Match ends, Queen of the South 1, Falkirk 2.
Queen of SthQueen of the South1FalkirkFalkirk2
Falkirk beat Queen of the South to go to within two points of second-place Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Championship.
After a scoreless first half, Blair Alston struck to give the Bairns the lead and Mark Beck quickly fired their second.
A shot by Gavin Reilly reduced Queens' deficit midway through the second half.
Jonathan Flynn was sent off for the visitors following a foul on Iain Russell but Gary Holt's side held on.
Line-ups
Queen of Sth
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Clark
- 2Mitchell
- 3Higgins
- 4McKenna
- 5Durnan
- 6Dowie
- 7Burns
- 11PatonSubstituted forRussellat 57'minutes
- 10Reilly
- 9McHughSubstituted forLyleat 56'minutes
- 8McShaneSubstituted forKiddat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Antell
- 14Lyle
- 15Russell
- 16Dzierzawski
- 17Young
- 18Kidd
- 19Holt
Falkirk
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1McGovern
- 6VaulksBooked at 77mins
- 3Kingsley
- 4Durojaiye
- 5FlynnBooked at 68mins
- 34McCracken
- 8Alston
- 35Millar
- 7BeckSubstituted forShepherdat 85'minutes
- 11McGrandles
- 10Sibbald
Substitutes
- 12Bowman
- 15Dick
- 18Small
- 19Leahy
- 21Rowan
- 29Hogg
- 31Shepherd
- Referee:
- Crawford Allan
- Attendance:
- 1,863
Match Stats
Home TeamQueen of SthAway TeamFalkirk
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away6
- Corners
- Home9
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away5
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 1, Falkirk 2.
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Blair Alston (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Paul Burns (Queen of the South).
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Craig Sibbald.
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Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Chris Mitchell.
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Foul by Mark Durnan (Queen of the South).
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Scott Shepherd (Falkirk) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Derek Lyle (Queen of the South).
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Mark Millar (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Conor McGrandles.
Substitution
Substitution, Falkirk. Scott Shepherd replaces Mark Beck.
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Foul by Iain Russell (Queen of the South).
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Blair Alston (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Gavin Reilly (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Lewis Kidd (Queen of the South) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Booking
Will Vaulks (Falkirk) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Conor McGrandles.
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Foul by Derek Lyle (Queen of the South).
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(Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
