Match Report
| Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle |  |  | Dunfermline Athletic | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Dion Kerr | D. Kerr | |||||||||
| Don Campbell | D. Campbell |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | |||||||||
| John Davidson | J. Davidson | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Stephen White | S. White | |||||||||
| Dominic Law | D. Law | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Richard White | R. White | |||||||||
| Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 |  | Martin Marbus | M. Marbus | |||||||||
| Gary Greig | G. Greig | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Paul Morton | P. Morton | |||||||||
| Matt Niven | M. Niven | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Sylvain Forbes | S. Forbes | |||||||||
| Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | | 56 | M | | 8 | |  | M | 51 | | Carl Bowyer | C. Bowyer | ||||||||
| Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Scott Telfer | S. Telfer | |||||||||
| Scott Bremner | S. Bremner | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 |  | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | S. Hendry | | 49 | A | | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Ugo Christie | U. Christie | ||||||||
| Duncan Brady | D. Brady | | 59 | D | | 12 | | M | 50 | | Dominic Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca | | 51 | D | | 13 | | A | 50 | | Stephen McStay | S. McStay | |||||||||
| Colin Liddell | C. Liddell | | 48 | A | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Callum Gough | C. Gough | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 4,787 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Morrison.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dunfermline Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Morrison.
0.00
0-0Dunfermline Athletic start the match!
10.20
0-0Gary Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Forbes. Sylvain Forbes flicks a high pass forward to Scott Telfer who brings the ball under control. Scott Telfer shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
12.55
0-0Paul Morton takes it forward alone. Paul Morton advances inside the box! Paul Morton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
14.16
Andy Hendry sees Stephen Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Hendry shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
18.26
0-0Paul Morton sees a break and surges forward. Paul Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Law.
36.44
Gary Ritchie passes the ball forward to Carl Bowyer. Carl Bowyer flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
40.05
1-0Don Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Matt Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
44.33
Gary Greig flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Hendry shoots from long range but Dion Kerr is on top of it.
45.00
Paul Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Partick Thistle kick off the second half!
47.45
Martin Marbus flicks a high ball forward to Paul Morton who takes it down. Paul Morton sees Tiago Viana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tiago Viana makes a simple pass, allowing Ugo Christie to run into the box. Ugo Christie rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.40
Carl Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Viana. Tiago Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Law.
53.38
Andy Hendry advances with the ball. Andy Hendry edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Andy Hendry provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.25
John Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Greig. Gary Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Dion Kerr. Excellent save.
60.59
1-1Partick Thistle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.15
1-1Carl Bowyer sees Ugo Christie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Christie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Viana but the linesman indicates offside!
67.55
Dominic Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Greig. Gary Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.26
Matt Niven threads the ball through to Scott Bremner. Scott Bremner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.03
Gary Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Forbes. Sylvain Forbes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Christie. Ugo Christie shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
81.01
Matt Niven threads a neat ball through to Scott Bremner. Scott Bremner tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Dion Kerr manages to keep it out.
83.13
Matt Niven flicks a high pass forward. Scott Bremner controls it well on his chest. Scott Bremner edges inside the box! Scott Bremner tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.09
Carl Bowyer makes a probing pass to Scott Telfer. Scott Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Viana but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
24.4%
48.7%
26.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matt Niven of Partick Thistle |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marcel Hamann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Hendry (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Gary Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matt Niven (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Matt Mcinnes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Gemmell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Bremner (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Stephen Hendry (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Duncan Brady (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Cesar Fonseca (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Liddell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Dion Kerr (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gary Ritchie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Martin Marbus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Morton (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Sylvain Forbes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carl Bowyer (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Scott Telfer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tiago Viana (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Ugo Christie (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Dominic Bremner (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Gough (DEF) | 0 | |