Goalkeeper Nicky Hogarth earned the praise of Falkirk boss John McGlynn after stepping in at short notice for the first top-flight start of his career.
The 24-year-old was a late replacement for Scott Bain after the former Celtic keeper pulled out with illness in the warm-up to Falkirk's 1-0 win over Dundee.
Hogarth made four saves and marked the occasion with a clean sheet despite conceding a 95th-minute penalty for hauling down Joe Bevan, as Yan Dhanda sent the spot-kick wide.
McGlynn said: "Nicky did great. On a night like that when shots are coming in and they are probably oving all over the place, his handling was really good, his kicking was really good and his decision-making was good.
"It was a really good performance from him and delighted to get a clean sheet.
"There was a bit of disruption. We made five changes against [Stenhousemuir] and five changes again, and for his own benefit we took Brad Spencer out because of a little ankle injury.
"So the cohesion maybe wasn't there but it was good for the guys coming in."
