19th Oct 2002 Partick Thistle 0 Hibernian 3 (Scottish Premier League - game 11)

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Match Information

61y, 7m, 17d			John Lambie		Bobby Williamson
James McKinstry; Scott McLean
David Lilley; Paul Walker
					Garry O'Connor (0-1, 44 mins); Mixu Paatelainen (0-2, 81 mins); Garry O'Connor (0-3, 88 mins)
James McKinstry					Alen Orman; Yannick Zambernardi; Paul Fenwick; Jarkko Wiss
Scott McLean (Paul Walker, 59 mins); James McKinstry (Ricky Waddell, 85 mins)					Derek Townsley (Gary Smith, 74 mins); Grant Brebner (Tam McManus, 78 mins)
23y, 10m, 12d			Kenny Arthur		Nick Colgan
23y, 3m, 16d			James McKinstry		Alen Orman
24y, 10m, 6d			Alan Archibald		Craig James
25y, 11m, 20d			Stephen Craigan		Grant Brebner
30y, 5m, 6d			Scott Paterson		Yannick Zambernardi
25y, 11m, 13d			Jamie Mitchell		Paul Fenwick
25y, 6m, 16d			Jamie Buchan		Ian Murray
29y, 2m, 15d			Alex Burns		Jarkko Wiss
26y, 5m, 27d			Martin Hardie		Derek Townsley
26y, 4m, 2d			Scott McLean		Gary O'Connor
34y, 1m, 18d			Derek Whyte		Mixu Paatelainen
26y, 10m, 30d
28y, 1m, 3d			Kevin Budinauckas		Tony Caig
23y, 6m, 8d			Daniele Chiarini		Gary Smith
20y, 7m, 17d			Andy S. Gibson		Paul Hilland
21y, 8m, 15d			Ricky Waddell		Derek Riordan
25y, 1m, 29d			Paul Walker		Tam McManus

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle had the better of the first half but a fine 30-yard volley gave Hibs the lead just on half-time. Thistle faded, Hibs began to take control and scored again (81). A late 3rd was a distortion of how the game went. Thistle contested well but the lack of a goalmouth threat was there for all to see once again.

Media report

19-Oct-2002, bbc.com

HIBS STING THISTLE. Hibernian continued their climb up the Premier League table with a fourth consecutive win coming at Firhill. Young striker Garry O'Connor staked a claim to be included in the Scotland set-up again after bagging two great goals, the first of which must be an early contender for goal of the season. Veteran forward Mixu Paatelainen grabbed the other goal for Hibs as the home side faded late in the game.

The first half was a forgetable affair but, when Hibs made the breakthrough, it was the visitors who controlled much of the game and ran out comfortable winners. Hibs were first to threaten when O'Connor got on the end of Paatelainen's cross, but the young striker headed straight at Kenny Arthur. In the tenth minute Thistle's Alan Archibald's saw his fierce shot pushed out by Nick Colgan into the path of McLean, but Yannick Zambernardi made a vital challenge to divert the ball past the post. Partick went close again minutes later when McLean found space in the box, but he drilled his shot wide of the post. There was little in the way of creativity on display from either side as the match wore on and both sides were guilty of pumping hopeful long balls forward in search of their strikers. It was not pretty stuff, but it was a tactic that worked in Hibs' favour minutes before the half time break. O'Connor controlled a searching pass from Zambernardi 30 yards from goal, turned smartly and thundered a right foot shot high into the corner of the Thistle net.

After the break the visitors seemed inspired by O'Connor's strike and looked the most likely to score again with Partick struggling for ideas. Paatelainen should have killed the home side off in the 58th minute when O'Connor cut the ball back to him but he blazed wide from just eight yards. Archibald had a chance to make the visitors pay in the 65th minute after a rush of blood saw Colgan come racing off his line, but the defender lacked composure and the Hibernian defence managed to clear. Quick thinking by O'Connor saw him unleished a snap-shot which Arthur did well to turn around the post. With nine minutes remaining Hibs extended their lead when Paatelainen barged his way through two defenders to meet a cross from Craig James and claim his second goal of the season. In the 88th minute O'Connor wrapped up the points for the Edinburgh side with his second strike of the afternoon - knocking the ball over the head of his marker before volleying home. In search of a hat-trick, O'Connor found time in the dying minutes to fire wide and hit the post.

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Scotland on Sunday, 20th October, 2002

Aberdeen Press & Journal, 21st October, 2002

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Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without a home win; 3rd Aug 2002 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 16th Jan 1999 to 10th Apr 1999. Club-record: 13 games; 13th Apr 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988.)

● 6 home League games without a win; 3rd Aug 2002 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 16th Jan 1999 to 10th Apr 1999. Club-record: 15 games; 5th Dec 1908 to 11th Dec 1909.)

● 6 League games without a win; 11th Sep 2002 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 4th Sep 1999 to 16th Oct 1999. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 27 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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