Scottish Championship Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

FT Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Falkirk DLWLW 2
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Airdrieonians WDDLW 6
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AIR516
1st Leg · Albert Bartlett Stadium · 3,272 att.

Head to Head

AIR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

AIR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Joshua RaeG
  2. 6Callum FordyceCD-L
  3. 16Craig WatsonCD-R
  4. 3Aaron Taylor-SinclairLB
  5. 2Cameron BallantyneRB
  6. 4Rhys McCabeCM
  7. 17Justin DevennyLM
  8. 10Adam FrizzellRM
  9. 9Calum GallagherF
  10. 11Callum SmithLF
  11. 23Gabriel McgillRF

FALK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 17Brian KinnearG
  2. 6Coll DonaldsonCD-L
  3. 22Brad McKayCD-R
  4. 15Leon MccannLB
  5. 2Ryan WilliamsonRB
  6. 18Gary OliverAM
  7. 4Stephen McGinnLM
  8. 5Liam HendersonRM
  9. 19Rumarn BurrellF
  10. 10Aidan NesbittAM-L
  11. 73Kai KennedyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 14' Goal! Airdrieonians 2, Falkirk 0. Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 38' Coll Donaldson (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 45' Substitution, Falkirk. Callumn Morrison replaces Gary Oliver.
  8. 54' Substitution, Falkirk. Finn Yeats replaces Ryan Williamson because of an injury.
  9. 61' Goal! Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 1. Coll Donaldson (Falkirk) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  10. 65' Joshua Rae (Airdrieonians) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  11. 67' Substitution, Airdrieonians. David Hutton replaces Calum Gallagher.
  12. 68' Goal! Airdrieonians 5, Falkirk 2. Kai Kennedy (Falkirk) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  13. 70' Substitution, Falkirk. Jordan Allan replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
  14. 75' Substitution, Falkirk. Maksym Kucheryavyi replaces Stephen McGinn.
  15. 76' Substitution, Airdrieonians. Ben Stanway replaces Justin Devenny.
  16. 83' David Hutton (Airdrieonians) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 84' Substitution, Airdrieonians. Charles Telfer replaces Callum Smith.
  18. 90' Jordan Allan (Falkirk) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  19. 90'+5' Goal! Airdrieonians 6, Falkirk 2. Rhys McCabe (Airdrieonians) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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