Killie were trailing after three minutes when Carl Finnegan latched on
to a Pedro Moutinho cross to fire in.
Parity was restored when Danny Invincibile latched on to a lob and
fired past Olejnik five minutes later.
Falkirk claimed the points in the second half with a bizarre strike
after Ryan Flynn flighted in a corner that found its way into the Killie
goal.
Keeper Mark Brown recovered from illness to take the gloves as Killie
manager Jim Jefferies kept the same side that drew with Hibernian last
week, with Kevin Kyle partnering Mark Burchill in attack.
Bottom side Falkirk were unchanged following their draw with St
Mirren last week, with Pedro Moutinho and Finnigan remaining in attack.
With only three minutes of the match played, Moutinho sent in a
blistering cross from the right-hand side and Finnigan first-timed the
ball past on-loan Celtic kman Brown for the opener.
Five minutes later, Danny Invincibile equalised
after Garry Hay lobbed a ball into the Falkirk six-yard area and the
Australian struck for goal. Olejnik got a hand to it but could do
nothing to keep it out.
A Mark Burchill solo effort in the 15th minute could have reaped more
rewards had the former Celtic man chose not to fire straight at Olejnik
with Craig Bryson waiting on the six-yard line.
Moments later, Falkirk midfielder Vitor Lima blasted in a 25-yard
effort, but the Portuguese miss-cued his shot and it drifted wide.
Moutinho powered into the Kilmarnock box shortly after the half-hour
mark as the hosts pushed for a lead, but Frazer Wright cut out the
danger, then Finnegan headed over the bar from the resulting corner.
Shortly after the break, Bryson powered into the Falkirk penalty area
and turned inside only for his short to be cleared away.
Moments later, Scott Arfield replied with a shot at the other end,
but Brown made the save.
Falkirk reclaimed the lead 13 minutes into the second half from the
boot of Flynn after the on-loan Liverpool man sent in a curling corner
that somehow found its way into the net.
Moutinho could have increased the tally two minutes later but
contrived to send a close-range effort over the bar.
On-form Olejnik kept out a Simon Ford shot after good work by Jamie
Hamill, then Finnegan sent a fine chance over the bar from 10 yards out
as Falkirk sought to put the game beyond their hosts.
Mehdi Taouil could have restored parity with seven minutes remaining
after the Moroccan delivered a shot from the edge of the Falkirk penalty
area that swerved wide.
A long-distance shot from Hay was gathered by Olejnik as Killie
continued to press for an equaliser.
Moments later, Wright lifted a six-yard shot over the bar as the
visitors frustrated Killie's chances to claim only their second win of
the season.
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