Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, January 7, 2017
Falkirk WDLDL 4
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Raith Rovers DLDDL 1
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FALK314
RRFC101
Stark's Park · 2,202 att.

Head to Head

FALK leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

RRFC · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kevin CuthbertG
  2. 6Kyle BenedictusCD-L
  3. 14Iain DavidsonCD-R
  4. 3Kevin McHattieLB
  5. 2Jason ThomsonRB
  6. 21Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  7. 4Ross CallachanCM-R
  8. 11Robert BarrLM
  9. 7Chris JohnsRM
  10. 52Ryan HardieF
  11. 66Ryan StevensonRCF

Substitutes

  1. 17Aaron LennoxSUB
  2. 16Joel CoustrainSUB
  3. 9Mark StewartSUB
  4. 19Rudolf SkacelSUB
  5. 18Scott RobertsSUB
  6. 20Declan McManusSUB

FALK · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Daniel RogersG
  2. 14Peter GrantCD-L
  3. 44Paul WatsonCD-R
  4. 8Mark KerrDM
  5. 23Tony GallacherLB
  6. 4Aaron MuirheadRB
  7. 10Craig SibbaldCM-L
  8. 7Tom TaiwoCM-R
  9. 11Myles HippolyteLM
  10. 19Robert McHughRM
  11. 9John BairdF

Substitutes

  1. 18Lee MillerSUB
  2. 24Robbie ThomsonSUB
  3. 21Scott ShepherdSUB
  4. 2Lewis KiddSUB
  5. 28James CraigenSUB
  6. 3Luke LeahySUB
  7. 15Luca GasparottoSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 0. Chris Johnston (Raith Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Stevenson.
  2. 16' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 1. Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 20' Paul Watson (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 21' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Declan McManus replaces Ryan Stevenson because of an injury.
  5. 25' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 2. Robert McHugh (Falkirk) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Taiwo.
  6. 38' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 3. Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tony Gallacher.
  7. 42' Kyle Benedictus (Raith Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 48' Goal! Raith Rovers 1, Falkirk 4. Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert McHugh.
  9. 58' Substitution, Raith Rovers. Mark Stewart replaces Kevin McHattie.
  10. 76' Myles Hippolyte (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Falkirk. Scott Shepherd replaces John Baird.
  12. 82' Substitution, Falkirk. Luca Gasparotto replaces Paul Watson.

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