Match Report
| Falkirk | Falkirk |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| David ross Campbell | David ross Campbell | Derek Robson | Derek Robson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ragnar Ásgeirsson | R. Ásgeirsson |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 85 |  | Maksym Terekhin | M. Terekhin | ||||||||
| Gerhard Augstein | G. Augstein |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Uruguay Duarte | U. Duarte | |||||||||
| Rodolphe Abdessadki | R. Abdessadki |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Delio Galindo | D. Galindo | |||||||||
| Sergio Lima | S. Lima |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Stefaan Scifo | S. Scifo | |||||||||
| Nuno Castro | N. Castro | | 72 | M | | 5 | | M | 84 |  | Marcel Vega | M. Vega | |||||||||
| Phil Shilton | P. Shilton |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Yves-A. Afanou | Y. Afanou | |||||||||
| Daniel Stockdale | D. Stockdale | | 74 | M | | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | François Doumbia | F. Doumbia | ||||||||
| Jose Cubilier | J. Cubilier | | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 86 |  | Billy Collins | B. Collins | |||||||||
| Kasper Beck | K. Beck |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 83 | | Joël Diané | J. Diané | |||||||||
| Xavier Deflandre | X. Deflandre | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 |  | Leevi Taulerus | L. Taulerus | |||||||||
| Jorge Almeida | J. Almeida | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 80 |  | Dax Gray | D. Gray | |||||||||
| Alexander Kneissl | A. Kneissl | | 73 | D | | 12 | | M | 72 | | Alberto Rowett | A. Rowett | |||||||||
| Ian Bishop | I. Bishop | | 45 | M | | 13 | | M | 73 |  | Tomás Cáceres | T. Cáceres | |||||||||
| Duncan Niven | D. Niven | | 50 | A | | 14 | | M | 79 |  | Enrique Lozano | E. Lozano | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Falkirk Stadium where Falkirk play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 19,320 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Falkirk and Aberdeen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Hutchison.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Falkirk and Aberdeen are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Hutchison.
0.00
0-0Falkirk kick off and get the match underway!
9.53
0-0Nuno Castro knocks the ball forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Almeida but he's offside!
16.31
0-0Jose Cubilier passes the ball forward to Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maksym Terekhin who gathers it comfortably.
18.08
0-0Jose Cubilier plays the ball forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre finds some space and shoots from distance. Maksym Terekhin gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
21.43
0-1Billy Collins flicks a high pass forward. Leevi Taulerus collects the pass. Leevi Taulerus whips in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Aberdeen!
26.35
0-1Uruguay Duarte surges forward with the ball. Uruguay Duarte knocks the ball forward to Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
34.47
Nuno Castro flicks a high ball forward to Jorge Almeida who takes it down. Jorge Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.13
François Doumbia knocks the ball to his team mate, Leevi Taulerus. Leevi Taulerus knocks in a cross ball towards Joël Diané. Joël Diané is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Joël Diané!
40.02
Daniel Stockdale makes a simple pass to Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Delio Galindo.
44.02
Stefaan Scifo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of François Doumbia. François Doumbia flicks a high pass forward. Joël Diané controls it well on his chest. Joël Diané shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
Phil Shilton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Maksym Terekhin gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Falkirk appear unchanged since the first half. Aberdeen appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
45.00
Aberdeen kick off!
49.43
Gerhard Augstein flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Stockdale who takes it down. Daniel Stockdale hits a low pass to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. Jorge Almeida connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
55.18
0-2Jorge Almeida hacks Stefaan Scifo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefaan Scifo stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.08
0-2Sergio Lima barges into Joël Diané. The referee warns Sergio Lima to calm down! Joël Diané runs off the knock.
65.12
Delio Galindo flicks the ball to his team mate, François Doumbia. François Doumbia flicks a high pass forward. Joël Diané collects the pass. Joël Diané whips in a cross ball towards Dax Gray. Dax Gray rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Ragnar Ásgeirsson manages to keep it out.
67.44
Rodolphe Abdessadki controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Phil Shilton. Phil Shilton makes a probing pass to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.23
François Doumbia knocks the ball forward to Dax Gray. Dax Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.46
Yves-A. Afanou threads the ball through to Dax Gray. Dax Gray lofts in a cross ball towards Joël Diané. Joël Diané connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.01
Yves-A. Afanou clumsily knocks into Jose Cubilier. The referee calls over Yves-A. Afanou and shows him a yellow card! Jose Cubilier stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.20
Daniel Stockdale sees Xavier Deflandre in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Xavier Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Almeida. With a superhuman jump, Jorge Almeida connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.45
1-3Nuno Castro takes it forward alone. Nuno Castro cuts inside the box! Nuno Castro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Stefaan Scifo.
85.09
Nuno Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kasper Beck. Kasper Beck shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Maksym Terekhin!
89.33
Gerhard Augstein receives the ball from a throw-in from Rodolphe Abdessadki. Gerhard Augstein sees a break and surges forward. Gerhard Augstein plays the ball forward to Xavier Deflandre. Xavier Deflandre plays a scrappy one-two with Kasper Beck and advances towards the goal... Xavier Deflandre makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Maksym Terekhin as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
1-3Phil Shilton takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Some good footwork from Rodolphe Abdessadki provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
23.5%
44.1%
32.4%
Scorers
| Jorge Almeida 79 | Dax Gray 21 Joël Diané 36, 71 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Joël Diané of Aberdeen |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ragnar Ásgeirsson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gerhard Augstein (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rodolphe Abdessadki (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sergio Lima (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Nuno Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Phil Shilton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniel Stockdale (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jose Cubilier (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kasper Beck (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Xavier Deflandre (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Jorge Almeida (ATT) |   | 7 |
| 12. | Alexander Kneissl (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ian Bishop (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duncan Niven (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Maksym Terekhin (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Uruguay Duarte (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Delio Galindo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stefaan Scifo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marcel Vega (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Yves-A. Afanou (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | François Doumbia (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Billy Collins (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Joël Diané (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Leevi Taulerus (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Dax Gray (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Alberto Rowett (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tomás Cáceres (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Enrique Lozano (MID) | 0 | |