24th Sep 2002 Berwick Rangers 0 Partick Thistle 3 (League Cup 2nd Round)

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Match Information

			Paul Smith		John Lambie			61y, 6m, 22d
					Paul Walker
					Ricky Waddell
					Martin Hardie (1-0, 19 mins); Martin Hardie (2-0, 34 mins); Jamie Buchan (36 mins)
Anthony Smith; Gordon Forrest; Garry Wood; Martin Neil
Alex Burke (Mark McCormick, 62 mins); Gordon Forrest (Neil Bennett, 78 mins); Martin Neil (Graham Connell, 78 mins)					Paul Walker (Chic Charnley, 78 mins); Jamie Buchan (Ian Morris, 81 mins); Jamie Mitchell (Ricky Waddell, 86 mins)
			Ross Godfrey		Kenny Arthur			23y, 9m, 17d
			Anthony Smith		David Lilley			24y, 10m, 24d
			David Murie		Alan Archibald			24y, 9m, 11d
			Dale Gray		Stephen Craigan			25y, 10m, 26d
			Gordon Forrest		Scott Paterson			30y, 4m, 11d
			Alan Neill		Jamie Mitchell			25y, 10m, 18d
			Martin Neil		Jamie Buchan			25y, 5m, 21d
			Gordon Connelly		Martin Hardie			26y, 5m, 2d
			Darren Smith		Alex Burns			29y, 1m, 20d
			Garry Wood		Paul Walker			25y, 1m, 4d
			Alex Burke		Derek Whyte			34y, 0m, 24d
								26y, 10m, 21d
			Henry Smith		Kevin Budinauckas			28y, 0m, 8d
			Neil Bennett		Ricky Waddell			21y, 7m, 20d
			Doug Blackley		Chic Charnley			39y, 3m, 13d
			former Jag Graham Connell		Scott McLean			26y, 3m, 7d
			Mark McCormick		Ian Morris			21y, 0m, 27d

Match Report

TTA report

Apart from a few isolated counter-attacks, Thistle dominated Second Division Berwick. A Hardy header from a Burns cross (19) made it 1-0 and the same players combined for a shot from the edge of the box (34). A Buchan header (36) made it 3-0 at half-time. Thistle eased up and had the luxury of missing a few chances.

Media report

24-Sep-2002, bbc.com

The home side landed the first shot on target in the 11th minute - Darren Smith bringing a save out of Kenny Arthur. But with 18 minutes on the clock, Alex Burns crossed beautifully from the left and Hardie was there at the back post to head over Ross Godfrey and into the net. Hardie put Thistle further ahead when Godfrey spilled a Burns cross and he rattled the ball into the net from the edge of the box. It was bad news for Berwick, who had looked dangerous at times on the break. However, their defence looked painfully stretched and they were three down in the 35th minute. This time Hardie provided, crossing into the area and Jamie Buchan headed in. After the interval, Thistle had clearly taken their foot off the pedal, but still went in search of more goals and in the 63rd minute, Paul Walker had a shot cleared off the line by the Berwick defence. But the Second Division side made a late fist of it and almost salvaged pride. Tony Smith went close with a long-range free kick and Gary Wood almost shaved the crossbar with a header from a Gordon Connolly cross.

Stats Watch

● Jamie Buchan scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Thistle's 57th League Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Scott Paterson, 9th Feb 2002 to date. (Longest run since: Danny Lennon - 27 games, 1st Dec 2001 to 3rd Aug 2002. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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