Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Nuno SousaNuno Sousa Steve Little Steve Little
Kent ClarkK. Clark79
G
1
G
70Duarte AntunesD. Antunes
Igor SimonianI. Simonian78
D
2
D
68Pascal KuytP. Kuyt
Yurtcan SükürY. Sükür85
D
captain3
D
79Jim WingertJ. Wingert
Valeriy KostiukV. Kostiuk80
D
4
D
72Dave LinekerD. Lineker
Ivan HernandezI. Hernandez80
M
5
D
70Morris SmithM. Smith
Marc BridgesM. Bridges76
M
6
M
68Jason PearsonJ. Pearson
Lee NichollsL. Nicholls80
M
7captain
M
70Johan FarnerudJ. Farnerud
Alexei LokoA. Loko75
M
8
M
76Youssouf CollotY. Collot
Anatoliy YevstratenkoA. Yevstratenko77
A
9
A
73Yuki KanekoY. Kaneko
Darren TaylorD. Taylor76
A
10
A
71Peter StrasserP. Strasser
Pier Giovanni SoglianoP. Sogliano76
A
11
A
71Ruben JardimR. Jardim
 
Bernard BeyeB. Beye77
D
12
D
68Jean-Guy AchardJ. Achard
Rodolfo VilaR. Vila77
M
13
M
74Alpay BulentA. Bulent
Billy BradyB. Brady75
M
14
A
72Godwin AliyuG. Aliyu
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 18,107 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Gemmill.


0.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle get the match underway!
3.48
Lee Nicholls makes a simple pass to Anatoliy Yevstratenko. Anatoliy Yevstratenko tries a spectacular long range effort. Duarte Antunes gets down and covers it.
4.48
Marc Bridges sees Anatoliy Yevstratenko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anatoliy Yevstratenko lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Taylor. Darren Taylor shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.35
Yurtcan Sükür surges forward with the ball. Yurtcan Sükür hits a low pass to Darren Taylor. Darren Taylor cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Darren Taylor provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.08
Marc Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Anatoliy Yevstratenko collects the pass. Anatoliy Yevstratenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Duarte Antunes is on top of it.
12.46
Pascal Kuyt flicks a high pass forward. Youssouf Collot controls it well on his chest. Youssouf Collot threads a neat ball through to Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim rushes past Yurtcan Sükür! Ruben Jardim comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Kent Clark. What a great pair of hands!
14.52
Youssouf Collot flicks a high ball forward to Ruben Jardim who takes it down. Ruben Jardim whips in a cross ball towards Peter Strasser. Peter Strasser outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
16.56
Ivan Hernandez sees Anatoliy Yevstratenko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anatoliy Yevstratenko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jim Wingert.
24.58
Youssouf Collot knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
30.37
Alexei Loko flicks a high ball forward to Pier Giovanni Sogliano who takes it down. Pier Giovanni Sogliano plays a quick one-two with Darren Taylor and rushes in on goal... Pier Giovanni Sogliano cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but Duarte Antunes is on top of it.
32.18
Johan Farnerud flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Strasser. Peter Strasser beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
36.32
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.27
Yurtcan Sükür passes the ball forward to Marc Bridges. Marc Bridges makes a simple pass to Anatoliy Yevstratenko. Anatoliy Yevstratenko knocks the ball forward to Pier Giovanni Sogliano but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Jason Pearson knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuki Kaneko. Yuki Kaneko whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
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. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone kick off!
59.11
Morris Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Pearson. Jason Pearson knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Jardim. Ruben Jardim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
67.50
Johan Farnerud passes the ball forward to Yuki Kaneko. Yuki Kaneko edges inside the box! Yuki Kaneko makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
69.49
Showing composure, Jason Pearson plays the ball forward to Peter Strasser. Peter Strasser edges inside the box! Peter Strasser rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Valeriy Kostiuk's outstretched leg.
72.30
Marc Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Pier Giovanni Sogliano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pier Giovanni Sogliano whips in a cross ball towards Anatoliy Yevstratenko. Anatoliy Yevstratenko makes a deft header but is denied by Duarte Antunes. Excellent save.
77.41
Jim Wingert catches Darren Taylor on the ankles. The referee brings Jim Wingert to one side and gives him a warning! Darren Taylor runs off the knock.
79.52
Marc Bridges takes it forward alone. Marc Bridges makes a pass forward but Darren Taylor is yards offside!
81.30
Valeriy Kostiuk pushes up the pitch. Valeriy Kostiuk passes the ball forward to Anatoliy Yevstratenko. Anatoliy Yevstratenko flicks the ball to his team mate, Pier Giovanni Sogliano. Pier Giovanni Sogliano muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
83.01
Yurtcan Sükür flicks a high pass forward. Marc Bridges collects the pass. Marc Bridges hits a low pass to Darren Taylor. Darren Taylor shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Duarte Antunes.
87.03
Ivan Hernandez threads the ball through to Pier Giovanni Sogliano. Pier Giovanni Sogliano shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
89.15
Johan Farnerud flicks a high ball forward to Yuki Kaneko who takes it down. Yuki Kaneko shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

St. Johnstone
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
27.3%
46.8%
26%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duarte Antunes of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Kent Clark (GK)
8
2.Igor Simonian (DEF)
6
3.Yurtcan Sükür (DEF)
8
4.Valeriy Kostiuk (DEF)
7
5.Ivan Hernandez (MID)
6
6.Marc Bridges (MID)
8
7.Lee Nicholls (MID)
6
8.Alexei Loko (MID)
6
9.Anatoliy Yevstratenko (ATT)
7
10.Darren Taylor (ATT)
6
11.Pier Giovanni Sogliano (ATT)
7
 
12.Bernard Beye (DEF)
0
13.Rodolfo Vila (MID)
0
14.Billy Brady (MID)
0

1.Duarte Antunes (GK)
9
2.Pascal Kuyt (DEF)
6
3.Jim Wingert (DEF)
5
4.Dave Lineker (DEF)
6
5.Morris Smith (DEF)
6
6.Jason Pearson (MID)
6
7.Johan Farnerud (MID)
6
8.Youssouf Collot (MID)
6
9.Yuki Kaneko (ATT)
7
10.Peter Strasser (ATT)
7
11.Ruben Jardim (ATT)
7
 
12.Jean-Guy Achard (DEF)
0
13.Alpay Bulent (MID)
0
14.Godwin Aliyu (ATT)
0