Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| David ross Campbell | David ross Campbell | manager | Manny King | Manny King | |||||||||||||||||
| Yurtcan Kayis | Y. Kayis |  | 81 | G |  | 1 | | G | 83 |  | Peter Allsopp | P. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Gene Chandler | G. Chandler |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Arno Rummenigge | A. Rummenigge | |||||||||
| Marvin Saad | M. Saad |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Neil Glass | N. Glass | |||||||||
| Dragos Buscan | D. Buscan |  | 80 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 | | Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | |||||||||
| David Inglis | D. Inglis | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 75 |  | Yoshiaki Kaita | Y. Kaita | |||||||||
| Jes Beck | J. Beck |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Tarik Sektioui | T. Sektioui |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 |  | Mark Gyan | M. Gyan | |||||||||
| Hakan Kayis | H. Kayis | | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 83 | | Gavin Davidson | G. Davidson | |||||||||
| André Gil | A. Gil |  | 84 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Andrès Velasco | A. Velasco | |||||||||
| Rabiu West | R. West |  | 81 | A | | 10 | | A | 79 | | John Hansen | J. Hansen | |||||||||
| Martial Pierre | M. Pierre |  | 84 | A | | 11 | | A | 80 | | Jay Mapp | J. Mapp | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Heart of Midlothian. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Falkirk are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian get the match underway!
2.20
1-0Gene Chandler chips the ball to his team mate, Jes Beck. Jes Beck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, André Gil. André Gil whips in a cross ball towards Rabiu West. Rabiu West directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.48
1-0Garry Thomson passes the ball forward to Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.11
1-0Garry Thomson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andrès Velasco. Andrès Velasco finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.44
Arno Rummenigge powers a long ball forward. Jay Mapp lofts in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Yurtcan Kayis had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
16.31
Yoshiaki Kaita makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yurtcan Kayis who gathers it comfortably.
18.57
Jes Beck knocks the ball to his team mate, Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
21.40
1-1Tarik Sektioui makes a probing pass to Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Peter Allsopp easily smothers it.
24.54
Hakan Kayis kicks a strong pass forward to Rabiu West. Rabiu West knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Glass.
28.21
Marvin Saad makes a beautiful solo run. Marvin Saad knocks the ball forward to Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre lofts in a cross ball towards Rabiu West. Rabiu West directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.09
1-1Hakan Kayis clumsily knocks into Garry Thomson. The referee calls over Hakan Kayis and shows him a yellow card! Garry Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.22
Tarik Sektioui kicks a strong pass forward to Rabiu West. Rabiu West knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Glass.
36.55
Tarik Sektioui kicks a strong pass forward to Rabiu West. Rabiu West knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arno Rummenigge.
39.23
Neil Glass makes a simple pass to Mark Gyan. Mark Gyan threads the ball through to John Hansen. John Hansen tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.16
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Tarik Sektioui makes a simple pass to Rabiu West. Rabiu West knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Glass.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Falkirk get the second half underway!
51.27
Garry Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp shoots from distance but somehow Yurtcan Kayis manages to keep it out.
53.53
Gavin Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Andrès Velasco. Andrès Velasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.58
Gene Chandler sees a break and surges forward. Gene Chandler threads the ball through to André Gil. André Gil knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
57.28
Dragos Buscan decides to run forward with the ball. Dragos Buscan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rabiu West. Rabiu West knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Allsopp who gathers it comfortably.
65.11
Heart of Midlothian are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Falkirk's defence.
71.58
Mark Gyan makes a beautiful solo run. Mark Gyan plays a perfect one-two with John Hansen and rushes in on goal... Mark Gyan rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Yurtcan Kayis had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
75.26
Dragos Buscan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tarik Sektioui. Tarik Sektioui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre makes a probing pass to Rabiu West. Rabiu West shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rabiu West!
78.16
Tarik Sektioui makes a probing pass to Rabiu West. Rabiu West lofts in a cross ball towards Martial Pierre. Martial Pierre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.07
3-2Hakan Kayis clumsily knocks into Garry Thomson. Hakan Kayis is warned by the referee! Garry Thomson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.27
Mark Gyan kicks a strong pass forward to John Hansen. John Hansen knocks in a cross ball towards Andrès Velasco. Andrès Velasco directs the ball goalwards with his head. Yurtcan Kayis easily picks it out of the air!
84.12
Mark Gyan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jay Mapp. Jay Mapp lofts in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.01
Arno Rummenigge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson passes the ball forward to Andrès Velasco. Andrès Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards John Hansen. John Hansen heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Yurtcan Kayis.
89.16
3-3Rabiu West clumsily knocks into Neil Glass. Rabiu West is given a warning by the referee! Neil Glass runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Rabiu West 2, 75 Martial Pierre 78 | John Hansen 10, 84 Mark Gyan 72 |