Falkirk Dundee FC
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Bill Brown 27 8 n GK Kostadin Gadzhalov 34 7 p
SW Scott McKenna 23 8 n DF Umberto Fatello 29 7 n
DF Aaron Hickey 28 5 n DF Jesse Curran 21 8 n
DF Anthony Ralston 28 5 n DF Fraser Burns 18 4 p
DF Doug Rougvie 24 8 n MF Nicky Riley 33 6 n
DF Steve Clarke 16 8 d MF Josh Meekings 27 10 n
MF Lewis Ferguson 33 6 n MF Tom Hateley 25 4 n
MF Brad Spencer 18 10 a MF Steven Caulker 24 8 n
WG Jimmy Johnstone 20 8 d MF Jim Camperdown 23 7 n
FW David Speedie 29 7 n WG Thomas Konrad 33 10 n
FW Gordon Durie 27 5 n FW Josh OConnor 29 8 n
Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 5-2-3 N while the Dens Park Blues will play a 3-5-2 B.
Min 0: Today's referee is Fran Morillo (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 0: Andy Shaw (FAL) - A huge blow with Gilmour being injured.
Min 1: Jesse Curran (DEE) starts marking Lewis Ferguson (FAL).
Min 1: Fraser Burns (DEE) starts marking Gordon Durie (FAL).
Min 2: Jim Camperdown looks up and sees Josh Meekings in space...
... a deft flick on, he's onside!...
... Josh Meekings torpedoes it hard and low under the outstretched Bill Brown , oh what a beauty!?GOAL!!...
...it's a lead that Eduard Habermann's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
...score now: FAL 0 - DEE 1
Nicky Riley changed position from MF... to DF
Min 3: Great tackle by Nicky Riley (DEE)...
...to prevent Gordon Durie (FAL) from latching onto Brad Spencer's pass.
Min 13: Umberto Fatello heads away...
...Brad Spencer (FAL) knocks it back in with a header...
...and David Speedie drills it on goal but its saved by Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Min 15: Falkirk break quickly with David Speedie ...
...he only has Kostadin Gadzhalov to beat...
...great save by Kostadin Gadzhalov but the ball falls to Jimmy Johnstone ...
...who kicks it right back at Kostadin Gadzhalov...
...Dundee FC were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 19: With Falkirk so far forward a rare Dundee FC break sees Nicky Riley play a long diagonal pass for Josh OConnor...
...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side.
Min 27: Jimmy Johnstone (FAL) pumps the ball back into a crowded box...
...David Speedie rises at the back post...
...and powerfully heads the ball down and past a sprawling Kostadin Gadzhalov. GOAL!!!!!!...
...Falkirk draw level....
...score now: FAL 1 - DEE 1
Nicky Riley changed position from DF... to MF
Min 30: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Jimmy Johnstone (FAL)...
...but the impressive Umberto Fatello (DEE) is able to get the ball back to Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Min 33: Umberto Fatello's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by David Speedie (FAL)...
...but the flag goes up for offside!...
...it was a Dens Park Blues man who played it on - ludicrous decision.
Min 41: Tom Hateley (DEE) finds Thomas Konrad...
...but he hesitates and Anthony Ralston (FAL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 42: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
...finally a ball is played along the ground towards David Speedie (FAL)...
...but the impressive Umberto Fatello (DEE) is able to get the ball back to Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Min 42: Here comes Josh OConnor (DEE)...
...getting onto Thomas Konrad's ball behind the defense...
...he slots it coolly towards Bill Brown who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 44: Doug Rougvie (FAL) passes a great ball to Jimmy Johnstone ...
...whose low shot across goal is parried by Dens Park Blues keeper Kostadin Gadzhalov...
...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 44: Tom Hateley (DEE) surges forward with a weaving run...
...but Anthony Ralston (FAL) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 45: Claudio Caniggia on for Tom Hateley(MF)...
...Claudio Caniggia will play MF.
HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Dundee FC 1
Min 48: Umberto Fatello's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Gordon Durie (FAL)...
...but the flag goes up for offside!...
...it was a Dens Park Blues man who played it on - ludicrous decision.
Min 48: The Bairns sit back and absorb pressure...
...before Josh OConnor's (DEE) ball into the box is cut out by Steve Clarke (FAL).
Min 49: Kostadin Gadzhalov makes a grave error against Falkirk...
...he comes out to claim, misses it...
...but Brad Spencer amazingly hits the side post and it rebounds into the arms of Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Min 54: Marcus North on for Fraser Burns(DF)...
...Marcus North will play DF.
Min 55: Fraser Burns (DEE) stops marking Gordon Durie (FAL).
Min 55: Marcus North (DEE) starts marking David Speedie (FAL).
Min 57: The ball is crossed in and Marcus North heads away but only to Steve Clarke (FAL)...
...a neat hit but it falls wide.
Min 58: Josh OConnor and Nicky Riley weave a neat interchange...
...which sees the Scotsman scamper clear...
...he outpaces the Falkirk defense and lifts a classy finish over Bill Brown . GOAL!...
...and Dundee FC have the lead...
...score now: FAL 1 - DEE 2
Nicky Riley changed position from MF... to DF
Min 60: DEE now playing Opportunistic
Min 62: Jim Camperdown 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 Josh OConnor who heads the ball...
...but Anthony Ralston (FAL) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 65: The ball is played back towards the box by Gordon Durie (FAL)...
...Marcus North heads out...
...only for Aaron Hickey to try and audacious first time volley...
...which Kostadin Gadzhalov has to push over the top.
Min 67: Gordon Durie opts to attack the goal on his own...
...Umberto Fatello greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 69: Lovely chip from David Speedie (FAL)...
...Brad Spencer was brave...
...and can't get it past the onrushing Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Min 74: Aaron Hickey (FAL) now gets a chance to cross...
...he looks for Steve Clarke but it evades him...
...Nicky Riley (DEE) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 75: FAL now playing Press
Min 79: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Aaron Hickey (FAL)...
...but the impressive Nicky Riley (DEE) is able to get the ball back to Kostadin Gadzhalov.
Min 86: The Refs whistle is blown...
...Marcus North looks bewildered at the site of a yellow card...
...as are the away fans...
...A rousing chorus of We hate the man in black starts in the stands.
Min 87: Lewis Ferguson (FAL) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
...a little shuffle of the feet...
...and his shot is parried away by Kostadin Gadzhalov--superb save!
Min 90: Brad Spencer (FAL) escapes the offside flag...
...as a ball is played up to him...
...but Umberto Fatello (DEE) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Dundee FC 2
Man Of The Match: Kostadin Gadzhalov (DEE)
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 27 27 27 12 2 n 0 1 0 0 90 6
SW Scott McKenna 23 23 23 16 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Doug Rougvie 24 24 24 19 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Anthony Ralston 28 28 28 22 -1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Aaron Hickey 28 28 28 22 -1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Steve Clarke 16 20 20 12 0 d 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Lewis Ferguson 33 33 12 29 0 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Brad Spencer 18 22 22 16 2 a 0 0 0 2 90 6
WG Jimmy Johnstone 20 25 25 18 0 d 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW David Speedie 29 29 10 29 1 n 0 0 1 2 90 6
FW Gordon Durie 27 27 27 27 -1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
Dundee FC
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Kostadin Gadzhalov 34 34 34 15 2 p 0 7 0 0 90 8
DF Jesse Curran 21 21 0 16 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Fraser Burns 18 13 13 16 1 p 0 0 0 0 54 6
DF Nicky Riley 33 33 33 33 0 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
DF Umberto Fatello 29 29 29 23 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Marcus North 26 19 0 20 3 p 4 0 0 0 36 6
MF Josh Meekings 27 27 27 24 4 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
MF Jim Camperdown 23 18 18 23 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Steven Caulker 24 24 24 21 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Tom Hateley 25 25 25 25 1 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF Claudio Caniggia 23 18 18 23 2 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
WG Thomas Konrad 33 33 33 29 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Josh OConnor 29 29 29 29 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
Statistics FAL DEE
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Halftime 1 1
Fulltime 1 2
Shots On Target 8 3
Shots 9 3
Saves 1 7
Offsides 2 1
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 67 67
Revenue 100 100
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 FAL N 73.00 168.52 157.02
1 DEE B 0.20 140.25 215.10
3 DEE B 10.10 127.50 192.45
28 DEE B 0.20 140.25 215.10
46 DEE B 0.20 135.75 210.60
55 FAL N 73.00 168.52 151.02
59 DEE B 10.10 122.25 187.20
61 DEE O 28.70 148.75 138.95
76 FAL P 42.25 134.02 185.52
76 DEE O 28.70 148.75 154.45
Trainer's Report
FAL paid 20k for a Home Bonus of 22.
Lewis Ferguson (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Scott McKenna (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Kostadin Gadzhalov (DEE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Thomas Konrad (DEE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Nicky Riley (DEE) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Steven Caulker (DEE) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
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