23rd Nov 2002 Partick Thistle 2 Aberdeen 1 (Scottish Premier League - game 16)

matches:2002-03: ← 23game 2425 →

61y, 8m, 21d	John Lambie	Ebbe Skovdahl

Scott McLean
Jamie Mitchell

David Lilley (1-0, 31 mins); Martin Hardie (2-0, 79 mins)		Leon Mike (2-1, 84 mins)
David Lilley		Leon Mike

Scott McLean (Jamie Mitchell, 66 mins); Martin Hardie (Jamie Buchan, 87 mins)		Peter Kjaer (David Preece, 38 mins); Nicolas Fabiano (Scott Michie, 65 mins); Derek Young (Ben Thornley, 77 mins)

23y, 11m, 16d	Kenny Arthur	Peter Kjaer
25y, 0m, 23d	David Lilley	Kevin Rutkiewicz
24y, 11m, 10d	Alan Archibald	Eric Deloumeaux
26y, 0m, 25d	Stephen Craigan	Phil McGuire
30y, 6m, 10d	Scott Paterson	Fergus Tiernan
26y, 5m, 6d	Scott McLean	Darren Young
32y, 1m, 3d	Gerry Britton	Derek Young future Jag
26y, 7m, 1d	Martin Hardie	Nicolas Fabiano
29y, 3m, 19d	Alex Burns	Patrizio Billio
23y, 7m, 12d	Daniele Chiarini	Darren MacKie
34y, 2m, 23d	Derek Whyte	Leon Mike

27y, 6m, 12d

28y, 2m, 7d	Kevin Budinauckas	David Preece
25y, 7m, 20d	Jamie Buchan	Stephen Payne
20y, 8m, 21d	Andy S. Gibson	Robbie Hedderman
26y, 0m, 17d	Jamie Mitchell	Ben Thornley
21y, 9m, 19d	Ricky Waddell	Scott Michie

TTA report

Far from pretty, this was a robust, fighting display. Lilley shot Thistle into the lead when he was set up by Britton (31). There was more pressure from Aberdeen after the break but when a Burns shot was blocked, Hardie knocked in the loose ball for the 2nd (79). Aberdeen's late goal meant little.

Media report

23-Nov-2002, bbc.com

DONS DOUBLE FOR PARTICK. A goal in each half from David Lilley and Martin Hardie helped Partick Thistle to a hard-fought win over Aberdeen at Firhill. It completed a double over the Dons for the Glasgow side - and for former Aberdeen defender Lilley, who scored the only goal of the game at Pittodrie. This time Lilley swept a low drive past Peter Kjaer after 32 minutes in a first-half dominated by the home side. Hardie popped up with 10 minutes remaining to seal the points and Leon Mike's goal was scarce consolation for a spirited fightback by the injury-hit Dons. Aberdeen were boosted by a good home draw with Rangers last Saturday, but Russell Anderson, Laurent D'Jaffo, Roberto Bisconti, Kevin McNaughton and Chris Clark were all out injured and Jamie McAllister began a two-match ban. Goalkeeper Pete Kjaer returned at the expense of David Preece and Patrizio Billio, Fergus Tiernan and Nicolas Fabiano were also in the starting line-up. After losing seven goals in two games, Thistle boss John Lambie made one change, striker Scott McLean coming in for Jamie Mitchell, who dropped to the bench.

It was the home side who started the game the brighter and nearly took the lead after two minutes when veteran Gerry Britton's hooked shot from 12 yards went inches wide. On one of the Dons' occasional breaks upfield, Darren Mackie's angled shot from 10 yards was blocked for a corner. But the home side dominated and in the 32nd minute eventually made the breakthrough. A Britton cross from the left evaded a clutch of players before Lilley fired a low shot from 14 yards into the corner of the net. The visitors were dealt another blow five minutes later when Kjaer went off injured and was replaced by David Preece. Aberdeen looked more positive in their approach after the break and came close in the 54th minute. Billio's snap shot nearly fooled goalkeeper Kenny Arthur, who scrambled the ball past the post for a corner. Aberdeen were camped inside the Partick half, but the home side broke clear to seal the win. Burns' cross from the left was headed goalwards by Lilley. But the defender's effort was blocked and, when it fell to Hardie, the midfielder had the easiest of tasks to score from close range. Mike reduced the deficit four minutes from time to set up a tense finish.

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