Match Report
| Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle |  |  | Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Don Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Don Campbell | D. Campbell | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 58 | | Don Gemmill | D. Gemmill | ||||||||
| John Davidson | J. Davidson | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Duncan Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Dominic Law | D. Law | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Martin Seibert | M. Seibert | |||||||||
| Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Colin Dickov | C. Dickov | |||||||||
| Flavio Tosto | F. Tosto |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | D | 55 | | Andy Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Stuart Booth | S. Booth | |||||||||
| Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 |  | Oscar Andres | O. Andres | |||||||||
| Craig Greig | C. Greig | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 44 | | David Cleland | D. Cleland | |||||||||
| Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Paul Ritchie | P. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Kevin Collins | K. Collins | | 50 | A | | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Gavin Johnstone | G. Johnstone | ||||||||
| Duncan Brady | D. Brady | | 58 | D | | 12 | | D | 53 | | Noah Ouindi | N. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Gary Greig | G. Greig | | 56 | M | | 13 | | A | 51 |  | Micka‘l Benkouar | M. Benkouar | |||||||||
| Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca |  | 51 | D | | 14 | | D | 45 | | Stuart Hutchison | S. Hutchison | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Stenhousemuir. A crowd of 4,859 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Strachan.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stenhousemuir appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Strachan.
0.00
0-0Partick Thistle start the match!
2.32
0-0Without breaking stride, Don Campbell plays the ball forward to Matt Niven. Matt Niven sees Stephen Gemmell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.41
1-0With a delightful solo run, Andy Hendry stretches the opposition's defence. Andy Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Collins. Kevin Collins makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
9.13
1-0David Cleland comes in with a late challenge on Flavio Tosto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Flavio Tosto stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.26
1-0Stuart Booth passes the ball forward to Gavin Johnstone. Gavin Johnstone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Marcel Hamann gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
18.25
1-0Stuart Booth sees space and advances. Stuart Booth advances inside the box! John Davidson hacks Stuart Booth from behind! Stuart Booth rolls around, appealing for a penalty! No says the ref!!
22.43
Stuart Booth catches Dominic Law on the ankles. Stuart Booth is shown the yellow card! Dominic Law stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.49
Dominic Law sees Matt Niven in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Niven sees Stephen Gemmell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Gemmell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.16
Don Campbell receives the ball from a throw-in from Dominic Law. Don Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Flavio Tosto. Flavio Tosto knocks the ball forward to Craig Greig. Craig Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Dickov.
39.16
Colin Dickov clumsily knocks into Flavio Tosto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Flavio Tosto stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.43
2-0Dominic Law chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Niven. Matt Niven makes a simple pass to Craig Greig. Craig Greig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stenhousemuir players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Stenhousemuir kick off the second half!
48.14
2-0Matt Niven barges into Stuart Booth. Matt Niven is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Booth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.34
Matt Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell shoots from 25 yards but Don Law reads it well. Superb keeping!
60.31
2-0Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with Micka‘l Benkouar replacing Colin Dickov .
63.06
Flavio Tosto threads a neat ball through to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
65.50
67.01
Matt Mcinnes sees Stephen Gemmell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.21
2-0Micka‘l Benkouar hacks Kevin Collins from behind! Micka‘l Benkouar is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.17
Matt Niven threads a neat ball through to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell plays a quick one-two with Kevin Collins and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Stephen Gemmell provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.21
Stenhousemuir have made a substitution with Stuart Hutchison replacing Oscar Andres .
85.56
Micka‘l Benkouar barges into Stephen Gemmell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Gemmell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Flavio Tosto flicks a high pass forward. Craig Greig collects the pass. Craig Greig threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kevin Collins. Kevin Collins makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
73.2%
26.8%
Play Area
24.4%
47.6%
28%
Scorers
| Kevin Collins 6 Stephen Gemmell 28, 73 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Gemmell of Partick Thistle |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marcel Hamann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Davidson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dominic Law (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Andy Hendry (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Flavio Tosto (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Matt Niven (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Craig Greig (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stephen Gemmell (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Kevin Collins (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Duncan Brady (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Greig (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cesar Fonseca (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Don Law (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Duncan Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Martin Seibert (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Colin Dickov (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Andy Rae (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Booth (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Oscar Andres (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | David Cleland (MID) | | 5 |
| 10. | Paul Ritchie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gavin Johnstone (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Noah Ouindi (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Micka‘l Benkouar (ATT) | | 5 |
| 14. | Stuart Hutchison (DEF) | 6 | |