8th Aug 2000 Partick Thistle 1 Airdrieonians 2 (League Cup 1st Round)

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Match Information

59y, 5m, 6d			John Lambie		Steve Archibald
Michael Brown; Stephen Craigan; Peter Lindau; Martin Hardie
Kenny Arthur; Derek McWilliams; Paul McGrillen; Des McKeown
Scott McLean (1-1, 67 mins)					Miguel Alfonso (0-1, 28 mins); Austin McCann (1-2, pen 112 mins)
Des McKeown; Martin Hardie					Jesús García Sanjuán
Alan Archibald (Des McKeown, 31 mins); Peter Lindau (Paul McGrillen, HT); David McCallum (Allan Moore, 76 mins)					David Fernandez (Darren Brady, 58 mins); Scott Boyce (Salvador Capin, 62 mins); Miguel Alfonso (Rob Coulter, 94 mins)
20y, 9m, 1d			Michael Brown		Stephen Wilson
22y, 0m, 28d			Jamie Smith		Eddie Forrest future Jag
23y, 9m, 26d			Jered Stirling		Miguel Alfonso
31y, 4m, 2d			Danny Lennon		Austin McCann
23y, 9m, 10d			Stephen Craigan		Fabrice Moreau
22y, 7m, 26d			Alan Archibald		David Fernandez
22y, 11m, 1d			David McCallum		Scott Boyce
33y, 11m, 15d			Ian Cameron [i]		Jesús García Sanjuán
24y, 1m, 22d			Scott McLean		Stuart Taylor future Jag
27y, 7m, 30d			Peter Lindau		Gareth Evans former Jag
24y, 3m, 17d			Martin Hardie		David McGuire
25y, 2m, 19d
21y, 8m, 1d			Kenny Arthur		Steven McGovern
30y, 6m, 21d			Des McKeown		Rob Coulter
35y, 7m, 14d			Allan Moore		Darren Brady future Jag
28y, 11m, 20d			Paul McGrillen		Stewart Easton
19y, 5m, 26d			Derek Lyle		Salvador Capin

notes

DR says Scot McLean missed the penalty but GH says it was Ian Cameron. Lambie's managerial notes the following week say Cameron as well. In Lambie we trust!

Match Report

TTA report

AET. Airdrie deserved their half-time lead (a header). Cameron missed a pen (56) then McLean equalised with a cool finish (67). Deep in ET the ref awarded First Division Airdrie a free-kick but his linesman overruled him and they converted the pen (112). There was a brawl at the end of a bad-tempered match littered with hefty challenges.

Media report

20-Aug-2000, Daily Record

McCANN-ED!; HERO AUSTIN JOLTS THE JAGS. AUSTIN McCANN took Airdrie into the next round courtesy of a controversial penalty in extra time. The match seemed to be heading for penalty kicks when Danny Lennon fouled David McGuire on the edge of the box. Referee John Underhill firstly awarded a free-kick on the edge of the box but made it a penalty after speaking to his linesman. The decision was rough on Thistle who had dominated the second half and overtime. It wasn't quite Airdrie's Spanish Armada, more a modest flotilla that docked at Firhill. New Broomfield owner Steve Archibald made six changes to the starting X1 that had lost at Inverness Caley Thistle, with just four of the Foreign Legion retaining their first-team places.

The First Division outfit threatened to get off to a flyer but Alan Archibald made a desperate clearance from Frenchman Fabrice Moreau as he got set to pull the trigger inside the six-yard box. Gareth Evans twice went close in the first 10 minutes as the Diamonds' 3-5-2 formation began to apply pressure. It took Thistle 16 minutes to muster their first effort on goal, Martin Hardie strolling in to unleash a shot that Steve Wilson held comfortably. Spaniard Jesus Sanjuan unleashed a dipping 25-yard effort that screamed over Michael Brown's crossbar as the visitors kept their Second Division rivals on the back foot. McGuire's shot across goal was deflected for a corner in 27 minutes but that only delayed the inevitable. McCann swung the ball over and Miguel Alfonso was unchallenged as he powered home a downward header from 15 yards. Thistle suffered a further blow when Archibald had to be replaced by Des McKeown.

After a half-time roasting from boss John Lambie, Thistle were a different team. Sub Paul McGrillen sparked life into them and won a penalty when Stuart Taylor fouled him. But Scott McLean's weak spot-kick was pushed away by Wilson. The Jags levelled after 66 minutes. Brown's clearance upfield was headed on by Hardie to McLean who drilled home a precise low drive. Then came the extra-time penalty winner from McCann.

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BBC, 8th August, 2000

Stats Watch

● 20-year-old Michael Brown makes his Thistle debut.

● Thistle's 55th League Cup campaign begins and ends on the same day, for the tenth time.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without a win, 15th Apr 2000 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games, 4th Sep 1999 to 16th Oct 1999. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 25 consecutive competitive appearances for Danny Lennon, 18th Dec 1999 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alan Archibald - 39 games, 8th May 1999 to 25th Mar 2000. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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