12th Apr 2003 Partick Thistle 1 Heart of Midlothian 1 (Scottish Premier League - game 33)

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Match Information

62y, 1m, 10d			John Lambie		Craig Levein
Derek Whyte; Ian Ross
Scott Paterson; Derek Fleming
Jamie Mitchell (1-0, 73 mins)					Steven Pressley (1-1, 79 mins)
David Lilley
Gerry Britton (Martin Hardie, 70 mins)					Jean-Louis Valois (Neil MacFarlane, 67 mins); Steven Boyack (Kevin McKenna, 75 mins); Andy Kirk (Gary Wales, 86 mins)
24y, 4m, 5d			Kenny Arthur		Tepi Moilanen
25y, 5m, 12d			David Lilley		Robbie Neilson
25y, 3m, 30d			Alan Archibald		Austin McCann
26y, 5m, 14d			Stephen Craigan		Andy Webster
34y, 7m, 12d			Derek Whyte		Steven Pressley
26y, 0m, 9d			Jamie Buchan		Phil Stamp
26y, 5m, 6d			Jamie Mitchell		Scott Severin
29y, 8m, 8d			Alex Burns		Mark De Vries
28y, 7m, 16d			Ian Ross		Steven Boyack
32y, 5m, 23d			Gerry Britton		Andy Kirk
26y, 6m, 29d			David Rowson		Jean-Louis Valois
27y, 9m, 25d
28y, 6m, 27d			Kevin Budinauckas		Roddy McKenzie future Jag
21y, 1m, 10d			Andy S. Gibson		Neil Janczyk
29y, 4m, 7d			Derek Fleming		Kevin McKenna
26y, 11m, 21d			Martin Hardie		Neil MacFarlane
22y, 2m, 8d			Ricky Waddell		Gary Wales

Match Report

TTA report

3rd top Hearts had the bulk of the pressure in the first half but both teams made a mess of their chances. Britton had the ball in the net but had fouled the keeper (64). A downward header by Mitchell (73) from a Hardie cross made it 1-0 but the equaliser came with a header from a disputed corner (78).

Media report

12-Apr-2003, bbc.com

HEARTS EARN DESERVED POINT. A Steven Pressley goal earned Hearts a point from a game they will feel they should have won. Hearts had the bulk of the goalscoring opportunities but failed to capitalise and found themselves behind to a goal by Jamie Mitchell in 73 minutes. Minutes later though, Pressley drew Hearts level, but that was the end of the scoring.

Hearts started the game well and were threatening as early as 45 seconds when Scott Severin tried his luck with a 40-yard drive, which he sent just over the crossbar. A couple of minutes later, Jean-Louis Valois called Partick goalkeeper Kenny Arthur into action when he swung the ball in towards the far post from the left but Arthur just managed to tip over. Hearts were unlucky after four minutes when Steven Boyack's corner found Mark de Vries inside the area and he directed a header towards goal but Jamie Buchan managed to clear the effort off the line. Partick's first real chance came after 13 minutes when Stephen Craigan picked out Gerry Britton with the cross but he nodded just over from six yards. De Vries embarked on a pacy run that took him all the way into the box only to fire across the face of goal and past the upright. Thistle should have scored when Britton fired the ball into the path of Alex Burns but from just a few yards out, he stabbed the ball wide. The home side were looking more promising as the game headed towards half-time and they had another chance when Jamie Mitchell supplied the cross for Britton but his effort was blocked.

Hearts started the second half the better side and De Vries played the ball into the path of Phil Stamp but his shot was blocked by Alan Archibald. Hearts continued to push forward and Robbie Neilson and De Vries both saw efforts blocked before Andy Webster eventually fired wide to ease the pressure on Thistle. The Jags had the ball in the back of the net after 64 minutes when Archibald picked out Britton at the far post and he fired home but a foul had already been given against the home side for a challenge on goalkeeper Tepi Moilanen. It was Thistle who eventually broke the deadlock after 73 minutes. Substitute Martin Hardie supplied the cross, which was met by Jamie Mitchell and he rose high to nod towards goal. But their joy was short-lived when Stamp curled a corner into the penalty area and the ball broke to Pressley to ram home the equaliser for Hearts after 77 minutes.

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Stats Watch

ongoing sequences:

● 6 competitive games without a win, 23rd Feb 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games, 14th Dec 2002 to 2nd Feb 2003. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 6 League games without a win; 23rd Feb 2003 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 14th Dec 2002 to 2nd Feb 2003. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 7 home League games without a win; 22nd Dec 2002 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games; 6th Jan 1996 to 14th Sep 1996. Club-record: 15 games; 5th Dec 1908 to 11th Dec 1909.)

● 8 competitive games without a home win; 22nd Dec 2002 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 6th Jan 1996 to 12th May 1996. Club-record: 13 games; 13th Apr 1988 to 3rd Dec 1988.)

● 43 consecutive competitive appearances for Alex Burns, 27th Mar 2002 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Scott Paterson - 51 games, 9th Feb 2002 to 5th Apr 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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