Bairns get a jump on first footers

IT was a first Premiership start for Barney Stewart after his loan at Dunfermline where he hit eight goals from 12 games.

- BY GORDON PARKS

The 21-year-old was playing for Heriot-Watt University a year ago but didn’t look out of place.

Lively and prepared to link play, the hitman offered a different dimension as the spearhead of his side's forward line. He was inches from converting at the front post from Calvin Miller's cross.

SHAPE-SHIFTING DONS SHAMBOLIC

DONS boss Jimmy Thelin opted to go with a back four but they were taken apart by the Bairns.

All too often they were caught square and Falkirk’s slick attacking interchanges were exposing the vulnerabilities.