9th Aug 2003 Partick Thistle 1 Livingston 1 (Scottish Premier League - game 1)

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Match Information

48y, 4m, 28d			Gerry Collins		Marcio Maximo Barcellos
John Paul McBride
Ian Ross
Kenny Milne (1-0, 31 mins)					Fernando Pasquinelli (1-1, 80 mins)
					David McNamee; Lee Makel
John Paul McBride (Gerry Britton, 80 mins); Stephane Bonnes (Ian Ross, 82 mins)					Barry Wilson (Brian Kerr, 62 mins); Theo Whitmore (Davide Xausa, 70 mins)
32y, 11m, 26d			Jákup Mikkelsen		Roddy McKenzie former Jag
25y, 9m, 9d			David Lilley		David McNamee
34y, 11m, 9d			Derek Whyte		Jamie McAllister
27y, 11m, 11d			Grant Murray		Marvin Andrews
23y, 11m, 14d			Kenny Milne		Óscar Montalbán Ramos
25y, 5m, 14d			Stephane Bonnes		Lee Makel
26y, 10m, 26d			David Rowson		Barry Wilson
28y, 8m, 14d			Stuart Taylor		Burton O'Brien
24y, 8m, 12d			John Paul McBride		Jon-Paul McGovern
32y, 4m, 26d			James Grady		Theo Whitmore
32y, 4m, 8d			Andy Thomson		Fernando Pasquinelli
28y, 8m, 24d
24y, 8m, 2d			Kenny Arthur		Kevin Montgomery
28y, 11m, 13d			Ian Ross		Ryan Harding
32y, 9m, 20d			Gerry Britton		Brian Kerr
20y, 10m, 22d			Andy Ross		Davide Xausa
16y, 8m, 22d			Paul Cassidy		Scott McLaughlin

Match Report

TTA report

Milne gave Thistle the lead with a midfield run and swerving left foot drive (31). Livingston had more of the possession in the match but both sets of forwards missed chances. A poor, tired clearance by McBride was pounced on to gift Livingston's equaliser (80). 2 points thrown away and it could have been all 3 late on.

Media report

09-Aug-2003, bbc.com

NEW ERAS DRAW LITTLE JOY AT FIRHILL. Partick Thistle and Livingston marked the start of their new eras with an honourable draw that suggested that they might live up to expectations as relegation rivals. Midfielder Kenny Milne grabbed the opener for the Glasgow side with a superb, long-range drive that was one of the few quality moments of a disappointing opening half. But a moment of magic by Fernando Pasquinelli ended with the Argentine driving home the equaliser 13 minutes from the final whistle. It was all change for both clubs during the summer, Firhill legend John Lambie standing down in favour of assistant Gerry Collins and Brazilian Marcio Maximo taking over as head coach at Livingston. The home side handed competitive debuts to seven new arrivals: Jakup Mikkelsen, John Paul McBride, Andy Thomson, Stephane Bonnes, James Grady, Stuart Taylor and Grant Murray. Livi gave first starts to Roddy McKenzie, Jamie McAllister, Theodore Whitmore and John Paul McGovern.

Milne gave a hint of what was to come with a drive from 20 yards that just flew past goalkeeper McKenzie's post. David Lilley should have done better with a header in the eighth minute from a Milne free-kick. Livi had chances themselves, with Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Whitmore forcing a good save from Mikkelsen in the 16th minute, when his drive was well saved by the Faroe Islands goalkeeper. But it was the home side who took the lead in the 32nd minute, midfielder Milne finding a little space 25 yards from goal and his drive flew into the top left corner of McKenzie's goal. Whitmore spurned a chance to put the West Lothian side back on level terms two minutes before the break, his effort from the left-hand side of the area trundling wide of Mikkelsen's goal. McKenzie tipped a rasping drive from Grady over the bar shortly after the break, then the former Ayr United striker sent a header from a McBride free-kick just wide. Scotland midfielder Brian Kerr, on loan from Newcastle United, was introduced in the second half and, along with fellow substitute Davide Xausa, helped Livi exert some pressure. Marvin Andrews came close with a header before they finally made the breakthrough. Pasquinelli found some space on the left-hand side of the Jags box and drilled home into the bottom-right corner of Mikkelsen's net.

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BBC, 9th August, 2003

Stats Watch

● Kenny Milne scores his first goal for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for David Lilley, 2nd Nov 2002 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Alex Burns - 48 games, 27th Mar 2002 to 24th May 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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