Match ends, Falkirk 2, Dunfermline Athletic 4.
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Falkirk remain rooted to the bottom of the Championship after Dunfermline recovered from falling a goal behind to win convincingly.
Joe McKee opened the scoring for the home side in the second minute, but former Falkirk striker Myles Hippolyte equalised.
Dunfermline moved in front through two Tom Beadling goals and a James Vincent strike.
Falkirk scored a late consolation through Scott Harrison's volley.
Dunfermline remain in seventh place in the Championship.
Falkirk manager Ray McKinnon: "That's not the standard I'd expect from a Falkirk team - the fans deserve better than that."
"I've been looking after this squad until January. Now January is here I can honestly say I'm looking forward to changing the team"
Dunfermline manager Allan Johnston: "We lost an early goal [and] you worry about how the players, but we came back.
"We end up scoring a couple of goals to get in the lead - that was the platform for us to kick on and win the game."
Line-ups
Falkirk
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Mitchell
- 3McGhee
- 4Muirhead
- 18BroughSubstituted forDunneat 73'minutes
- 14Robson
- 22McKeeBooked at 58mins
- 8SammutBooked at 26minsSubstituted forIrvingat 54'minutes
- 17BuabenSubstituted forJarvisat 88'minutes
- 15Harrison
- 19Rudden
- 9Lewis
Substitutes
- 1Fasan
- 5Dallison-Lisbon
- 24Haber
- 25Irving
- 26Russell
- 35Dunne
- 36Jarvis
Dunfermline
Formation 4-4-2
- 16Robinson
- 28Craigen
- 14Devine
- 6Ashcroft
- 3Longridge
- 7Higginbotham
- 19Vincent
- 8BeadlingSubstituted forMuirheadat 79'minutes
- 17Thomson
- 35KeenaSubstituted forEl Bakhtaouiat 72'minutes
- 15HippolyteSubstituted forMartinat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Williamson
- 4Martin
- 5Durnan
- 12Martin
- 18El Bakhtaoui
- 20Gill
- 36Muirhead
- Referee:
- Colin Steven
- Attendance:
- 5,786
Match Stats
Home TeamFalkirkAway TeamDunfermline
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away10
- Corners
- Home4
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Falkirk 2, Dunfermline Athletic 4.
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Zak Rudden (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Attempt missed. Jordan McGhee (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by James Craigen.
Substitution
Substitution, Falkirk. Jason Jarvis replaces Prince Buaben.
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Foul by Zak Rudden (Falkirk).
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(Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Malaury Martin replaces Myles Hippolyte.
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Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by James Craigen.
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Attempt missed. Thomas Robson (Falkirk) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Attempt saved. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Myles Hippolyte (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Robbie Muirhead replaces Tom Beadling.
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Attempt missed. Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
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Foul by Myles Hippolyte (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Jordan McGhee (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Jackson Longridge.
Goal!
Goal! Falkirk 2, Dunfermline Athletic 4. Scott Harrison (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
