10th Jan 2004 Greenock Morton 0 Partick Thistle 3 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

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Match Information

			former Jag John McCormack		Derek Whyte			35y, 4m, 10d
					Gerry Britton			33y, 2m, 21d
					Ian Ross; John Paul McBride
					Andy Ross; Derek Fleming
					David Rowson (1-0, 35 mins); James Grady (2-0, pen 53 mins); James Grady (3-0, pen 90 mins)
David MacGregor; Alex Williams					Kenny Milne; Ian Ross; Jamie Mitchell
Scott Bannerman (@ 2-0, 90 mins)
Paul Gaughan (Scott Bannerman, 69 mins); Marco Maisano (Phil Cannie, 69 mins); Alex Williams (Jani Uotinen, 79 mins)					Kenny Arthur (Steven Pinkowski, 7 mins); David Lilley (Eddie Forrest, HT); Andy Thomson (Stephane Bonnes, 80 mins)
			Craig Coyle		Kenny Arthur			25y, 1m, 3d
			former Jag Derek Collins		David Lilley			26y, 2m, 10d
			Paul Gaughan		Ian Ross			29y, 4m, 14d
			David MacGregor		Grant Murray			28y, 4m, 12d
			former Jag Emilio Bottiglieri		Kenny Milne			24y, 4m, 15d
			Chris Millar		Jamie Mitchell			27y, 2m, 4d
			John Maisano		David Rowson			27y, 3m, 27d
			Alex Williams		John Paul McBride			25y, 1m, 13d
			former Jag Paul Walker		James Grady			32y, 9m, 27d
			Peter Weatherson		Andy Thomson			32y, 9m, 9d
			Marco Maisano		Adrian Madaschi			21y, 5m, 30d
								27y, 3m, 13d
			David McGurn		Steven Pinkowski			20y, 7m, 1d
			Jani Uotinen		Eddie Forrest			25y, 0m, 24d
			Scott Bannerman		John Gemmell			19y, 4m, 4d
			Robbie Henderson		Manny Panther			19y, 7m, 30d
			Phil Cannie		Stephane Bonnes			25y, 10m, 15d

Match Report

TTA report

More comfortable than expected against the Second Division leaders. Morton almost scored but Arthur was injured and replaced by Pinkowski. Rowson shot Thistle into a half-time lead (35) and 2 pens (fouls on Mitchell and Grady, 53 and 90) were converted by Grady to put the game beyond Morton's reach. Should have been more. Morton had a man sent off (90).

Media report

10-Jan-2004, bbc.com

Partick Thistle booked their place in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup after a tough game at Cappielow. The high-flying Second Division side had decent chances to find the back of the net but it was Thistle who handed them a lesson in finishing. David Rowson grabbed his first goal of the season to establish a half time lead for the Firhill team. James Grady sealed the win when he netted twice from the penalty spot in the second half. The kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes to allow late-comers time to enter the ground as fans of both teams packed into the four stands.

The Jags tried to pile the pressure on the home side straight away and a James Grady shot won them the first corner of the game after just two minutes. But Morton hit back just two minutes later when Peter Weatherson released Alex Williams into the box but goalkeeper Kenny Arthur raced off his line to clear before the striker could pull the trigger. Arthur picked up an injury while making the clearance and had to be replaced by rookie Steven Pinkowski - who only earned his place on the bench when usual reserve goalkeeper Kevin Budinaukas failed a fitness test. Pinkowski had just taken his place between the sticks when Morton should have grabbed the opener but Paul Gaughan fired wide when it looked easier to find the back of the net. Grady then fed the ball through to Andy Thomson but goalkeeper Craig Coyle pounced to block the Thistle striker's effort. Morton midfielder John Maisano went on a good run before unleashing a 20-yard drive that fell just wide of the upright. Morton were left rueing another missed chance when Millar provided a great ball for Weatherson only for the Morton hitman to be denied by a Pinkowski save. But Thistle went in front after 35 minutes when Grady supplied the ball for Rowson to go on a run that took him just inside the area before slotting past Coyle. Thistle could have added to their lead on the half-time whistle but Thomson just failed to connect with David Lilley's cross in front of goal.

Morton almost found a second half equaliser when John Maisano flighted a free-kick into the path of his brother, Marco, just outside the six-yard box but he fired well over. However, the visitors doubled their lead when referee John Rowbotham ruled that Jamie Mitchell was hauled down in the box by David MacGregor and Grady blasted high into the net from the penalty spot after 53 minutes. The Greenock side had a couple of decent chances to haul themselves back into the game. Paul Walker's cross was met by Weatherson and he was unlucky to see his diving header blocked at the near post by Pinkowski. That was followed by a Williams header but the Partick goalkeeper was vigilant once again to deny the Second Division side the goal. But Partick were handed their second penalty of the game with a minute to go when Bannerman brought down Grady in the area. Bannerman was shown a straight red card before Grady converted from the spot to confirm Thistle's place in the fourth round of the competition.

Video Highlights

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● 20-year-old Steven Pinkowski makes his Thistle debut and joins our goalies' clean-sheet debutants club.

● Thistle's 112th Scottish Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for Jamie Mitchell, 23rd Aug 2003 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Gerry Britton - 21 games, 1st Mar 2003 to 25th Oct 2003. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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