Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo65
G
captain1
G
65David WhiteD. White
Antonio CamposA. Campos69
D
2
D
63Alex ClelandA. Cleland
Francisco SotoF. Soto69
D
3
D
61John HansenJ. Hansen
Alec NivenA. Niven68
D
4
D
58Carlos LopesC. Lopes
Kemal FentonK. Fenton77
M
5captain
D
54Duncan BoothD. Booth
Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison63
M
6
M
61Dominic ThomsonD. Thomson
Richard GreigR. Greig58
M
7
M
56Billy BoothB. Booth
Stephen HendryS. Hendry50
M
8
M
54Craig BremnerC. Bremner
Neil SullivanN. Sullivan68
A
9
A
59Richard YoungR. Young
Nigel PlowrightN. Plowright62
A
10
A
56Alec SounessA. Souness
Stuart DavidsonS. Davidson53
A
11
A
54Martin DeaneM. Deane
 
Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes66
D
12
G
62Neil HendryN. Hendry
Gareth SheringhamG. Sheringham62
D
13
M
53Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison
Neil RaeN. Rae57
D
14
D
52Gary GemmillG. Gemmill

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 9,831 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.


0.00
Partick Thistle start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.43
Dominic Thomson threads a neat ball through to Billy Booth. Billy Booth finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.24
Antonio Campos sees Stuart Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Morrison collects the pass. Stuart Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Lopes.
10.52
Dominic Thomson brings the ball forward. Dominic Thomson shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
15.24
John Hansen clumsily knocks into Nigel Plowright. The referee calls over John Hansen and shows him a yellow card! Nigel Plowright carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.05
John Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth makes a simple pass to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
24.41
John Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Billy Booth collects the pass. Billy Booth makes a simple pass to Alec Souness. Alec Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
26.21
Carlos Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Alec Souness controls it well on his chest. Alec Souness whips in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Francisco Soto clears it off the line with his head!
33.37
Craig Bremner threads the ball through to Alec Souness. Alec Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.22
Francisco Soto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.37
Richard Greig clumsily knocks into Billy Booth. Richard Greig is given a warning by the referee! Billy Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.01
Duncan Booth makes a probing pass to Richard Young. Richard Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.46
Richard Greig sees Nigel Plowright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Plowright cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nigel Plowright provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.48
Craig Bremner barges into Antonio Campos. The referee calls over Craig Bremner and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Campos runs off the knock.
42.53
Kemal Fenton surges forward with the ball. Kemal Fenton plays a one-two with Stephen Hendry and rushes in on goal... Kemal Fenton shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
44.10
Stephen Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Davidson. Stuart Davidson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but David White smothers it!
45.00
Kemal Fenton comes in with a late challenge on Craig Bremner. Kemal Fenton is given a warning by the referee! Craig Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Airdrieonians also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the second half underway!
48.58
Alec Niven flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Morrison who takes it down. Stuart Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Richard Greig but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.35
Stephen Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Greig. Richard Greig cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Richard Greig provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.34
Carlos Lopes pushes up the pitch. Carlos Lopes sees Martin Deane in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Deane shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.28
Dominic Thomson hits a low pass to Billy Booth. Billy Booth tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
59.43
Alec Niven knocks the ball forward to Kemal Fenton. Kemal Fenton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan passes the ball forward but Stuart Davidson is offside!
66.15
Dominic Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Bremner. Craig Bremner makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Bremner shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.51
Craig Bremner decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Deane. Martin Deane is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.05
Kemal Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Plowright. Nigel Plowright powers a header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.16
Carlos Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Souness. Alec Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Deane. Martin Deane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
89.43
Duncan Booth flicks a high pass forward. Martin Deane controls it well on his chest. Martin Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Airdrieonians
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
5
10
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
28.9%
45.8%
25.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Lopes of Airdrieonians

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Calvo (GK)
6
2.Antonio Campos (DEF)
7
3.Francisco Soto (DEF)
7
4.Alec Niven (DEF)
8
5.Kemal Fenton (MID)
8
6.Stuart Morrison (MID)
8
7.Richard Greig (MID)
8
8.Stephen Hendry (MID)
7
9.Neil Sullivan (ATT)
6
10.Nigel Plowright (ATT)
7
11.Stuart Davidson (ATT)
8
 
12.Stephen Mcinnes (DEF)
0
13.Gareth Sheringham (DEF)
0
14.Neil Rae (DEF)
0

1.David White (GK)
7
2.Alex Cleland (DEF)
6
3.John Hansen (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Carlos Lopes (DEF)
8
5.Duncan Booth (DEF)
7
6.Dominic Thomson (MID)
8
7.Billy Booth (MID)
7
8.Craig Bremner (MID)yellow card
8
9.Richard Young (ATT)
6
10.Alec Souness (ATT)
7
11.Martin Deane (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Hendry (GK)
0
13.Billy Hutchison (MID)
0
14.Gary Gemmill (DEF)
0