Falkirk strike early as penalty proves decisive at Fir Park | OneFootball

Falkirk edged Motherwell 3-2 at Fir Park on Saturday to remain sixth in the Scottish Premiership.

In the third minute, Barney Stewart glanced in a Calvin Miller cross from a set piece to give the visitors the lead.

Motherwell built pressure and Elliot Watt levelled with a crisp strike from outside the box (34.). Ben Broggio then restored the advantage with a close-range finish on the stroke of half time (45.).

After the restart, Filip Lissah won a penalty when he was fouled in the box. Ibrahim Said was booked, and Miller converted from the spot (62.).

Scott Bain produced five saves as The Bairns protected their lead, with the goalkeeper particularly sharp from long-range efforts.

Tawanda Maswanhise pulled one back in the fourth minute of second half stoppage time, finishing Elijah Just's through ball, and the forward now has 17 league goals to top the Premiership scoring chart.

Motherwell saw more of the ball with 61.7% possession and registered 14 attempts, seven on target. The Bairns recorded 12 attempts and found the target five times.

Next, Motherwell visit Hearts. The Bairns host Rangers.