4th Oct 2003 Partick Thistle 0 Hibernian 1 (Scottish Premier League - game 8)

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48y, 6m, 22d	Gerry Collins	Bobby Williamson

Gerry Britton; Derek Fleming; Jean-Yves Anis
Stephane Bonnes; John Paul McBride; Eddie Forrest

		Grant Brebner (0-1, 90 mins)
Kenny Milne		Scott Brown

James Grady (Andy Thomson, 72 mins); Derek Fleming (Stuart Taylor, 83 mins)		Stephen Dobbie (Derek Riordan, 74 mins); Scott Brown (Tam McManus, 89 mins)

24y, 9m, 27d	Kenny Arthur	Daniel Andersson
35y, 1m, 3d	Derek Whyte	Roland Edge
28y, 1m, 5d	Grant Murray	Matthias Doumbe
24y, 1m, 8d	Kenny Milne	Colin Murdock
26y, 10m, 28d	Jamie Mitchell	Ian Murray
32y, 11m, 14d	Gerry Britton	Alen Orman
27y, 0m, 20d	David Rowson	Grant Brebner
32y, 6m, 20d	James Grady	Jarkko Wiss
21y, 0m, 16d	Andy Ross	Scott Brown
29y, 9m, 29d	Derek Fleming	Stephen Dobbie
22y, 10m, 4d	Jean-Yves Anis	Gary O'Connor

27y, 9m, 2d

33y, 1m, 20d	Jákup Mikkelsen	Morten Hyldgaard
24y, 9m, 17d	Eddie Forrest	Steven Whittaker
28y, 10m, 8d	Stuart Taylor	Stephen Glass
19y, 4m, 23d	Manny Panther	Tam McManus
32y, 6m, 3d	Andy Thomson	Derek Riordan

notes

George Drummond replaced the advertised Stuart Macaulay as linesman.

TTA report

“Luckless Thistle” (GH). Grady intercepted a free-kick and ran in on goal only for the ref to deem the kick hadn't been taken. The winner was a free-kick deflected off a forward's shoulder (90). It came just after Britton's header hit the bar. Thistle got nothing out of the game, despite having the bulk of the play.

Media report

04-Oct-2003, bbc.com

HIBS LATE SHOW STUNS THISTLE. Unlucky Partick Thistle missed out on a point as Grant Brebner scored in the last minute to take all three points for Hibs. The Jags looked to have earned a draw but they remain firmly rooted to the foot of the SPL thanks to Brebner's late header.

Partick started brightly, without really threatening the Hibs goal and, despite the home team's pressure, the visitors had the better of the early opportunities. Scott Brown had a weak shot easily held by Kenny Arthur, before Stephen Dobbie was also denied by the Jags' keeper. Eventually both sides began to step up their attacking threats and Arthur had to react smartly to smother a Garry O'Connor free kick from 20 yards after 33 minutes. At the other end, Jamie Mitchell controlled the ball on the edge of the box before unleashing a volley, which brought out a flying save from Daniel Andersson.

Thistle had a strong penalty claim two minutes into the second half, when Alen Orman appeared to hold back Derek Fleming, but referee John Rowbotham dismissed the protests. Gerry Britton then had the ball in the net after 55 minutes only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. It took the visitors until the 66th minute for Grant Brebner to go close, and from the resulting corner, Colin Murdock powered a header just over the crossbar. Both teams searched for a winner as the game wore on and Hibs substitute Derek Riordan passed up a couple of decent chances. Thistle's best chance came after 81 minutes, when a precise cross from Jean-Yves Anis fell to Gerry Britton, but the veteran striker's header cannoned back off the crossbar. Thistle's bad luck continued when Hibs struck the winner in the last minute. From an innocuous Riordan free-kick on the left, Brebner ghosted into the six-yard area and stooped to head home.

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