Match reports for 13/4/02

Falkirk GHG 5
Hazelhead 1

This was Falkirk's' final match in the National League. The match started off with Falkirk making all the plays but they were unable to penetrate the visitors' defence.
After around 20 minutes the deadlock was broken by Ally Wilson, who after a mazy run, sent the ball crashing into the backboards to put Falkirk one goal up.
The visitors were finding it tough to keep the Falkirk side at bay and could only manage to play Falkirk on the break. A few slack passes by Falkirk allowed the Aberdeen midfield to make a long pass to their forwards who charged at the Falkirk shooting area. Caught up field, the Falkirk midfield could only watch as the visitors forced a penalty stroke. Stephen Egan in goal was up to the task though and made a very good save to keep the home side in the lead.
Only minutes later Ally Wilson's' masterly stick-work led to a penalty stroke which he coolly slotted to make it 2 - 0.
At the turnaround Falkirk stepped up the pace. Kevin Russell, commanding the midfield bombarded the Hazlehead defence allowing Ally Wilson to complete his hat trick for the day. Hazlehead pulled back one goal from a deflection at a penalty corner. But straightaway Falkirk were up the field and forced a penalty stroke, which Stafford Dickson easily put past the Aberdonian keeper. In the dying seconds of the match Dickson latched on to speculative pass by the visitors, drove the circle and shot at goal. The goalkeeper went down low to make the save with the ball rebounding to Arthur Robertson just outside the shooting area. Robertson carried the ball to the edge of the D and let fire. As the ball went thundering towards goal Scott Morrison deflected the ball high into the net to put the match beyond doubt.

Erskine Melville III 3
Falkirk GHG VII 4

Falkirk started this game with 10 players but scored within 5 minutes through Mark Stewart, they kept the play tight and scored through Duncan Kehoe at the 25 minute mark. Erskines replied just before half-time to make it 2-1. The home side came out in the second-half with a plan and started to play hockey being the league leaders they had to win this game, they scored at the 10 and 13 minute mark to the roars of their support of we are the champions. Falkirk replied with goals from Jonny Anderson 15 minutes and Gregor Maxwell with a mazy run at 16 minutes which silenced the home support. Erskines stepped up a gear and tried every move possible to score an equaliser the Falkirk defence held well with young Gordon Anderson and Chris Thompson up to the job.

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