Match Report
| Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 50 |  | Alec Hansen | A. Hansen | ||||||||
| Don Campbell | D. Campbell | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Don Dickov | D. Dickov | |||||||||
| John Davidson | J. Davidson | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | |||||||||
| Dominic Law | D. Law | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Rodrigo Nascimento | R. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 |  | Ger Gronkjaer | G. Gronkjaer | |||||||||
| Gary Greig | G. Greig | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Dominic Gough | D. Gough | |||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Craig McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | | 56 | M | | 8 | | A | 64 | | Paul Matteo | P. Matteo | |||||||||
| Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Richard Gemmill | R. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Scott Bremner | S. Bremner | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Scott Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | S. Hendry | | 49 | A | | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Don Inglis | D. Inglis | ||||||||
| Duncan Brady | D. Brady | | 59 | D | | 12 | | G | 45 |  | Carlo Strasser | C. Strasser | |||||||||
| Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca | | 51 | D | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Stephen Burley | S. Burley | |||||||||
| Colin Liddell | C. Liddell | | 48 | A | | 14 | | M | 43 | | Luis Ribeiro | L. Ribeiro | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Ross County. A crowd of 4,272 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mcinnes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mcinnes.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ross County get the match underway!
2.02
0-0Dominic Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo makes a great pass forward. Scott Niven runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
4.01
Matt Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Scott Bremner but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.58
0-0Andy Hendry threads the ball through to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry connects with a diving header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.44
0-0Partick Thistle are in full control of this game.
26.34
Matt Niven threads a neat ball through to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies wide!
27.38
1-0Gary Greig flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Gemmell collects the pass. Stephen Gemmell sees Stephen Hendry just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Hendry muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.38
Matt Niven runs straight at the opposition's defence. Matt Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Bremner but he's offside!
40.16
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.10
Gary Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Bremner. Scott Bremner shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Dominic Gough makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Gough controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Richard Gemmill through on goal. Richard Gemmill cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
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. Ross County also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Partick Thistle kick off the second half!
51.50
Craig McGrory takes it forward alone. Craig McGrory threads the ball through to Scott Niven but he's offside!
54.37
Matt Niven flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Gemmell who brings the ball under control. Stephen Gemmell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.37
1-0Matt Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ger Gronkjaer.
60.40
Craig McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Matteo. Paul Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Scott Niven. Scott Niven beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.13
Partick Thistle are in full control of this game.
77.15
John Davidson flicks a high ball forward to Matt Mcinnes who takes it down. Matt Mcinnes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Matt Mcinnes makes a pass forward but Stephen Hendry is yards offside!
85.00
1-0Matt Niven clumsily knocks into Craig McGrory. Matt Niven is given a warning by the referee! Craig McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.21
Dominic Law threads a neat ball through to Matt Niven. Matt Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Bremner. Scott Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70%
30%
Play Area
25.7%
47.1%
27.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Hendry of Partick Thistle |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marcel Hamann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Campbell (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | John Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Law (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Andy Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gary Greig (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Matt Niven (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Matt Mcinnes (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Stephen Gemmell (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Scott Bremner (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Stephen Hendry (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Duncan Brady (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Cesar Fonseca (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Liddell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alec Hansen (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rodrigo Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ger Gronkjaer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Gough (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Craig McGrory (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Paul Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Richard Gemmill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Niven (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Don Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carlo Strasser (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Burley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Ribeiro (MID) | 0 | |