Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     East FifeEast Fife
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paul GallacherP. Gallacher73
G
1captain
G
79Egutu OkochaE. Okocha
Billy GemmellB. Gemmell70
D
2
D
75Brahim BoukramiB. Boukrami
Duccio FiciniD. Ficini65
D
3
D
71Maximilian HaiderM. Haider
Jody BrambleJ. Bramble64
D
4
D
71Linus ZickL. Zick
Kevin MorrisonK. Morrison63
D
5
M
77Matthias StreichM. Streich
Erwan DelhommeauE. Delhommeau72
M
6
M
76Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson
Alex McGroryA. McGrory66
M
captain7
M
73Paolo MyersP. Myers
Scott MortonS. Morton63
M
8
M
72Danny ImpeyD. Impey
David ElliottD. Elliott79
A
9
A
82Kevin HenchozK. Henchoz
Colin RaeC. Rae68
A
10
A
76Salomon NjankaS. Njanka
Julian EmmerlichJ. Emmerlich66
A
11
A
75Wes EadieW. Eadie
 
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill66
G
12
M
72Aimo PanarelliA. Panarelli
Paulo VarelaP. Varela64
G
13
D
70P. Gilberto TurciP. Turci
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan58
G
14
M
69Melvin StewartM. Stewart

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to East Fife. A crowd of 20,448 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Niven.


0.00
East Fife start the match!
2.29
Matthias Streich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paul Gallacher is on top of it.
6.21
Kevin Morrison clumsily knocks into Kevin Henchoz. Kevin Morrison is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Henchoz stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.35
Linus Zick makes a simple pass to Danny Impey. Danny Impey threads a neat ball through to Kevin Henchoz. Kevin Henchoz knocks in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka makes a looping header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.35
Duccio Ficini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erwan Delhommeau. Erwan Delhommeau flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Egutu Okocha.
15.23
It's a corner kick. Erwan Delhommeau loops the ball in to towards the near post. Brahim Boukrami chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
22.07
Paolo Myers flicks a high ball forward to Salomon Njanka who takes it down. Salomon Njanka knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie beats his man to it with a header. Paul Gallacher punches it away to safety.
24.57
Maximilian Haider kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Streich. Matthias Streich makes a beautiful solo run. Matthias Streich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.06
Danny Impey chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Henchoz. Kevin Henchoz shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Paul Gallacher!
32.10
Jody Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Alex McGrory holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex McGrory makes a simple pass to David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from distance but it flies wide!
34.52
Stephen Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Alex McGrory. The referee calls over Stephen Ferguson and shows him a yellow card! Alex McGrory gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.11
Danny Impey knocks the ball forward to Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.43
Stephen Ferguson makes a simple pass to Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Henchoz. Kevin Henchoz makes a deft header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
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. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Partick Thistle kicking off!
53.11
Brahim Boukrami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers sees Salomon Njanka in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Salomon Njanka knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
55.23
East Fife are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
57.01
Alex McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Rae. Colin Rae whips in a cross ball towards Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Partick Thistle are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
59.50
Danny Impey chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie whips in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.50
East Fife have made 3 substitutions with Aimo Panarelli replacing Maximilian Haider, P. Gilberto Turci replacing Danny Impey and Melvin Stewart replacing Stephen Ferguson .
63.12
Erwan Delhommeau sees a break and surges forward. Erwan Delhommeau shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
69.32
Paolo Myers makes a simple pass to Kevin Henchoz. Kevin Henchoz lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Eadie. Wes Eadie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.42
Erwan Delhommeau flicks a high pass forward. Colin Rae collects the pass. Colin Rae shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Egutu Okocha!
77.39
Brahim Boukrami makes a simple pass to Melvin Stewart. Melvin Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Henchoz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Henchoz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Morrison.
78.04
Scott Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from outside the area. Egutu Okocha gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
81.06
Melvin Stewart changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Melvin Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Salomon Njanka. Salomon Njanka whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
85.22
Aimo Panarelli plays the ball forward to Melvin Stewart. Melvin Stewart flicks a high pass forward to Wes Eadie who brings the ball under control. Wes Eadie advances inside the box! Wes Eadie side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
87.31
Erwan Delhommeau darts forward. Erwan Delhommeau knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Zick.
90.00
Paolo Myers flicks a high pass forward to Wes Eadie who brings the ball under control. Wes Eadie tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

East Fife
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.6%
57.4%
Play Area
32.4%
45.6%
22.1%

Scorers
Salomon Njanka 60, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Salomon Njanka of East Fife

Match Ratings
1.Paul Gallacher (GK)
7
2.Billy Gemmell (DEF)
6
3.Duccio Ficini (DEF)
6
4.Jody Bramble (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Morrison (DEF)
5
6.Erwan Delhommeau (MID)
7
7.Alex McGrory (MID)
6
8.Scott Morton (MID)
6
9.David Elliott (ATT)
6
10.Colin Rae (ATT)
6
11.Julian Emmerlich (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Paulo Varela (GK)
0
14.Dominic Strachan (GK)
0

1.Egutu Okocha (GK)
7
2.Brahim Boukrami (DEF)
6
3.Maximilian Haider (DEF)
6
4.Linus Zick (DEF)
6
5.Matthias Streich (MID)
6
6.Stephen Ferguson (MID)yellow card
5
7.Paolo Myers (MID)
6
8.Danny Impey (MID)
6
9.Kevin Henchoz (ATT)
6
10.Salomon Njanka (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Wes Eadie (ATT)
7
 
12.Aimo Panarelli (MID)
6
13.P. Gilberto Turci (DEF)
6
14.Melvin Stewart (MID)
7