Falkirk                                   East Stirlingshire
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Bill Brown                29  8  n     GK David Raya                30  8  n
DF Aaron Hickey              28  8  a     DF Robin Propper             34  6  n
DF Doug Rougvie              28  4  n     DF Maldini Kacurri           25  6  n
DF Steve Clarke              26  6  n     DF Frank Ribery              21  8  n
DF Ilkay Gundogan            13 10  d     DF Zubimendi                 18 10  n
MF Billy Gilmour             34  6  n     DF Joao Canceleo              9 10  n
MF Lewis Ferguson            34 10  n     MF Declan Rice                6  6  n
MF Ethan Williams            17  5  a     MF Kai Havertz                6 10  n
WG Rhys Walker               13 10  d     MF Perry Groves               1  6  n
FW David Speedie             29  6  n     MF Jorginho                   1 10  n
FW Leighton McIntosh         15 10  a     FW Gabriel Jesus              3 10  n

Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Shire will play a 5-4-1 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Mark Findlay (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 6: The ball breaks from a Zubimendi tackle and lands in the path of Rhys Walker (FAL)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...David Raya palms Rhys Walker's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...David Raya falls on it.
Min 10: Leighton McIntosh opts to attack the goal on his own...
        ...Robin Propper greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 15: Billy Gilmour  (FAL) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the East Stirlingshire defense to Leighton McIntosh...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...David Raya rushes off his line and Leighton McIntosh slots the ball around him...
        ...and wide of the goal.  What a missed opportunity for Falkirk!
Min 20: Aaron Hickey (FAL) finds Doug Rougvie  steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of David Raya's net.
Min 22: Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) takes the ball into the Shire half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Aaron Hickey...
        ...who can't get it past David Raya.
Min 22: Jorginho finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Bill Brown  palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Jorginho who heads the ball...
        ...but Ilkay Gundogan (FAL) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 37: Jorginho (EST) swings a ball in to the Falkirk box...
        ...but the presence of Doug Rougvie  (FAL) means it is easily cleared.
Min 44: Zubimendi is off!...
        ...what a clumsy two footed lunge from Zubimendi (EST) on Rhys Walker...
        ...the referee had no option but to show a straight red card.
Min 45: Anthony Ralston on for Doug Rougvie (DF)...
        ...Anthony Ralston will play DF.
Min 45: Gordon Durie on for David Speedie (FW)...
        ...Gordon Durie will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 0 - East Stirlingshire 0

Min 47: Terrible Shire defending as Maldini Kacurri gave it away to Ethan Williams (FAL)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by David Raya...
        ...but it came back to Lewis Ferguson  who shoots and David Raya fists it away!
Min 55: Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) gets a flick-on to Gordon Durie...
        ...who reacts quicker than Joao Canceleo in front of goal...
        ...Gordon Durie heads the ball wide of David Raya...
        ... who is rooted to the spot...
        ...and into the back of the net from 8-yards out. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...and Falkirk have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: FAL 1 - EST 0
Min 59: Ethan Williams (FAL) finds space on the left...
        ...he skirts the edge of the box...
        ...and hits a right foot shot...
        ...Lewis Ferguson  sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past David Raya...
        ...who had already started to dive the other way. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...Falkirk are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FAL 2 - EST 0
Min 60: Ilkay Gundogan (FAL) is booked for dissent and player tells ref to stick his yellow card up his jacksie.
Min 64: Covid mask needed to hide his face after that miss! Maldini Kacurri gets dummied by Lewis Ferguson  (FAL)...
        ...who passes it to Leighton McIntosh...
        ...who blasts it high and wide.
Min 65: Superb sliding block by Joao Canceleo (EST) denies Gordon Durie a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Leighton McIntosh in the East Stirlingshire box.
Min 75: FAL now playing Stall
Min 80: Leighton McIntosh (FAL) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Robin Propper (EST) is there to clear with his head.
Min 82: Rhys Walker (FAL) turns the ball back into the box...
        ...Gordon Durie peels off to the back post...
        ...and connects with a great header but its collected by David Raya.
Min 87: Anthony Ralston (FAL) yellow-carded as Jorginho is brought down.


FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 2 - East Stirlingshire 0


Man Of The Match: Lewis Ferguson  (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 Bill Brown                29 29 29 13  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Doug Rougvie              28 28 28 22  1  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
DF Ilkay Gundogan            13 16 16 10  2  d  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              28 35 35 22  0  a  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Steve Clarke              26 26 26 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Anthony Ralston           29 29 29 23  2  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
MF Billy Gilmour             34 34 34 30  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ethan Williams            17 21 21 15 -3  a  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            34 34 34 30  4  n  0  0  1  2 90  7
WG Rhys Walker               13 16 16 11  2  d  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW David Speedie             29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Leighton McIntosh         15 18 18 15  2  a  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Gordon Durie              29 29 29 29  3  n  0  0  1  2 45  6

East Stirlingshire
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK David Raya                30 30 30 13  2  n  0  4  0  0 90  6
DF Joao Canceleo              9  9  9  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Robin Propper             34 34 34 27  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Frank Ribery              21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Maldini Kacurri           25 25 25 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Zubimendi                 18 18 18 16  7  n 10  0  0  0 44  6
MF Perry Groves               1  1  1  0  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Kai Havertz                6  6  6  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Declan Rice                6  6  6  5  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Jorginho                   1  1  1  0  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Gabriel Jesus              3  3  3  3  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       FAL EST
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           2   0
Shots On Target    6   0
Shots              9   0
Saves              0   4
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   0
Red Cards          0   1
Avg SL% Used      54  41
Revenue           93  93

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FAL  N  63.00 172.90 180.55 
  1  EST  S  64.20 135.49   7.64 
  2  FAL  N   7.64 172.90 235.91 
 45  EST  S  53.40 117.49   8.54 
 46  FAL  N   8.54 173.90 235.81 
 76  FAL  S   8.54 219.40 163.81 

 Trainer's Report
FAL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Doug Rougvie  (FAL) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Rhys Walker (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Zubimendi (EST) only played 44 minutes and could not be trained.
Zubimendi (EST) was sent off today, and now has 14 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).