Falkirk vs Livingston, 2017-18 Scottish Championship, Regular Season

· Scottish Championship
Falkirk
  • 72': Alex Jakubiak
FT
1 - 3
Livingston
  • 39': Alan Lithgow
  • 59': Ryan Hardie
  • 62': Raffaele De Vita

About

Falkirk are hosting Livingston at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 27': Nicky Cadden (Livingston) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Goal! Falkirk 0, Livingston 1. Alan Lithgow (Livingston) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Halkett following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Goal! Falkirk 0, Livingston 2. Ryan Hardie (Livingston) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  • 62': Goal! Falkirk 0, Livingston 3. Raffaele De Vita (Livingston) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 62': Substitution, Falkirk. Alex Jakubiak replaces Thomas Taiwo.
  • 67': Ryan Hardie (Livingston) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Falkirk. Rory Loy replaces Andrew Nelson.
  • 72': Goal! Falkirk 1, Livingston 3. Alex Jakubiak (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Sibbald.
  • 75': Substitution, Falkirk. Joe McKee replaces Lewis Kidd.
  • 78': Substitution, Livingston. Steven Boyd replaces Lee Miller.
  • 80': Substitution, Livingston. Josh Mullin replaces Nicky Cadden.
  • 84': Substitution, Livingston. Gregor Buchanan replaces Ryan Hardie.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Attendance: 4,123

SPFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Falkirk 11 +11 26
2 Livingston 10 +9 22
3 Ayr United 11 +9 21
4 Partick Thistle 11 +3 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

FALK Falkirk (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Robbie Thomson (GK)
5 Peter Grant
3 Jordan McGhee
4 Aaron Muirhead
7 Tom Taiwo
2 Lewis Kidd
10 Craig Sibbald
42 Thomas Robson
16 Reghan Tumilty
43 Andrew Nelson
14 Louis Longridge
Falkirk Substitutes:
Rory Loy, Ryan Blair, Joe McKee, Paul Watson, Conor Hazard, Kevin O'Hara, Alex Jakubiak.

LIV Livingston (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Neil Alexander (GK)
4 Alan Lithgow
26 Craig Halkett
31 Declan Gallagher
24 Jordan Thompson
6 Shaun Byrne
8 Scott Pittman
11 Nicky Cadden Yellow Card
23 Raffaele De Vita
9 Ryan Hardie
18 Lee Miller
Livingston Substitutes:
Gregor Buchanan, Jackson Longridge, Jack McMillan, Steven Boyd, Gary Maley, Josh Mullin, Scott Robinson.

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