Arbroath                                  Falkirk
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Ned Doig                  25  5  n     GK Bill Brown                29  4  n
DF Alex McLeish              29  6  n     SW Scott McKenna             29  3  n
DF John Cena                 24  6  n     DF Doug Rougvie              29  6  n
DF Thomas O Brien            19  6  n     DF Stuart Boam               24  3  n
MF Connor Barron             29  4  n     DF Aaron Hickey              22  6  n
MF Stuart McCall             28  4  n     DF Bobby Murdoch             17 10  n
MF Lando Norris              27  6  n     MF Billy Gilmour             34  3  n
FW Fraser Taylor             38  4  n     MF Lewis Ferguson            34  3  n
FW Robert MacIntyre          37  4  n     MF Scott McTominay           29  6  n
FW Gordon Smith              30  8  n     FW David Speedie             21 10  n
FW Adel Taarabt              17 10  n     FW Gordon Durie              21  8  n

Min 0: Arbroath opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the Bairns will play a 5-3-2 S.
Min 0: Today's referee is Raymond Cini (STRONG/LOOSE).
Min 1: Doug Rougvie  (FAL) starts marking Robert MacIntyre (ARB).
Min 5: Adel Taarabt (ARB) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the American striker Fraser Taylor...
        ...whose finish is saved by Bill Brown .
Min 11: Connor Barron (ARB) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Lando Norris...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Bill Brown  comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 18: The Lichties sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Gordon Durie's (FAL) ball into the box is cut out by John Cena (ARB).
Min 20: Stuart McCall (ARB) nods the ball down for Adel Taarabt on the edge of the box...
        ...Adel Taarabt takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Bill Brown  rushes of his line...
        ...Adel Taarabt gets there first...
        ...but his chip is deflected out of danger by an alert Aaron Hickey (FAL)!
Min 40: Great tackle by Alex McLeish (ARB)...
        ...to prevent Billy Gilmour  (FAL) from latching onto David Speedie 's pass. 
Min 45: Anthony Ralston on for Bobby Murdoch(DF)...
        ...Anthony Ralston will play DF.
Min 45: Joe Jordan on for Gordon Durie(FW)...
        ...Joe Jordan will play FW.
Min 45: ARB now playing Press


HALFTIME SCORE: Arbroath 0 - Falkirk 0

Min 46: Lewis Ferguson  slides the ball under Ned Doig...
        ...and into the right-hand corner of the net  GOAL!...
        ...and Falkirk have broken the deadlock...
        ...score now: ARB 0 - FAL 1
Min 56: Connor Barron (ARB) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams it into the roof of the net!  GOAL!...
        ...great response from Arbroath...
        ...score now: ARB 1 - FAL 1
Min 56: (FAL) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...David Speedie  looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Ned Doig looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Arbroath defence were all over the place.
Min 58: One pass too many from Falkirk and Arbroath soon get a cross in...
        ...Connor Barron (ARB) gets his head to it...
        ...but Bill Brown  is untroubled by that one.
Min 65: Gordon Smith (ARB) finds Stuart McCall...
        ...but he hesitates and Aaron Hickey (FAL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 68: David Speedie  (FAL) is booked for a challenge on Alex McLeish.
Min 70: Billy Gilmour  (FAL) and Joe Jordan break for Falkirk...
        ...Joe Jordan looks to have found space into which to recieve Billy Gilmour 's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Thomas O Brien (ARB) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 71: Connor Barron(ARB) limps off the pitch...
        ...Rico Lewis (ARB) on for Connor Barron at MF.
Min 73: The ball is played back towards the box by Billy Gilmour  (FAL)...
        ...Thomas O Brien heads out...
        ...only for David Speedie  to try and audacious first time volley...
        ...which Ned Doig has to push over the top.
Min 75: The ball breaks from a Thomas O Brien tackle and lands in the path of Billy Gilmour  (FAL)...
        ...who drives into the box...
        ...Ned Doig palms Billy Gilmour 's shot onto the post...
        ...but the ball is still bobbling around in the goalmouth...
        ...Ned Doig falls on it.
Min 76: Lichties build down the left...
        ...John Cena sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Fraser Taylor beats Aaron Hickey to the ball...
        ...and hooks a brilliant left-footer past Bill Brown  for the goal.  GOAL!...
        ...the Arbroath side are up...
        ...score now: ARB 2 - FAL 1
Min 77: Fraser Taylor(ARB) limps off the pitch...
        ...Cole Palmer (ARB) on for Fraser Taylor at FW.
Min 78: Gordon Smith (ARB) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which catches the goalkeeper Bill Brown  napping GOAL!!!...
        ...Arbroath are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ARB 3 - FAL 1
Min 80: Foolish Joe Jordan (FAL) handballs deliberately...
        ...that earns a yellow card!
Min 82: Superb sliding block by John Cena (ARB) denies Joe Jordan a sure goal...
        ...after great work from David Speedie  in the Arbroath box.
Min 87: Bill Brown (FAL) limps off the pitch...
        ...Jim Platt (FAL) on for Bill Brown  at GK.
Min 87: Gordon Smith's (ARB) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Scott McKenna (FAL)...
        ...and it loops up and into the hands of Jim Platt.


FINAL SCORE: Arbroath 3 - Falkirk 1


Man Of The Match: Fraser Taylor (ARB)

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ned Doig                  25 25 25 11 -1  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
DF John Cena                 24 24 24 19  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alex McLeish              29 29 29 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Thomas O Brien            19 19 19 15  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lando Norris              27 27 27 24  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Connor Barron             29 29 29 26 -5  n  0  0  1  2 71  6
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Rico Lewis                20 20 20 18  8  n  0  0  0  0 19  6
FW Robert MacIntyre          37 37  9 37 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Adel Taarabt              17 17 17 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Gordon Smith              30 30 30 30  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Fraser Taylor             38 38 38 38 -6  n  0  0  1  2 77  7
FW Cole Palmer               22 22 22 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 13  6

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 -6  n  0  3  0  0 87  6
GK Jim Platt                  7  7  7  3  9  n  0  0  0  0  3  6
SW Scott McKenna             29 29 29 20 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Boam               24 24 24 19 -3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Doug Rougvie              29 29  0 23  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Bobby Murdoch             17 17 17 15  7  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Aaron Hickey              22 22 22 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Anthony Ralston           21 21 21 16  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Billy Gilmour             34 34 34 30 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Scott McTominay           29 29 29 26  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Lewis Ferguson            34 34 34 30 -3  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW David Speedie             21 21 21 21  4  n  4  0  0  1 90  6
FW Gordon Durie              21 21 21 21  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Joe Jordan                24 24 24 24  4  n  4  0  0  0 45  6

Statistics       ARB FAL
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Halftime           0   0
Fulltime           3   1
Shots On Target    6   3
Shots              6   3
Saves              2   3
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   2
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      71  65
Revenue           78  78

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ARB  N  43.20 135.14 192.54 
  1  FAL  S  60.50 203.43  72.68 
 46  ARB  P  21.60  75.14 252.54 
 46  FAL  S  62.50 207.43  75.68 
 71  ARB  P  21.60  72.89 243.54 
 77  ARB  P  21.60  72.89 227.54 

 Trainer's Report
ARB paid 0k for a Home Bonus of 15.
Connor Barron (ARB) suffered a sprained ankle.
Fraser Taylor (ARB) suffered a sprained ankle.
Bill Brown  (FAL) suffered a sprained ankle.
Connor Barron (ARB) played 71 minutes and earned a CP.
Ned Doig (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
John MacKay (ARB) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
John Cena (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Scott McKenna (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Bobby Murdoch (FAL) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.