Jacob Murrell was the hero for Falkirk over the weekend as he bagged two goals to send them on their way to a win over Hibernian in Scottish Premiership action.
Falkirk 2-1 Hibernian
Falkirk earned its second win of the season as it came out on top in a battle against Hibernian at Easter Road.
Jacob Murrell started and played the full 90 minutes for the Bairns as he took five total shots and won five duels on the day. CJ Fodrey came off the bench to play 13 minutes and made three defensive contributions.
The visitors opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Murrell ran onto a pass from Ryan Strain to fire his shot into the back of the net from the edge of the 18-yard box.
Hibs sluggish play hurt them again as Murrell doubled his tally in the 37th minute. Ethan Ross’ cross found the Maryland-born forward, who then put the ball in the roof of the goal.
The hosts reduced the deficit in the 41st minute with a chested goal from Owen Elding.
Murrell will keep his goal-scoring form going when Falkirk faces Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Notes
In other action around the Premiership, Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers were rested for Celtic, while JJ Williams was an unused sub for Hearts as the Scottish champions gave a 7-1 thumping to the Edinburgh side.
Matai Akinmboni was on the bench for Dundee as they played out a 2-2 tie with Rangers.
In the Championship, Dylan Borso went the distance for Greenock Morton in their 2-0 win over Queen’s Park.
