24th Jul 2002 Partick Thistle 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (Friendly)

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Match Information

61y, 4m, 22d			John Lambie		Terry Yorath
Fabien Bossy; Kenny Milne
David Lilley; Alan Archibald
					Gerald Sibon (0-1, 57 mins); Leon Knight (0-2, 89 mins)
Fabien Bossy (Alan Archibald); Scott McLean (Gerry Britton); Jamie Mitchell (Barry Elliot); Jamie Buchan (Andy S. Gibson)					? (Leon Knight)
27y, 10m, 8d			Kevin Budinauckas		Paul Evans
24y, 9m, 23d			Fabien Bossy		Jon Beswetherick
22y, 10m, 28d			Kenny Milne		Scott Wilson
25y, 8m, 25d			Stephen Craigan		Trond Egil Soltvedt
30y, 2m, 11d			Scott Paterson		Alan Quinn
33y, 10m, 23d			Derek Whyte		Gerald Sibon
25y, 8m, 18d			Jamie Mitchell		Shefki Kuqi
25y, 3m, 21d			Jamie Buchan		Derek Geary
26y, 1m, 7d			Scott McLean		Craig Armstrong
26y, 3m, 2d			Martin Hardie		David Burrows
28y, 11m, 20d			Alex Burns		Simon Donnelly future Jag
27y, 0m, 24d
23y, 7m, 17d			Kenny Arthur		?
24y, 7m, 11d			Alan Archibald		Leigh Bromby
31y, 9m, 4d			Gerry Britton		Ian Hendon
23y, 9m, 0d			Barry Elliot		Leon Knight
24y, 11m, 4d			Paul Walker		Steven Haslam
20y, 4m, 22d			Andy S. Gibson		Owen Morrison
33y, 5m, 2d			Jamie Dolan		Tony Crane
					Danny Maddix

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Match Report

TTA report

Wednesday were too good for Thistle who for long spells were disjointed and never got going. Good goalkeeping by Budinauckas kept the score blank until Wednesday took the lead (57) with a volley. They hit the post before a host of subs came on and a powerful shot (89) wrapped things up.

Media report

25-Jul-2002, Daily Record

RUSTY JAGS ROCKED AS WHEELS COME OFF; Wednesday Put Lambie's Men in Their Place. PARTICK THISTLE might have been suffering a hangover after the hospitality of their Irish hosts on their pre-season tour. John Lambie's men looked lethargic and disjointed as they were outplayed by Sheffield Wednesday. It wasn't the homecoming they were looking for after their close-season regrouping.

Despite their warm-up in Ireland, the Jags were almost caught cold in just four minutes when Shefki Kugi hit the side net from close in. The Owls player should have done better considering the time he was given after ex-Celtic striker Simon Donnelly set him up with a clever pass. Managers tend not to look too much into shortcomings in such games but Thistle struggled to get going. Their first shot came in 23 minutes from Derek Whyte, whose effort never seriously troubled keeper Paul Evans. At the other end a minute later, Kevin Budinauckas was given a more difficult time when he had to get to the ball before Donnelly. The former Clyde keeper was the busier, mainly because his central defenders struggled to cope with crosses, especially from the left. Terry Yorath's team were pushing the ball about better than Lambie's lot. Indeed, the English First Division side were always looking to have a pop at goal and Alan Sibon might have done better with a 20-yard effort which went well wide in 36 minutes. Shortly after this, Alan Quinn was left unmarked inside the Thistle penalty area and Budinauckas had to be alert to block his shot.

Thistle never did enough to make it an uncomfortable debut for former Rangers defender Scott Wilson, who is likely to sign for the Hillsborough side. Yet Alex Burns might have given them the lead nine minutes into the second half. He was quick enough to pounce on the ball inside the penalty area lift his shot over the bar. Sibon showed Burns how to do it in 57 minutes when he volleyed a Kugi pass past Budinauckas from the edge of the box. Once again Thistle's central defensive partnership of Scott Paterson and Whyte looked suspect. Lambie sent on Alan Archibald for Kenny Milne in 59 minutes, then Barry Elliot took over from Jamie Mitchell. Just after the hour-mark a Derek Geary header hit Budinauckas' right hand post. Perhaps Thistle had more of an appetite for the match but Wednesday were too well-organised for them. And Leon Knight, who had come on for Sibon, fired past Budinauckas to make it 2-0.

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Carl Askew report

PTFC Website, 24th July, 2002

Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Fabien Bossy plays his one and only game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 26 consecutive competitive appearances for Danny Lennon, 1st Dec 2001 to date. (Longest run since: Derek Fleming - 34 games, 25th Aug 2001 to 16th Mar 2002. 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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