Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Falkirk 3rd with 31 points, Forfar Athletic 2nd with 6, 25 apart. Forfar Athletic's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Forfar Athletic were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5, Falkirk 1.44 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Station Park in Forfar (capacity 4,600). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Falkirk led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.