Falkirk vs Kilmarnock 3-0

Falkirk beat Kilmarnock 3-0 after a second-half own goal turned the match their way. They were level at the break, then took control after the restart and pulled clear.

Kilmarnock went ahead in the 29th minute when Cathal McCarthy put through his own net, and Falkirk answered nine minutes later through Jacob Murrell, who finished from Ryan Strain’s assist to make it 1-1. The half-time score was 1-1.

George Stanger’s own goal in the 68th minute put Falkirk in front at 2-1, after Kilmarnock had made two changes on 67 minutes and then sent on two more players on 76 minutes. Falkirk also made two changes on 83 minutes, with further substitutions on 84, 86 and three minutes into stoppage time, as they saw out the lead and added to their control late on.

The numbers backed Falkirk’s win. They had 63% of the possession, 18 shots to 10, 8 shots on target to none, and 9 corners to 7. Kilmarnock made more passes, 332 to 298, and their expected goals were 1.78 to Falkirk’s 2, but they could not test the home goalkeeper at all, while Falkirk also led in fouls, 11 to 12, and had 7 saves to none from their opponents.

George Stanger and Jamie Brandon were booked for Kilmarnock, in the 46th and 67th minutes respectively. Falkirk finished without a booking or a sending-off.