Match Report


DumbartonDumbarton     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy LiddellB. Liddell63
G
captain1
G
73Paul GallacherP. Gallacher
Dominic WhiteD. White72
D
2
D
65Duccio FiciniD. Ficini
Reinder MonteiroR. Monteiro71
D
3
D
65Manuel BucchiM. Bucchi
Kevin StrachanK. Strachan67
D
4
D
64Jody BrambleJ. Bramble
Andy ElliottA. Elliott61
D
5
D
63Kevin MorrisonK. Morrison
Scott HendryS. Hendry71
M
6
M
72Erwan DelhommeauE. Delhommeau
Richard HendersonR. Henderson70
M
7captain
M
67Alex McGroryA. McGrory
Paul McNeillP. McNeill76
A
8
M
64Scott MortonS. Morton
Craig DickovC. Dickov59
A
9
A
79David ElliottD. Elliott
Neil MatteoN. Matteo58
A
10
A
68Colin RaeC. Rae
Scott JamesS. James44
A
11
A
54Billy HendryB. Hendry
 
Gary McCoistG. McCoist68
M
12
G
66Gary GemmillG. Gemmill
Julian CarmonaJ. Carmona62
M
13
M
64Alex GreigA. Greig
Matthias FreundM. Freund60
G
14
G
58Dominic StrachanD. Strachan

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at C & G Systems Stadium where Dumbarton play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 17,689 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dumbarton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Cleland.


0.00
Dumbarton kick off!
3.08
Richard Henderson threads a neat ball through to Scott James. Scott James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Bramble.
4.52
Richard Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
12.37
Scott Morton makes a simple pass to David Elliott. David Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
16.03
Reinder Monteiro pushes mid-way up the pitch. Reinder Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Craig Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill whips the ball goalwards with his head but Paul Gallacher reads it well. Great keeping!
20.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Henderson plays the ball forward to Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.45
Alex McGrory clumsily knocks into Richard Henderson. Alex McGrory is shown the yellow card! Richard Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.18
Jody Bramble controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erwan Delhommeau. Erwan Delhommeau threads a neat ball through to Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
27.08
Richard Henderson sees a break and surges forward. Richard Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Jody Bramble happens to be in the right place to block it.
30.38
Scott Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry threads a neat ball through to David Elliott. Dominic White clumsily knocks into David Elliott. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
33.27
Scott Morton hacks Scott Hendry from behind! The referee calls over Scott Morton and warns him to calm down! Scott Hendry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.59
Scott Morton makes a simple pass to Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
39.58
Jody Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Scott Morton controls it well on his chest. Scott Morton takes it forward alone. Scott Morton tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
42.18
Dominic White plays the ball forward to Richard Henderson. Richard Henderson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Richard Henderson shoots from distance. 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. Dumbarton appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Partick Thistle kicking off!
47.36
Erwan Delhommeau chips the ball to his team mate, David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
48.12
Erwan Delhommeau makes a probing pass to David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
49.23
Dominic White hacks Billy Hendry from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Hendry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.05
Erwan Delhommeau makes a probing pass to David Elliott. David Elliott shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
54.16
Duccio Ficini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erwan Delhommeau. Erwan Delhommeau flicks a high pass forward. David Elliott controls it well on his chest. David Elliott tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
57.41
Colin Rae barges into Kevin Strachan. Colin Rae is shown the yellow card! Kevin Strachan runs off the knock.
63.14
Alex McGrory decides to run forward with the ball. Alex McGrory makes a defence splitting pass to Colin Rae. Colin Rae makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
67.08
With great vision, Manuel Bucchi plays the ball forward to Scott Morton. Scott Morton runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Scott Morton shoots from long range. Billy Liddell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
73.01
With imagination, Scott Morton plays the ball forward to Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just off target!
84.11
Erwan Delhommeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Elliott. David Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.46
Jody Bramble makes a simple pass to Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory threads a neat ball through to David Elliott. David Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Rae. Colin Rae shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Billy Liddell is on top of it.
90.00
Erwan Delhommeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Hendry. Billy Hendry plays a quick one-two with David Elliott and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Billy Hendry provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Dumbarton

Partick Thistle
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36%
64%
Play Area
32%
48%
20%

Scorers
David Elliott 51, 84
Scott Morton 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Elliott of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Billy Liddell (GK)
6
2.Dominic White (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Reinder Monteiro (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
6.Scott Hendry (MID)
6
7.Richard Henderson (MID)
7
8.Paul McNeill (ATT)
6
9.Craig Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Neil Matteo (ATT)
6
11.Scott James (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary McCoist (MID)
0
13.Julian Carmona (MID)
0
14.Matthias Freund (GK)
0

1.Paul Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Duccio Ficini (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Bucchi (DEF)
6
4.Jody Bramble (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Morrison (DEF)
6
6.Erwan Delhommeau (MID)
8
7.Alex McGrory (MID)yellow card
6
8.Scott Morton (MID)goal scored
8
9.David Elliott (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Colin Rae (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Billy Hendry (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Alex Greig (MID)
0
14.Dominic Strachan (GK)
0