11th Apr 2009 Partick Thistle 0 Queen of the South 2 (SFL First Division - game 32)

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Match Information

44y, 6m, 12d			Ian McCall		Gordon Chisholm former Jag
Kevin McKinlay; Simon Donnelly
Stephen McKeown; Lucas Akins
					Stephen Dobbie (0-1, 12 mins); Steve Tosh (0-2, 53 mins)
Kevin McKinlay; Gary Harkins					Paul Burns
Simon Donnelly (Scott Chaplain, 55 mins); Kevin McKinlay (Lucas Akins, 59 mins); David Rowson (Ian Maxwell, 65 mins)					Martyn Lancaster (Craig Barr, 18 mins); Jim Thomson (Jamie McQuilken, HT); Sean O'Connor (Steve Tosh, 52 mins)
22y, 2m, 22d			Jonny Tuffey		Lee Robinson
26y, 10m, 6d			Simon Storey		Craig Reid
22y, 7m, 15d			Marc Twaddle		Bob Harris
21y, 11m, 24d			Paul Paton		Neil MacFarlane
33y, 0m, 14d			John A. Robertson		Martyn Lancaster
31y, 3m, 29d			Alan Archibald		Jim Thomson
23y, 1m, 14d			Kevin McKinlay		Barry Wilson
32y, 6m, 28d			David Rowson		Neil Scally
22y, 4m, 0d			Kris Doolan		Sean O'Connor
34y, 4m, 10d			Simon Donnelly		Stephen Dobbie
24y, 3m, 9d			Gary Harkins		Paul Burns
26y, 9m, 15d
36y, 11m, 6d			Craig Hinchliffe		Bryn Halliwell future Jag
24y, 7m, 3d			Willie Kinniburgh		Steve Tosh
25y, 7m, 1d			Scott Chaplain		Jamie McQuilken
33y, 11m, 9d			Ian Maxwell		David Weatherston
20y, 1m, 17d			Lucas Akins		Craig Barr

Match Report

TTA report

Promotion hopes were all but dead after this defeat. Queens scored (12) as Thistle had a poor first half with only one shot on goal. The second half was no better and a second goal - a curling shot passed the motionless Tuffey - killed Thistle off (53). They were never able to subdue a good Queens side.

Media report

11-Apr-2009, ptfc.co.uk

For this important fixture with Queen of the South Thistle showed two changes from the side that drew with St Johnstone. Simon Donnelly and Kevin McKinlay coming in for the injured Stephen McKeown and Lucas Akins.

Thistle made a bright start to this game winning a couple of corners in the opening minutes with Kevin McKinlay just unable to direct the second corner towards goal. McKinlay was able to fire a shot towards the Queen's goal in Thistle's next attack but Robinson was able to make a comfortable save. In Queen's first foray towards the Thistle goal Jonny Tuffey received a sore one while saving at the feet of Paul Burns. The Thistle keeper thankfully being able to continue following some treatment. Thistle's hopes took a major blow when Queen of the South took a 12th minute lead. Stephen Dobbie, so often a thorn in Thistle's side, was able to turn at the corner of the box before sending a shot high into the back of the Thistle net. With Thistle struggling to make much headway against Queen's Jonny Tuffey required to be well placed to save a Stephen Dobbie shot in the 23rd minute. With 34 minutes played Thistle came close to falling further behind. Paul Burns did well to keep the ball in before rolling the ball into the path of Stephen Dobbie. Dobbie's cross fell perfectly for Barry Wilson but he couldn't quite direct his shot on target and Thistle could breathe again, a second goal at this point perhaps ending Thistle's promotion hopes. With half-time fast approaching some great skill from Gary Harkins took him to the corner of the box but his cross his cleared at the expense of a corner kick. Queens could only partially clear that corner and when the ball was knocked back into the box David Rowson was able to get his head to the ball but his header is off target. With the first half deep into injury time there was further anxiety for Thistle when Dobbie is again able to collect the ball at the edge of the Thistle box but his shot lacks power and Tuffey is able to complete a fairly routine save. In a first half marked by a poor display from Thistle, The Jags managed just one shot directly at goal. Even then Marc Twaddle's can only shot weakly into the body of Queen's keeper Lee Robinson.

Thistle started the second half with Scott Chaplain on in place of Simon Donnelly. The first half had been a frustrating experience and the signs were that the second half would follow similar pattern. Queen's were able to win an early corner with Harris heading wide from that corner. At the other end Gary Harkins tried to inject some urgency into the Thistle performance but after a powerful run took him to within 30 yards of the Queen's goal his final shot was off target. It was Queen's though that would score the game's next goal inflicting a huge blow to Thistle's chances not just in this game but for the remainder of the season. Steven Tosh had just come on for Sean O'Connor and his first touch was to curl a shot past a motionless Tuffey and into the corner of the net. With things getting desperate Ian McCall introduced his second substitute in the 58th minute with Lucas Akins being sent on in place of Kevin McKinlay. In the 65th minute Thistle made their final change of the afternoon with Ian Maxwell coming on for David Rowson. A miserable afternoon nearly got worse with 13 minutes remaining. Jonny Tuffey producing a fine stop to deny Barry Wilson. Wilson feeling that he was fouled as he attempted to latch onto the loose ball that followed.

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