Falkirk                                   Cove Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Bill Brown                22 10  n     GK Nick Suman                26 10  n
DF Aaron Hickey              28 10  n     SW Will Gillingham           19 10  n
DF Anthony Ralston           26 10  n     DF Japhet Tanganga           27 10  n
DF Doug Rougvie              22 10  n     DF Mark McGuiness            23 10  n
DF Steve Clarke              16 10  n     DF Arron Darge               23 10  n
MF Billy Gilmour             30 10  n     MF Billy Dodds               27 10  n
MF Lewis Ferguson            28 10  n     MF Findlay Marshall          26 10  n
MF Scott McTominay           17 10  n     MF Dylan Lobban              23 10  n
WG Jimmy Johnstone           20 10  n     WG Blair Yule                25 10  n
FW David Speedie             26 10  n     FW Mitch Megginson           26 10  n
FW Gordon Durie              26 10  n     FW Boel Jitonio              20 10  n

Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Highlanders will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Andrew Foss-Grant (HOMER/FAIR).
Min 0: John McCarthy (LIV) - First match of season 60.  good luck all.
Min 10: Here comes Gordon Durie (FAL)...
        ...getting onto Billy Gilmour 's ball behind the defense...
        ...he slots it coolly towards Nick Suman who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 20: Great tackle by Anthony Ralston (FAL)...
        ...to prevent Blair Yule (COV) from latching onto Billy Dodds's pass. 
Min 26: Billy Dodds (COV) looks up and spots Mitch Megginson arriving in the box...
        ...the Scotsman tees up Mitch Megginson for the shot...
        ...he finds the back of the net with a low drive. GOAL!!!...
        ...it's a lead that Josh Fitzgerald's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: FAL 0 - COV 1
Min 31: One pass too many from Cove and Falkirk soon get a cross in...
        ...Jimmy Johnstone  (FAL) gets his head to it...
        ...and knocks it past Nick Suman.  GOAL!...
        ...Falkirk draw level....
        ...score now: FAL 1 - COV 1
Min 35: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Anthony Ralston (FAL)...
        ...but the impressive Japhet Tanganga (COV) is able to get the ball back to Nick Suman.
Min 37: The ball is hooked on towards Gordon Durie (FAL)...
        ...who takes on Mark McGuiness on the edge of the area...
        ...Mark McGuiness  gets control to erase the opportunity.
Min 45: Scott McKenna on for Will Gillingham(SW)...
        ...Scott McKenna will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Cove 1

Min 47: Superb sliding block by Aaron Hickey (FAL) denies Mitch Megginson a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Dylan Lobban in the Falkirk box.
Min 48: Now the ball comes to Aaron Hickey (FAL)...
        ...Jimmy Johnstone  has space on the left and Aaron Hickey tries to play him in...
        ...only for Japhet Tanganga (COV) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 52: Aaron Hickey (FAL) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Nick Suman in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 57: Findlay Marshall 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 Bill Brown !?
Min 63: Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) and Anthony Ralston break for Falkirk...
        ...Anthony Ralston looks to have found space into which to recieve Lewis Ferguson 's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Arron Darge (COV) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 73: Arron Darge (COV) puts in a cross...
        ...but Steve Clarke  (FAL) clears with ease.
Min 77: Boel Jitonio (COV) bends his shot towards the goal...
        ...but Bill Brown  just gets a touch on it...
        ...excellent save! 
Min 88: Doug Rougvie  (FAL) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the Cove defense to Scott McTominay...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Nick Suman rushes off his line and Scott McTominay slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Nick Suman!
Min 88: Findlay Marshall (COV) and Japhet Tanganga break for Cove...
        ...Japhet Tanganga looks to have found space into which to recieve Findlay Marshall's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Anthony Ralston (FAL) sees the danger snuffed out.


FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Cove 1


Man Of The Match: Jimmy Johnstone  (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                22 22 22  9  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF Doug Rougvie              22 22 22 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Anthony Ralston           26 26 26 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Aaron Hickey              28 28 28 22  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Steve Clarke              16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Billy Gilmour             30 30 30 27  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Scott McTominay           17 17 17 15  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            28 28 28 25  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Jimmy Johnstone           20 20 20 18  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW David Speedie             26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gordon Durie              26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6

Cove Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Nick Suman                26 26 26 11  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  6
SW Will Gillingham           19 19 19 13  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Mark McGuiness            23 23 23 18  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Arron Darge               23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Japhet Tanganga           27 27 27 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott McKenna             17 17 17 13  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Dylan Lobban              23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Billy Dodds               27 21 21 27  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Findlay Marshall          26 26 26 23  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
WG Blair Yule                25 25 25 22  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Boel Jitonio              20 20 20 20  4  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Mitch Megginson           26 26 26 26  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Statistics       FAL COV
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Halftime           1   1
Fulltime           1   1
Shots On Target    4   3
Shots              4   3
Saves              2   3
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      69  73
Revenue           77  77

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FAL  N  55.20 150.56 175.71 
  1  COV  N  55.50 135.00 159.75 
 46  COV  N  54.00 133.00 159.50 

 Trainer's Report
FAL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Bill Brown  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Billy Gilmour  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
David Speedie  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Scott McTominay (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Arron Darge (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Billy Dodds (COV) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Scott McKenna (COV) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.