Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Clyde WoottonClyde Wootton Chris Frost Chris Frost
Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo67
G
1
G
77Santiago ChaconS. Chacon
Gareth SheringhamG. Sheringham63
D
2
D
74Dominique PetereynsD. Petereyns
Antonio CamposA. Campos70
D
captain3
D
76Craig GallagherC. Gallagher
Alec NivenA. Niven69
D
4
D
70Ricardo CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Stephen McinnesS. Mcinnes66
D
5
M
76Peter WrightP. Wright
Alun BrambleA. Bramble51
M
6
M
73Andy BoothA. Booth
Richard GreigR. Greig58
M
7captain
M
75Pedro PintoP. Pinto
Antonio RegoA. Rego69
M
8
M
82Jason UnsworthJ. Unsworth
Neil SullivanN. Sullivan69
A
9
A
90Eduardo SernaE. Serna
Ben HurstB. Hurst66
A
10
A
75Stuart PeckhamS. Peckham
Fabian CarbajalF. Carbajal47
A
11
A
77Paquito Pires VieraP. Pires Viera
 
Kemal FentonK. Fenton77
M
12
D
75Oleg OakesO. Oakes
Colin CampbellC. Campbell64
G
13
M
81Carlos DijkstraC. Dijkstra
Ruby LarrieuR. Larrieu68
D
14
A
79Greg ParkerG. Parker

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 18,009 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Mendes.


0.00
Partick Thistle kick off the first half!
3.43
Richard Greig threads a neat ball through to Alun Bramble. Alun Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Sullivan but the linesman indicates offside!
9.32
Dominique Petereyns deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Wright. Peter Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Unsworth. Jason Unsworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.57
Craig Gallagher makes a probing pass to Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Wright. Peter Wright connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
20.11
Andy Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna shoots from outside the area. Eduardo Calvo comfortably gets down and covers it.
22.00
Antonio Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Bramble. With wonderful vision, Alun Bramble plays the ball forward to Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Carvalho.
24.55
Antonio Rego clumsily knocks into Eduardo Serna. Antonio Rego is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Serna grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.55
Free kick to Hamilton Academical just outside the area...
26.11
Stuart Peckham takes a stuttering run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
27.50
With vision, Ricardo Carvalho laces a through ball forward to Andy Booth. Andy Booth threads a neat ball through to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gareth Sheringham.
32.13
Andy Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Pedro Pinto sees space and advances. Pedro Pinto shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
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. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Oleg Oakes replacing Dominique Petereyns, Carlos Dijkstra replacing Jason Unsworth and Greg Parker replacing Eduardo Serna. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off!
48.55
Oleg Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Wright. Peter Wright flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Pinto who takes it down. Pedro Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stuart Peckham!
55.18
Andy Booth flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Peckham who brings the ball under control. Stuart Peckham whips in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera whips the ball goalwards with his head. Antonio Rego steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
57.07
Alec Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego picks a pass forward to Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Bramble but he's offside!
59.32
Pedro Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Pinto. Pedro Pinto powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Eduardo Calvo!
60.22
Stephen Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Bramble. Alun Bramble controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan plays a quick one-two with Ben Hurst and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Neil Sullivan provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
63.05
Carlos Dijkstra threads a neat ball through to Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. With a superhuman jump, Paquito Pires Viera connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just off target!
73.41
Antonio Campos comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Carvalho. The referee brings Antonio Campos to one side and gives him a warning! Ricardo Carvalho stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.54
Antonio Rego makes a probing pass to Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Sullivan. Neil Sullivan makes a looping header on goal but somehow Santiago Chacon manages to keep it out.
77.57
Showing composure, Craig Gallagher plays the ball forward to Pedro Pinto. With imagination, Pedro Pinto picks a pass forward to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alec Niven.
78.48
Andy Booth barges into Ben Hurst. Andy Booth is shown the yellow card! Ben Hurst runs off the knock.
79.53
Pedro Pinto flicks a high pass forward to Paquito Pires Viera who brings the ball under control. Paquito Pires Viera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eduardo Calvo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
81.25
Ricardo Carvalho sees Craig Gallagher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Gallagher knocks the ball forward to Andy Booth. Andy Booth whips in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.14
Peter Wright advances with the ball. Peter Wright shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Eduardo Calvo.
84.26
Pedro Pinto takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gareth Sheringham jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
89.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Pedro Pinto plays the ball forward to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Craig Gallagher flicks a high pass forward to Andy Booth who brings the ball under control. Andy Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Wright. Peter Wright knocks in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Paquito Pires Viera scores for Hamilton Academical!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Hamilton Academical
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
29.3%
46.3%
24.4%

Scorers
Stuart Peckham 49
Paquito Pires Viera 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Peckham of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Calvo (GK)
7
2.Gareth Sheringham (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Campos (DEF)
6
4.Alec Niven (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Mcinnes (DEF)
6
6.Alun Bramble (MID)
7
7.Richard Greig (MID)
6
8.Antonio Rego (MID)yellow card
6
9.Neil Sullivan (ATT)
6
10.Ben Hurst (ATT)
6
11.Fabian Carbajal (ATT)
6
 
12.Kemal Fenton (MID)
0
13.Colin Campbell (GK)
0
14.Ruby Larrieu (DEF)
0

1.Santiago Chacon (GK)
6
2.Dominique Petereyns (DEF)
6
3.Craig Gallagher (DEF)
7
4.Ricardo Carvalho (DEF)
6
5.Peter Wright (MID)
8
6.Andy Booth (MID)yellow card
7
7.Pedro Pinto (MID)
8
8.Jason Unsworth (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Serna (ATT)
6
10.Stuart Peckham (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paquito Pires Viera (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Oleg Oakes (DEF)
6
13.Carlos Dijkstra (MID)
6
14.Greg Parker (ATT)
6