Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, August 19, 2017
Falkirk WWLLD 1
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Dunfermline Athletic WDLWW 3
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FALK011
DFA213
KDM Group East End Park · 5,751 att.

Head to Head

FALK leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

DFA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sean MurdochG
  2. 6Lee AshcroftCD-L
  3. 5Callum MorrisCD-R
  4. 14Jason TalbotLB
  5. 2Ryan WilliamsonRB
  6. 8Nathaniel WedderburnCM-L
  7. 27Dean ShielsCM-R
  8. 11Joe CardleLM
  9. 7Kallum HigginbothamRM
  10. 23Callum SmithCF-L
  11. 9Declan McManusCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Andy RyanSUB
  2. 12David HopkirkSUB
  3. 15Michael PatonSUB
  4. 3Lewis MartinSUB
  5. 13Aaron SplaineSUB
  6. 20Cameron GillSUB
  7. 17Fraser AirdSUB

FALK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robbie ThomsonG
  2. 15Luca GasparottoCD-L
  3. 44Paul WatsonCD-R
  4. 23Tony GallacherLB
  5. 4Aaron MuirheadRB
  6. 8Mark KerrCM-L
  7. 6Joe McKeeCM-R
  8. 10Craig SibbaldLM
  9. 7Tom TaiwoRM
  10. 9Nathan AustinCF-L
  11. 20Kevin O'HaraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Alex HarrisSUB
  2. 5Peter GrantSUB
  3. 19Scott ShepherdSUB
  4. 24Cameron BluesSUB
  5. 18Lee MillerSUB
  6. 28James CraigenSUB
  7. 12David MitchellSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, Falkirk 0. Declan McManus (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kallum Higginbotham.
  2. 11' Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 2, Falkirk 0. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Williamson.
  3. 27' Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 27' Mark Kerr (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Falkirk. Peter Grant replaces Aaron Muirhead.
  6. 45' Substitution, Falkirk. Lee Miller replaces Nathan Austin.
  7. 52' Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  8. 62' Lee Miller (Falkirk) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  9. 66' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. David Hopkirk replaces Declan McManus.
  10. 67' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Andy Ryan replaces Calum Smith.
  11. 73' Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Fraser Aird replaces Kallum Higginbotham.
  12. 81' Substitution, Falkirk. Alex Harris replaces Kevin O'Hara.
  13. 83' Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 2, Falkirk 1. Thomas Taiwo (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  14. 90'+2' Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 3, Falkirk 1. Joe Cardle (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Ryan.

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