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Raith Rovers trip through to Falkirk ended with defeat on Saturday, after losing 3-0 to the current league leaders.

Neill Collins made only one change to the team that started against Linlithgow Rose in the Scottish cup a week earlier, with Jack Hamilton taking the place of Korede David.

Raith got the match underway, but it would be the home team that would go on to score the first goal of the afternoon.

After working the ball wide, Falkirk played the ball back into the Raith box and across the face of goal. The Rovers’ defence couldn’t stop the ball from finding Falkirk’s Aflredo Agyeman, who tapped the ball into the net from the six-yard line. With just 5 minutes on the clock, Raith found themselves a goal behind.

Raith suffered some unfortune later on in the half with a combination of injuries striking the team. Kai Montagu replaced Scott Brown, and Lewis Stevenson came on for Fankaty Dabo just three minutes later.

Falkirk threatened with a second before half time, but a few interventions from Kevin Dabrowski kept Raith to a one-goal deficit going into the break.

Falkirk got the second half underway, and added to their earlier goal around 10 minutes later. After picking the ball up in the midfield, Agyeman drove towards the Raith goal before unleashing an effort from around 25 yards out. The striker’s low but hard attempt belted into the bottom right corner of Raith’s goal, putting the home side 2 goals up with over half an hour still to be played.

A bit of misfortune led to the final goal of the afternoon, after a short corner routine from Falkirk led to a headed effort taking a heavy deflection. With Dabrowski diving for the initial shot, Raith could only watch as the ball spun into the opposite corner of the goal. Having directed the header on target, Falkirk’s Keelan Adams was named as the scorer.

Raith came close to getting one back after Montagu’s shot from distance was tipped past the post late on in the match. A series of corners followed, but the final whistle a few minutes later signalled the end of the match.

Today’s result leaves Raith with 15 points in the league, and 8th on goal difference. With Morton, Hamilton, and Dunfermline also sitting on an identical points tally, next week’s Fife Darby at Starks Park means it is all to play for.

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Welcome to today’s William Hill Championship game at The Falkirk Stadium -1st v 6th… Falkirk v Raith. It’s not raining but it’s windy and cold

Raith get the game underway- Raith shooting towards the away fans this half

Ball fed to Gibson but he’s man marked by Falkirk who clear

Long ball to Ross but Dabo is covering

Freekick Falkirk approx 20 yards out ball played to the D and eventually played out of play and goal kick

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Goal Falkirk - ball is played into the box, and Agyeman slides in to score

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Falkirk forces into a substitution as off goes an injured Oliver and on comes MacIver

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Freekick Raith approx 3 yards in Falkirk half after a foul on Gibson

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Booking for Brown after hefty tackle on Spencer

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Raith have been forced into a substitution as off goes an injured Brown and on comes Montagu

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Falkirk come close again as Ross finds a way through, squares the ball to Miller whose effort goes just wide - Dabo now receiving treatment

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Raith have been forced into another substitution as an injured Dabo comes off and on comes Stevenson

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Corner Falkirk as once again Ross becomes the playmaker on the Falkirk left side

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Freekick Falkirk at main stand touchline as Gibson fouls Ross

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Murray miss times a header which allows ball to fall to Miller whose goes takes the ball into the Raith box, Hanlon slides in to block but Miller’s low effort ball cuts across the goal face and goes just wide

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Falkirk corner - ball played to front post, cleared but it falls to a Falkirk player who has a low shot and it takes a deflection forcing Dabrowski to get down to save

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Murray does well to intercept a ball which would have taken Miller one on one with Dabrowski

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Freekick Raith after Easton fouled deep in Falkirk half

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+1 Dabrowski comes out, Miller lobes the ball over Dabrowski’s head its goal bound but Raith clear

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+3 Falkirk corner - ball played deep but doesn’t come to anything

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+5 half time Falkirk 1 (Agyeman 5’) Raith 0

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Falkirk get the second half underway - Raith shooting towards their one fans this half- half time substitution for Raith off goes Gibson and on comes Mullin

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Stevenson charges with the ball cuts it inside to Easton who takes it in the box but is dispossessed

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Ross with a shot which goes just past the far side post

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Falkirk corner - ball played deep and goes out of play

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Miller goes for a strike and Hanlon does well to block

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Goal Falkirk and it s Agyeman again with a low shot just outside the D

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Agyeman goes forward cuts the ball inside to Miller whose effort has a pop, Dabrowski gets down to save

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Montagu with a great ball to Mullin who crosses into the Falkirk box but ball cleared

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Falkirk scare from a corner , header from Adams

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Raith with a double substitution off goes Stanton and Hamilton and on come David and Jamieson

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Double substitution for Falkirk off goes Ross and Miller and on come Morrison and Yeats

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Falkirk through on goal Dabrowski gets down ball goes under him but ball has thankfully slowed pace but still going goal bound and Raith get in time to clear

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Matthews blocks in the Raith box

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Falkirk sub off Nesbitt and bring on McKenna

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Montagu with a low shot forcing Hogarth to palm to his left- corner Raith

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Falkirk go on the counter attack Agyeman tries to feed the ball through but Stevenson there to intercept

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Corner Raith, ball played deep, cleared and comes to bathing

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Raith corner, ball played short and the effort shot is well over the bar