10th Apr 1999 Partick Thistle 2 East Fife 2 (SFL Second Division - game 32)

matches:1998-99: ← 41game 4243 →

Match Information

58y, 1m, 8d			John Lambie		Stevie Kirk
Steven Bonar; Des McKeown; Tommy Callaghan
Gregg Hood; Scott McArthur; Graham Connell
Scott Houston (1-0, 32 mins); Kemo Avdiu (2-0, 71 mins)					Stevie Kirk (2-1, 73 mins); Graham Robertson (2-2, 87 mins)
Alan Archibald; Martin Lauchlan					Andy Lawrie; Kenny Munro
Robert Dunn (Scott Houston, 17 mins); Scott Houston (Kevin Gaughan, 83 mins)					Kevin Skeldon (Stevie Kirk, 60 mins); Ryan Mooney (John Martin, 76 mins); Steve Peters (Richard Gibb, 86 mins)
20y, 4m, 3d			Kenny Arthur		Willie McCulloch
23y, 10m, 21d			Steven Bonar		John Cusick
29y, 2m, 23d			Des McKeown		Andy Lawrie
20y, 4m, 8d			Gordon Burns		Steve Ramsay
35y, 11m, 14d			Willie Jamieson		Ross Venables
21y, 3m, 28d			Alan Archibald		Kenny Munro
18y, 6m, 9d			Martin Lauchlan		Graham Robertson
29y, 7m, 13d			Tommy Callaghan		Kevin Skeldon
19y, 9m, 13d			Robert Dunn		Barrie Moffat
22y, 3m, 19d			Kemo Avdiu		Ryan Mooney
30y, 11m, 21d			Paul McDonald		Steve Peters
24y, 8m, 30d
18y, 0m, 21d			Scott Houston		Dickie Gibb
18y, 4m, 12d			Jamie McKenzie		John Martin
21y, 1m, 4d			Kevin Gaughan		Stevie Kirk

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle took the lead through Houston (a shot off a post, 32) and wasted several chances to go further ahead. Avdiu (header, 71) made it 2 but late goals were gifted to 2nd bottom East Fife (73 and 87). Thistle were dragged into the relegation mire and faced successive relegations.

Media report

12-Apr-1999, Daily Record

JAGS STRIKER ON A MERCY MISSION. KEMAJL AVDIU wasn't as upset as boss John Lambie as Partick Thistle threw away victory at Firhill. The on-loan Bury striker put the result in perspective as he spared some thoughts and time for his war-torn countrymen of Kosovo. Avdiu, who moved from Kosovo to Sweden at a young age, spent yesterday with volunteers packing clothing and medical supplies at a distribution centre in Milton, Glasgow. He said: “It's a terrible situation and I feel so much for everyone. We are so lucky over here and I just felt that I had to come here and do something. It is wonderful that so many people are rallying around and providing help.”

Debut boy Avdiu looked like he had sealed the points when he added to Scott Houston's opener 20 minutes from time. But Jags conceded late goals to Steve Kirk and Graham Robertson to remain deep in relegation trouble.

Lambie blasted his team but admitted the same players would have to take the responsibility again next week. He said: “I've got to bring competition in here next season because boys are putting on jerseys knowing they will do the same the next week. This is only my fourth week here and I haven't had a chance to address the problems yet on the training ground. You can work until you are blue in the face at training but you can't account for what's going to happen on the park. When we lost the first goal that was it. I keep telling them a game is never won at 2-0 up. We have problems all over the park and I wish the season was finished. I don't know how we are going to end up now.”

The Fifers remain second bottom but player-boss Kirk is confident of escaping the drop. He said: “We got a break and that brought us back in it. A point is a good result, especially as it is away from home. Sometimes when things go against these players the heads tend to go down but they showed a lot of fight in this game.”

Stats Watch

● Kemo Avdiu scores his only goal for Thistle.

● 18-year-old Scott Houston plays his last game for Thistle and marks the occasion by scoring his final goal for the club.

● Kemo Avdiu becomes the first Kosovan to score for Thistle.

● Kosovo becomes the ninth country to be represented in the Thistle goal-scoring charts.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 home League games without a win; 16th Jan 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 10th Jan 1998 to 28th Mar 1998. Club-record: 15 games; 5th Dec 1908 to 11th Dec 1909.)

● 7 competitive games without a home win; 16th Jan 1999 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 6th Jan 1996 to 12th May 1996. Club-record: 13 games; 13th Apr 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988.)

● 33 consecutive competitive appearances for Robert Dunn, 22nd Aug 1998 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Archibald - 34 games, 18th Oct 1997 to 29th Aug 1998. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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