Bill Brown  (FAL) is not available as a sub today due to suspension.
Falkirk                                   Saint Mirren
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Angus Gunn                32 10  n     GK James Rimmer              23 10  n
DF Aaron Hickey              33  3  n     DF He Rick Larson            30  7  n
DF Steve Clarke              30  3  n     DF Sandy Hartson             25  6  n
DF Anthony Ralston           26  3  n     DF Owen Beck                 17  7  n
DF Tommy Gemmell             17  7  a     DF Tyrone Mings              16  6  n
MF Lewis Ferguson            29  2  n     MF Phil Dent                 28  8  n
MF Billy Gilmour             21  4  n     MF Malachi Boateng           26  7  n
MF Andrew Robertson          15  4  n     MF Billy Mcniel              12  4  n
WG Jimmy Johnstone           30  3  n     MF Alan Wright               10 10  n
FW Gordon Durie              25  7  d     FW Che Adams                 28  7  n
FW Ryan Shanley              20  7  a     FW Cameron Archer            26  6  n

Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Paisley Buddies will play a 4-4-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Leon Permentier (HOMER/LOOSE).
Min 7: Malachi Boateng (SM) nods the ball down for He Rick Larson on the edge of the box...
        ...He Rick Larson takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Angus Gunn rushes of his line...
        ...He Rick Larson gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Aaron Hickey (FAL)!
Min 9: Ryan Shanley (FAL) collects the ball from Anthony Ralston on the corner of the penalty area...
        ...shrugs off a challenge...
        ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by James Rimmer for a big save!
Min 15: With Falkirk so far forward a rare St. Mirren break sees Phil Dent play a long diagonal pass for Cameron Archer...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 17: One pass too many from St. Mirren and Falkirk soon get a cross in...
        ...Gordon Durie (FAL) gets his head to it...
        ...but James Rimmer is untroubled by that one.
Min 17: He Rick Larson almost penetrates Bairns's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Anthony Ralston would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 19: Ryan Shanley (FAL) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Anthony Ralston with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but he mishits it over the goal and into the crowd.
Min 22: Che Adams almost penetrates Bairns's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Anthony Ralston would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 28: Ryan Shanley (FAL) hooks the ball away from Owen Beck...
        ...and Andrew Robertson dives in...
        ...and heads down but James Rimmer was there for the save!
Min 30: Malachi Boateng 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 Angus Gunn!?
Min 31: Malachi Boateng (SM) finds Cameron Archer...
        ...but he hesitates and Aaron Hickey (FAL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 37: James Rimmer rushes out to block Andrew Robertson's (FAL) route to goal...
        ...but Andrew Robertson drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Owen Beck covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...and James Rimmer scrambles to it.
Min 45: Alan Evans on for Sandy Hartson(DF)...
        ...Alan Evans will play DF.
Min 45: John McGinn on for Malachi Boateng(MF)...
        ...John McGinn will play MF.
Min 45: Ollie Watkins on for Cameron Archer(FW)...
        ...Ollie Watkins will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 0 - St. Mirren 0

Min 50: With St. Mirren so far forward a rare Falkirk break sees Gordon Durie play a long diagonal pass for Ryan Shanley...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 59: Angus Gunn blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Che Adams (SM) smashes a volley past Angus Gunn from an angle GOAL!...
        ...terrible defending by Falkirk...
        ...and St. Mirren have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: FAL 0 - SM 1
Min 64: Ryan Shanley (FAL) unleashes an effort from the angle of the box...
        ...and it flies inches wide of the upright.
Min 67: The ball is hooked on towards Lewis Ferguson  (FAL)...
        ...who takes on Tyrone Mings on the edge of the area...
        ...Tyrone Mings  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 70: Phil Dent (SM) and Ollie Watkins break for St. Mirren...
        ...Ollie Watkins looks to have found space into which to recieve Phil Dent's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Aaron Hickey (FAL) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 76: Alan Evans (SM) slides in late on Jimmy Johnstone ...
        ...and that has to be a booking for the Scotsman. 
Min 78: Tommy Gemmell(FAL) fouled Che Adams in the box...
        ...Tommy Gemmell is SENT OFF!...
        ...Che Adams takes the penalty...
        ...Angus Gunn never had a chance GOAL!...
        ...score now: FAL 0 - SM 2
Min 78: Owen Beck (SM) takes the ball into the Bairns half...
        ...chips a great ball over three defenders to find Che Adams...
        ...who can't get it past Angus Gunn.
Min 79: Steve Clarke 's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Ollie Watkins (SM)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Bairns man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 80: FAL now playing Press
Min 84: Jimmy Johnstone  (FAL) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Billy Gilmour  but it evades him...
        ...James Rimmer calmly collects the ball.
Min 86: Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) looks up and spots Jimmy Johnstone  arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Jimmy Johnstone  for the shot...
        ...the ball falls into into the arms James Rimmer...
        ...Lewis Ferguson  should have done better with that.
Min 88: Ryan Shanley (FAL) leaves half the St. Mirren side in his wake...
        ...as he takes the ball from the half-way line...
        ...surges past Owen Beck...
        ...but James Rimmer is there to stop his weak shot.
Min 89: A superb strike from Ollie Watkins (SM)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for St. Mirren; Coach Andy Shaw is furious...
        ...score now: FAL 0 - SM 3


FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 0 - St. Mirren 3


Man Of The Match: James Rimmer (SM)

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                32 32 32 14  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Anthony Ralston           26 26 26 20 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              33 33 33 26 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tommy Gemmell             17 21 21 13  0  a 10  0  0  0 78  5
DF Steve Clarke              30 30 30 24 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Billy Gilmour             21 21 21 18 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Andrew Robertson          15 15 15 13 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            29 29 29 26 -4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Jimmy Johnstone           30 30 30 27 -3  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
FW Ryan Shanley              20 25 25 20 -1  a  0  0  0  3 90  6
FW Gordon Durie              25 31 31 25 -1  d  0  0  0  1 90  6

Saint Mirren
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK James Rimmer              23 23 23 10  4  n  0  7  0  0 90  8
DF He Rick Larson            30 30 30 24  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Tyrone Mings              16 16 16 12  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Sandy Hartson             25 25 25 22  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Owen Beck                 17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alan Evans                15 15 15 12  1  n  4  0  0  0 45  6
MF Malachi Boateng           26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  1 45  6
MF Phil Dent                 28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Alan Wright               10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Billy Mcniel              12 12 12 10 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF John McGinn               29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Che Adams                 28 28 28 28  1  n  0  0  2  4 90  7
FW Cameron Archer            26 26 26 26  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Ollie Watkins             25 25 25 25  3  n  0  0  1  1 45  6

Statistics       FAL  SM
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           0   3
Shots On Target    7   5
Shots              9   5
Saves              2   7
Offsides           1   2
Penalty Kicks      0   1
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          1   0
Avg SL% Used      83  61
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FAL  N  66.00 163.17 189.42 
  1   SM  N  52.80 136.36 138.96 
 46   SM  N  46.80 127.86 138.21 
 78  FAL  N  53.40 142.17 185.22 
 81  FAL  P  26.70 102.67 224.72 

 Trainer's Report
FAL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Billy Mcniel (SM) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Billy Gilmour  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Tommy Gemmell (FAL) was sent off today, and now has 10 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).