Falkirk vs Celtic 2-0

Falkirk beat Celtic 2-0 at Falkirk Stadium, with both goals coming before half-time. Ethan Ross opened the scoring in the 3rd minute and Scott Tanser added the second in the 38th.

Ross struck early to put Falkirk ahead, then Tanser finished from Owen Eames to make it 2-0. Celtic did not find a reply before the break, and the half-time score was Falkirk 2-0 Celtic.

Celtic made two changes on 65 minutes, while Falkirk later made three on 73 minutes and Celtic made two more on 84 minutes, but the visitors never got back into it. Falkirk had a goal from Jacob Murrell ruled out by VAR on 50 minutes. Celtic’s best period still ended without a goal despite their control of the ball and territory. Falkirk protected the lead through the second half and finished with the clean sheet intact.

Celtic had 70% possession and 592 passes to Falkirk’s 262, with 24 shots to 6, 9 on target to 2 and 14 corners to none. They also posted 2.79 expected goals to Falkirk’s 1.06, but Falkirk made 9 saves and took the points from their two first-half finishes.

Falkirk were booked once, with Owen Eames cautioned in the 35th minute. Celtic had three yellow cards: Haissem Hassan in the 35th minute, James Forrest on 62 minutes and Liam Scales on 68 minutes.