http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=186232&cc=5739Updated: Oct. 29, 2005, 5:50 PM UK
Falkirk 1-1 LivingstonPA
Man-of-the-moment Robert Snodgrass somehow emerged the Livingston hero again after snatching a spectacular last-gasp 1-1 draw in the Bank of Scotland Premier League clash at the Falkirk Stadium.
Paul Lambert's side looked like being plunged right back to square one after a freakish Harold Pinxten own goal gave John Hughes' men a deserved first-half lead.
But Falkirk failed to kill off the game and Snodgrass, who scored a double as his side came from two goals down to hold Rangers in midweek, made them pay in dramatic fashion to move Livingston level on points with Dunfermline at the foot of the table.
Lambert replaced himself with Neil Barrett in the only change from the rejuvenated midweek side, but he was left scratching his head at the failure to perform for most of the game.
In contrast, Hughes' outfit should have built on their impressive 3-0 victory at Inverness Caledonian Thistle but failed to take their chances.
Falkirk came within inches of going ahead after just two minutes and it all stemmed from the magic boots of veteran Russell Latapy.
The man-of-the-match slipped the ball into the path of in-form striker Darryl Duffy, but the post denied him his fifth goal in five matches.
The former Rangers man was at the heart of his side's best moves and he tested Roddy McKenzie in the ninth minute, but the Livingston man did well to tip his 25-yard free-kick over the crossbar.
Falkirk went close again in the 15th minute, but Andy Lawrie's effort from McPherson's cross took a deflection off Paul Tierney and went just wide of the upright.
The home side deserved to take the lead from the resulting corner, although they needed a big favour from Pinxten, who headed McPherson's cross past his own goalkeeper to the shock of his team-mates and his nearest challenger Craig Ireland.
It took 23 minutes for Livingston to threaten when Barrett picked out Alan Walker, but having controlled the ball on his chest, he drove his right-foot shot over.
Livingston's midweek hero Snodgrass never looked like scaling the same sort of heights and he hit a weak 31st-minute strike at Matt Glennon.
Latapy was running the show and he again linked up well with Duffy, but the striker could not get the height on the chip to beat McKenzie after a great turn.
The Scotland Under-21 international looked like running on to his team-mate's through-ball in the 37th minute until Pinxten blocked him, but the defender escaped punishment.
Snodgrass was booked before the break for a foul on Tiago Rodrigues, before Derek Adams felt the full force of a Latapy drive.
Glennon was so quiet in the first-half he came out at the break for a warm up, but he needed to be alert in the 48th minute to save Snodgrass' ambitious long-range effort.
Duffy had the ball in the net moments later following a great lay-off from Latapy, but he was wrongly pulled back for offside.
Falkirk seemed to fall asleep and Pinxten woke them up by sending a right-foot shot just past the upright from the edge of the box with Glennon scurrying across his goal.
The home side came close to killing the game off in the 76th minute, but McKenzie saved superbly from Stephen Thomson from close range and Duffy failed to steer home the rebound.
The visiting boss was appealing for a penalty in the 78th minute when Richard Brittain went down after colliding with McPherson, but the referee was right to ignore him.
Hughes brought on popular striker Pedro Moutinho for Duffy with 10 minutes remaining and the departing frontman justifiably earned a standing ovation.
Latapy would have wrapped the game up moments later had his powerful drive not struck Greg Strong full in the face, before Stephen Adam was booked for a foul.
Moutinho curled a 25-yard free-kick just over with four minutes left, before Lambert took off Adams for Gary Miller to cheers from the beleaguered visiting supporters. But they never expected what was to come.
Snodgrass snatched a dramatic equaliser for Livingston with two minutes remaining as he cut in from the left and curled a superb right-foot effort past Glennon.
