Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     Dunfermline AthleticDunfermline Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry FergusonG. Ferguson63
G
1
G
65Walter MusaccoW. Musacco
David BremnerD. Bremner63
D
2captain
D
70Colin JamesC. James
Gary ThomsonG. Thomson62
D
captain3
D
67Marcel ArndtM. Arndt
Stuart GallacherS. Gallacher58
D
4
D
67Mark GargoM. Gargo
Garry MatteoG. Matteo63
M
5
D
63Claude GiulyC. Giuly
Stuart GlassS. Glass59
M
6
D
57Cataldo CasazzaC. Casazza
Callum WhiteC. White59
M
7
M
71Emile WoodcockE. Woodcock
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill56
M
8
M
71Matt BoothM. Booth
Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay61
A
9
A
71Harvey BrownH. Brown
Colin HendryC. Hendry60
A
10
A
69Sebastian HelmerS. Helmer
Maurits de BoerM. de Boer59
A
11
A
67Stephen McGroryS. McGrory
 
Richard BremnerR. Bremner58
D
12
M
68Callum JamesC. James
Colin McGroryC. McGrory55
M
13
A
66Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
Christian SchöllC. Schöll55
A
14
A
62Anton BabbelA. Babbel

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Dunfermline Athletic. A crowd of 13,418 fill this 14,000 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 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Ferguson.


0.00
Partick Thistle kick off the first half!
3.44
Gary Thomson hacks Stephen McGrory from behind! The referee calls over Gary Thomson and warns him to calm down! Stephen McGrory runs off the knock.
4.26
Stuart Glass flicks a high pass forward. Callum White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum White shoots from distance but Walter Musacco is on top of it.
10.55
Maurits de Boer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum White. Callum White shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.07
Marcel Arndt kicks a strong pass forward to Emile Woodcock. Emile Woodcock threads the ball through to Sebastian Helmer. Sebastian Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.29
Gary Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Callum White who brings the ball under control. Callum White makes a simple pass to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer advances inside the box! Maurits de Boer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Walter Musacco effortlessly smothers it!
26.04
Stuart Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.57
Callum White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Glass. Stuart Glass shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Walter Musacco manages to gather it.
36.45
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.41
Garry Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Callum White controls it well on his chest. Callum White flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Walter Musacco who gathers it comfortably.
44.52
Mark Gargo passes the ball forward to Emile Woodcock. Emile Woodcock threads a neat ball through to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown knocks the ball forward to Matt Booth but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Emile Woodcock clumsily knocks into Stuart Glass. Emile Woodcock is warned by the referee! Stuart Glass runs off the knock.
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. Dunfermline Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Dunfermline Athletic kick off the second half!
47.30
Stuart Gallacher plays a long ball forward. Garry Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.52
Callum White makes a probing pass to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer shoots from distance but it flies wide!
51.59
Stuart Gemmill hacks Stephen McGrory from behind! Stuart Gemmill is shown the yellow card! Stephen McGrory runs off the knock.
53.55
Matt Booth passes the ball forward to Harvey Brown. Harvey Brown cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Harvey Brown provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
54.43
Claude Giuly flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Booth. Matt Booth makes a probing pass to Sebastian Helmer. Sebastian Helmer shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.43
Matt Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Woodcock. Emile Woodcock flicks a high pass forward. Matt Booth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Booth edges inside the box! Matt Booth cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.14
Dunfermline Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Stuart McGrory replacing Matt Booth and Anton Babbel replacing Harvey Brown .
61.17
Stuart Gemmill passes the ball forward to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
66.00
Colin James clumsily knocks into Stuart Gemmill. The referee calls over Colin James and warns him to calm down! Stuart Gemmill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.40
Stuart Glass threads the ball through to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.15
Callum White comes in with a late challenge on Stephen McGrory. The referee calls over Callum White and warns him to calm down! Stephen McGrory runs off the knock.
79.13
With vision, Mark Gargo plays the ball forward to Colin James. Colin James threads the ball through to Sebastian Helmer. Sebastian Helmer knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Anton Babbel is offside!
90.00
Callum White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Dunfermline Athletic
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
23.5%
43.2%
33.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Walter Musacco of Dunfermline Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Garry Ferguson (GK)
6
2.David Bremner (DEF)
6
3.Gary Thomson (DEF)
7
4.Stuart Gallacher (DEF)
6
5.Garry Matteo (MID)
6
6.Stuart Glass (MID)
8
7.Callum White (MID)
8
8.Stuart Gemmill (MID)yellow card
6
9.Garry Mckinlay (ATT)
6
10.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Maurits de Boer (ATT)
8
 
12.Richard Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Colin McGrory (MID)
0
14.Christian Schöll (ATT)
0

1.Walter Musacco (GK)
9
2.Colin James (DEF)
6
3.Marcel Arndt (DEF)
6
4.Mark Gargo (DEF)
6
5.Claude Giuly (DEF)
6
6.Cataldo Casazza (DEF)
6
7.Emile Woodcock (MID)
8
8.Matt Booth (MID)
8
9.Harvey Brown (ATT)
6
10.Sebastian Helmer (ATT)
6
11.Stephen McGrory (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum James (MID)
0
13.Stuart McGrory (ATT)
6
14.Anton Babbel (ATT)
6