5th Jan 2008 St Johnstone 2 Partick Thistle 0 (SFL First Division - game 21)

matches:2007-08: ← 33game 3435 →

Match Information

			Derek McInnes		Ian McCall			43y, 3m, 6d
					Jonny Tuffey; Marc Twaddle; Willie Kinniburgh; Ryan McStay; Stevie Murray
					Craig Hinchliffe; Gary Harkins; Scott Chaplain; Liam Buchanan; Stephen McKeown
Stuart McCaffrey (0-1, 62 mins); Steven Milne (0-2, 73 mins)
					Ryan McStay
Peter MacDonald (Andy Jackson, 58 mins); Danny McBreen (David Weatherston, 81 mins)					Simon Storey (Gary Harkins, 40 mins); Ryan McStay (Liam Buchanan, 70 mins); Willie Kinniburgh (James Gibson, 81 mins)
			Alan Main		Jonny Tuffey			20y, 11m, 16d
			Goran Stanic		John A. Robertson			31y, 9m, 8d
			Stuart McCaffrey		Marc Twaddle			21y, 4m, 9d
			Kevin Rutkiewicz		Kevin McKinlay			21y, 10m, 8d
			Gary Irvine		Willie Kinniburgh			23y, 3m, 28d
			Liam Craig		Alan Archibald			30y, 0m, 23d
			Kevin Moon		Simon Storey			25y, 7m, 0d
			Paul Sheerin		David Rowson			31y, 3m, 22d
			Danny McBreen		Ryan McStay			22y, 1m, 1d
			Peter MacDonald		Mark Roberts			32y, 2m, 7d
			Steven Milne		Stevie Murray			24y, 8m, 18d
								25y, 11m, 4d
			Kevin Cuthbert		Craig Hinchliffe			35y, 8m, 0d
			future Jag Steven Anderson		Gary Harkins			23y, 0m, 3d
			Allan McManus		James Gibson			27y, 10m, 17d
			David Weatherston		Liam Buchanan			22y, 9m, 9d
			Andy Jackson		Stephen Connor			18y, 11m, 9d

Match Report

TTA report

Showing 5 changes, Thistle survived a few scares then got into the game and Murray went close but at half-time it was goalless. They pressed in the second half but terrible defending let St Johnstone in for a goal (62). They scored again on a fast break (73) and had 2 chances cleared off the line. Down to 6th.

Media report

05-Jan-2008, bbc.com

St Johnstone recorded a straightforward victory over Partick at McDiarmid Park. Neither side produced any sparkling football in what proved to be a lacklustre first half. Saints took the lead in the 61st minute when Stuart McCaffrey reacted quickest to Paul Sheerin's neat cut-back after good work from Liam Craig. Partick's Gary Harkins forced Alan Main into a good save before Steven Milne sealed the points when he latched onto Kevin Moon's pass to fire home.

Stats Watch

● 27-year-old James Gibson plays his last game for Thistle.

ongoing sequences:

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for David Rowson (a new personal best) & Liam Buchanan (a new personal best), 4th Aug 2007 to date. (Longest run since: Scott Boyd - 44 games, 10th May 2006 to 28th Apr 2007. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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