Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     Elgin CityElgin City
Computer Player Computer Player Maikel De Vries Maikel De Vries
Dominic HansenD. Hansen46
G
captain1
G
44Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
Stuart HansenS. Hansen54
D
2
D
47Alex CampbellA. Campbell
Eddy SerredszumE. Serredszum53
D
3
D
36Garry HendryG. Hendry
Billy FergusonB. Ferguson53
D
4
D
40Gary MasonG. Mason
Garry CampbellG. Campbell32
D
5
D
48Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan
Alex HansenA. Hansen61
M
6
M
36Sebastiao FariaS. Faria
Gary YoungG. Young61
M
7
M
36Frederico ReisF. Reis
David MatteoD. Matteo60
A
8
M
34Billy WhiteB. White
Don McGroryD. McGrory51
A
9captain
M
33Nigel AndrewsN. Andrews
Callum BurleyC. Burley50
A
10
M
36Duncan HendersonD. Henderson
Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone41
A
11
A
46Scott McNeillS. McNeill
 
Colin HutchisonC. Hutchison56
M
12
D
40Gary GemmillG. Gemmill
David GreigD. Greig53
M
13
M
36Richard HendryR. Hendry
Scott McallisterS. Mcallister48
M
14
A
46Alex McallisterA. Mcallister

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 2,750 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Mcinnes.


0.00
Elgin City kick off the first half!
10.49
Sebastiao Faria passes the ball forward to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill edges inside the box! Scott McNeill cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Dominic Hansen gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
12.54
Gary Young threads a neat ball through to Don McGrory. Don McGrory finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
15.27
Gary Young makes a probing pass to Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone runs straight at the defence! Colin Johnstone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Gavin Gallacher has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.42
Billy Ferguson hits a low pass to Gary Young. Gary Young flicks a high pass forward. Colin Johnstone collects the pass. Colin Johnstone whips in a cross ball towards Callum Burley. Callum Burley fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.49
Billy Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Young. Gary Young flicks a high ball forward to Callum Burley who takes it down. Callum Burley finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.41
Sebastiao Faria flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Andrews holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Andrews knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Scott McNeill is offside!
32.05
Elgin City have made 2 substitutions with Richard Hendry replacing Sebastiao Faria and Alex Mcallister replacing Duncan Henderson .
33.08
Garry Hendry hacks Colin Johnstone from behind! The referee calls over Garry Hendry and warns him to calm down! Colin Johnstone grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.32
Frederico Reis brings the ball forward. Frederico Reis finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
39.34
Alex Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Callum Burley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Burley makes a probing pass to David Matteo but he's offside!
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. Elgin City have changed their lineup with Gary Gemmill replacing Duncan Sullivan and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.

45.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle get the second half underway!
60.42
Partick Thistle have made a substitution with Scott Mcallister replacing David Matteo .
61.43
Frederico Reis flicks a high pass forward to Scott McNeill who brings the ball under control. Scott McNeill knocks in a cross ball towards Billy White. Billy White powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
69.08
Gary Young chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Burley. Callum Burley tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.44
Richard Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Scott McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott McNeill plays a scrappy one-two with Nigel Andrews and advances towards the goal... Scott McNeill cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
73.28
Alex Hansen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alex Hansen cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alex Hansen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Gavin Gallacher manages to gather it easily.
75.26
Garry Campbell threads a neat ball through to Alex Hansen. Alex Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Don McGrory who gracefully takes it down. Don McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Mason.
77.11
Frederico Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister makes a defence splitting pass to Billy White. Billy White strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
78.58
Alex Campbell threads a neat ball through to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Andrews. Nigel Andrews beats his man to it with a header but it rises well off target!
81.12
Alex Hansen threads a neat ball through to Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Elgin City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
29%
45.2%
25.8%

Scorers
Colin Johnstone 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Johnstone of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Dominic Hansen (GK)
6
2.Stuart Hansen (DEF)
6
3.Eddy Serredszum (DEF)
6
4.Billy Ferguson (DEF)
7
5.Garry Campbell (DEF)
6
6.Alex Hansen (MID)
8
7.Gary Young (MID)
9
8.David Matteo (ATT)
6
9.Don McGrory (ATT)
6
10.Callum Burley (ATT)
6
11.Colin Johnstone (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Colin Hutchison (MID)
0
13.David Greig (MID)
0
14.Scott Mcallister (MID)
6

1.Gavin Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Alex Campbell (DEF)
6
3.Garry Hendry (DEF)
5
4.Gary Mason (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Sullivan (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiao Faria (MID)
6
7.Frederico Reis (MID)
7
8.Billy White (MID)
6
9.Nigel Andrews (MID)
6
10.Duncan Henderson (MID)
6
11.Scott McNeill (ATT)
7
 
12.Gary Gemmill (DEF)
6
13.Richard Hendry (MID)
7
14.Alex Mcallister (ATT)
6