Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     Dundee UnitedDundee United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paul GallacherP. Gallacher73
G
1
G
66Billy GemmellB. Gemmell
Duccio FiciniD. Ficini65
D
2
D
86Gavin SounessG. Souness
Manuel BucchiM. Bucchi65
D
3
D
73Alex HansenA. Hansen
Jody BrambleJ. Bramble64
D
4
D
63Stephen NivenS. Niven
Kevin MorrisonK. Morrison63
D
5
D
61Billy McNeillB. McNeill
Erwan DelhommeauE. Delhommeau72
M
6
M
76Noah SchrammN. Schramm
Alex McGroryA. McGrory67
M
captain7
M
76Djezon MonterrubioD. Monterrubio
Scott MortonS. Morton64
M
8
M
74David DickovD. Dickov
David ElliottD. Elliott79
A
9
A
75Colin DickovC. Dickov
Colin RaeC. Rae68
A
10captain
A
72Damir MalmD. Malm
Julian EmmerlichJ. Emmerlich67
A
11
A
67Francisco MarquesF. Marques
 
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill66
G
12
G
62Francois SuarezF. Suarez
Alex GreigA. Greig64
M
13
A
54Dominic McStayD. McStay
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan58
G
14
D
54David RaeD. Rae

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 15,726 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Partick Thistle and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Booth.


0.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle get the match underway!
2.16
Gavin Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noah Schramm. Noah Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Marques comfortably collects the pass. Francisco Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Paul Gallacher reads it well. Quality keeping!
3.34
David Dickov runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Dickov but the linesman indicates offside!
4.57
Erwan Delhommeau catches David Dickov on the ankles. Erwan Delhommeau is shown the yellow card! David Dickov hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.15
David Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duccio Ficini.
15.34
Scott Morton hits a low pass to Colin Rae. Colin Rae lofts in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
30.07
Noah Schramm barges into Scott Morton. Noah Schramm is shown the yellow card! Scott Morton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.04
Noah Schramm plays the ball forward to Francisco Marques. Francisco Marques whips in a cross ball towards Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Paul Gallacher.
38.48
Manuel Bucchi sees Scott Morton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Morton flicks a high pass forward. David Elliott controls it well on his chest. David Elliott shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.34
Erwan Delhommeau clumsily knocks into David Dickov. Erwan Delhommeau is warned by the referee! David Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.43
Duccio Ficini knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory sees a break and surges forward. Alex McGrory hits a low pass to Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich takes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Manuel Bucchi flicks a high pass forward. Scott Morton controls it well on his chest. Scott Morton flicks a high pass forward. Julian Emmerlich controls it well on his chest. Julian Emmerlich threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Colin Rae provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United get the second half underway!
47.53
Stephen Niven clumsily knocks into David Elliott. Stephen Niven is warned by the referee! David Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.19
David Dickov clumsily knocks into Manuel Bucchi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Manuel Bucchi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.12
Alex McGrory plays the ball forward to Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball towards David Elliott. David Elliott is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
57.28
Noah Schramm knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
59.52
Djezon Monterrubio darts forward. Djezon Monterrubio finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Paul Gallacher. Excellent save.
60.42
Dundee United have made a substitution with Francois Suarez replacing Francisco Marques .
65.21
Manuel Bucchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex McGrory. Alex McGrory takes it forward alone. Alex McGrory hits a low pass to Colin Rae. Colin Rae takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
67.26
Damir Malm comes in with a late challenge on Manuel Bucchi. Damir Malm is warned by the referee! Manuel Bucchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.23
Erwan Delhommeau threads a neat ball through to Colin Rae. Colin Rae sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Billy Gemmell reads it well. Well saved!
75.05
Stephen Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, David Dickov. David Dickov makes an attacking run forward. David Dickov shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Paul Gallacher!
77.54
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Dominic McStay replacing Noah Schramm and David Rae replacing Damir Malm .
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Dundee United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
26.9%
47.4%
25.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Gallacher of Partick Thistle

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

1.Billy Gemmell (GK)
8
2.Gavin Souness (DEF)
6
3.Alex Hansen (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Niven (DEF)
6
5.Billy McNeill (DEF)
6
6.Noah Schramm (MID)yellow card
6
7.Djezon Monterrubio (MID)
7
8.David Dickov (MID)yellow card
7
9.Colin Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Damir Malm (ATT)
5
11.Francisco Marques (ATT)
6
 
12.Francois Suarez (GK)
6
13.Dominic McStay (ATT)
6
14.David Rae (DEF)
6