Falkirk Foundation 2015 Red’s

⚽️Saturday’s home fixture.
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⚽️ MATCH REPORT ⚽️

🔵⚪️ A Strong Start at Home ends in a deserved draw 🔵⚪️

Our first home game of the season saw us welcome a strong Abronhill United 2015’s squad to the Falkirk Stadium. With the sun shining and the lads ready for another good test, it was all set for a great morning of football.

Let’s play football! ⚽️

From the first whistle, the lads took control of the game, moving the ball quickly and showing some excellent attacking football, particularly through our wing play.

Our early pressure was rewarded when Caleb found the back of the net with a cracking finish, following a great assist from Declan, who did brilliantly down the right wing. 🔥

We continued to control the game and created some excellent opportunities to extend our lead. As the half progressed, however, Abronhill grew into the game and finished the first half strongly.

It took some fantastic saves and strong defensive performances to keep them at bay, but the lads stood firm and went into the half-time break with a deserved lead.

The second half followed a similar pattern. We started strongly again and created a couple of great opportunities to add to our advantage. Once again, Abronhill showed their quality and gradually grew into the game before finding the equaliser.

From there, it took some excellent defending to keep the score level. We continued to create opportunities ourselves, but neither side could find the winning goal, with the game eventually ending in a well-deserved draw.

📈 Another Step Forward

The lads have been working incredibly hard in training, and you can really see them getting to grips with the 9-a-side format now.

The work we’ve been putting into shape, movement and transitions is really starting to show in games, and this squad is improving week after week.

It’s fantastic to see their progress and, more importantly, the way they are developing as a team. We couldn’t be prouder of them! 👏🔵⚪️

🧢 Captain of the Week — Max McNaughton, sponsored by Three Little Pigs

This week’s captain was Max McNaughton, sponsored by and he put in a real captain’s performance at the back.

Max was defensively sound throughout the game and even managed to join the attack and get a shot away! His leadership has been evident all week in training, and it’s brilliant to see him continuing to settle into the squad after joining us over the summer.

A superb performance from Max, leading by example once again.

Well done, Max! 👏🤝

🏆 Player of the Day — Lewis Robertson, sponsored by Osborne’s Gents Grooming.

Player of the Day went to Lewis Robertson following a fantastic all-round performance.

Lewis was unlucky not to grab himself a goal or two, but his contribution went far beyond what he did with the ball.

He was extremely intelligent in possession and equally smart without it, making some excellent runs to pull defenders and midfielders out of position and create space for our defenders to break out.

His communication was also on point throughout the game, making him a real influence on the pitch.

A fantastic performance from Lewis — well deserved!

Well done, Lewis! 👏🏆

🏆 Opposition Player of the Day — Elliot Knox, sponsored by Daniel Newbigging - Player Development Programme

Our Opposition Player of the Day was Elliot Knox — and wow, what a performance from EL!

He simply never stopped running. Elliot put in some fantastic tackles, worked tirelessly defensively and wasn’t afraid to get involved in our attacks either, getting a few shots away and playing some cracking through balls into the attacking areas.

EL has transitioned into the defensive unit amazingly well, and it’s been fantastic to watch him work so hard and continue to improve every single training session and every game.

His attitude and effort have been brilliant.

Well done, EL! 👏🏆

🤝 A Great Game of Football

All in all, it was a fantastic game of football — played in the right spirit and the right way.

A huge thank you to Abronhill and Coach Derek for a great game. It was a pleasure to welcome you guys and we wish you all the very best for the rest of the season. You are a cracking group and we’re sure you’ll smash it! 🤝👏

It’s straight back to work for us on Monday as we continue to build on the progress we’ve made, particularly over the past few weeks.

Next Saturday, we welcome another cracking squad in Lenzie to the Falkirk Stadium. We can’t wait! ⚽️

Well done to every single one of the lads yesterday. We couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of you.

Keep working hard, keep learning, keep improving — and most importantly, keep enjoying your football! 💙🤍

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⚽️Can we all be mindful ahead of this weekend league matches, wherever you are and whoever you are supporting ⚽️

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⚽️ Match Report ⚽️

After all the running, training and learning of pre-season, and adjusting to the transition to 9-a-side football, the league opener finally arrived! 🙌🙌

We were welcomed to Graeme High School by our good friends at Syngenta. Andy has a great group of talented lads, and we knew this would be a good test and, more importantly, a great game.

We started brightly, creating a few chances and defending well. You can really see all the lads getting to grips with the bigger pitch, the demands of positional discipline and the new formations. It was fantastic to see them transitioning what we’ve worked on in training into the game.

As the game stretched and progressed, we were unlucky both in front of our own goal and in front of Syngenta’s. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be today.

The whole group showed great character and continued playing good football right until the end. They always showed the three things we ask of them:

1️⃣ How hard can you work?
2️⃣ How positive can you be?
3️⃣ How brave can you be?

Proud of every one of them! 💙

🔵⚪️ Captain – Elliot Knox ⚪️🔵 sponsored by Daniel Newbigging - Player Development Programme

EL has been fantastic this week as captain and had a great game. He defended brilliantly, helped break us out from the back, joined the attacks, and constantly communicated with and encouraged his teammates.

Well done EL! 👏🤝⚽️

🏆 Player of the Day – Kristian Dearie 🏆 sponsored by https://www.linkedin.com/company/flexidam

Our Player of the Day, as well as Syngenta’s Oppo Player of the Day, went to Kristian Dearie in goals.

Kristian was fantastic with both his hands and feet, producing a string of outstanding saves and never looking flustered with the ball at his feet. A fantastic performance from Kristian — well done! 👏🏆⚽️

👏 A big well done to Syngenta 👏

A great group of lads, and Andrew is a top coach who always looks to play the right way. A top team, and we wish them all the best as they make the move to 9s this season.

Well done lads! 👏🤝

It’s back to training this week before we host Abronhill next weekend, which will be another tough test for the group.

Every game in this block will be competitive in what is a very strong league, and that’s exactly what we want.

Proud of all the lads, and absolutely loving that football is finally back! ⚽️🔵⚪️⚽️



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⚽️⚽️FINALLY. After a short delay⚽️⚽️

Can’t wait to hear that whistle……

Thank You, Furry Bairns! 💙

A huge thank you to our fantastic kit sponsor, Furry Bairns Natural Dog Treats ltd, for their continued support and generous contributions to our Falkirk Foundation 2015 team. ⚽️👏

Your support means so much to our players, coaches and families, helping us provide the boys with opportunities to develop, enjoy their football and make great memories together.

We’re incredibly grateful to have you supporting our team and appreciate everything you do for us. 💙

Thank you, Furry Bairns, for being part of the team! 🐾⚽️

👀 Something exciting is coming… 👀

A new chapter is about to begin.

DN Player Development will be offering 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 high-quality football coaching for players of all ages and abilities.

At the moment we have only a couple slots for Small Group sessions but we look to expand further:

⚽ 𝟭-𝘁𝗼-𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
⚽ 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
⚽ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
⚽ 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
⚽ 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 with The Antonine Academy

Our mission is simple: to develop better footballers, stronger mindsets, and confident individuals—both on and off the pitch.

Stay tuned for session details, and how you can get involved.

🚀 Coming Soon…

🎉 Happy Birthday, Declan! 🎉

Wishing you a fantastic birthday from all the lads, coaches and parents! 🥳⚽️

Hope you have a brilliant day and get spoiled rotten! Keep up the great work and enjoy your special day, Declan! 🎂🎈

All the best from everyone! 💙👏