1st Aug 2009 Partick Thistle 5 Berwick Rangers 1 (League Cup 1st Round)

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Match Information

44y, 10m, 2d			Ian McCall		Jimmy Crease
Jonny Tuffey; Paul Paton; John A. Robertson; Stephen McKeown; Liam Buchanan
Craig Hinchliffe; Patrick Boyle; Ricky Little; Chris Erskine; Jim Hamilton
Bryan Hodge (1-0, 30 mins); Liam Buchanan (2-0, 49 mins); Chris Erskine (3-0, 52 mins); Liam Buchanan (4-0, pen 81 mins); Chris Erskine (5-0, 87 mins)					Ian Little (3-1, 70 mins)
Paul Paton					Elliot Smith
Mark Corcoran (Chris Erskine, HT); Bryan Hodge (Jim Hamilton, 60 mins); Paul Cairney (David Rowson, 60 mins)					Paul McMullan (Chris McMenamin, 8 mins); Oliver Russell (Ian Little, 68 mins); Stuart Callaghan (Graham Guy, 83 mins)
22y, 6m, 12d			Jonny Tuffey		Mark Peat
22y, 3m, 14d			Paul Paton		Elliot Smith
32y, 0m, 18d			Martyn Corrigan		Paul McMullan
21y, 10m, 9d			Bryan Hodge		Jamie Ewart
33y, 4m, 4d			John A. Robertson		Andy McLean
34y, 2m, 30d			Ian Maxwell		Stuart Callaghan
28y, 0m, 15d			Stephen McKeown		Oliver Russell
21y, 11m, 3d			Paul Cairney		Paul Currie
24y, 4m, 5d			Liam Buchanan		Alan Brazil
34y, 8m, 0d			Simon Donnelly		Steven Notman
28y, 8m, 2d			Mark Corcoran		David Greenhill
27y, 7m, 19d
37y, 2m, 27d			Craig Hinchliffe		Steven Ellison
33y, 5m, 23d			Jim Hamilton		Ian Little
22y, 4m, 12d			Patrick Boyle		Chris McMenamin
22y, 5m, 24d			Chris Erskine		Peter McMahon
32y, 10m, 18d			David Rowson		Graham Guy

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle had missed a few chances before Hodge shot from the edge of the box (30). Buchanan scored from the same distance (49) then Erskine scored from close in (52). Berwick pulled one back (70) but a pen by Buchanan (81) and Erskine (close in, 87) wrapped things up for a good day's work

Media report

01-Aug-2009, ptfc.co.uk

Earlier in the week manager Ian McCall voiced his uncertainty over the team he would field for this Co-Operative Insurance First Round tie with Berwick Rangers. In the end there were debuts for Martyn Corrigan and Mark Corcoran and home debuts for Bryan Hodge and Paul Cairney.

The opening quarter of this fixture was fairly uneventful. A promising Thistle move ended with Paul Paton's cross only finding Mark Corcoran who had strayed offside. There was promise again from Thistle in the 21st minute. A neat pass from Liam Buchanan found Stephen McKeown whose cross was cleared for a corner. From Paul Cairney's corner that followed Corcoran was able to get his head to the ball but his header drifted harmlessly off target. Corcoran was involved in Thistle's next move. His pace was able to take him beyond the last Berwick defender and although he was able to shot towards goal Peat in the Berwick goal was able to get down to the ball and complete a decent save. In the 30th minute Thistle took the lead. A Paul Paton cross fell at the feet of Bryan Hodge and his shot from the edge of the box flew past Peat and high into the Berwick net. A second Thistle goal would have put Thistle very much in control and in the 39th minute Simon Donnelly tried to score that goal but his shot from 20 yards out was always on the rise and comfortably cleared the bar.

Thistle made a change at half-time with Chris Erskine replacing Mark Corcoran. Erskine's first involvement in the action was to get his head to a Martyn Corrigan free kick but he was able to direct his header on target. In the 49th minute Thistle doubled their lead. Liam Buchanan was able to gather the ball at the edge of the Berwick box, looked up sized up his options before rifling a shot high into the Berwick net. Three minutes later 2-0 became 3-0. A Stephen McKeown shot from angle could only be pushed out by Peat and Chris Erskine was on hand to steer the ball into the empty net. In the 59th minute Thistle made a double switch with Jim Hamilton and David Rowson replacing Bryan Hodge and Paul Cairney. In the 65th minute Thistle were close to a 4th goal. Liam Buchanan was able to escape the attention of his marker in the box but when a goal looked likely a Berwick defender was able to block the ball at the expense of a corner. With Thistle dominating more goals looked likely and Jim Hamilton was just beaten to a Corrigan cross by a Berwick defender. The game's next goal though came the way of Berwick. In a rare attack sub Ian Little found himself in acres of space and with just Jonny Tuffey to beat he lifted the ball into the net. Thistle very nearly restored their three goal advantage just a minute later. Liam Buchanan watching his shot blocked by the legs of Peat in the Berwick goal. Thistle were again close to a fourth goal in the 75th minute. Chris Erskine played a delightful ball across the Berwick goal but a diving Liam Buchanan was unable to make contact with the ball when the slightest touch would have brought a goal. Buchanan was close once more when the ball was played back into the box, his header hitting the side netting. As comfortable as Thistle's lead was Berwick were sticking to their task and in the 79th minute Jamie Ewart was close with a header from an Alan Brazil cross. Thistle though wrapped up the win just two minutes later. A Jim Hamilton header looked destined for the net and would have but for the intervention of a Berwick hand. The penalty that followed was calmly slotted home by Liam Buchanan for his second of the afternoon and his third of the season. It could have been 5-1 just a minute later but Peat was able to save Jim Hamilton's header. Thistle did have a fifth in the 87th minute. Chris Erskine's touch from a Paul Paton cross was enough to take the ball beyond Peat and into the net.

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Stats Watch

● Bryan Hodge scores his first goal for Thistle.

● Chris Erskine scores his first goal for Thistle, adding a second for good measure.

● Thistle's 64th League Cup campaign gets underway.

ongoing sequences:

● 39 consecutive competitive appearances for David Rowson, 30th Aug 2008 to date. (Longest run since: Simon Storey - 40 games, 1st Dec 2007 to 24th Sep 2008. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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