Jacob Murrell was among the goalscorers for Falkirk as they came out on top in a seven-goal thriller against Hearts, while Dylan Borso made history as he scored four goals in Greenock Morton’s win.
Hearts 2-5 Falkirk
Falkirk moved up to third place in the standings as they put on a merciless display against Hearts to secure the win at Tynecastle Park.
Jacob Murrell played 79 minutes for the Bairns as he took three total shots and won four duels, while CJ Fodrey came off the bench to play 20 minutes. JJ Williams played 11 minutes for Hearts in the losing effort.
The visitors opened the scoring just four minutes in when Murrell’s volley was blocked by the goalkeeper, but Finley Barbrook was able to pounce on the loose ball to score. Owen Eames doubled their lead 13 minutes later when he was left wide open on the counter-attack to put the ball in the back of the net.
Murrell made it 3-0 for Falkirk in the 33rd minute when the forward did well to track a cross from Deniss Melniks to head the ball home. More misery was added to Hearts’ day as Liam Henderson scored a fourth for the visitors before halftime.
Falkirk was in complete control of the game, and the goalscoring continued for them a minute into the second half. Murrell was left unmarked in the 18-yard box to sweep in a low cross from Ethan Ross.
Hearts scored goals in the 50th and 75th minutes, respectively, but the game belonged to Falkirk as it has now won five games in a row.
Falkirk will return to action on November 21 when they face St. Johnstone at home.
Greenock Morton 4-3 Stenhousemuir
Morton extended their winning streak to four games as they fought back to take all three points over Stenhousemuir at Cappielow Park.
Dylan Borso played 89 minutes in a man of the match performance, while Christopher Cupps came off the bench to play 61 minutes.
The visitors took advantage just seven minutes in when Borso collected a pass from Calvin Okike and dribbled down the left side before cutting to his right in the 18-yard box and firing a curler in the net. He added his second 10 minutes later as he steered in the ball off a cross from Callum Sandilands.
However, Morton’s lead took a hit in the 26th minute when Okike was issued a red card for stopping a clear scoring chance.
The hosts made them pay shortly afterwards as they scored from a free-kick. They levelled it in the 33rd minute from another set piece.
Things appeared worse for Morton when Stenhousemuir took the lead just seconds into the restart, but Borso had a lot more to offer as the game progressed.
The Chicago Fire loanee sealed his hat-trick in the 51st minute when Sandilands made a darting run for the ball towards the edge of the penalty area, and supplied the pass in Borso’s path to blast into the back of the net.
Morton scored the decisive goal in the 71st minute when Sandilands sprayed the ball out wide to the right for Borso, and the attacker to the left for a powerful shot that the goalkeeper failed to control as it went into the goal.
The international break won’t stop for Morton, as they play their next game against Livingston on Saturday.
Notes
In other action in the Scottish Premiership, Cameron Carter-Vickers played the full 90 minutes in Celtic’s 1-0 win over Kilmarnock, as the Hoops maintained their slim lead at the top of the standings.
