Falkirk vs Dunfermline Athletic, 2022-23 Scottish League One

· Scottish League One
Falkirk
    FT
    0 - 1
    Dunfermline Athletic
    • 60': Craig Wighton

    About

    Falkirk are hosting Dunfermline Athletic at Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League One.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Stephen McGinn (Falkirk) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 3': Foul by Callumn Morrison (Falkirk).
    • 3': Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Aaron Comrie.
    • 13': Foul by Aaron Comrie (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 13': Kai Kennedy (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk).
    • 24': Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Kyle Benedictus (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Craig Wighton (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 37': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Coll Donaldson.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Aaron Comrie (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 40': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Finn Yeats.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 42': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 42': Foul by Liam Henderson (Falkirk).
    • 42': Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 43': Leon McCann (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Falkirk 0, Dunfermline Athletic 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Falkirk 0, Dunfermline Athletic 0.
    • 46': Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk).
    • 46': Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Hand ball by Stephen McGinn (Falkirk).
    • 52': Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk).
    • 52': Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Sam Fisher (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 55': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 58': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Aidan Nesbitt (Falkirk).
    • 59': Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Leon McCann.
    • 60': Goal! Falkirk 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Craig Wighton (Dunfermline Athletic) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Chalmers with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Falkirk. Craig McGuffie replaces Finn Yeats.
    • 63': Substitution, Falkirk. Gary Oliver replaces Kai Kennedy.
    • 64': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Liam Henderson (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 65': Foul by Kyle MacDonald (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 65': Gary Oliver (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Gary Oliver (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Aaron Comrie.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Liam Henderson (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 71': Substitution, Falkirk. Juan Alegría replaces Stephen McGinn.
    • 72': Foul by Juan Alegría (Falkirk).
    • 72': Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Brad McKay (Falkirk).
    • 75': Josh Edwards (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Nikolay Todorov replaces Craig Wighton.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Callumn Morrison (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Juan Alegría (Falkirk).
    • 79': Foul by Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic).
    • 79': Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Chris Hamilton (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 81': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Sam Fisher.
    • 81': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Joe Chalmers.
    • 85': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Kyle Benedictus.
    • 87': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Rhys Breen replaces Chris Mochrie.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Juan Alegría (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Matthew Todd (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Leon McCann (Falkirk) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Craig McGuffie (Falkirk) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Deniz Mehmet.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Falkirk 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Falkirk 0, Dunfermline Athletic 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish League One

    Venue: Falkirk Stadium
    Location: Falkirk, Scotland
    Attendance: 7,279

    SPFL League One Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Stenhousemuir 6 +2 11
    2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6 +8 10
    3 Queen of the South 6 +3 10
    4 East Fife 6 -1 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FALK Falkirk (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    31 Nicky Hogarth (GK)
    6 Coll Donaldson
    5 Liam Henderson
    22 Brad McKay
    15 Leon Mccann
    4 Stephen McGinn
    14 Finn Yeats
    73 Kai Kennedy
    7 Callum Morrison
    19 Rumarn Burrell Yellow Card
    10 Aidan Nesbitt
    Falkirk Substitutes:
    Steven Hetherington, Oluwasegun Lawal, Juan Alegría, Sebastian Ross, Gary Oliver, Paddy Martin, Blair Sneddon, Craig McGuffie.

    DFA Dunfermline Athletic (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Deniz Dogan Mehmet (GK)
    4 Kyle Benedictus
    5 Chris Hamilton Yellow Card
    15 Sam Fisher
    6 Kyle MacDonald
    26 Matthew Todd
    8 Joe Chalmers
    3 Joshua Edwards
    2 Aaron Comrie
    9 Craig Wighton
    11 Chris Mochrie
    Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:
    Sam Young, Andrew Tod, Robert Mahon, Nikolay Todorov, Taylor Sutherland, Kane Ritchie-Hosler, Paul Allan, Max Little, Rhys Breen.

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