Date:20 Oct 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Attendance:1,041

Taylor (15) Weatherston (31)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Corner taken by Kieran Duffie, Alan Lithgow makes a clearance.

92mins Kieran Duffie fouled by Ross Forsyth, the ref awards a free kick. Jonathan Flynn takes the free kick.

88mins Kieran Duffie decides to take the corner short. Outswinging corner taken by Kieran Duffie.

87mins Short corner worked by Luke Leahy. Andrew Haworth comes on in place of Lyle Taylor.

85mins Shot by James Lister from 18 yards.

84mins James Lister challenges Jonathan Flynn unfairly and gives away a free kick. Darren Dods takes the free kick.

83mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Blair Alston by James Lister. Michael McGovern restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Conor McGrandles joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Weatherston.

78mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Christopher Smith on Garry Fleming. Christopher Smith is shown a yellow card. Chris Turner produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick,

76mins Bryan Prunty replaces Martin McNiff.

76mins Garry Fleming is shown a yellow card.

74mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott Agnew from the right by-line, clearance by Jonathan Flynn.

73mins David Weatherston challenges Ross Forsyth unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Jamie Ewings.

70mins Lyle Taylor is caught offside. Jamie Ewings restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Ross Forsyth gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lyle Taylor. Free kick taken by Luke Leahy.

66mins Mark Lamont takes the inswinging corner, Michael McGovern makes a save.

65mins Stewart Murdoch challenges Andrew Graham unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Agnew takes the free kick. Caution for Stewart Murdoch.

62mins Martin McNiff gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lyle Taylor. Direct free kick taken by Luke Leahy. Martin McNiff receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

61mins Short corner worked by Mark Lamont.

60mins Mark Gilhaney comes on in place of Phillip Johnston.

59mins David Weatherston fouled by Andrew Graham, the ref awards a free kick. Luke Leahy takes the direct free kick. The referee shows Andrew Graham a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

57mins Christopher Smith challenges Andrew Graham unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Agnew takes the direct free kick.

56mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Scott Agnew from the right by-line, clearance made by Darren Dods.

55mins Scott Agnew takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Christopher Smith.

52mins Luke Leahy is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Jamie Ewings.

51mins Shot by Scott Agnew. Michael McGovern makes a save. Inswinging corner taken by Mark Lamont from the left by-line, Michael McGovern makes a save. Corner taken left-footed by Scott Agnew from the right by-line, clearance made by Ryan McGeever. The assistant referee signals for offside against Garry Fleming. Direct free kick taken by Michael McGovern.

48mins Ryan McGeever challenges Scott Agnew unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Scott Agnew.

46mins Inswinging corner taken by Mark Lamont from the left by-line, Alan Lithgow takes a shot. Blocked by Stewart Murdoch. Corner taken left-footed by Scott Agnew, Christopher Smith makes a clearance.

43mins James Lister fouled by Ryan McGeever, the ref awards a free kick. Scott Agnew takes the direct free kick.

43mins Foul by Jonathan Flynn on Chris Turner, free kick awarded. Jamie Ewings takes the free kick.

42mins Luke Leahy takes the inswinging corner, clearance by James Lister.

39mins The offside flag is raised against Luke Leahy. Jamie Ewings takes the indirect free kick.

39mins Unfair challenge on Lyle Taylor by Martin McNiff results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stewart Murdoch.

37mins Foul by Ryan McGeever on James Lister, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Scott Agnew.

36mins Luke Leahy is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Jamie Ewings takes the free kick.

35mins Ryan McGeever gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Garry Fleming. Phillip Johnston restarts play with the free kick. Shot from 25 yards from Scott Agnew. Save by Michael McGovern.

31mins David Weatherston grabs a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Dumbarton 0-2 Falkirk.Assist on the goal came from Jonathan Flynn.

29mins Unfair challenge on Lyle Taylor by Martin McNiff results in a free kick. Luke Leahy takes the free kick.

28mins Phillip Johnston fouled by Lyle Taylor, the ref awards a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Scott Agnew from the free kick.

24mins Alan Lithgow concedes a free kick for a foul on Lyle Taylor. Luke Leahy shoots direct from the free kick.

23mins Luke Leahy takes the outswinging corner, Ross Forsyth manages to make a clearance.

22mins Stephen Kingsley leaves the field to be replaced by Christopher Smith.

17mins Mark Lamont fouled by Jonathan Flynn, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ross Forsyth.

15mins Lyle Taylor gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Dumbarton 0-1 Falkirk.

14mins Effort from deep inside the area by David Weatherston clears the bar.

9mins Lyle Taylor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Turner. Alan Lithgow takes the direct free kick.

7mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Dods on James Lister. Free kick taken by Chris Turner.

6mins Shot from just outside the area by Scott Agnew misses to the left of the target.

4mins The offside flag is raised against Lyle Taylor. Alan Lithgow restarts play with the free kick.

3mins Chris Turner concedes a free kick for a foul on Lyle Taylor. Ryan McGeever takes the direct free kick.

2mins Corner taken by Luke Leahy, Andrew Graham manages to make a clearance.

Match Preview

Sons strive for first win Bottom club Dumbarton entertain Falkirk looking for their first win of the season in the Scottish First Division. Only long-term absentees Kevin Nicol and Pat Walker will miss the clash, with manager Alan Adamson boasting an otherwise fully-fit squad. Adamson's side drew 2-2 at Raith in their last outing and the Dumbarton boss is looking to build on that. He said: "Getting a point at Kirkcaldy is our best result at this level for nearly 17 years so we are looking to go and build on that instantly against Falkirk. "They have a good young side but they have not got their season going yet so hopefully we can prevent that from happening for another week. It would be great to get that first win as we are entering an important period with Airdrie and then East Stirling in the Scottish Cup." Falkirk welcome back midfielder Jay Fulton but lose striker Sean Higgins to injury for the clash. Fulton returns to the fold after a knee injury however Higgins is the latest player sidelined after being injured in training. Craig Sibbald's hip problem also keeps him out. The Bairns are determined to get the win they need to start pulling away from the lower half of the table. Technical Director Alex Smith said: "We have drawn our last four games after being ahead in them all so we are pretty frustrated at the moment. "We were eight minutes away from beating the league leaders (Dunfermline) in our last match so we are not too far away from getting it right. Hopefully we can get ahead and get the three points from this one."

Formation:4411Manager: Alan Adamson

Dumbarton

Formation: 442Manager: Steven Pressley

Falkirk

Jamie Ewings
Andrew Graham
Alan Lithgow
Martin McNiff
Ross Forsyth
Phillip Johnston
Chris Turner
Scott Agnew
Mark Lamont
Garry Fleming
James Lister
SUBS
Stephen Grindlay
Bryan Prunty
Mark Gilhaney
Steven McDougall
James Creaney

Home

Away

Michael McGovern
Jonathan Flynn
Darren Dods
Ryan McGeever
Stephen Kingsley
Kieran Duffie
Stewart Murdoch
Blair Alston
Luke Leahy
Lyle Taylor
David Weatherston
SUBS
Graham Bowman
Christopher Smith
Andrew Haworth
Conor McGrandles
Lewis Small

Match Report

Form Guide

LLLDLD Dumbarton VS Falkirk WLDDDD

Last Meetings

Falkirk 4 - 0 Dumbarton 23/04/1994 Dumbarton 0 - 1 Falkirk 05/03/1994 Falkirk 1 - 1 Dumbarton 04/12/1993 Dumbarton 0 - 1 Falkirk 18/09/1993

Top Scorers

Dumbarton J Lister 3 B Prunty 2 Falkirk L Taylor 5 D Weatherston 1 J Fulton 1

Goals

Dumbarton Total goals 31 Goals per game 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Falkirk Total goals 34 Goals per game 9 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins