Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Raith Rovers | Raith Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | manager | Cristi Anghel | Cristi Anghel | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Schrader | S. Schrader |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Avril Arroyo | A. Arroyo | |||||||||
| Jermaine Insley | J. Insley |  | 65 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 37 |  | David Booth | D. Booth | ||||||||
| Paul Hutchison | P. Hutchison | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Billy Greig | B. Greig | |||||||||
| Darren Dean | D. Dean | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Hugo Leon | H. Leon | |||||||||
| Chris Proctor | C. Proctor | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 77 |  | Jack Molenaar | J. Molenaar | |||||||||
| Ralph Upson | R. Upson | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 34 | | Alex White | A. White | |||||||||
| Oleg Lineker | O. Lineker | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 34 | | Edgar Mathijssen | E. Mathijssen | |||||||||
| Harvey Wilcox | H. Wilcox | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 76 | | Paul Hopkin | P. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Luke Oakes | L. Oakes | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 30 |  | Losseni Diané | L. Diané | |||||||||
| Denis Roda | D. Roda |  | 70 | A | | 10 | | | A | 78 |  | Zeljko Milosevic | Z. Milosevic | ||||||||
| Alberto Robinson | A. Robinson | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Daniel Corstanje | D. Corstanje | |||||||||
| Romero P. Molina | R. Molina | | 65 | D | | 12 | | D | 76 | | Tobias Sammer | T. Sammer | |||||||||
| Ernesto Gonzalez | E. Gonzalez | | 32 | M | | 13 | | M | 77 | | Paul Hendry | P. Hendry | |||||||||
| Gary Campbell | G. Campbell | | 57 | A | | 14 | | A | 82 | | Elena Redondo | E. Redondo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Raith Rovers. A crowd of 17,072 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Rae.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Raith Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Rae.
0.00
0-0Falkirk kick off the first half!
9.39
0-0Harvey Wilcox threads the ball through to Luke Oakes. Luke Oakes lofts in a cross ball towards Denis Roda. Denis Roda finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.41
0-0Billy Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edgar Mathijssen. Edgar Mathijssen flicks a high pass forward. Zeljko Milosevic controls it well on his chest. Zeljko Milosevic lofts in a cross ball towards Losseni Diané. Darren Dean barges into Losseni Diané. Losseni Diané appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
15.57
Edgar Mathijssen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Edgar Mathijssen whips in a cross ball towards Losseni Diané. Losseni Diané whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
22.54
Alex White knocks the ball to his team mate, Losseni Diané. Losseni Diané whips in a cross ball towards Zeljko Milosevic. Darren Dean catches Zeljko Milosevic on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
26.02
0-0Paul Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Losseni Diané. Losseni Diané knocks in a cross ball towards Zeljko Milosevic. Zeljko Milosevic gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Simon Schrader gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
27.02
Jermaine Insley hits a low pass to Ralph Upson. Ralph Upson takes it forward alone. Ralph Upson whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Robinson. Alberto Robinson makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.52
0-0Darren Dean hits a low pass to Oleg Lineker. Oleg Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Robinson. Alberto Robinson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.27
Edgar Mathijssen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Losseni Diané. Losseni Diané edges inside the box! Losseni Diané cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
33.48
0-0Oleg Lineker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Robinson. Alberto Robinson passes the ball forward to Luke Oakes. Luke Oakes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by David Booth.
36.09
0-0Harvey Wilcox comes in with a late challenge on Alex White. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex White stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Ralph Upson plays the ball forward to Denis Roda. Denis Roda knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Avril Arroyo who gathers it comfortably.
39.31
0-0Edgar Mathijssen barges into Oleg Lineker. The referee calls over Edgar Mathijssen and warns him to calm down! Oleg Lineker runs off the knock.
42.49
David Booth flicks a high pass forward to Alex White who brings the ball under control. Alex White sees Daniel Corstanje in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Corstanje controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Simon Schrader. Excellent save.
45.00
Ralph Upson flicks a high ball forward to Luke Oakes who takes it down. Luke Oakes threads the ball through into the box. Denis Roda shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Falkirk appear unchanged since the first half. Raith Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Raith Rovers kick off the second half!
47.20
Jermaine Insley hacks Losseni Diané from behind! Jermaine Insley is warned by the referee! Losseni Diané hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.12
Alex White darts forward. Alex White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Schrader who gathers it comfortably.
49.05
Paul Hutchison passes the ball forward to Chris Proctor. Chris Proctor flicks a high pass forward to Denis Roda who brings the ball under control. Denis Roda controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
51.53
1-0Jermaine Insley kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Lineker. Oleg Lineker knocks the ball forward to Luke Oakes. Luke Oakes edges inside the box! Luke Oakes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Falkirk!
55.58
Paul Hutchison sees Ralph Upson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Upson sees space and advances. Ralph Upson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.28
Billy Greig passes the ball forward to Edgar Mathijssen. Edgar Mathijssen hits a low pass to Zeljko Milosevic. Zeljko Milosevic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.26
Hugo Leon makes a probing pass to Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin darts forward. Paul Hopkin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Simon Schrader manages to keep it out.
60.49
1-0Falkirk have made 3 substitutions with Romero P. Molina replacing Paul Hutchison, Ernesto Gonzalez replacing Luke Oakes and Gary Campbell replacing Denis Roda and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation.
65.54
Alex White knocks the ball forward to Daniel Corstanje. Daniel Corstanje shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
66.14
Harvey Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.26
Ralph Upson sees Gary Campbell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Robinson. Alberto Robinson shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Avril Arroyo reads it well. Well saved!
69.24
Ralph Upson knocks the ball forward to Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Leon.
72.57
Jermaine Insley makes a probing pass to Ralph Upson. Ralph Upson threads the ball through to Alberto Robinson. Alberto Robinson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.28
Daniel Corstanje catches Jermaine Insley on the ankles. The referee brings Daniel Corstanje to one side and gives him a warning! Jermaine Insley stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.19
Darren Dean knocks the ball forward to Harvey Wilcox. Harvey Wilcox flicks a high pass forward to Gary Campbell who brings the ball under control. Gary Campbell shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Avril Arroyo as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
78.14
1-0Chris Proctor takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Losseni Diané reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
89.55
Paul Hopkin passes the ball forward to Zeljko Milosevic. Zeljko Milosevic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Schrader who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Luke Oakes 52 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Simon Schrader (GK)
7
2. Jermaine Insley (DEF)
7
3. Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
4. Darren Dean (DEF)
6
5. Chris Proctor (MID)
6
6. Ralph Upson (MID)
9
7. Oleg Lineker (MID)
7
8. Harvey Wilcox (MID)
6
9. Luke Oakes (ATT)
9
10. Denis Roda (ATT)
6
11. Alberto Robinson (ATT)
6
12. Romero P. Molina (DEF)
6
13. Ernesto Gonzalez (MID)
6
14. Gary Campbell (ATT)
6
1. Avril Arroyo (GK)
7
2. David Booth (DEF)
6
3. Billy Greig (DEF)
6
4. Hugo Leon (DEF)
6
5. Jack Molenaar (DEF)
6
6. Alex White (MID)
7
7. Edgar Mathijssen (MID)
7
8. Paul Hopkin (MID)
7
9. Losseni Diané (ATT)
7
10. Zeljko Milosevic (ATT)
6
11. Daniel Corstanje (ATT)
6
12. Tobias Sammer (DEF)
0
13. Paul Hendry (MID)
0
14. Elena Redondo (ATT)
0