Falkirk                                   Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Bill Brown                29  6  n     GK Angus Gunn                17 10  n
SW Scott McKenna             29  5  n     SW John MacKay               10  4  n
DF Doug Rougvie              28  8  n     DF Alex McLeish              29  7  p
DF Stuart Boam               24  5  n     DF Cafu                      16  5  n
DF Anthony Ralston           21  8  n     DF Rory McIlroy               7  9  n
DF Bobby Murdoch             16 10  n     MF Stuart McCall             28  6  n
MF Billy Gilmour             34  5  n     MF Connor Barron             28  6  n
MF Lewis Ferguson            34  5  n     MF Lando Norris              27  8  n
MF Scott McTominay           29  8  n     FW Gordon Smith              30 10  n
FW Joe Jordan                24  9  n     FW Cole Palmer               22  5  n
FW Gordon Durie              21 10  n     FW Adel Taarabt              17 10  n

Min 0: Falkirk opens up with a 5-3-2 N while the Lichties will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Raymond Cini (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 8: Gordon Smith's (ARB) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Doug Rougvie  (FAL)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Bill Brown .
Min 10: Cafu hits a short back-pass...
        ...and Joe Jordan (FAL) latches on...
        ...but he can't beat an alert Angus Gunn.
Min 20: Cafu (ARB) and Connor Barron break for Arbroath...
        ...Connor Barron looks to have found space into which to recieve Cafu's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Doug Rougvie  (FAL) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 25: Falkirk break quickly with Anthony Ralston...
        ...he only has Angus Gunn to beat...
        ...great save by Angus Gunn but the ball falls to Joe Jordan...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Bairns...
        ...score now: FAL 1 - ARB 0
Min 26: Great tackle by Cafu (ARB)...
        ...to prevent Billy Gilmour  (FAL) from latching onto Joe Jordan's pass. 
Min 27: Now the ball comes to Joe Jordan (FAL)...
        ...Billy Gilmour  has space on the left and Joe Jordan tries to play him in...
        ...only for Alex McLeish (ARB) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 30: Joe Jordan (FAL) receives a deep pass from Billy Gilmour ...
        ...the referee whistles an offside!!!...
        ...the Scotsman player was chatting with Angus Gunn when he received the pass!!...
        ...the fans from Falkirk aren't happy with his lack of concentration.
Min 30: Ned Doig on for Angus Gunn(GK)...
        ...Ned Doig will play GK.
Min 40: Scott McTominay (FAL) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but John MacKay (ARB) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 45: Aaron Hickey on for Bobby Murdoch(DF)...
        ...Aaron Hickey will play DF.
Min 45: Fraser Taylor on for John MacKay(SW)...
        ...Fraser Taylor will play FW.
Min 45: Robert MacIntyre on for Adel Taarabt(FW)...
        ...Robert MacIntyre will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Falkirk 1 - Arbroath 0

Min 46: Doug Rougvie  (FAL) starts marking Fraser Taylor (ARB).
Min 47: Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) cooly sends Ned Doig the wrong way...
        ...placing the ball into the left of the goal.  GOAL!...
        ... Falkirk are looking strong now...
        ...score now: FAL 2 - ARB 0
Min 48: Scott McTominay almost penetrates Lichties's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Alex McLeish would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 48: Connor Barron (ARB) finds Stuart McCall...
        ...but he hesitates and Scott McKenna (FAL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 50: Foolish Fraser Taylor (ARB) handballs deliberately...
        ...that earns a yellow card!
Min 51: The ball is played back towards the box by Connor Barron (ARB)...
        ...Aaron Hickey heads out...
        ...only for Robert MacIntyre to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Bill Brown  has to push over the top.
Min 52: One pass too many from Arbroath and Falkirk soon get a cross in...
        ...Lewis Ferguson  (FAL) gets his head to it...
        ...and knocks it past Ned Doig.  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Falkirk; Coach Cameron Archibald is furious...
        ...score now: FAL 3 - ARB 0
Min 55: Arbroath give the ball away in midfield...
        ...Gordon Durie (FAL) takes over for Falkirk...
        ...he drives inside and slips the ball through the defense for Scott McTominay...
        ...the Scotsman evades a challenge...
        ...and hammers the ball right at Ned Doig who makes the save!
Min 56: Here it is..Lando Norris (ARB) flicks on into the path of Robert MacIntyre...
        ...who spins away from Billy Gilmour ...
        ...to lob over the advancing Bill Brown . GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: FAL 3 - ARB 1
Min 60: Anthony Ralston (FAL) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Cafu (ARB).
Min 71: Scott McTominay (FAL) sidesteps to make space for himself...
        ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards...
        ...which Ned Doig is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps.
Min 72: Superb sliding block by Cafu (ARB) denies Billy Gilmour  a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Lewis Ferguson  in the Arbroath box.
Min 72: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Robert MacIntyre (ARB)...
        ...but the impressive Stuart Boam (FAL) is able to get the ball back to Bill Brown .
Min 73: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Aaron Hickey (FAL).
Min 77: Cafu loses the ball to Stuart Boam (FAL) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots past Ned Doig GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Falkirk; Coach Cameron Archibald is furious...
        ...score now: FAL 4 - ARB 1
Min 80: FAL now playing Stall


FINAL SCORE: Falkirk 4 - Arbroath 1


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  0  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Scott McKenna             29 29 29 20 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Boam               24 24 24 19 -1  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
DF Doug Rougvie              28 28  0 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Anthony Ralston           21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Bobby Murdoch             16 16 16 14  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Aaron Hickey              21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Billy Gilmour             34 34 34 30 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Scott McTominay           29 29 29 26  2  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            34 34 34 30 -1  n  0  0  2  2 90  7
FW Gordon Durie              21 21 21 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Joe Jordan                24 24 24 24  3  n  0  0  1  2 90  7

Arbroath
                             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                17 17 17  7  8  n  0  1  0  0 30  6
GK Ned Doig                  24 24 24 10  1  n  0  2  0  0 60  6
SW John MacKay               10 10 10  7  1  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Rory McIlroy               7  7  7  5  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Alex McLeish              29 21 21 23  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cafu                      16 16 16 12 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lando Norris              27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Connor Barron             28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Adel Taarabt              17 17 17 17  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Gordon Smith              30 30 30 30  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Cole Palmer               22 22 22 22 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Robert MacIntyre          37 37 37 37  0  n  0  0  1  2 45  6
FW Fraser Taylor             38 38 10 38  0  n  4  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       FAL ARB
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Halftime           1   0
Fulltime           4   1
Shots On Target    7   2
Shots              7   2
Saves              1   3
Offsides           1   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      65  63
Revenue           85  85

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  FAL  N  73.50 191.22 164.72 
  1  ARB  N  32.00 102.27 149.02 
 46  FAL  N  62.00 168.22 158.97 
 46  ARB  N  26.40  92.27 176.82 
 81  FAL  S  62.00 220.72  89.97 

 Trainer's Report
FAL paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Aaron Hickey (FAL) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Doug Rougvie  (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Bobby Murdoch (FAL) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Connor Barron (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Ned Doig (ARB) played 60 minutes and earned a CP.
John MacKay (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
John Cena (ARB) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.