Scottish Championship

FT Sunday, May 1, 2016
Greenock Morton LDWLD 0
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Falkirk LDWDD 1
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Falkirk Stadium · 5,271 att.

Match Report

Falkirk defeat Morton to finish second in Scottish Championship

Falkirk defeat Morton to finish second in Scottish Championship

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Head to Head

FALK leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

FALK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Daniel RogersG
  2. 5David McCrackenCD-L
  3. 44Paul WatsonCD-R
  4. 3Luke LeahyLB
  5. 4Aaron MuirheadRB
  6. 11Mark KerrCM-L
  7. 8Blair AlstonCM-R
  8. 10Craig SibbaldLM
  9. 7Tom TaiwoRM
  10. 18Lee MillerCF-L
  11. 9John BairdCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17David SmithSUB
  2. 30Kevin O'HaraSUB
  3. 23Scott ShepherdSUB
  4. 28Deniz Dogan MehmetSUB
  5. 33Tony GallacherSUB
  6. 19Robert McHughSUB
  7. 22Myles HippolyteSUB

MORT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Derek GastonG
  2. 19Luca GasparottoCD-L
  3. 2Lee KildayCD-R
  4. 3Ricki LamieLB
  5. 6Michael MillerRB
  6. 8Ross ForbesCM-L
  7. 7Joe McKeeCM-R
  8. 16Robert BarrLM
  9. 11Stefan MccluskeyRM
  10. 21Declan McManusCF-L
  11. 9Denny JohnstoneCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Jai QuitongoSUB
  2. 17Mark RussellSUB
  3. 10Peter MacDonaldSUB
  4. 18Alex SamuelSUB
  5. 12Jon ScullionSUB
  6. 20Andrew McneilSUB
  7. 33Paul McMullanSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+2' Penalty saved! John Baird (Falkirk) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  2. 48' Goal! Falkirk 1, Morton 0. Paul Watson (Falkirk) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Miller.
  3. 63' Substitution, Morton. Mark Russell replaces Michael Miller because of an injury.
  4. 65' Substitution, Falkirk. Myles Hippolyte replaces Tom Taiwo.
  5. 69' Substitution, Falkirk. Robert McHugh replaces John Baird.
  6. 70' Substitution, Morton. Alex Samuel replaces Bobby Barr.
  7. 74' Substitution, Morton. Paul McMullan replaces Stefan McCluskey.

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