East Stirlingshire                        Falkirk
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Lehman                    20  6  p     GK Bill Brown                18 10  n
DF Marquinhos                33  5  p     SW Scott McKenna             30  7  n
DF Maldini Kacurri           23  9  p     DF John Craggs               23  7  n
DF Haikimi                   21  5  p     DF Stuart Boam               22  7  n
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        19  7  p     DF Doug Rougvie              17  7  n
MF Iwobi                     20 10  p     MF Scott McTominay           30  6  n
MF Ethan Nwaneri             12  5  p     MF Billy Gilmour             23  6  n
MF Elneny                     2 10  p     MF David Mills               23  6  n
MF Declan Rice                1 10  p     WG Rhys Walker               14  8  n
FW Patrick Spindler          23  7  p     FW Ethan Laidlaw             21  6  n
FW Joshua Butler             13  8  p     FW Denis Law                 19  8  n

Min 0: East Stirlingshire opens up with a 4-4-2 S while the Bairns will play a 4-3-3 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Graeme Scott (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 3: Denis Law (FAL) rides a challenge in midfield...
        ...flicks the ball through the East Stirlingshire defense to Ethan Laidlaw...
        ...who races towards goal...
        ...Lehman rushes off his line and Ethan Laidlaw slots the ball around him...
        ...off the post and back into the hands of Lehman!
Min 7: Patrick Spindler almost penetrates Bairns's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Scott McKenna would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 8: Haikimi loses the ball to Scott McTominay (FAL) on the right-hand side of the area...
        ...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Lehman%who makes a superb save.
Min 9: Haikimi's appalling clearance goes right to Billy Gilmour  (FAL)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Ethan Laidlaw...
        ...who heads it on goal but Lehman is there to collect it.
Min 28: Rhys Walker (FAL) hooks the ball away from Haikimi...
        ...and David Mills dives in...
        ...and deflects off the side of his head and wide of Lehman's net.
Min 30: Stuart Boam (FAL) breaks away and charges into the penalty area...
        ...a little shuffle of the feet...
        ...and his shot is parried away by Lehman--superb save!
Min 32: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Scott McTominay (FAL)...
        ...but the impressive Maldini Kacurri (EST) is able to get the ball back to Lehman.
Min 34: Denis Law's (FAL) cross is met by the head of Stuart Boam...
        ...but it loops harmlessly over the bar.
Min 38: The ball is chipped back to the far post...
        ...where two Falkirk players are waiting...
        ...Stuart Boam (FAL) out jumps Ethan Laidlaw...
        ...and his looping header drifts over Lehman...
        ...and is caught by a fan in the 7th row.
Min 40: Joshua Butler (EST) finds Ethan Nwaneri...
        ...but he hesitates and Stuart Boam (FAL) is able to make the tackle.
Min 44: Ethan Laidlaw (FAL) seizes on a loose East Stirlingshire throw and finds Scott McTominay...
        ...who rifles right-footed past Lehman.  GOAL!!...
        ...it's a lead that Andy Shaw's side deserve - can they add to it before the break?...
        ...score now: EST 0 - FAL 1


HALFTIME SCORE: East Stirlingshire 0 - Falkirk 1

Min 49: Scott McTominay (FAL) has a shot...
        ...Lehman parries...
        ...Scott McTominay gets onto it again...
        ...and Lehman's second block falls for Doug Rougvie ...
        ...who half-volleys wide of the net.
Min 53: Haikimi's header back towards his own goal is latched on to by Denis Law (FAL)...
        ...but the flag goes up for offside!...
        ...it was a Shire man who played it on - ludicrous decision. 
Min 53: John Craggs (FAL) goes into the book for a late challenge.
Min 54: Rhys Walker (FAL) collects on that right flank...
        ...his cross ricochets to the Englishman striker David Mills...
        ...whose finish is saved by Lehman.
Min 55: Jings crivensJohn Craggs (FAL) looks up and spots Doug Rougvie  arriving in the box...
        ...the Englishman tees up Doug Rougvie  for the shot...
        ...the shot flies over the goal. Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye as they say in Scotland!
Min 55: Scott McKenna (FAL) hacks Joshua Butler to the floor with a wild challenge...
        ...no attempt to play the ball and that's a booking.
Min 70: Joshua Butler (EST) swings a ball in to the Falkirk box...
        ...but the presence of John Craggs (FAL) means it is easily cleared.
Min 71: Doug Rougvie  (FAL) and John Craggs break for Falkirk...
        ...John Craggs looks to have found space into which to recieve Doug Rougvie 's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 72: The Bairns sit back and absorb pressure...
        ...before Patrick Spindler's (EST) ball into the box is cut out by Doug Rougvie  (FAL).
Min 72: Scott McTominay (FAL) gets a yellow card for a foul on Patrick Spindler. 
Min 75: FAL now playing Stall
Min 83: David Mills finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Lehman palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Rhys Walker who heads the ball...
        ...but Miles Lewis-Skelly (EST) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 88: Joshua Butler (EST) foolishly trips Ethan Laidlaw for a yellow card and ref says haud yer weesht and get oan wae the game ya numpty.
Min 89: Ethan Laidlaw (FAL) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Marquinhos (EST) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 90: Ethan Nwaneri(EST) limps off the pitch...
        ...Reliable Horse (EST) on for Ethan Nwaneri at MF.


FINAL SCORE: East Stirlingshire 0 - Falkirk 1


Man Of The Match: Lehman (EST)

East Stirlingshire
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Lehman                    20 20 20  9  1  p  0  5  0  0 90  7
DF Maldini Kacurri           23 17 17 18  4  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Miles Lewis-Skelly        19 14 14 15  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Marquinhos                33 24 24 26  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Haikimi                   21 15 15 18  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ethan Nwaneri             12  9  9 12 -4  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Elneny                     2  1  1  1  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Declan Rice                1  0  0  0  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Iwobi                     20 15 15 20  5  p  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Patrick Spindler          23 17 17 23  2  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Joshua Butler             13  9  9 13  3  p  4  0  0  0 90  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                18 18 18  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
SW Scott McKenna             30 30 30 21  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Stuart Boam               22 22 22 17  1  n  0  0  0  3 90  6
DF Doug Rougvie              17 17 17 13  1  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
DF John Craggs               23 23 23 18  1  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Billy Gilmour             23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Scott McTominay           30 30 30 27  0  n  4  0  1  2 90  6
MF David Mills               23 23 23 20  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
WG Rhys Walker               14 14 14 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Denis Law                 19 19 19 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Ethan Laidlaw             21 21 21 21  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6

Statistics       EST FAL
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Halftime           0   1
Fulltime           0   1
Shots On Target    0   6
Shots              0  11
Saves              5   0
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       1   3
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      56  79
Revenue           80  80

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  EST  S  37.00 108.65  34.40 
  1  FAL  N  61.00 138.61 140.71 
  2  FAL  N  34.40 138.61 167.31 
 76  FAL  S  34.40 179.61 110.81 
 90  EST  S  37.00 103.65  33.15 
 90  FAL  S  33.15 179.61 112.06 

 Trainer's Report
Ethan Nwaneri (EST) suffered a thigh bruise.
Stuart Boam (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
John Craggs (FAL) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Joshua Butler (EST) was booked today, and now has 12 DP.
    He'll miss 1 game (starting next session).