A sensational first-half showing helped Falkirk storm into fifth place in the William Hill Premiership courtesy of a 3-1 home win over Kilmarnock.
The Bairns blew Killie away with three goals before the break from Ethan Williams, Ross MacIver and Calvin Miller.
Despite an improved showing in the second half, Stuart Kettlewell’s side were unable to avoid slumping to their fourth straight defeat although Tyreece John-Jules did pull a goal back.
The first chance fell the way of the hosts as Miller pounced on some hesitancy from Dom Thompson and unleashed a low strike which worked Tobi Oluwayemi in the Killie goal.
Falkirk took the lead in the seventh minute after Williams latched on to Miller’s defence-splitting pass before rounding the keeper and coolly slotting home his first goal for the club.
Williams’ celebrations were initially cut short by the offside flag, though the goal was eventually awarded following a VAR check.
A long-range effort from MacIver drifted harmlessly wide as Falkirk looked to extend their advantage.
However, the home fans wouldn’t have to wait long for the lead to double their lead.
With 22 minutes on the clock, Oluwayemi could only parry Kyrell Wilson’s strike into the path of MacIver, who was left with the simplest of tasks.
After making a big impact in the opening stages, MacIver limped off on the half-hour mark to be replaced by Brian Graham.
The chances continued to come for the Bairns. Keelan Adams breezed past his man before arrowing a fizzing shot that flew just wide with Oluwayemi scrambling.
John McGlynn’s side were cutting Killie open with ease and they capped off a brilliant first half in the 38th minute when Williams slipped the ball to Miller to bullet his low drive into the bottom corner.
Kettlewell made a triple switch at half-time in an attempt to somehow drag his team back into the game.
They thought they had a goal back five minutes after the restart but Robbie Deas’ goal was ruled out for a foul on Scott Bain in the build-up.
Bain was involved again minutes later when he denied John-Jules and then George Stanger.
Tom Lowery had a goal ruled out for offside before the visitors cut their arrears with 21 minutes remaining.
A neat passing move between David Watson and Scott Tiffoney helped work the ball to John-Jules, who came up with an excellent finish.
Alfredo Agyeman could only fire straight at the Kilmarnock keeper in the closing minutes but it did little to dampen the spirits of the almost 7,000 home fans inside the Falkirk Stadium as their team claimed another impressive win.
