-2-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Fran Morillo (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: The ball is hooked on towards Mikey Cunningham (EF)...
        ...who takes on Andrew Robertson on the edge of the area...
        ...Andrew Robertson  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 4: The Fifers sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Gary Oliver's (FAL) ball into the box is cut out by Pat Slattery (EF).
Min 5: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two East Fife players are waiting...
        ...Pat Slattery (EF) out jumps Mikey Cunningham...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Angus Gunn...
        ...and nestles in the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Fifers...
        ...score now: FAL 0 - EF 1
Min 13: Kieran Tierney  (FAL) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Patrick Nevin...
        ...and the Scotsman knocks it straight at Reece Beveridge who calmly collects it.
Min 14: Stewart Murdoch (EF) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Alan Trouten takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Angus Gunn is there to handle the danger.
Min 18: The ball is crossed in and Pat Slattery heads away but only to Calvin Miller (FAL)...
        ...a neat hit but it falls wide.
Min 27: Jimmy Johnstone  (FAL) heads toward the goal...
        ...but instead of chancing his luck from a tight angle he plays it back to Patrick Nevin...
        ...who manages to knock it towards the top corner...
        ...but it flies just inches over the bar!
Min 31: Andy Gray opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Pat Slattery greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 33: Trevor Brooking finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Angus Gunn palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Scott Shepherd who heads the ball...
        ...but Aaron Hickey (FAL) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 34: Patrick Nevin (FAL) puts in a cross...
        ...but Pat Slattery (EF) clears with ease.
Min 35: Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Pat Slattery (EF) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 42: Aaron Hickey (FAL) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
        ...Andy Gray rises at the back post...
        ...and powerfully heads the ball down but right at the sure-handed Reece Beveridge.
Min 45: Ethan Ross on for Lewis Ferguson (MF)...
        ...Ethan Ross will play MF.
Min 45: Kieran Millar on for Iain Vigurs(MF)...
        ...Kieran Millar will play MF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 0 - East Fife 1

Min 48: Sean Docherty (EF) booked for a questionable foul on Jimmy Johnstone ...
        ...its clear who the home team is today.
Min 49: Ethan Ross (FAL) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Sean Docherty (EF) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 50: Mikey Cunningham (EF) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...luckily for Falkirk Angus Gunn is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 51: Cheeky back heel from Kieran Millar to release Scott Shepherd in the box...
        ...but the Scotsman is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 
Min 52: Aaron Hickey (FAL) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Pat Slattery (EF) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 55: Patrick Nevin (FAL) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Stewart Murdoch (EF) is there to clear with his head.
Min 57: The Fifers sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Gary Oliver's (FAL) ball into the box is cut out by Pat Slattery (EF).
Min 59: Now the ball comes to Scott Shepherd (EF)...
        ...Seb Ross has space on the left and Scott Shepherd tries to play him in...
        ...only for Andrew Robertson (FAL) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 63: Andrew Robertson (FAL) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Reece Beveridge is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 68: WTAF!  Time wasting?  The manager taps where his watch would have been only some scamp from the crowd has half inched it. Scottish rascals! 
Min 70: Andy Gray (FAL) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
        ...finds Gary Oliver busting into the box...
        ...who shoots...
        ...and misses the right post by inches!
Min 72: Gary Oliver slides the ball under Reece Beveridge...
        ...but it rolls wide for a goal kick.
Min 80: FAL now playing Press
Min 81: Gary Oliver almost penetrates Fifers's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Sean Docherty would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 81: Seb Ross (EF) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Angus Gunn--superb save!
Min 83: Alan Trouten weaves his way through the Falkirk defense......
        ...he checks the keeper's position...
        ...he'll take a chance on his own and ignore assistance from his flank......
        ...and the shot screams past the outstretched arms of Angus Gunn.?GOAL!!...
        ...East Fife are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FAL 0 - EF 2
Min 86: Superb sliding block by Andrew Robertson (FAL) denies Scott Shepherd a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Mikey Cunningham in the Falkirk box.
Min 89: Kieran Tierney  (FAL) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Calvin Miller with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but he mishits it over the goal and into the crowd.


FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 0 - East Fife 2


Man Of The Match: Pat Slattery (EF)

Falkirk
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Angus Gunn                29 29 29 13  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Andrew Robertson          24 24 24 21  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              29 29 29 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tommy Gemmell             29 29 29 23  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kieran Tierney            19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Calvin Miller             19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            13 13 13 11  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Ethan Ross                17 17 17 15  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Jimmy Johnstone           34 34 34 30 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Patrick Nevin             20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Gary Oliver               19 23 23 19  3  a  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Andy Gray                 17 21 21 17  1  d  0  0  0  1 90  6

East Fife
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Reece Beveridge           29 29 29 13  2  p  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Scott Mercer              16 16 16 11  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stewart Murdoch           25 25 25 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sean Docherty             17 17 17 13  4  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Pat Slattery              29 29 29 23  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  8
MF Iain Vigurs               23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Trevor Brooking           29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Kieran Millar             27 27 27 24  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
WG Mikey Cunningham          25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Alan Trouten              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
FW Scott Shepherd            34 34 34 34  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Seb Ross                  25 25 25 25  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Statistics       FAL  EF
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           0   2
Shots On Target    3   5
Shots              8   6
Saves              3   3
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      53  62
Revenue           71  71

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FAL  N  60.60 137.57 179.07 
  1   EF  N  44.25 126.78 204.93 
 46  FAL  N  60.60 139.57 190.07 
 46   EF  N  44.25 128.78 207.93 
 81  FAL  P  30.30 104.32 225.32 

 Trainer's Report
FAL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.