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Livingston take down Falkirk at the top of the Championship.
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00:00Good evening from the home of the Setfair Arena. Championship action this Tuesday night
00:07as leaders Falkirk took on second place Livingston in what was a key game for the hosts if they
00:12were to have any ambitions of overhauling the Bairns in the title race. And so it proved
00:17for them with a late goal from Andrew Shinney on in the sub 85 minutes heading home the
00:22winner in 88 as Livingston took down Falkirk for the third time this season by one goal
00:28to nil. What it means is that the Lions are eight points behind Falkirk with six matches
00:36to play for them in this title race and while Falkirk hold all the aces still it means that
00:42this title race still has some life in it. Of course Falkirk have had a few hairy moments
00:48in their history. Their 15 year absence since departing the premiership and they'll hope
00:55that nerves don't get the better of them. John McGlynn's side were very competitive
00:59here in West Lothian but it wasn't a great performance from either team. The quality
01:03level was pretty poor to be honest from both. But as you always expect from David Martindale's
01:08Livingston team they fight right to the end. They made it hard for Falkirk and they were
01:12hell bent on landing a late winner. Air United are a further point behind. They're nine points
01:19off the top. They still will hope to have a say in proceedings as well. What John McGlynn
01:25the Falkirk manager must do is get his players to regroup and go again. They still have it
01:30very much in their grasp. They have the big advantage and you would still expect them
01:36to end that long absence from the top flight. They had a massive support here, more than
01:412,000 Falkirk fans packed into the stadium hoping for a victory. Had they done so they
01:45could have actually won the title in their next game against Morton on Saturday. As it
01:49is that title party is on ice that little bit longer. Still work to do for the Bears
01:53after Livingston defeated them 1-0 here at Alvernon.