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FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Falkirk go five points clear after three first-half goals earn victory Maguire bundled into own net, then Miller's deflected strike makes it two before Spencer taps in from rebound after penalty saved Henderson goal after break mere consolation for Hamilton FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Right, I think that'll do for tonight. Cheers for joining me! We'll be back tomorrow with full coverage of the return of the Premiership action. Goodnight! FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk James Mc Fadden Former Scotland forward on Sportscene You can't have nights off in the Championship because you'll be punished for it and that happened to Accies tonight. FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin tells BBC Scotland: "I don't think I can repeat what I said at half-time. "It was really frustrating in the first half, it was horrible to watch. "We changed it in the second half, the reaction came but we can't wait until half-time to do that. "You have to be brave, you have to play through the press and ultimately we didn't do that which is the frustrating part. "There needs to be some leadership shown on the pitch but it was good to see the reaction in the second half. "The goals we gave away were far too easy, I thought the penalty was dubious but it's been given anyway. " FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Leanne Crichton Former Scotland international on Sportscene They're [Falkirk] in a brilliant place. You'd much rather be at the top looking over your shoulder at the teams that are trying to chase you. We'll see how they handle it but they did that last season. FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Falkirk manager John Mc Glynn tells BBC Scotland: "We were quick on the counter-attack. "We passed the ball really well but then I thought we were sloppy in possession and allowed Hamilton back into the game before we got the second and third goals. "There was a test in the second half when we lost an early goal. It caused us one or two problems but we kind of weathered that storm and I thought we were fairly comfortable after that. "I'm delighted to come here and get three points because it's not always easy to come by. "It's the Championship, it's different from League One and there's a long way to go but we know how to win a league. "We've been playing well consistently for a long time and the guys have churned out performances so I'm hoping there's still more to come. " FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Falkirk's Ethan Ross tells BBC Scotland: "Our first half performance was brilliant. "We kind of came off it in the second half which was disappointing but I think overall it was a really professional performance from us. "The way we train, the way we work day in, day out gives you the confidence to come out and put in a good performance like we did tonight. Falkirk's Calvin Miller tells BBC Scotland: "We fear no one, we're just taking each game as it comes and we're doing really well. We're all really happy. FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Falkirk's Bernardo Silva lookalike Brad Spencer tells BBC Scotland: "I thought we were very good, we didn't start well in the second half but I thought apart from that we were brilliant. "I didn't think we put the foot to the pedal like we normally do. "We're reaping the rewards of Mc Glynn's perfectionism and you can see that in the results. "We were a wee bit slack on the ball after we scored but that's just the perfectionism the gaffer has instilled in us. "There's still a long way to go. " FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Reaction anyone? FT: Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk The goal that almost got Accies back in the game. This video can not be played Euan Henderson pulls one back for Hamilton A much improved second half from Hamilton Accies but it wasn't enough to trouble the league leaders. Another three points and up the road for Falkirk. .. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Amy Canavan BBC Scotland at New Douglas Park Given how poor they were in the first, you’ve got to applaud to Accies for the way they’ve come out and attacked this second half. Much better in every department. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Ryan Shanley decides to take the shot on from the inside of the box, his effort nips just over the crossbar. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Mikey Stewart's picked Brad Spencer, also known as Bernardo Silva, as man of the match. Do you agree with the pundit's choice? Show me those thumbs! Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Three minutes added on. .. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk And the substitute is already in the book! The full moon was last night, what's going on at NDP? Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Gary Oliver smacks the far post with his glancing header! That'll be his last act as well as he is replaced by Ryan Shanley. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk And that was one of his last actions of the game as Steven Bradley replaces Connor Smith. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Another yellow card! Connor Smith is in the book for Accies. Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk After coming under numerous challenges, Ethan Ross is finally having to call it a night. Alfredo Agyeman is on for the visitors Hamilton Accies 1-3 Falkirk Another foul on Ethan Ross, another Accies booking. Captain Scott Martin is the latest to be cautioned. This video can not be played Highlights: Scottish Championship leaders Falkirk beat Hamilton Accies Falkirk scored three first-half goals to ease past Hamilton Academical and move five points clear at the top of the Scottish Championship. The league leaders' form had slowed recently with just one win from their last four matches, but they blew Accies away in a first-half storm. After five minutes Barry Maguire headed Aidan Nesbitt's cross into his own net, and Calvin Miller's deflected strike made it two just before the half-hour mark. Brad Spencer essentially put the result beyond doubt when he tapped in the rebound after his own penalty, given for Jackson Longride's push on Dylan Tait, was saved by goalkeeper Dean Lyness. Hamilton manager John Rankin made three changes at the break and got a quick response as Euan Henderson scored two minutes after the restart. But after forcing Falkirk goalkeeper Nicky Hogarth into two good saves as they tried to mount a comeback, Hamilton faded again and John Mc Glynn's side eased to victory. The win takes Falkirk five points clear of Ayr United, who face third-place Livingston on Saturday. Hamilton stay in seventh spot with nine points from their first 10 games. Hamilton Accies manager John Rankin: "I don't think I can repeat what I said at half-time. It was really frustrating in the first half, it was horrible to watch. "We changed it in the second half, the reaction came but we can't wait until half-time to do that. You have to be brave, you have to play through the press and ultimately we didn't do that which is the frustrating part. " Falkirk manager John Mc Glynn: "We passed the ball really well but then I thought we were sloppy in possession and allowed Hamilton back into the game before we got the second and third goals. "There was a test in the second half when we lost an early goal. It caused us one or two problems but we kind of weathered that storm and I thought we were fairly comfortable after that. " Last Updated 18th October 2024 at 21: 35 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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