Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, December 31, 2016
Hibernian WLWDD 2
–
Falkirk WWDLD 1
1st2ndT
HIBS112
FALK101
Falkirk Stadium · 6,747 att.

Match Report

Kris Commons scores late winner as Hibernian put pressure on Dundee United

Kris Commons scores late winner as Hibernian put pressure on Dundee United

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

FALK · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Daniel RogersG
  2. 14Peter GrantCD-L
  3. 15Luca GasparottoCD-R
  4. 23Tony GallacherLB
  5. 4Aaron MuirheadRB
  6. 8Mark KerrCM-L
  7. 7Tom TaiwoCM-R
  8. 11Myles HippolyteLM
  9. 21Scott ShepherdRM
  10. 9John BairdF
  11. 10Craig SibbaldRCF

Substitutes

  1. 28James CraigenSUB
  2. 18Lee MillerSUB
  3. 19Robert McHughSUB
  4. 58Deniz Dogan MehmetSUB
  5. 6John RankinSUB
  6. 2Lewis KiddSUB
  7. 3Luke LeahySUB

HIBS · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 31Ross LaidlawG
  2. 4Paul HanlonCD-L
  3. 24Darren McGregorCD-R
  4. 48Scott MartinDM
  5. 16Lewis StevensonLB
  6. 2David GrayRB
  7. 15Kris CommonsAM
  8. 22Andrew ShinnieLM
  9. 10Dylan McGeouchRM
  10. 35Jason CummingsCF-L
  11. 9Grant HoltCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jordan ForsterSUB
  2. 17Martin BoyleSUB
  3. 19James KeatingsSUB
  4. 32Otso VirtanenSUB
  5. 6Marvin BartleySUB
  6. 5Liam FontaineSUB
  7. 29Brian GrahamSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Falkirk 1, Hibernian 0. Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 17' Goal! Falkirk 1, Hibernian 1. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kris Commons.
  3. 28' Paul Hanlon (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Darren McGregor (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Substitution, Falkirk. Robert McHugh replaces John Baird.
  6. 72' Tom Taiwo (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 75' Substitution, Falkirk. Lee Miller replaces Scott Shepherd.
  8. 78' Substitution, Hibernian. Martin Boyle replaces Jason Cummings.
  9. 80' Mark Kerr (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Hibernian. Brian Graham replaces Grant Holt.
  11. 87' Peter Grant (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Goal! Falkirk 1, Hibernian 2. Kris Commons (Hibernian) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  13. 90' Substitution, Hibernian. Jordan Forster replaces Kris Commons.

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