Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Hendry | C. Hendry |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Matt McCoist | M. McCoist | |||||||||
| Garry McNeill | G. McNeill | | 48 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Duncan Collins | D. Collins | |||||||||
| Gavin Greig | G. Greig | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | |||||||||
| Andy Glass | A. Glass | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Kevin Caldwell | K. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Kevin Burley | K. Burley | |||||||||
| Andy Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 44 | | Duncan Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Craig Morrison | C. Morrison | |||||||||
| Alec Mckinlay | A. Mckinlay | | 38 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Scott Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Alec Strachan | A. Strachan | | 35 | M | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Neil Gemmell | N. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Richard Craddock | R. Craddock |  | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Neil James | N. James | |||||||||
| Gary Greig | G. Greig | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Alex Niven | A. Niven | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 2,532 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stranraer and Partick Thistle are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Stranraer and Partick Thistle are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Stranraer start the match!
3.07
0-0Kevin Caldwell makes a simple pass to Craig Morrison. Craig Morrison threads the ball through to Neil James. Neil James lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven heads the ball goalwards. Colin Hendry easily picks it out of the air!
8.06
1-0Neil Hutchison makes a probing pass to Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.12
1-0Duncan Collins knocks the ball forward to Craig Morrison. Craig Morrison threads the ball through to Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
14.34
Andy Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Greig. Gary Greig shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Matt McCoist!
15.53
Scott Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Neil James. Neil James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.30
1-0Kevin Bremner barges into Alec Strachan. Kevin Bremner is warned by the referee! Alec Strachan runs off the knock.
18.34
Andy Ritchie passes the ball forward to Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.27
Duncan Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Telfer. Duncan Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Greig.
21.45
1-0Andy Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
22.26
Kevin Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Duncan Telfer. Duncan Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Neil James. Neil James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.16
Kevin Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Morrison. Craig Morrison advances with the ball. Craig Morrison plays a perfect one-two with Neil James and rushes in on goal... Craig Morrison shoots from just inside the box. Colin Hendry easily smothers it.
32.46
Callum Gemmill makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Gemmill passes the ball forward to Gary Greig. Gary Greig finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
33.42
Neil Hutchison sees space and advances. Neil Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
38.39
Craig Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.56
Kevin Bremner makes a simple pass to Scott Johnstone. Scott Johnstone threads the ball through to Neil James. Neil James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
40.30
Duncan Collins sees space and advances. Duncan Collins decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Collins shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Alec Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Greig. Gary Greig plays a perfect one-two with Richard Craddock and rushes in on goal... Gary Greig takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Partick Thistle start the second half!
49.16
Scott Johnstone sees a break and surges forward. Scott Johnstone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.21
Scott Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil James. Neil James goes all the way! Neil James shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.35
Scott Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Niven. Alex Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Neil James. Neil James is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.23
Neil Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Neil James. Neil James lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Niven. Alex Niven directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.39
Alec Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.47
Duncan Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Niven. Alex Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.05
Duncan Collins makes a simple pass to Craig Morrison. Craig Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil James. Neil James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Greig.
87.56
2-0Scott Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Neil James. Neil James kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Niven but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Neil Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Craddock. Richard Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
27.2%
48.1%
24.7%
Scorers