Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     HibernianHibernian
Computer Player Computer Player Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Paul GallacherP. Gallacher73
G
1
G
75Bertrand BogaczykB. Bogaczyk
Duccio FiciniD. Ficini65
D
2
D
66Kevin TelferK. Telfer
Manuel BucchiM. Bucchi65
D
3
D
59David McCoistD. McCoist
Jody BrambleJ. Bramble64
D
4
D
65Cataldo BeghettoC. Beghetto
Kevin MorrisonK. Morrison63
D
5
M
66Filippo AdaniF. Adani
Alex McGroryA. McGrory67
M
6
M
52Alec StrachanA. Strachan
Alex GreigA. Greig64
M
captain7
M
65Frederico JardimF. Jardim
Fabian N. TeodoraniF. Teodorani55
M
8captain
M
64Teddy BeckhamT. Beckham
David ElliottD. Elliott79
A
9
A
67Colin ElliottC. Elliott
Colin RaeC. Rae68
A
10
A
67Mario Van Der DoelenM. Van Der Doelen
Julian EmmerlichJ. Emmerlich67
A
11
A
67Lamberto TaibiL. Taibi
 
Gary GemmillG. Gemmill66
G
12
D
45Gavin BurleyG. Burley
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan58
G
13
M
47Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin
Neil McCoistN. McCoist55
D
14
A
68Carlo NicolettiC. Nicoletti

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Hibernian. A crowd of 16,444 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Booth.


0.00
Hibernian kick off and get the match underway!
2.49
Alex Greig flicks a high pass forward. David Elliott collects the pass. David Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Telfer.
3.31
Alex Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.23
Alex Greig sees David Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
9.16
Kevin Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filippo Adani. Filippo Adani advances with the ball. Filippo Adani advances inside the box! Filippo Adani shoots from just inside the box. Fantastic reaction save from Paul Gallacher!
12.02
Alex McGrory hacks Teddy Beckham from behind! Alex McGrory is warned by the referee! Teddy Beckham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.46
Manuel Bucchi chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Greig. Alex Greig sees Colin Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Rae rushes past Cataldo Beghetto! Colin Rae rockets a shot on goal. Bertrand Bogaczyk gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
15.13
David McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Strachan. Alec Strachan sees Lamberto Taibi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lamberto Taibi plays a scrappy one-two with Mario Van Der Doelen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lamberto Taibi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Paul Gallacher is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.22
Frederico Jardim threads a neat ball through to Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Colin Elliott provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.24
Manuel Bucchi clumsily knocks into Lamberto Taibi. The referee warns Manuel Bucchi to calm down! Lamberto Taibi stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.43
Teddy Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen passes the ball forward but Lamberto Taibi is offside!
24.09
Cataldo Beghetto flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Jardim collects the pass. Frederico Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamberto Taibi. Lamberto Taibi plays a scrappy one-two with Colin Elliott and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lamberto Taibi comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Manuel Bucchi.
26.21
Fabian N. Teodorani flicks a high pass forward to Julian Emmerlich who brings the ball under control. Julian Emmerlich knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bertrand Bogaczyk who gathers it comfortably.
27.10
Kevin Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Alec Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Strachan passes the ball forward to Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.59
Without breaking stride, Alec Strachan plays the ball forward to Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott plays a one-two with Lamberto Taibi and advances towards the goal... Colin Elliott comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Fantastic reactions from Jody Bramble blocks the shot!
36.16
Frederico Jardim passes the ball forward to Lamberto Taibi. Lamberto Taibi shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
42.35
Fabian N. Teodorani hits a low pass to Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich shoots from distance but it flies wide!
44.41
Kevin Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Filippo Adani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Filippo Adani threads a neat ball through to Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Fantastic reaction save from Paul Gallacher!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle get the second half underway!
49.18
Frederico Jardim threads the ball through to Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Taibi. Lamberto Taibi heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Paul Gallacher has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.45
Fabian N. Teodorani flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Telfer.
55.23
Manuel Bucchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Teodorani. Fabian N. Teodorani threads a neat ball through to Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.06
Kevin Telfer makes a strong solo run forward. Kevin Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Taibi. Lamberto Taibi plays a one-two with Colin Elliott and rushes in on goal... Lamberto Taibi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Duccio Ficini is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
63.17
Jody Bramble flicks a high ball forward to Alex Greig who takes it down. Alex Greig flicks a high pass forward. David Elliott collects the pass. David Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.05
Cataldo Beghetto threads a neat ball through to Teddy Beckham. Teddy Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Mario Van Der Doelen who takes it down. Mario Van Der Doelen runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Mario Van Der Doelen provides some space. He shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Paul Gallacher. What a save!
71.50
Duccio Ficini hits a low pass to Alex Greig. Alex Greig changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alex Greig runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Alex Greig provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Bertrand Bogaczyk had no chance!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
75.43
David McCoist threads a neat ball through to Filippo Adani. Filippo Adani makes a simple pass to Mario Van Der Doelen. Mario Van Der Doelen knocks in a cross ball towards Lamberto Taibi. Lamberto Taibi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Paul Gallacher. What a great pair of hands!
79.18
Alec Strachan passes the ball forward to Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.03
Alex Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Rae. Colin Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Bertrand Bogaczyk is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
89.08
Alex Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Rae. Colin Rae whips in a cross ball towards Julian Emmerlich. Julian Emmerlich connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Hibernian
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
28%
42.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Alex Greig 72
Julian Emmerlich 81
Lamberto Taibi 15, 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lamberto Taibi of Hibernian

Match Ratings
1.Paul Gallacher (GK)
7
2.Duccio Ficini (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Bucchi (DEF)
6
4.Jody Bramble (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Morrison (DEF)
6
6.Alex McGrory (MID)
5
7.Alex Greig (MID)goal scored
9
8.Fabian N. Teodorani (MID)
6
9.David Elliott (ATT)
6
10.Colin Rae (ATT)
7
11.Julian Emmerlich (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Gary Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Dominic Strachan (GK)
0
14.Neil McCoist (DEF)
0

1.Bertrand Bogaczyk (GK)
6
2.Kevin Telfer (DEF)
7
3.David McCoist (DEF)
6
4.Cataldo Beghetto (DEF)
6
5.Filippo Adani (MID)
7
6.Alec Strachan (MID)
6
7.Frederico Jardim (MID)
6
8.Teddy Beckham (MID)
6
9.Colin Elliott (ATT)
6
10.Mario Van Der Doelen (ATT)
8
11.Lamberto Taibi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Gavin Burley (DEF)
0
13.Stuart Hopkin (MID)
0
14.Carlo Nicoletti (ATT)
0