22nd Jan 2008 Partick Thistle 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1 (Scottish Cup 4th Round)

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Match Information

43y, 3m, 23d			Ian McCall		Jim McIntyre
no changes
no changes
Liam Buchanan (1-1, 67 mins); Liam Buchanan (2-1, 86 mins)					Scott Wilson (0-1, 49 mins)
David Rowson					Scott Wilson; Callum Woods; Mark Burchill
Gary Harkins (Stevie Murray, 60 mins); Kevin McKinlay (Paul Keegan, 60 mins)					Kevin Harper (Tam McManus, 64 mins)
21y, 0m, 2d			Jonny Tuffey		Paul Gallacher future Jag
31y, 9m, 25d			John A. Robertson		Scott Wilson
21y, 4m, 26d			Marc Twaddle		Callum Woods
21y, 10m, 25d			Kevin McKinlay		Scott Morrison
25y, 7m, 17d			Simon Storey		Scott Thomson
30y, 1m, 9d			Alan Archibald		Kevin Harper
24y, 4m, 12d			Scott Chaplain		Stephen Glass
31y, 4m, 8d			David Rowson		Stephen Simmons
22y, 9m, 26d			Liam Buchanan		Jim Hamilton future Jag
32y, 2m, 24d			Mark Roberts		Jim McIntyre
23y, 0m, 20d			Gary Harkins		Mark Burchill
25y, 11m, 20d
35y, 8m, 17d			Craig Hinchliffe		Sean Murdoch
23y, 4m, 14d			Willie Kinniburgh		Stevie Crawford
24y, 9m, 4d			Stevie Murray		Nick Phinn
35y, 0m, 23d			Paul Keegan		Iain Williamson
22y, 1m, 18d			Ryan McStay		Tam McManus

Match Report

TTA report

There were few chances on the difficult surface in the first half. Dunfermline probably deserved their lead (49) but Buchanan scored from an acute angle (67). It was mostly Thistle after that and he scored again from close in (86) for Thistle's 1st ever win against Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup in 9 attempts.

Media report

22-Jan-2008, bbc.com

Partick Thistle stormed back from a goal behind to knock Dunfermline out of the Scottish Cup thanks to two fourth-round goals from Liam Buchanan. Scott Wilson headed the Pars into a deserved lead after 49 minutes after they had dominated the first half. But Buchanan drove in a 68th-minute equaliser for Thistle. And, after Thistle had two goals chopped off for infringements, Buchanan pounced to score three minutes from time following intense pressure.

Dunfermline had made four changes from the side beaten by St Johnstone in Division One on Saturday. Stephen Glass returned from injury, while Calum Woods, Kevin Harper and player-manager Jim McIntyre were also back in the starting line-up. Danny Murphy, Jamie Harris, Greg Ross and Darren Young were the men missing out. The Thistle side was unchanged after their fine win over Division One leaders Hamilton. But it was the visitors who dominated the first half in terms of possession and chances. Mark Burchill mis-kicked his attempt at a volley from four yards following a fine Harper cross then fired another effort off the legs of goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey. Glass volleyed inches wide of the far post after being set up by Burchill, while Jim Hamilton fired just over the bar. Thistle rarely threatened, their only attempts on goal being long-range efforts from Scott Chaplain and Gary Harkins that did were well off target. Wilson, who had passed a late fitness test to play, finally made the breakthrough when he headed into the top right-hand corner from a Glass free-kick. Thistle almost responded immediately when a powerful Harkins free-kick from 22 yards was deflected wide for a corner. Dunfermline midfielder Stephen Simmons misdirected a header in front of goal as the visitors looked to kill the game.

Thistle boss Ian McCall had brought on Stevie Murray and Paul Keegan and that increased the threat from the hosts. When McIntyre and Hamilton failed to clear following a corner, Woods had to make a desperate clearance from in front of his own goal. And, after Mark Roberts played the ball through, Buchanan fired the ball home from 15 yards. Chaplain fired the ball into the Dunfermline net, but the assistant referee flagged for offside after Roberts and Keegan blocked the view of goalkeeper Paul Gallacher. Rowson had the ball in the net seconds later, but his effort from 18 yards was ruled out because the referee had already blown the whistle for an infringement in the defensive wall. Gallacher was forced into a fine save to prevent Buchanan scoring on the turn. But, when the former Scotland goalkeeper was unconvincing with his punch, Buchanan pounced to score the winner following a Rowson mis-kick and secured a spot against Livingston in the next round.

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BBC, 22nd January, 2008

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ongoing sequences:

● 9 competitive home games without defeat; 20th Oct 2007 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 24 games; 5th May 2001 to 17th Aug 2002.)

● 29 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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