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Scottish Cup: Darvel to take on Falkirk with a reduced capacity (BBC News)

Anticipation is building in the town ahead of the game between the West of Scotland Premier League side - the sixth tier of Scottish football - and Falkirk, who ...

The revised capacity is down to lessons learned from the Aberdeen match." This was made up of 1000 Aberdeen FC support and 2,100 Darvel support. As a result the capacity in the ground was reduced from 4,000 to 3,500. "For the Falkirk match a new capacity of 2,750 has been calculated and agreed (Falkirk 900 fans and Darvel 1,850 fans). "But, anyway, it is a sell-out again and the good thing is it is on the BBC and everybody in Darvel will be able to watch it on the telly." A statement from the council said: "A safe capacity of 3,100 fans was agreed for the Aberdeen match due to the match being televised live for BBC Scotland.

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Darvel chief John Gall delighted with exposure on town ahead of ... (Scottish Daily Record)

The full country is talking about the small East Ayrshire town after they pulled off the biggest giant-killing in Scottish Cup history by beating Aberdeen.

The guy then got excited, asking, ‘is that Darvel who beat Aberdeen?’ The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now. Download the Ayrshire Live app today “It’s great for everyone, great for the town, it’s great. “The guy asked, ‘what is your address’ and he said he lived in Darvel.

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Darvel's Scottish Cup dreams ended in fifth round by ruthless Falkirk (The Irish News)

Darvel pulled a goal back thanks to a horrific mistake by Bairns goalkeeper PJ Morrison when he turned an Ian McShane cross into his own net. Mick Kennedy's ...

Truesdale blocked a Kai Kennedy shot in the 58th minute as Falkirk retained control and continued to create chances but it was Darvel who got the goal they required when McShane crossed from the right after getting the ball back from the corner he had taken and Morrison put the ball into his own goal at the near post. The game had barely restarted when midfielder Henderson put the speedy Morrison through the middle and he slid the ball under the Darvel goalkeeper to stun the Ayrshire side who then faced a daunting task. On a pitch praised as one of the best in Scottish football at the moment, it was Falkirk who took early control and Darvel under pressure, with goalkeeper Chris Truesdale saving a Coll Donaldson shot from close range.

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Darvel 1 Falkirk 5: Instant reaction to the burning issues (HeraldScotland)

The Darvel dream finally came to an agonising end as ruthless Falkirk took a wrecking ball to their Scottish Cup fairytale. It wasn't quite the stuff of ...

Darvel have made their ultimate ambition cracking the SPFL, and in some years they may look back at this cup run as being a landmark moment in their quest to do so. They were a few minutes that seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, but were ultimately where this cup tie was decided. When Ayr United were plucked from the quarter-final hat to tee up a potential Ayrshire derby, you wondered if an upset had again been written in the stars. It was always likely to end in heartbreak eventually, but how Darvel would’ve loved to ride the wave for just that little bit longer. Ian McShane pulled one back thanks to a freakish error from keeper PJ Morrison, but the underdogs were dealt a hammer blow as Chris McGowan was sent packing for two bookable offenses. Another capacity crowd descended on Recreation Park, this time with a touch of expectation to go with the boundless hope.

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Darvel 1-5 Falkirk: Bairns seal Scottish Cup quarter final spot after ... (Falkirk Herald)

Falkirk eased past Scottish Cup shock-troops Darvel in the last 16 stage of the competition on Monday night, winning 5-1 at Recreation Park.

And in the 64th minute, the hosts, backed by a capacity crowd, grabbed a goal back to keep their hopes alive. In complete contrast to their tie with the Dons, the home side weren’t afforded the chance to control possession of the ball, with McGlynn’s men on it from the start. [Premiership](/topic/premiership) [Aberdeen](/topic/aberdeen) out in the previous round - but they couldn’t follow up that success against John McGlynn’s men, who produced a professional performance in front of the visiting BBC television cameras.

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