Falkirk                                   Elgin City
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Allan McGregor            34  8  n     GK Daniel Hoban              34  4  n
DF Tommy Gemmell             28  3  n     DF Matthew Cooper            20  3  n
DF Steve Clarke              24  4  n     DF Owen Cairns               18  5  n
DF David Narey               21  7  n     DF Lee Kilday                16  5  n
DF Kieran Tierney            14 10  n     DF Will Lagram               15  4  n
MF Lou Macari                34  5  n     MF Don Henley                29  4  n
MF Ethan Ross                23  7  n     MF Aidan Sopel               24  3  n
MF Steven Hetherington       17  8  n     MF Rory MacEwan              16  4  n
WG Jimmy Johnstone           34  6  n     WG Mitchell Taylor           29  3  n
FW Ryan Shanley              27  5  n     WG Matty Wright              26  2  n
FW Kenny Dalglish            23  5  n     FW Dylan Lawrence            20  4  n

Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the ELG will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Boland (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 5: Ethan Ross (FAL) finds Lou Macari  steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Matthew Cooper (ELG) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 6: Ryan Shanley (FAL) catches Matthew Cooper late, and that's a booking for the Falkirk man.
Min 8: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Don Henley (ELG)...
        ...but the impressive Steve Clarke  (FAL) is able to get the ball back to Allan McGregor.
Min 10: Great tackle by Tommy Gemmell (FAL)...
        ...to prevent Rory MacEwan (ELG) from latching onto Aidan Sopel's pass. 
Min 12: Don Henley (ELG) booked for elbowing Ryan Shanley.
Min 13: Ryan Shanley (FAL) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Will Lagram (ELG) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 14: Don Henley 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 falls harmlessly into the arms of Allan McGregor!?
Min 16: Don Henley (ELG) picks up a long clearance...
        ...he heads toward the byline and flicks it into Matty Wright...
        ...whose shot is easily handled by Allan McGregor.
Min 19: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Elgin City players are waiting...
        ...Don Henley (ELG) out jumps Matty Wright...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Allan McGregor...
        ...and is caught by a fan in the 7th row.
Min 21: Kenny Dalglish  picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Steven Hetherington  to chase...
        ...it drops over Lee Kilday's shoulder and right into Steven Hetherington 's path...
        ...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
        ...that thunders past Daniel Hoban's outstretched arm...
        ...and just wide of the goal.
Min 26: Superb sliding block by David Narey (FAL) denies Matty Wright a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Mitchell Taylor in the Falkirk box.
Min 31: Elgin City gives the ball away and Kenny Dalglish  gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...heunleashes an drive that ends up in the hands of Daniel Hoban.
Min 36: Steve Clarke  heads away...
        ...Dylan Lawrence (ELG) knocks it back in with a header...
        ...and Mitchell Taylor drills it on goal but its saved by Allan McGregor.
Min 37: Mitchell Taylor (ELG) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but David Narey (FAL) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 43: Daniel Hoban rushes out to block the Ethan Ross's (FAL) route to goal...
        ...but Ethan Ross drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Lee Kilday covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Lou Macari  pounces on the clearance and slams it home!  GOAL!...
        ...it's a lead that Andy Shaw's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: FAL 1 - ELG 0
Min 45: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Aidan Sopel (ELG)...
        ...but the impressive Steve Clarke  (FAL) is able to get the ball back to Allan McGregor.
Min 45: Ryan Williamson on for Tommy Gemmell(DF)...
        ...Ryan Williamson will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Elgin City 0

Min 46: Rory MacEwan (ELG) fires in a cross...
        ...which takes a deflection...
        ...and Will Lagram takes advantage to fire on goal...
        ...but Allan McGregor is there to handle the danger.
Min 48: Now the ball comes to Ryan Shanley (FAL)...
        ...Kenny Dalglish  has space on the left and Ryan Shanley tries to play him in...
        ...only for Matthew Cooper (ELG) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 49: The ball is crossed in and Lee Kilday heads away but only to Lou Macari  (FAL)...
        ...a neat hit and Daniel Hoban just gets to it for the save.
Min 53: Elgin City break quickly with Matty Wright...
        ...he only has Allan McGregor to beat...
        ...great save by Allan McGregor but the ball falls to Mitchell Taylor...
        ...who kicks it right back at Allan McGregor...
        ...Falkirk were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 56: The ball breaks from a Ryan Williamson tackle and lands in the path of Don Henley (ELG)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Allan McGregor palms Don Henley's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Allan McGregor falls on it.
Min 57: Jimmy Johnstone  (FAL) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Kenny Dalglish  but it evades him...
        ...Owen Cairns (ELG) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 60: Tom Findlay on for Matthew Cooper(DF)...
        ...Tom Findlay will play DF.
Min 60: Robin Ro on for Don Henley(MF)...
        ...Robin Ro will play MF.
Min 60: Brian Cameron on for Mitchell Taylor(WG)...
        ...Brian Cameron will play WG.
Min 65: Kenny Dalglish  (FAL) finds Ethan Ross steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Tom Findlay (ELG) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 66: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Kenny Dalglish  (FAL)...
        ...but the impressive Lee Kilday (ELG) is able to get the ball back to Daniel Hoban.
Min 68: David Narey (FAL) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Daniel Hoban just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 73: Lou Macari  breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
        ...and puts David Narey on the attack down the right...
        ...the Scotsman cuts inside, evades Lee Kilday's challenge...
        ...and flights the ball past a static Daniel Hoban and over the bar.
Min 75: FAL now playing Stall
Min 81: Matty Wright finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Allan McGregor palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Robin Ro who heads the ball...
        ...but Ryan Williamson (FAL) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 82: Robin Ro (ELG) finds Tom Findlay...
        ...but he hesitates and Steve Clarke  (FAL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 90: Allan McGregor blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Aidan Sopel (ELG) smashes a volley over Allan McGregor and over the bar from an angle...
        ...Aidan Sopel was unlucky there...
        ...terrible defending by the Bairns.


FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Elgin City 0


Man Of The Match: Allan McGregor (FAL)

Falkirk
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Allan McGregor            34 34 34 15  2  n  0  6  0  0 90  8
DF David Narey               21 21 21 16  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF Tommy Gemmell             28 28 28 22  0  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Kieran Tierney            14 14 14 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Steve Clarke              24 24 24 19 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Ryan Williamson           25 25 25 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Lou Macari                34 34 34 34 -1  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Ethan Ross                23 23 23 20  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Steven Hetherington       17 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Jimmy Johnstone           34 34 34 30  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Kenny Dalglish            23 23 23 23 -1  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ryan Shanley              27 27 27 27 -1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6

Elgin City
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Daniel Hoban              34 34 34 15 -2  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
DF Will Lagram               15 15 15 12 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Matthew Cooper            20 20 20 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
DF Owen Cairns               18 18 18 16 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Lee Kilday                16 16 16 14 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tom Findlay               18 18 18 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
MF Rory MacEwan              16 16 16 16 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Aidan Sopel               24 24 24 21 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Don Henley                29 29 29 26  0  n  4  0  0  3 60  6
MF Robin Ro                  15 15 15 13 -2  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
WG Mitchell Taylor           29 29 29 26 -1  n  0  0  0  2 60  6
WG Matty Wright              26 26 26 23 -4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Brian Cameron             14 14 14 12  8  n  0  0  0  0 30  6
FW Dylan Lawrence            20 20 20 20 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       FAL ELG
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           1   0
Shots On Target    4   6
Shots              6   8
Saves              6   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      57  68
Revenue           68  68

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FAL  N  52.20 147.36 193.86 
  1  ELG  N  41.40 117.59 176.64 
 46  FAL  N  50.40 144.36 193.26 
 61  ELG  N  40.20 108.59 144.74 
 76  FAL  S  50.40 182.36 134.26 

 Trainer's Report
FAL paid 10k for a Home Bonus of 18.
Tommy Gemmell (FAL) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Kieran Tierney  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Matthew Cooper (ELG) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
Dylan Lawrence (ELG) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.