26th Jan 2002 Partick Thistle 1 Dundee 1 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

matches:2001-02: ← 34game 3536 →

Match Information

60y, 10m, 24d			John Lambie		Ivano Bonetti
Jamie Dolan
Paul Deas
Scott McLean (1-0, 51 mins)					Kiko Torres (1-1, 53 mins)
Derek Fleming; Jamie Dolan					Kiko Torres
Mark McCulloch (James McKinstry, 55 mins); Leon Constantine (Gerry Britton, 60 mins); Derek Fleming (Paul Walker, 75 mins)					Javier Artero (Beto Carranza, HT); Juan Sara (Khaled Kemas, 67 mins); Fabian Caballero (Gavin Beith, 89 mins)
23y, 1m, 19d			Kenny Arthur		Julian Speroni
26y, 8m, 7d			Mark McCulloch		Barry Smith future Jag
24y, 1m, 13d			Alan Archibald		Fan Zhiyi
25y, 2m, 28d			Stephen Craigan		Massimo Beghetto
29y, 8m, 13d			Scott Paterson		Alessandro Romano
32y, 11m, 4d			Jamie Dolan		Walter Del Rio
23y, 11m, 2d			Leon Constantine		Javier Artero
32y, 9m, 20d			Danny Lennon		Mark Robertson
25y, 7m, 9d			Scott McLean		Kiko Torres
25y, 9m, 4d			Martin Hardie		Juan Sara
28y, 1m, 21d			Derek Fleming		Fabian Caballero
27y, 1m, 4d
24y, 7m, 2d			Garry Gow		Jamie Langfield future Jag
31y, 3m, 6d			Gerry Britton		David MacKay
24y, 5m, 6d			Paul Walker		Gavin Beith
22y, 6m, 23d			James McKinstry		Khaled Kemas
26y, 0m, 17d			Denis Connaghan		Beto Carranza

notes

Kick-off delayed by 10 minutes from the scheduled 3pm.

Match Report

TTA report

7,025 saw a dull first half with the teams sizing each other up. Premier Division Dundee had 9 foreigners in their line-up. They went behind to a McLean header (51) but a fine shot from distance (53) levelled the tie. Thistle ended with 4 forwards but a fine block by Arthur near the end thwarted Dundee. Fair result.

Media report

26-Jan-2002, bbc.com

An equaliser by Quique Torres ensured that Dundee were not - at least yet - one of the Scottish Premier League scalps of the Scottish Cup's fourth round. First Division leaders Partick had gone into the game on the crest of a wave and confident of an upset. Dundee were unpredictable in the league and struggled past First Division Falkirk after a replay in the previous round. Scott McLean gave Thistle the lead and added hope six minutes after the break. But Torres replied two minutes later to ensure another replay for Ivano Bonetti's men. Thistle had prepared for the game with a four-day break in Blackpool and manager John Lambie kept faith with the same 11 that beat Ross County last weekend. Dundee still had Gavin Rae out injured, leaving Barry Smith as the only Scotsman in the visitor's starting line-up with Juan Sara and Fabian Caballero spearheading the attack.

Kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes to allow in the large crowd. And it was Thistle who responded to the tremendous atmosphere by pinning their SPL opponents back. But it was Dundee who almost took the lead in the 13th minute when Caballero squared a great ball across the Thistle six-yard box only to find no takers. That was the closest either side came in the first half as defences remained on top and chances were difficult to create in the driving wind and rain.

The home side took the lead out of the blue after the break. On-loan Millwall striker Leon Constantine crossed from the right, Martin Hardie headed towards goal and Scott McLean redirected the ball into the net from about three yards out. But there was drama two minutes later when Dundee equalised. With no danger on the horizon, Torres hit a snap shot from 25 yards that thundered into the net giving goalkeeper Kenny Arthur no chance. The game came to life with Dundeenow in the driving seat. But neither side could prevent the tie going to a replay at Dens Park.

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BBC, 26th January, 2002

Scotland on Sunday, 27th January, 2002

Aberdeen Press & Journal, 28th January, 2002

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Stats Watch

● 23-year-old Leon Constantine plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 9 competitive games without defeat, 1st Dec 2001 to date. (Longest run since the joint club-record: 16 games, 30th Sep 2000 to 13th Jan 2001 & 15th Nov 1975 to 21st Feb 1976.)

● 15 competitive home games without defeat; 5th May 2001 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 26th Aug 2000 to 17th Mar 2001. Club-record: 20 games; 17th Dec 1988 to 18th Nov 1989.)

● 30 consecutive competitive appearances for Scott Paterson (a new personal best) & Gerry Britton (a new personal best), 4th Aug 2001 to date. (Longest run since: Stephen Craigan - 58 games, 8th Aug 2000 to 10th Nov 2001. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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