- Date:01 Oct 2011
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:New Douglas Park
- Attendance:2,367
- El Alagui (38)
Live Commentary
- 92mins
Douglas Imrie sends in a cross, clearance by Darren Dods.
- 89mins
Kallum Higginbotham concedes a free kick for a foul on Grant Gillespie. Free kick taken by David Hutton.
- 88mins
The ball is crossed by James McAlister, Darren Dods manages to make a clearance.
- 84mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin Canning by Farid El Alagui. Free kick taken by Martin Canning.
- 82mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Douglas Imrie played to the near post, Thomas Scobbie makes a clearance.
- 80mins
Handball decision goes against Douglas Imrie. Thomas Scobbie restarts play with the free kick.
- 78mins
The ball is swung over by Greig Spence, Rhys Bennett manages to make a clearance.
- 76mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Douglas Imrie by Mark Millar. Ali Crawford crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance by Farid El Alagui.
- 76mins
Unfair challenge on Douglas Imrie by Mark Millar results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Ali Crawford.
- 74mins
Kieran Duffie sends in a cross, clearance made by Simon Mensing. Corner taken short by Mark Millar.
- 73mins
Foul by Douglas Imrie on Thomas Scobbie, free kick awarded. Michael McGovern takes the direct free kick.
- 73mins
Mark Millar takes a shot. Save by David Hutton.
- 73mins
Centre by Kallum Higginbotham, clearance made by Martin Canning.
- 71mins
The official flags Greig Spence offside. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.
- 71mins
Unfair challenge on Martin Canning by Farid El Alagui results in a free kick. Martin Canning takes the free kick.
- 69mins
Douglas Imrie fouled by Rhys Bennett, the ref awards a free kick. Douglas Imrie restarts play with the free kick.
- 68mins
Corner taken left-footed by Douglas Imrie from the right by-line, Michael McGovern fouled by Martin Canning, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.
- 67mins
Corner taken by Ali Crawford, Rhys Bennett manages to make a clearance.
- 66mins
(Falkirk) makes a substitution, with Blair Alston coming on for David Weatherston.
- 64mins
The ball is sent over by James McAlister, Rhys Bennett makes a clearance. Corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford to the near post, clearance by Thomas Scobbie.
- 59mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Thomas Scobbie on Grant Anderson. Ali Crawford restarts play with the free kick.
- 58mins
The ball is swung over by Kieran Duffie, David Hutton makes a save.
- 54mins
Matthew Paterson goes off and Greig Spence comes on.
- 53mins
(Hamilton) makes a substitution, with Grant Anderson coming on for Derek Lyle.
- 53mins
Shot from 25 yards by Paul Currie. Save by Michael McGovern.
- 52mins
Grant Gillespie fouled by Farid El Alagui, the ref awards a free kick. Simon Mensing restarts play with the free kick.
- 51mins
Kallum Higginbotham is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Martin Canning.
- 51mins
Douglas Imrie crosses the ball, save made by Michael McGovern.
- 50mins
The ball is swung over by Steven Hendrie, clearance made by Thomas Scobbie.
- 49mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Millar, Derek Lyle makes a clearance.
- 48mins
Simon Mensing concedes a free kick for a foul on Kallum Higginbotham. Simon Mensing goes into the referee's book. Kallum Higginbotham produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, David Hutton makes a save.
- 47mins
Paul Currie produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 45mins
Unfair challenge on Kieran Duffie by Derek Lyle results in a free kick. Kieran Duffie takes the free kick.
- 45mins
(Hamilton) makes a substitution, with David Hutton coming on for Tomas Cerny.
- 44mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Derek Lyle on Kieran Duffie. Free kick taken by Kieran Duffie.
- 42mins
Douglas Imrie delivers the ball.
- 38mins
Farid El Alagui grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Hamilton 0-1 Falkirk.The assist for the goal came from Kieran Duffie.
- 37mins
Douglas Imrie takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Michael McGovern.
- 36mins
Centre by Kieran Duffie, clearance by Simon Mensing.
- 36mins
The ball is delivered by Thomas Scobbie.
- 35mins
Jay Fulton takes a shot. Save by Tomas Cerny.
- 32mins
Steven Hendrie challenges Jay Fulton unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Michael McGovern.
- 32mins
Foul by Thomas Scobbie on Douglas Imrie, free kick awarded. Douglas Imrie takes the direct free kick.
- 30mins
The ball is delivered by Steven Hendrie, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Derek Lyle misses to the right of the target. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin Canning by Kallum Higginbotham. Steven Hendrie takes the direct free kick.
- 28mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Derek Lyle by Kieran Duffie. Derek Lyle restarts play with the free kick.
- 26mins
Shot from just outside the area by Douglas Imrie misses to the right of the target.
- 25mins
The ball is sent over by Thomas Scobbie, Martin Canning makes a clearance.
- 23mins
Kieran Duffie concedes a free kick for a foul on Matthew Paterson. Douglas Imrie restarts play with the free kick.
- 23mins
Corner taken right-footed by Mark Millar from the right by-line, Farid El Alagui takes a shot. Save by Tomas Cerny.
- 17mins
The referee penalises Kieran Duffie for handball. Free kick crossed by Ali Crawford, clearance made by Thomas Scobbie.
- 13mins
Unfair challenge on Kallum Higginbotham by Simon Mensing results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Mark Millar from right wing, Farid El Alagui gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Simon Mensing. Tomas Cerny takes the direct free kick.
- 13mins
The ball is swung over by David Weatherston, blocked by Simon Mensing.
- 8mins
Inswinging corner taken by Mark Millar from the left by-line.
- 5mins
Darren Dods fouled by Matthew Paterson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Darren Dods.
- 5mins
Foul by Kallum Higginbotham on Grant Gillespie, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Grant Gillespie.
- 4mins
Ali Crawford takes a corner.
- 4mins
Inswinging corner taken by Ali Crawford, Michael McGovern makes a clearance.
- 3mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Douglas Imrie, clearance by Kallum Higginbotham.
- 2mins
Rhys Bennett is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Tomas Cerny takes the indirect free kick.
- 2mins
James McAlister gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Thomas Scobbie. Mark Millar takes the direct free kick.
- 1mins
Farid El Alagui produces a cross, save by Tomas Cerny.
Match Preview
Currie hot to trot Hamilton's recent signing Paul Currie is hoping to make his first start for the club against Falkirk. Currie scored a hat-trick for the reserves in midweek and manager Billy Reid could be tempted to hand the midfielder his full debut after promising to make changes. Hamilton will be without winger Willie McLaren again due to continued illness, while midfielder Alex Neil is sidelined through injury. Defender Mark McLaughlin is struggling with a hamstring problem and is doubtful. Reid said: "We're miles better than we're performing at the moment. "There are three or four players not doing enough and we'll keep on changing things around until we get it right. "Some players will need to work harder than they are, especially against a good Falkirk side." Falkirk will be without suspended striker Ally Graham. The young forward was sent off in a midweek Stirlingshire Cup tie, while defender Steven Kingsley has not shaken off his knee injury. Manager Steven Pressley, who otherwise has a fully-fit squad, is hoping his side can bounce back after their nine-game unbeaten run was ended last week by Morton. Pressley said: "The result last week was unfortunate, but the performance was good and I want the players to remember that. "We'll need to reach the same high standards we have set for most of the season in this game as Hamilton have aspirations to go straight back up to the Premier League."
Hamilton
Falkirk
- Tomas Cerny
- James McAlister
- Martin Canning
- Simon Mensing
- Steven Hendrie
- Douglas Imrie
- Paul Currie
- Grant Gillespie
- Ali Crawford
- Derek Lyle
- Matthew Paterson
- SUBS
- David Hutton
- Michael Devlin
- Ziggy Gordon
- Grant Anderson
- Greig Spence
Home
Away
- Michael McGovern
- Kieran Duffie
- Darren Dods
- Rhys Bennett
- Thomas Scobbie
- David Weatherston
- Jay Fulton
- Mark Millar
- Craig Sibbald
- Kallum Higginbotham
- Farid El Alagui
- SUBS
- Graham Bowman
- Dale Fulton
- Blair Alston
- Stewart Murdoch
- Ryan Millar
Match Report
Hamilton lose home comforts Farid El Alagui's goal ended Hamilton's unbeaten home record as Falkirk moved up to fourth with a 1-0 win at New Douglas Park. Douglas Imrie fired wide from 25-yards for the Accies just after the midway point of the first half before Jay Fulton's effort was caught by Hamilton `keeper Tomas Cerny at the other end. The decisive moment came on 39 minutes as Falkirk top-scorer El Alagui headed home Kieran Duffie's right-wing cross to put the Bairns ahead with his fifth league goal of the season. Hamilton attempted to hit back in the second half but Paul Currie twice wasted opportunities and substitute goalkeeper David Hutton had to be alert to prevent Mark Millar from doubling the visitors' lead.
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