St Johnstone vs Falkirk, 2016/17 Scottish Communities League Cup, SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - GROUP STAGE

· Scottish League Cup

St Johnstone

25': Danny Swanson (P)
38': Danny Swanson (P)
68': Joe Shaughnessy

FT
3 - 0

Falkirk

St Johnstone 3-0 Falkirk

Match Timeline

16': Penalty saved! Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
25': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Falkirk 0. Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
38': Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Falkirk 0. Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
68': Goal! St. Johnstone 3, Falkirk 0. Joe Shaughnessy (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 2,725

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alan Mannus (GK)
3	Thomas Scobbie
6	Steven Anderson
24	Brian Easton
14	Joe Shaughnessy
26	Liam Craig
7	Chris Millar
11	Danny Swanson
4	Vladimir Chesnakov
9	Steven MacLean
29	Graham Cummins

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Paul Paton, Trialist 3, Michael Coulson, Brad McKay, Craig Thomson, Zander Clark, Christopher Kane.

Falkirk (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Rogers (GK)
15	Luca Gasparotto
44	Paul Watson
3	Luke Leahy
4	Aaron Muirhead
7	Tom Taiwo
8	Mark Kerr
6	John Rankin
10	Craig Sibbald
28	James Craigen
9	John Baird

Falkirk Substitutes:

Myles Hippolyte, Deniz Doğan, David McCracken, Robert McHugh, Lee Miller, Nathan Austin, Lewis Kidd.

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