:00:00. > :00:22.It's unbelievable! It's a spectacular opening goal in the
:00:23. > :00:35.derby. The shot is a beauty. A chance... Is this a bit of history?
:00:36. > :00:46.It is! It's there! What a finish! That is it! Welcome to Sportscene.
:00:47. > :00:48.The Premiership Play-off Final, Falkirk and Kilmarnock duelling it
:00:49. > :00:50.out for a place in the top flight of Scottish football next season.
:00:51. > :00:51.Agonising drama for the clubs involved.
:00:52. > :00:53.Great entertainment for the rest of us.
:00:54. > :00:55.Here with us tonight to review the first instalment,
:00:56. > :01:02.Kilmarnock floundering for form in the Premiership.
:01:03. > :01:05.In contrast, Falkirk on the crest of a wave after that thrilling
:01:06. > :01:11.But how would the first leg of the final turn out?
:01:12. > :01:13.Watching for us at the Falkirk Stadium, Craig Paterson
:01:14. > :01:35.Peter Houston names the side that started against Hibs.
:01:36. > :01:41.Craig Sibbald celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday. A belated
:01:42. > :01:48.present is his 200th Falkirk appearance. Josh Magennis misses out
:01:49. > :01:59.because of a hamstring injury in a blow to Lee Clark.
:02:00. > :02:04.Lee Ashcroft is preferred to Conrad Balatoni at the heart of the
:02:05. > :02:08.defence. The referee for tonight's first leg
:02:09. > :02:16.is 34-year-old John Beaton. It is his third visit here this season.
:02:17. > :02:30.Falkirk have drawn the other two against Hibernian a Raith Rovers.
:02:31. > :02:41.Only one of these two clubs, these two old clubs, will be playing
:02:42. > :02:46.Premiership football next season. Difficult to predict this one? Yes.
:02:47. > :02:52.Falkirk have had a really sound season. Kilmarnock up-and-down. When
:02:53. > :03:02.Killie play they can be a match for anyone. Killie play on. Slater's
:03:03. > :03:10.ball. This is Obadeyi. A couple waiting in the middle. Cleared by
:03:11. > :03:15.McCracken. He had a bit of time there. If his first touch was
:03:16. > :03:27.better, he should have got a far better delivery into the box.
:03:28. > :03:36.That might have been an important touch from Rogers. This is a really
:03:37. > :03:43.bright start by the Premiership side. That is the first real test
:03:44. > :03:48.for the Falkirk rear guard. Awkward ball for the goalkeeper. Falkirk
:03:49. > :03:53.manage to scramble it clear. Rogers does well. He managed to flick it
:03:54. > :04:01.beyond the far post and Kris Boyd is unlucky, he could have found Greg
:04:02. > :04:04.Kiltie there. Falkirk barely touched the ball in the opening
:04:05. > :04:10.seven-and-a-half minutes. Baird attacking Ashcroft. That's better.
:04:11. > :04:31.That might light the fire under Falkirk. They are playing, at the
:04:32. > :04:36.moment, within themselves. What a goal Luke Leahy scored. Had Lee
:04:37. > :04:39.Miller been on the pitch, he might have had a better chance of getting
:04:40. > :04:44.on the end of that. There is nothing wrong with that ball in. It is
:04:45. > :04:49.fizzed into a great area and nobody was making up the ground at the back
:04:50. > :05:00.post. He is a talented individual, is Luke Leahy.
:05:01. > :05:07.Jamie MacDonald skippering Kilmarnock tonight. Gary Dicker. A
:05:08. > :05:12.chance for Slater to run. Ambitious. He had a lot of options there, but
:05:13. > :05:19.decided to pull the trigger. He is capable from this kind of distance.
:05:20. > :05:22.A lot of blue jersies up in support. Spring showers on the border of
:05:23. > :05:43.Falkirk and Grangemouth. Craig Sibbald for Falkirk, looking
:05:44. > :05:48.for McHugh. The rain tumbles down. Alston, gets it on to the right foot
:05:49. > :05:53.and he forces a save out of Jamie MacDonald. A comfortable one, but at
:05:54. > :05:57.least they forced the Kilmarnock keeper into some work. That better
:05:58. > :05:59.from Falkirk, getting into an area where they look at that Kilmarnock
:06:00. > :06:14.goal. Craig Slater. Still they press. No way through as
:06:15. > :06:17.yet, though. As much possession have Kilmarnock have had, they haven't
:06:18. > :06:21.unduly threatened Danny Rogers. Just that one ball in earlier on which
:06:22. > :06:28.Boyd tried to steer home at the back post.
:06:29. > :06:37.Gary Dicker. Looking for Boyd, who is offside.
:06:38. > :06:44.Just the six goals for Kris Boyd this season. He's just off. Good
:06:45. > :06:48.defending from Falkirk. A really good line. The linesman, who is
:06:49. > :06:59.right in line, gets that right, just off. It's been a regular feature for
:07:00. > :07:05.Lee Clark since he took over, Kris Boyd. He almost single-handedly kept
:07:06. > :07:08.Kilmarnock up in the top-flight two years ago before he went back for a
:07:09. > :07:27.second spell at Rangers. Bob McHugh. Two were over it. It almost fell to
:07:28. > :07:36.Craig Sibbald. Sibbald goes down. Goal kick only. The referee says he
:07:37. > :07:40.slipped. A decent ball in from Mark Kerr. The first time to Kilmarnock
:07:41. > :07:44.defenders don't deal with it. Sibbald was trying to get there...
:07:45. > :07:48.Yeah, he goes down far too easily. He gets there before the defender
:07:49. > :07:51.and you can see him going down before there was any contact at all.
:07:52. > :08:01.The referee was in a good position. The referee is spot on.
:08:02. > :08:16.Free kick. To the displeasure of everyone of a Falkirk persuasion.
:08:17. > :08:22.It's won in the air by Ashcroft, but John Beaton didn't like what he was
:08:23. > :08:28.seeing in the box. That evens the score. How often do you see a
:08:29. > :08:30.controversial decision going one way, and from the next set-piece it
:08:31. > :08:44.goes the other? You said it. That's lovely play by Bob McHugh.
:08:45. > :08:55.Spilt by MacDonald and Baird can't follow up. Great play out wide by
:08:56. > :09:00.Bob McHugh. Cuts in, gets a look at goal, fires in the shot, comes off
:09:01. > :09:02.the keeper and John Baird can't get over it. Wonderful play from McHugh.
:09:03. > :09:17.John Baird should have scored. Obadeyi, lovely ball. Obadeyi looks
:09:18. > :09:27.in the mood tonight. Rory McKenzie pulled it back and Kris Boyd had
:09:28. > :09:36.moved into the penalty area, along with Craig Slater.
:09:37. > :09:46.Alston has taken it on nicely. Brilliant ball across as well. Well
:09:47. > :09:50.defended. That was a difficult ball to deal with. Blair Alston sticks it
:09:51. > :09:55.in that channel between defenders and goalkeeper. That is really good
:09:56. > :10:03.defending by the big centre-back. There is Josh Magennis and Steven
:10:04. > :10:09.Smith out injured. Smith, a long-term injury, of course. Craig
:10:10. > :10:26.Sibbald. Ashcroft preventing a corner. He's managed to find Kiltie.
:10:27. > :10:33.There has been some better play from Falkirk in the last ten minutes. It
:10:34. > :10:39.is not the Falkirk way. They want to pass. They want Mark Kerr dictating
:10:40. > :10:43.things. But Peter Houston saw it wasn't working, he's changed it, and
:10:44. > :10:47.this looks far better. More direct. Sibbald. In from Leahy. This is
:10:48. > :10:54.McHugh. Sibbald! His former team-mate MacDonald
:10:55. > :11:23.snuffs it out. A poor final ball in. Lee Clark has seen his side's
:11:24. > :11:28.stranglehold on this game diminish. The hosts are seeing more of it.
:11:29. > :11:37.Jamie MacDonald has come an awful long way. He made his decision,
:11:38. > :11:42.Addison could have dealt with it, left it, and MacDonald just got
:11:43. > :11:45.there. I don't think the manager wants his goalkeeper out there.
:11:46. > :11:57.O'Hara. What was he doing there? He had a
:11:58. > :12:03.warning before he gave the ball away that Craig Sibbald was nipping at
:12:04. > :12:07.his heels. Now, it is John Baird. Now it's a Falkirk corner, all
:12:08. > :12:15.because of sloppy play from Mark O'Hara. Falkirk's second corner of
:12:16. > :12:24.the evening will be taken by Alston. Deep again. Baird's there. And now
:12:25. > :12:28.it is with MacDonald. He's done some job, Peter Houston. Guided Falkirk
:12:29. > :12:35.to second place in the Championship. They lost fewer games than champions
:12:36. > :12:38.Rangers across the campaign. This is Obadeyi up the other end. It's a
:12:39. > :12:45.lovely run from him. He keeps his feet. Just too much on it for Kris
:12:46. > :12:47.Boyd. I wonder if he goes down there, what is the referee thinking?
:12:48. > :13:02.Penalty? This is Dicker. The pressure will remain on Falkirk
:13:03. > :13:13.here as we approach the break. , that is a day. Treacherous,
:13:14. > :13:45.nowhere near the ball. Mark Kerr get it to McCue. Good
:13:46. > :13:55.movement by Falkirk. Great play by bird. Well, he saw the headlines and
:13:56. > :14:03.went himself. He moves on to a stronger right foot. Looks up, takes
:14:04. > :14:11.it on. Good play. When he gets out wide to create the space, he was way
:14:12. > :14:14.off. What is he thinking? There were second best at the start of the game
:14:15. > :14:18.and now they have fought back and the possession is more or less equal
:14:19. > :14:20.between the sides but I think it is the home side who wants to play on
:14:21. > :14:52.the front foot. There is no injury time, no time for
:14:53. > :14:55.the cross. It has been a largely frustrating first half for Peter
:14:56. > :14:58.Houston and his Falkirk side. Kilmarnock beginning the brighter
:14:59. > :15:04.with Jamie MacDonald having to pull off a save to deny Bob McEwen. And
:15:05. > :15:12.then on the rebound, Beard knocked the ball over the bar. -- Bob
:15:13. > :15:20.McHugh. That was the best chance in a low-key first half. No changes at
:15:21. > :15:25.half-time for either manager. Falkirk have lost just once in their
:15:26. > :15:34.last 14, at home to Livingston. This is a bit of a snoozefest. They have
:15:35. > :15:40.been outside of the top flight for some time. Kilmarnock have not been
:15:41. > :15:46.a -- had been a top-flight side since 1983, 23 straight seasons.
:15:47. > :15:57.They will not want that to end any time soon. Away by Addison. This
:15:58. > :16:06.time the ball was not allowed to bounce. Obadeyi gives chase. He has
:16:07. > :16:13.lots to do. It goes to Leahy. The ball was taken by Luke Leahy. I
:16:14. > :16:26.thought but I knew had given Luke Leahy two biggest art. -- I thought
:16:27. > :16:31.Robert he had given him too big a start. A big chance for Kelly.
:16:32. > :16:41.Ashcroft has joined the party, right in front of the Kilmarnock
:16:42. > :16:50.supporters. Brought in by Craig Slater, capable of a deadly death
:16:51. > :16:58.ball. Partially cleared. And this is Kris Boyd but he is offside. It took
:16:59. > :17:04.an eternity to come down. I thought he was going to pull the trigger
:17:05. > :17:15.earlier than that. He was trying to come out there. Maybe he is offside.
:17:16. > :17:25.Just six inches. Two wins in their last 14 for Kilmarnock. Just one
:17:26. > :17:32.loss in their last 14 for Falkirk. And it is Obadeyi! Almost turned
:17:33. > :17:39.into his own net by McCracken. It was a lovely through ball. Obadeyi
:17:40. > :17:46.does the right thing. McCracken has to defend that and he is a lucky
:17:47. > :17:49.man. Just wide. How often do you see them deflected into the net? Rather
:17:50. > :18:01.than the side netting. Obadeyi used as a decoy. Kris Boyd!
:18:02. > :18:06.And Craig Sibbald is very much in the right place at the right time.
:18:07. > :18:12.This was brilliant. A clever free kick. Boyd does so well. But Craig
:18:13. > :18:17.Sibbald refused to move off the line, holding his position and just
:18:18. > :18:27.as well. Great defending. Kris Boyd is cursing Craig Sibbald. The finish
:18:28. > :18:35.was excellent. Brilliant defending. I wonder when Peter Houston will
:18:36. > :18:41.look at his options. And here is Obadeyi. Kilmarnock have been
:18:42. > :18:51.looking good in the last few minutes. Obadeyi was not attacked
:18:52. > :18:58.well enough. To be fair to Greg Kiltie, he got in off the left wing.
:18:59. > :19:03.Falkirk's point accumulation this season is just five from what took
:19:04. > :19:08.them up as champions last time they were promoted. And here comes
:19:09. > :19:12.Kilmarnock with Obadeyi, who is in. It is a big chance gone for
:19:13. > :19:17.Kilmarnock. That has got to go down as a sitter. It was a prude back
:19:18. > :19:22.toucher which gotten past the goalkeeper. It was a really weak
:19:23. > :19:30.finish. Great timing and pace but now unique composure. That was the
:19:31. > :19:49.bad touch. He had done the hard bit. Chances do not come any better.
:19:50. > :20:01.McKenzie gets it from Slater. Still plenty in the middle here. He will
:20:02. > :20:06.take the corner. This is a really good period of this game for
:20:07. > :20:13.Kilmarnock. When you are on top you want to hurt the opposition. They
:20:14. > :20:21.scored a couple in the first leg of the semi. Here comes Rory Mackenzie.
:20:22. > :20:27.Good invention again from a corner kick. It was a clever one that led
:20:28. > :20:35.to the chance for Kris Boyd. He had a lot of time to size it up. It
:20:36. > :20:45.could've been better. It is allowed to bounce from Vaulks this time. And
:20:46. > :20:52.here is Beard. -- here is John Beard. A good little spell for
:20:53. > :20:59.Falkirk. He has done well. Jamie MacDonald, what an opportunity that
:21:00. > :21:06.was for Falkirk. Jamie MacDonald gets out of jail. Not like him to
:21:07. > :21:17.make the mistake. You have to credit the defenders for staying on their
:21:18. > :21:31.toes. And here is Bob McHugh. John beard. -- John Baird. And it falls
:21:32. > :21:37.again for Rory Mackenzie. Obadeyi gives it away. Supposed to Luke
:21:38. > :21:51.Leahy. Back to Luke Leahy. This is promising for the bearings. -- the
:21:52. > :22:02.Bairns. Well past. It was hairy for Falkirk there. I think it was Lee
:22:03. > :22:07.Ashcroft that bailed him out. John Baird with a great ball in. I would
:22:08. > :22:10.have expected Jamie MacDonald to deal with that. Not quite tall
:22:11. > :22:28.enough, and his defender does really well.
:22:29. > :22:36.A yellow card for Tope Obadeyi. The first booking of the night. The ball
:22:37. > :22:45.goes up and he just jumped into them. I am not sure it merits a
:22:46. > :22:49.booking. To say the play-off system is weighted heavily on the
:22:50. > :22:55.Premiership side's favour, the same goes for the bookings. Vaulks and
:22:56. > :22:59.Muirhead booking away. Two bookings in the play-off system and you miss
:23:00. > :23:03.the next one. Kilmarnock do not have that problem, just the final to
:23:04. > :23:10.play. Falkirk launching an attack. Bob McHugh getting on the end of it,
:23:11. > :23:22.and John Baird there as well. John Baird does quite well. A decent
:23:23. > :23:32.touch. He cannot hit the target. The arm is up, but it is a wrestling
:23:33. > :23:35.match between the three. As we go into the final 20 minutes, it is
:23:36. > :23:39.fair to say we will not be getting anywhere near the drama levels we
:23:40. > :23:46.got here in the semifinal second leg. And there is Rory Mackenzie
:23:47. > :23:52.with a brilliant all in. Rogers the is his area. --, and is his area.
:23:53. > :24:11.Swinging away from him. I wonder if Peter Houston is
:24:12. > :24:19.thinking about making a change. Luke Leahy... Proving that they do not
:24:20. > :24:25.need a Lee Miller on. That was a painful one. And there is a yellow
:24:26. > :24:31.card coming out for Mark Kerr. It looked like he slipped. He went
:24:32. > :24:38.clattering into him. Mark O'Hara thumped into him. I don't know what
:24:39. > :24:45.the referee thought he saw. But that is just wrong. It is not going to be
:24:46. > :24:48.that costly for Mark Kerr unless he picks up a second yellow between now
:24:49. > :24:54.and full-time. That is a ludicrous decision. But it could cost you. As
:24:55. > :24:56.I say, I am not sure where the referee was, whether any of his
:24:57. > :25:11.assistants could help out. Rory Mackenzie has lots of time. He
:25:12. > :25:20.has ended up giving it back to the bearings. And in return, they have
:25:21. > :25:31.given it back to him. -- the Bairns. Muirhead was taking no chances. Only
:25:32. > :25:41.one option, to get it behind for the corner kick. This latest one to be
:25:42. > :25:44.taken by Craig Slater. And there is a huge shout for handball there.
:25:45. > :25:56.Kilmarnock supporters and players in Unison. Well worked back out to the
:25:57. > :26:08.left bank for Slater. Just taking that corner. And backing it. Kris
:26:09. > :26:12.Boyd! And there was Danny Rogers. He should back past, ten times out of
:26:13. > :26:15.ten. He went for power and it went straight to the keeper. And here is
:26:16. > :26:39.the shout for handball. Plenty of time in the Falkirk after.
:26:40. > :26:46.That was Boyd. What a save! Obadeyi would have been offside anyway.
:26:47. > :26:52.Danny Rogers saves from Kris Boyd. It was a great ball in. Just
:26:53. > :26:56.offside. A wonderful ball with plenty of pace. A good header and a
:26:57. > :27:04.great save. It has been a long season. One last effort for these
:27:05. > :27:06.two on Sunday. Nothing between them on the night here in the first leg.
:27:07. > :27:20.Not yet. It took a deflection there. Jamie
:27:21. > :27:21.MacDonald was not sure. He does the right thing, the goalkeeper, just
:27:22. > :27:43.make sure you get it wide. Nervy times for Killie as Vaulks
:27:44. > :27:49.throws it in. It bounces. Falkirk are not allowing anybody to get a
:27:50. > :27:51.head on that. But the form that Bob McHugh is in, you would not be
:27:52. > :28:12.surprised. There is no flag here. McKenzie.
:28:13. > :28:17.Kris Boyd! Another chance. I'm surprised he doesn't hit the target.
:28:18. > :28:21.McKenzie holds it up, sets it up for him. It is in between his feet but
:28:22. > :28:25.you expect him to work the goalkeeper from there. He has to
:28:26. > :28:41.generate a lot of power, but he cuts across it.
:28:42. > :28:47.And there is a chance here for Falkirk to swing it into the danger
:28:48. > :28:53.area into the only minute of stoppage-time. It gives Falkirk a
:28:54. > :28:58.chance to put one last ball into the box.
:28:59. > :29:10.A nailbiter here. Sibbald, back to Vaulks! It's gone in! They have done
:29:11. > :29:17.it again. Somersaults from Will Vaulks. Falkirk have scored in
:29:18. > :29:22.stoppage-time once more! Incredible! They keep producing the goods.
:29:23. > :29:26.Kilmarnock switch off. It is a clever, quick free kick, and Will
:29:27. > :29:31.Vaulks' effort, it goes through a ruck of players, may have gone right
:29:32. > :29:35.through Jamie MacDonald. Good cut-back. Vaulks hits the target.
:29:36. > :29:41.It's in the back of the net. What a time to score again for Falkirk.
:29:42. > :29:47.They have just got that knack, don't they? Will Vaulks scores his eighth
:29:48. > :29:50.goal of the season and it could go a long, long way to hoisting them back
:29:51. > :30:03.to the big time. They draw the first blood of the
:30:04. > :30:10.play-off final in the very last seconds of the first leg. A massive
:30:11. > :30:13.moment from Will Vaulks. They will do it again in Ayrshire on Sunday.
:30:14. > :30:17.Falkirk will go there with something to defend. Kris Boyd will go home
:30:18. > :30:22.tonight with plenty to think about. He had a host of chances. He didn't
:30:23. > :30:27.take them. Will Vaulks snapped up his. And it is advantage to the
:30:28. > :30:32.Championship side. They will do it all again at Rugby Park at the
:30:33. > :30:43.weekend. Falkirk 1, Kilmarnock 0. Vaulks is the hero this time.
:30:44. > :30:49.A fantastic victory for Falkirk on the night. After the match, both
:30:50. > :30:55.managers spoke to our senior football reporter. I felt probably
:30:56. > :31:00.fortunate to win 1-0 tonight. Killie were good in spells. Right from the
:31:01. > :31:07.start, we wanted to put them under pressure, but the opposite happened.
:31:08. > :31:11.They got a foot in the game. Even saying that, our players showed
:31:12. > :31:17.great character to keep going. What is the main emotion after that?
:31:18. > :31:23.Frustration, certainly with the awful goal we have give away. In the
:31:24. > :31:27.game, we didn't deserve to lose it. We were the team that should have
:31:28. > :31:32.won it. We are a goal behind in a two-leg tie. We have it all to do at
:31:33. > :31:38.home. We can do it. Did you switch off? Absolutely. It is a dreadful
:31:39. > :31:42.goal. We switched off in more areas. We weren't in a good shape from the
:31:43. > :31:48.goalkeeper's kick. We give a cheap foul away. From the free kick, it
:31:49. > :31:52.was dreadful play all round. There was a lack of quality and a lack of
:31:53. > :31:58.quality came from nervousness. That is what can happen in big football
:31:59. > :32:06.matches. There is so much at stake, (a) for Kilmarnock, who don't want
:32:07. > :32:11.to be relegated and (b), for us who want to get there. We have to pass
:32:12. > :32:16.the ball better. We don't need to chase the game. We look forward to
:32:17. > :32:21.it and hopefully the guys can do it. A penalty shout that wasn't given?
:32:22. > :32:26.It is a foul. Personally, the player hasn't gone down. It hasn't been
:32:27. > :32:30.given. I never advocate my players diving unnecessarily. It seems to me
:32:31. > :32:34.by that decision, that that is what we have to do to get them. I'll
:32:35. > :32:37.still not do it. That is the way I have been brought up. It is up to
:32:38. > :32:47.the powers-that-be that change their ways. Tom English, a deserved
:32:48. > :32:51.advantage? They got a bit lucky tonight. Kilmarnock were decent in
:32:52. > :32:55.the match. They made a number of chances. The resilience of Falkirk
:32:56. > :33:01.is incredible. It's the tenth time this season they have scored a goal
:33:02. > :33:05.beyond the 90th minute. Pat, it wasn't a thrill a minute, it was
:33:06. > :33:16.pretty poor in the first half. Why was that? A case of nerves? There
:33:17. > :33:21.was nervousness there. When you get the rain on that surface, it is
:33:22. > :33:26.tough. Having shots like that, you wouldn't do that. Bad touches when
:33:27. > :33:33.you are in a half decent position. The rain is hammering down. Simple
:33:34. > :33:38.passing, that sort of thing happened consistently. When you have got
:33:39. > :33:44.time, don't pass it out of the park. It was a hard watch. Yes. There was
:33:45. > :33:53.a lot of anxiety. They were charging around like mad dogs in a meat
:33:54. > :34:04.house! At the end of the half, the first bit of class... A glimmer. A
:34:05. > :34:08.player went past another player. That gave us hope. I have to say, it
:34:09. > :34:13.was a hell of a lot better in the second half. John Baird with that
:34:14. > :34:17.bit of quality towards the end. We have to talk about the two
:34:18. > :34:28.mouth-watering penalty incidents, Tom. The first one. Falkirk... Craig
:34:29. > :34:36.Sibbald goes down. Not a lot in it. Not a lot in it at all. He has a
:34:37. > :34:42.hand on his shoulder, but that is not a penalty. Keep your eye on the
:34:43. > :34:48.hand on the shoulder. This angle, had he seen it from that angle, to
:34:49. > :34:54.be honest, I'm not shouting for a penalty kick there. Tom, you said
:34:55. > :35:04.earlier on, he is on his way down. However... This one. This one is a
:35:05. > :35:07.really interesting one. I think the player is right, Obadeyi is right to
:35:08. > :35:12.stay on his feet. The referee is wrong not to give the penalty. Pat?
:35:13. > :35:19.If he goes down, he will get a penalty. I would love to applaud Lee
:35:20. > :35:24.Clark for his words there. Morally correct, saying, I'm not going to
:35:25. > :35:30.ask my players to go down. There was contact. If there is contact in the
:35:31. > :35:33.box... The other question, should it have been brought back and the
:35:34. > :35:37.advantage shouldn't have been played? There is a good argument for
:35:38. > :35:43.that. It is a tough call. It's a classic example of why players dive.
:35:44. > :35:48.They need to convince the ref? It is not encouraging a player to have a
:35:49. > :35:55.bit of integrity. He will be ridiculed for not diving. We have to
:35:56. > :36:00.move on. John Baird, 19 goals this season. He was a menace to
:36:01. > :36:09.Kilmarnock tonight? He is a good player. He's scored a lot of goals.
:36:10. > :36:14.There you go, that is a tough one. That is a tough chance. They were
:36:15. > :36:21.living off scraps for a long time, Falkirk. They were second best. Good
:36:22. > :36:29.tenacity here. Yes, listen, he is a fighter. He is a handful. Falkirk
:36:30. > :36:38.attack down the right-back position a lot. They got a bit of joy out of
:36:39. > :36:43.it. Kilmarnock defended well apart from the nightmare at the end.
:36:44. > :36:48.Another striker, Kris Boyd, Pat, if you give him chances, he will score.
:36:49. > :36:53.He came close? He did. I think he played quite well, particularly in
:36:54. > :36:59.the second half. This was worked well. Have a look at this, when he
:37:00. > :37:05.turns, before he shoots, Sibbald on the line there, you shouldn't be
:37:06. > :37:13.there. You should be out in a line with your defenders. He is not a
:37:14. > :37:20.hero... Until... What a save on the line. Technically, you are shouting
:37:21. > :37:26.at him, get out, get out! His magic boots are telling him to stay where
:37:27. > :37:30.he was! If it goes to one of the Kilmarnock players, he's played
:37:31. > :37:36.everybody on. I'm delighted for him. Sibbald is a fabulous player. Boyd
:37:37. > :37:41.again, you are thinking you would bet your house on him. Boyd played
:37:42. > :37:45.well. He was unlucky. Could he have knocked it across goal? He is
:37:46. > :37:50.entitled to have a go at that. Boyd has scored two goals from play this
:37:51. > :37:58.season. That is a header of a guy who is not used to scoring. If you
:37:59. > :38:03.are going to be ultra-harsh, you head it down on the ground. Tope
:38:04. > :38:08.Obadeyi - we saw the good and not so good, Tom. Yes, listen, he was full
:38:09. > :38:12.of running tonight. He got on the ball a lot. This is a cross. A bit
:38:13. > :38:20.of air on that, they could have got a bit of joy. He slides it along the
:38:21. > :38:30.deck. A bit of air... He's got a lot of attributes... Here we go, this is
:38:31. > :38:38.his moment in the sun, only it isn't! Two poor touches. He has
:38:39. > :38:50.three goals in 34 matches. It was a great chance. I was going to make
:38:51. > :38:54.the excuse the surface is hard to... He's got power, strength, a decent
:38:55. > :38:58.amount of skill. That touch in extreme situations that you need for
:38:59. > :39:04.a striker, he's not at the top level for that. That is why he is playing
:39:05. > :39:09.with Kilmarnock. Then a classic Falkirk move at the death. As Lee
:39:10. > :39:15.Clark mentioned, it is shocking defending? If you look at Sibbald,
:39:16. > :39:23.he is in the box. The amount of time he's left there. O'Hara... Somebody
:39:24. > :39:29.has to go and get him in the box. We play it on. If you look at it,
:39:30. > :39:36.surely somebody has got him now. Surely. What? You have left him that
:39:37. > :39:43.amount of time? That is a bad mistake. That is a mad amount of
:39:44. > :39:49.time he gets there. Again, Sibbald, he's got the knowledge and the
:39:50. > :39:54.vision to not to thump the ball in. He's given him the eyes. Yes.
:39:55. > :39:58.Sibbald seems to have been around for years, Tom. He is such an
:39:59. > :40:06.important player. This is such an important moment for Falkirk?
:40:07. > :40:11.Listen, he's been terrific. He's 21. 200 appearances. Knocks one off the
:40:12. > :40:19.line. Sets up the winner. He's been a very good player. We should talk
:40:20. > :40:31.about the scorer as well. Vaulks is showing off there. That is
:40:32. > :40:35.impressive. That's a 5.9! They are incredible, Falkirk. It is like one
:40:36. > :40:43.of these B-movies that you watch at 2.00 in the morning. They are never
:40:44. > :40:47.quite dead! You are thinking, right, we are 1-0 up, you think you are
:40:48. > :40:53.going to lose a goal so you get nervous against them. That works for
:40:54. > :40:57.them psychologically. Will Vaulks deserved the celebration there. The
:40:58. > :41:01.question has to be, Tom, can Kilmarnock bounce back from this? I
:41:02. > :41:05.think they will be encouraged when they look at it again. They will be
:41:06. > :41:13.encouraged that they created a number of chances. Falkirk show
:41:14. > :41:19.incredible resilience, but they do concede goals. Tonight they got away
:41:20. > :41:25.with it. They are good enough to get themselves out of a hole. It is
:41:26. > :41:30.strong advantage to Falkirk now. Absolutely. Pat, one view that
:41:31. > :41:35.Falkirk fans might have, the sheer number of games they have had to
:41:36. > :41:40.play. A high against Hibs, but that will have taken energy from the side
:41:41. > :41:43.as well? This is one of the few times this season I think Falkirk
:41:44. > :41:48.have been in the position to be favourites. All the time they have
:41:49. > :41:52.been coming from behind, no pressure on you, lads, just keep on doing
:41:53. > :41:57.what you are doing. They have lost four games in the league this
:41:58. > :42:00.season. So a phenomenal run. Even before tonight, before they were a
:42:01. > :42:04.goal up, a lot of people were saying, we think you are favourites.
:42:05. > :42:08.Can they handle that side of it? They are capable of doing it. They
:42:09. > :42:12.have a manager who knows how to do it as well. What they have, they are
:42:13. > :42:18.a very physically fit team. They are scoring all these goals late. Ten
:42:19. > :42:24.goals beyond the 90th minute. 20 goals in the last 11 minutes of
:42:25. > :42:29.games. Mentally fit. You have to be mentally fit to keep going into 95
:42:30. > :42:34.minutes and they have done it game after game. There is another thing
:42:35. > :42:40.you can put on top of that. The belief that you get from that. As I
:42:41. > :42:45.was saying, Peter Houston adapts the tactics time and time again. Little
:42:46. > :42:51.changes near the end. Sometimes going one-touch into the box. The
:42:52. > :42:55.long throws are fantastic. He changes it every now and again. Just
:42:56. > :43:00.at the right times, so it is not luck. You think it is luck. It is
:43:01. > :43:03.not luck. He knows what he is doing. Thank you very much indeed.
:43:04. > :43:05.Falkirk with the advantage, but which side will be playing
:43:06. > :43:14.Join us for highlights of the second leg at 11.00pm on BBC One.
:43:15. > :43:17.Before that, the small matter of the Scottish Cup Final.
:43:18. > :43:19.Sportscene with the whole match live on BBC One from 1.00pm
:43:20. > :43:23.A huge weekend of action as this season draws to a
:43:24. > :43:27.Whether you're a Falkirk fan, a Kilmarnock fan, a Hibs
:43:28. > :43:31.fan, a Rangers fans - or none of the above -
:43:32. > :43:37.Until Saturday, from all of us, goodnight.