Airdrieonians vs Falkirk, 2022-23 Scottish Championship Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Airdrieonians
  • 8': Justin Devenny
  • 14': Rhys McCabe
  • 16': Callum Smith
  • 31': Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
  • 41': Callum Fordyce
  • Red Card 65': Joshua Rae
  • 90'+5': Rhys McCabe (P)
FT
6 - 2
1st Leg
Falkirk
  • 61': Coll Donaldson
  • 68': Kai Kennedy
  • Red Card 90': Jordan Allan

About

Airdrieonians are hosting Falkirk at Albert Bartlett Stadium, Airdrie, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship Promotion/Relegation Playoffs.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Coll Donaldson.
  • 6': Craig Watson (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Gary Oliver (Falkirk).
  • 8': Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians) hits the bar with a header from very close range.
  • 8': Goal! Airdrieonians 1, Falkirk 0. Justin Devenny (Airdrieonians) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel McGill.
  • 11': Foul by Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians).
  • 11': Leon McCann (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Calum Gallagher (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Stephen McGinn (Falkirk).
  • 14': Goal! Airdrieonians 2, Falkirk 0. Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 16': Goal! Airdrieonians 3, Falkirk 0. Callum Smith (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel McGill.
  • 19': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Stephen McGinn (Falkirk).
  • 20': Foul by Cameron Ballantyne (Airdrieonians).
  • 20': Gary Oliver (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 22': Foul by Callum Smith (Airdrieonians).
  • 22': Gary Oliver (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Rhys McCabe.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Kai Kennedy (Falkirk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Aidan Nesbitt (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk).
  • 29': Calum Gallagher (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Coll Donaldson (Falkirk).
  • 30': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Coll Donaldson.
  • 31': Goal! Airdrieonians 4, Falkirk 0. Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Airdrieonians) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justin Devenny following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
  • 38': Calum Gallagher (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Coll Donaldson (Falkirk).
  • 38': Coll Donaldson (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Ryan Williamson.
  • 41': Goal! Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 0. Callum Fordyce (Airdrieonians) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Taylor-Sinclair following a corner.
  • 43': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Airdrieonians. Conceded by Ryan Williamson.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Falkirk. Callumn Morrison replaces Gary Oliver.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Aidan Nesbitt (Falkirk) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Calum Gallagher (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Stephen McGinn (Falkirk).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Callum Smith (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 54': Substitution, Falkirk. Finn Yeats replaces Ryan Williamson because of an injury.
  • 56': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Finn Yeats (Falkirk).
  • 57': Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk).
  • 57': Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Callum Fordyce.
  • 60': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Callum Fordyce.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Stephen McGinn (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Cameron Ballantyne.
  • 61': Goal! Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 1. Coll Donaldson (Falkirk) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Liam Henderson (Falkirk).
  • 62': Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Joshua Rae (Airdrieonians).
  • 64': Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Joshua Rae (Airdrieonians) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 67': Substitution, Airdrieonians. David Hutton replaces Calum Gallagher.
  • 68': Goal! Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 2. Kai Kennedy (Falkirk) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Foul by Stephen McGinn (Falkirk).
  • 70': Justin Devenny (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Falkirk. Jordan Allan replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Kai Kennedy (Falkirk) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by David Hutton.
  • 75': Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Coll Donaldson (Falkirk).
  • 75': Substitution, Falkirk. Maksym Kucheryavyi replaces Stephen McGinn.
  • 76': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Ben Stanway replaces Justin Devenny.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Adam Frizzell (Airdrieonians) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Craig Watson.
  • 80': Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jordan Allan (Falkirk).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Gabriel McGill (Airdrieonians) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 83': David Hutton (Airdrieonians) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Substitution, Airdrieonians. Charles Telfer replaces Callum Smith.
  • 85': Ben Stanway (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Maksym Kucheryavyi (Falkirk).
  • 86': Callumn Morrison (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Cameron Ballantyne (Airdrieonians).
  • 89': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Cameron Ballantyne.
  • 90': David Hutton (Airdrieonians) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jordan Allan (Falkirk).
  • 90': Jordan Allan (Falkirk) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+4': Penalty Airdrieonians. Ben Stanway draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Finn Yeats (Falkirk) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Airdrieonians 6, Falkirk 2. Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Airdrieonians 6, Falkirk 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Airdrieonians 6, Falkirk 2.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Venue: Albert Bartlett Stadium
Location: Airdrie, Scotland
Attendance: 3,272

Line-Ups

AIR Airdrieonians (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Joshua Rae (GK) Red Card
6 Callum Fordyce
16 Craig Watson
3 Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
2 Cameron Ballantyne
4 Rhys McCabe
17 Justin Devenny
10 Adam Frizzell
9 Calum Gallagher
11 Callum Smith
23 Gabriel Mcgill
Airdrieonians Substitutes:
Salim Kouider-Aissa, Ben Stanway, Lewis Mcgregor, Charles Telfer, Dean Mcmaster, Euan Deveney, Corrie Fellows, David Hutton, Lachlan Byrd.

FALK Falkirk (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
17 Brian Kinnear (GK)
6 Coll Donaldson Yellow Card
22 Brad McKay
15 Leon Mccann
2 Ryan Williamson
18 Gary Oliver
4 Stephen McGinn
5 Liam Henderson
19 Rumarn Burrell
10 Aidan Nesbitt
73 Kai Kennedy
Falkirk Substitutes:
Sean Mackie, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Callum Morrison, Craig McGuffie, Finn Yeats, Matthew Wright, Jordan Allan, Oluwasegun Lawal, Peter Morrison.

SPFL Championship Pro/Rel News

Achraf Hakimi returns as Morocco seal AFCON knockouts
Achraf Hakimi returns as Morocco seal AFCON knockouts

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco dispatched Zambia 3-0 at a fervid Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Monday to round off their Group A campaign in style and ease into the round of 16.

Sources: Denver to sign Oke for NWSL record fee for American
Sources: Denver to sign Oke for NWSL record fee for American

Denver Summit FC has agreed to a transfer with Mexico's Pachuca for defender Ayo Oke for what would be the highest incoming transfer fee for an American player in NWSL history, sources told ESPN.

Solms: South Africa have a lot of room for improvement
Solms: South Africa have a lot of room for improvement

Leonard Solms reacts to South Africa's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe as they advance to the round of 16.

What are the longest Premier League goal streaks? Dominic Calvert-Lewin aims to match Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah
What are the longest Premier League goal streaks? Dominic Calvert-Lewin aims to match Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored in six Premier League games in a row for Leeds United. Who has managed more?

Nottingham Forest lodge PGMOL complaint after Man City win - sources
Nottingham Forest lodge PGMOL complaint after Man City win - sources

Nottingham Forest have lodged a formal complaint with refereeing body PGMOL following their 2-1 Premier League loss to Manchester City on Saturday, sources have told ESPN.