Late penalty sends Highland to defeat

By Will Clark

Published: 10:07, 11 September 2018

Stuart Macdonald was on the scoresheet for Highland but couldn’t prevent his team losing at Falkirk. Picture: Callum Mackay

Highland paid the penalty as they agonisingly missed out on the chance to maintain their 100 per cent record in National Two with a 20-19 defeat at Falkirk.

Former Highland player Fionnlagh Call maintained his composure to convert the winning penalty in injury time to give Falkirk four points while Highland had to be content with only a losing bonus point.

Head coach Dave Carson felt his team had tries disallowed incorrectly by the referee during the game and felt they should have won the match.

"We deserved to win the game 100 per cent," he said.

Late penalty sends Highland to defeat

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