Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, April 23, 2016
Falkirk WLDWD 2
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Raith Rovers WWDWW 2
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FALK022
RRFC112
Stark's Park · 2,602 att.

Match Report

Bob McHugh's late header earns Falkirk a draw at Championship rivals Raith

Bob McHugh's late header earns Falkirk a draw at Championship rivals Raith

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Head to Head

FALK leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

RRFC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kevin CuthbertG
  2. 6Kyle BenedictusCD-L
  3. 55Craig BarrCD-R
  4. 23Rory McKeownLB
  5. 2Jason ThomsonRB
  6. 28James CraigenCM-L
  7. 14Iain DavidsonCM-R
  8. 21Louis LongridgeLM
  9. 30Scott RobertsonRM
  10. 15Joel ThomasCF-L
  11. 11Harry PanayiotouCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Lewis ToshneySUB
  2. 4Ross CallachanSUB
  3. 31Scott LawSUB
  4. 7Grant AndersonSUB
  5. 22David BatesSUB
  6. 18Aidan ConnollySUB
  7. 16Ryan HardieSUB

FALK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Daniel RogersG
  2. 6Will VaulksCD-L
  3. 5David McCrackenCD-R
  4. 3Luke LeahyLB
  5. 8Blair AlstonRB
  6. 10Craig SibbaldCM-L
  7. 11Mark KerrCM-R
  8. 22Myles HippolyteLM
  9. 7Tom TaiwoRM
  10. 18Lee MillerCF-L
  11. 9John BairdCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Alan MayburySUB
  2. 19Robert McHughSUB
  3. 17David SmithSUB
  4. 23Scott ShepherdSUB
  5. 28Deniz Dogan MehmetSUB
  6. 33Tony GallacherSUB
  7. 30Kevin O'HaraSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 0. Joel Thomas (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 11' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ryan Hardie replaces Joel Thomas because of an injury.
  3. 54' Iain Davidson (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Substitution, Falkirk. Robert McHugh replaces Myles Hippolyte.
  5. 55' Substitution, Falkirk. Scott Shepherd replaces John Baird.
  6. 56' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 1. Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Leahy.
  7. 60' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Ross Callachan replaces Scott Robertson.
  8. 62' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Aidan Connolly replaces James Craigen.
  9. 69' Substitution, Falkirk. Kevin O'Hara replaces Tom Taiwo.
  10. 70' Goal! Raith Rovers 2, Falkirk 1. Ryan Hardie (Raith Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 73' Lee Miller (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
  12. 88' Goal! Raith Rovers 2, Falkirk 2. Robert McHugh (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Shepherd.

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