Falkirk vs Brechin City, 2017-18 Scottish Championship, Regular Season

· Scottish Championship
Falkirk
  • 17': Aaron Muirhead
  • 29': Craig Sibbald
  • 60': Andrew Nelson
FT
3 - 0
Brechin City
  • Red Card 41': Sean Crighton
  • Red Card 44': Paul Mclean

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 9': Graeme Smith (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Goal! Falkirk 1, Brechin City 0. Aaron Muirhead (Falkirk) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Nelson.
  • 20': Euan Smith (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 29': Goal! Falkirk 2, Brechin City 0. Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Louis Longridge.
  • 41': Sean Crighton (Brechin City) is shown the red card.
  • 44': Paul McLean (Brechin City) is shown the red card.
  • 45': Substitution, Brechin City. Aron Lynas replaces Jordan Sinclair.
  • 45': Substitution, Brechin City. James Dale replaces Isaac Layne.
  • 60': Goal! Falkirk 3, Brechin City 0. Andrew Nelson (Falkirk) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan McGhee.
  • 64': Substitution, Falkirk. Alex Harris replaces Jordan McGhee.
  • 64': Substitution, Falkirk. Joe McKee replaces Peter Grant.
  • 64': Substitution, Falkirk. Sean Welsh replaces Ryan Blair.
  • 77': Substitution, Brechin City. Callumn Morrison replaces Kalvin Orsi.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Falkirk Stadium
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Attendance: 4,422

SPFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Falkirk 36 +39 73
2 Livingston 36 +28 70
3 Ayr United 36 +18 63
4 Partick Thistle 36 +5 55
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FALK Falkirk (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 Conor Hazard (GK)
4 Aaron Muirhead
5 Peter Grant
3 Jordan McGhee
2 Lewis Kidd
42 Thomas Robson
10 Craig Sibbald
21 Ryan Blair
14 Louis Longridge
43 Andrew Nelson
22 Alex Jakubiak
Falkirk Substitutes:
Robbie Thomson, Tom Taiwo, Reghan Tumilty, Sean Welsh, Paul Watson, Alex Harris, Joe McKee.

BRC Brechin City (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Graeme Smith (GK) Yellow Card
20 Sean Crighton Red Card
29 Euan Smith Yellow Card
2 Paul Mclean Red Card
7 Callum Tapping
21 Jordan Sinclair
8 Finn Graham
3 William Dyer
11 Liam Watt
18 Kalvin Orsi
10 Isaac Layne
Brechin City Substitutes:
Callum Morrison, Gary Fusco, James Dale, Scott Costello, Patrick O'Neil, Aron Lynas.

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