Match Report

There was one change to the line-up for the visit of the league leaders, Lewis Gibson started this one with Gavin Reilly dropping to the bench.

With the title in their sights, the visitors started strongly and Callum Morrison forced an early save from Harry Stone, before the keeper punched away Gary Oliver’s corner.

The former Queens player again played in a corner but this time his delivery was missed by Liam Henderson.

As the hosts broke, Joel Mumbongo made a charge down the left but as he was tripped referee Gavin Duncan awarded the free-kick against the big forward.

The game was being played at a frantic pace and midway through the half Sam Long got himself in a bit of a tangle but managed to recover to clear before playing the long ball forward. Morrison looked offside but the flagged stayed down and as he homed in on goal, his shot was straight into the arms of Stone.

As play moved to the other end, Alex Ferguson played a great pass to Lee Connelly who showed great footwork to make his way into the box only for his effort to be deflected out for a corner.

Queens were now really going at the Bairns and with ten minutes of the first half remaining, Connelly and Ferguson did well in the build-up to Gibson’s shot being headed away by Henderson. As the ball fell to Josh Todd his attempt was blocked by Dylan Tait.

Three minutes later Stone made a terrific one handed save to deny Oliver and as the ball dropped down Ross McIver headed over.

It was a good game of football and within a minute Queens really should have taken the lead but Mumbongo couldn’t connect at the near post as the ball was played across the face of goal.

Queens were on top in the final minutes before the interval, and Todd picked out Connelly with a sublime pass but his cross into the box was just out of reach of Mumbongo. But the move wasn’t finished, Gibson’s shot was headed out and Ferguson’s attempt was blocked at the edge of the box with the home side claiming for hand ball but it wasn’t given.

 

HALF TIME: Queens 0 Falkirk 0

 

Queens started the second half as they’d finished the first and Gibson worked his way along the 18 yard line before laying it back to Todd, but his shot was over.

A minute later, Connelly collected the ball outside the box and as he moved closer to the target tried to curl the ball around the keeper but couldn’t get enough on it and Long got down to save.

As Mumbongo was fouled the referee played the advantage and both Connelly and Gibson were in around the penalty box with the latter having the shot but it was a poor effort in the end.

Queens really had Falkirk on strings and Gibson’s cross was again too far for Mumbongo before they eventually made the pressure count. Ten minutes after the restart, as the ball fell to Todd 20-yards from goal, he couldn’t have hit it sweeter and his right foot effort found the top corner.

Todd was having a great game and three minutes after the opener he made a good run and controlled the ball well before aiming for the bottom corner but this time Long stopped his shot.

Just before the hour mark, the champions elect equalised in controversial style. Morrison who likes to play off the shoulder of players, did exactly that but was ahead of Max Kilsby in an offside position when the ball was played. The flag stayed down and he was allowed to run through to slot the ball past Stone.

Heads could’ve gone down but great play by Connelly who was giving the visitors a hard time, resulted in Long making a one handed save. Unfortunately, Gibson wasn’t ready to pounce on the loose ball.

The Bairns made a triple substitution, including Ethan Ross who came on for Calvin Miller and within minutes of his introduction he floated a cross to the far post to Henderson who slipped his marker to knock the ball into the net from close range.

As Queens tried to get back on level terms, Connelly played the ball across the face of goal but the keeper got down ahead of Ferguson to collect.

The game was over as a contest thirteen minutes from time when Morrison made his way into the box and went down as Kieran McKechnie made the challenge. There looked to be very little if any contact but the penalty was awarded and the winger got up to take the spot kick himself. He kept it low to Stone’s left, sending the keeper the wrong way.

Connelly thought along with everyone else that he had pulled one back four minutes later with a free-kick, but despite it looking like it had beaten the keeper, it was the wrong side of the net.

And in the final minute sub, Aidan Nesbitt made it look a comfortable score-line for Falkirk when he found the top corner to make it four.

 

FULL TIME: Queens 1 Falkirk 4
 


  • Stone



  • Logan



  • McClelland



  • McKay



  • Kilsby

    Sub2





  • Cochrane



  • Todd
    1




  • Gibson

    Sub4





  • Ferguson

    Sub1





  • Connelly



  • Mumbongo

    Sub3


    Subs


  • Botterill



  • McKechnie

    Sub1-75



  • McGuffie



  • Doherty

    Sub2-75



  • Walker

    Sub4-85



  • Reilly

    Sub3-75



  • Ambrose


 
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Pre-match Queens: 31.Stone 4.Kilsby 5.McKay 6.Cochrane 8.Todd 10.Connelly 15.McClelland 17.Ferguson 22.Mumbongo 23.Logan 27.Gibson
Pre-match Queens Subs: 1.Botterill 2.Houston 7.McKechnie 9.Reilly 11.McGuffie 24.Ambrose 25.Doherty 28.Johnstone 30.Walker
Pre-match Falkirk: 1.Long 4.McGinn 5.Henderson 6.Donaldson 7.Morrison 14.Yeats 15.Tait 17.McIver 18.Oliver 26.Mackie 29.Miller
Pre-match Falkirk Subs: 31.Hogarth 3.McCann 8.Spencer 10.Nesbitt 11.Agyeman 19.Shanley 20.Bisland 23.Ross
First half begins |0-0
9%27 The corner kick taken by Oliver, bends the ball towards Stone who pushes it away. |0-0
20%27 Mumbongo makes a good run which is cut short after he is brought to the ground, the controversial free kick goes the other way to Falkirk. |0-0
26%27 Ferguson with a great ball finds Connelly who takes a shot, Long knocks it out for a corner. |0-0
39%27 Chance for Falkirk as Oliver takes a shot which is saved on the line by Stone with the rebound finding McIver who headers it over the goal. |0-0
41%27 Chance for Queens as the ball makes its way across the face of the goal as Mumbongo just can’t stretch enough to knock it in. |0-0
44%27 A similar chance for Queens as Connelly plays the ball into the box with Mumbongo just not being able to find the ball to put it past Long. |0-0
First half ends |0-0
Second half begins |0-0
50%27 Mumbongo (QOS) is booked |0-0
53%27 Gibson (QOS) is booked |0-0
56%27 GOAL QUEENS! Todd the scorer |1-0
57%27 The ball is played back to Todd, 20 yards out with his right foot perfect into the top corner. |1-0
59%27 Goal Falkirk. Morrison the scorer |1-1
60%27 Morrison with an easy finish is left unmarked to knock it past Stone. |1-1
63%27 SUBSTITUTION Falkirk: Oliver OFF REPLACED BY Nesbitt |1-1
63%27 SUBSTITUTION Falkirk: Miller OFF REPLACED BY Ross |1-1
63%27 SUBSTITUTION Falkirk: McGinn OFF REPLACED BY Spencer |1-1
66%27 Goal Falkirk. Henderson the scorer |1-2
69%27 Tait (Falkirk) is booked |1-2
74%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Kilsby OFF REPLACED BY Doherty |1-2
75%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Ferguson OFF REPLACED BY McKechnie |1-2
75%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Mumbongo OFF REPLACED BY Reilly |1-2
77%27 Penalty to Falkirk. |1-2
79%27 Morrison brought down in the box steps up to take the penalty, keeps it low sending the keeper the wrong way. |1-2
81%27 Connelly with the free kick fires it just wide of the goal. |1-2
84%27 SUBSTITUTION Falkirk: Tait OFF REPLACED BY Agyeman |1-2
85%27 SUBSTITUTION Falkirk: McIver OFF REPLACED BY Shanley |1-2
85%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Gibson OFF REPLACED BY Walker |1-2
87%27 Goal Falkirk. Morrison the scorer - confirmation of the Falkirk third goal |1-3
88%27 Walker (QOS) is booked |1-3
89%27 Goal Falkirk. Nesbitt the scorer |1-4
The game ends |1-4
Full Time League leaders Falkirk take all 3 points after 4 goals in the second half. Thank you for the support. |1-4