21st Jul 2008 Partick Thistle 0 Burnley 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

43y, 9m, 21d			Ian McCall		Owen Coyle
Craig Hinchliffe; Ryan McStay; Willie Kinniburgh; Josh Johnson; Stephen McKeown; Kevaughn Connell; Kevin McKinlay
Jonny Tuffey; Simon Storey; John A. Robertson; David Rowson; Simon Donnelly; Mark Roberts; Gary Harkins
					Joey Gudjonsson (0-1, 44 mins)
? (Simon Storey); ? (David Rowson); ? (Mark Roberts); ? (Gary Harkins); ? (Michael Robertson); ? (Simon Donnelly)					Joey Gudjonsson (Wade Elliott, HT); Alan Mahon (Chris McCann, HT); Steve Jones (Martin Paterson, HT); Gatis Kalnins (Ade Akinbiyi, HT); Jay Rodriguez (Kevin McDonald, HT); ? (Clark Carlisle, 2nd half); ? (Robbie Blake, 2nd half)
36y, 2m, 16d			Craig Hinchliffe		Diego Penny
21y, 3m, 3d			Paul Paton		Graham Alexander
21y, 10m, 24d			Marc Twaddle		Michael Duff
22y, 7m, 17d			Ryan McStay		Stephen Jordan
23y, 10m, 13d			Willie Kinniburgh		Christian Kalvenes
33y, 2m, 19d			Ian Maxwell		Alex MacDonald
27y, 3m, 5d			Josh Johnson		Joey Gudjonsson
27y, 0m, 4d			Stephen McKeown		Alan Mahon
24y, 11m, 28d			Kevaughn Connell		Steve Jones
24y, 10m, 11d			Scott Chaplain		Gatis Kalnins
22y, 4m, 23d			Kevin McKinlay		Jay Rodriguez
25y, 11m, 17d
21y, 6m, 1d			Jonny Tuffey		Gábor Király
26y, 1m, 16d			Simon Storey		Besart Berisha
31y, 10m, 7d			David Rowson		Adam Kay
32y, 8m, 22d			Mark Roberts		Wade Elliott
23y, 6m, 19d			Gary Harkins		Clark Carlisle
18y, 4m, 14d			Michael Robertson		Robbie Blake
33y, 7m, 20d			Simon Donnelly		Chris McCann
					Martin Paterson
					Ade Akinbiyi
					Kevin McDonald

notes

Substitutions were unreported on PTFC. According to a report in CIT Thistle made 4 substitutions at half-time. Josh Johnson & Kevaughn Connell played as trialists for Thistle.

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Match Report

TTA report

Two trialists showed up well early on and McStay went close but Burnley came into the game and tested Hinchliffe from 20 yards. A shout for a penalty was turned down but it was Burnley who scored just before half-time. Thistle went close twice through Roberts but soon the game died a death.

Media report

21-Jul-2008, ptfc.co.uk

Thistle completed their round of pre-season matches with a visit from English Championship outfit Burnley managed by Owen Coyle who, as a player, broke Thistle hearts on more than one occasion. Ian McCall made a number of changes to the side that had drawn 0-0 with Carlisle United at the weekend. Craig Hinchliffe, Ryan McStay, Willie Kinniburgh, Stephen McKeown and Kevin McKinlay all started this match and there were places also for two trialists in the starting eleven.

The two trialists made a promising start and nearly combined to create an opening for Thistle in the 4th minute with the right sided wide player very nearly finding the striker with a well-placed cross. A quick side step from the trialist forward brought him an opportunity at the edge of the box only for him to be hauled to the ground. John Robertson touching the free kick that followed into the path of Marc Twaddle who saw his shot blocked. After 14 minutes Ryan McStay dragged a shot well wide of goal after some neat set up play in the Thistle midfield. Thistle received a let off in the 18th minute. Craig Hinchliffe elected not to come for a cross presenting Joey Gudjonsson with a clear chance from no more than 6 yards out but the Burnley player failed to make proper contact with the ball and the chance was lost. Twenty five minutes in it took an excellent blocking challenge from Stephen McKeown to snuff out the danger after Alex MacDonald had posed a threat to the Thistle goal. Burnley were enjoying their best spell in the game at this point and in the 28th minute Steve Jones wasn't too far off target with a crisp shot from 20 yards out. Thistle had load shouts for a penalty after 32 minutes when Paul Paton looked to have been hauled to ground after he had cleverly worked himself into a promising position. Pre-season friendly or not the referee was still on the receiving end of the traditional advice from the Jackie Husband Stand patrons. In the 37th minute the trialist number 7 again impressed with a run down the right with his cross finding the side netting to the player's clear frustration. Tricky play from Alex MacDonald again posed a threat to the Thistle defence with the danger only cleared at the expense of an unproductive Burnley corner. With half-time fast approaching Firhill finally had a pre-season goal when the visitors opened the scoring. Jay Rodriguez, who had been on loan with Stirling Albion last season, threaded the ball through to Joey Gudjonsson who did the rest with a nice controlled finish.

Burnley wasted an excellent chance to double their lead 8 minutes after half-time when Chris McCann sent a shot high over the bar after being set up at a corner kick. On the hour mark Craig Hinchcliife had to produce an unorthodox save with his legs to prevent Chris McCann from extending his team's advantage. A Simon Donnelly free kick nearly brought Thistle level in the 65th minutes with Penny in the Burnley goal getting a slight touch to the ball on its' way round the post. The game was struggling a little to keep everyone's attention but Mark Roberts briefly livened things up with a spectactular effort that went just wide of goal. Roberts had another effort blocked a short time afterwards after a Simon Donnelly free-kick had drifted to the back post. With 11 minutes remaining Ade Akinbiyi nearly scored the game's second goal but Craig Hinchliffe was able to deny him not once but twice. With the game drifting towards a conclusion the trialist number 7 very nearly netted an equaliser for Thistle. His shot from 20 yards being deflected and the Burnley keeper needed two attempts to grab hold of the ball.

Scrapbook

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The Citizen, 22nd July, 2008

PTFC Match Programme, 26th July, 2008

Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Kevaughn Connell plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 27-year-old Josh Johnson plays his one and only game for Thistle.

● 18-year-old Michael Robertson plays his last game for Thistle.

● Simultaneously, Josh Johnson & Kevaughn Connell become the first Trinidadians to play for Thistle!

● Trinidad & Tobago becomes the 30th country/territory to birth a Jag.

ongoing sequences:

● 27 consecutive competitive appearances for Simon Storey, 1st Dec 2007 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: David Rowson - 42 games, 4th Aug 2007 to 5th Apr 2008. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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