6th Sep 2009 Partick Thistle 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 (Challenge Cup Quarter Final)

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Match Information

44y, 11m, 7d			Ian McCall		Terry Butcher
Craig Hinchliffe
Jonny Tuffey
Liam Buchanan (1-1, 77 mins)					Danni Sanchez (0-1, 5 mins)
Alan Archibald; Paul Cairney; Liam Buchanan					Ross Tokely; Richie Foran
Mark Corcoran (Simon Donnelly, 32 mins); Patrick Boyle (Bryan Hodge, HT); Chris Erskine (Jim Hamilton, 109 mins)					Danni Sanchez (Andy Barrowman, 65 mins); Jonny Hayes (Russell Duncan, 70 mins); Robert Eagle (Adam Rooney, 83 mins)
37y, 4m, 1d			Craig Hinchliffe		Ryan Esson
22y, 4m, 19d			Paul Paton		Ross Tokely
22y, 5m, 17d			Patrick Boyle		Nauris Bulvitis
34y, 4m, 4d			Ian Maxwell		Grant Munro
33y, 5m, 9d			John A. Robertson		Stuart Golabek
31y, 8m, 24d			Alan Archibald		Lee Cox
22y, 0m, 8d			Paul Cairney		Robert Eagle
32y, 11m, 23d			David Rowson		Daniel Stratford
24y, 5m, 10d			Liam Buchanan		Richie Foran
28y, 9m, 7d			Mark Corcoran		Danni Sanchez
22y, 6m, 29d			Chris Erskine		Jonny Hayes
28y, 4m, 28d
16y, 10m, 8d			Ryan Scully		Kyle Allison
32y, 1m, 23d			Martyn Corrigan		David Proctor
33y, 6m, 28d			Jim Hamilton		Russell Duncan
34y, 9m, 5d			Simon Donnelly		Adam Rooney
21y, 11m, 14d			Bryan Hodge		Andy Barrowman

Match Report

TTA report

AET. Lost 3-4 on pens. A shot from the edge of the box gave Caley the lead (5). Thistle were 2nd best and survived a few close things but a better second half saw them press and Buchanan snapped up a poor clearance (77). It was end to end stuff after that as chances were made and missed and it went to pens.

Media report

06-Sep-2009, ptfc.co.uk

Thistle made just one change from the team that started against Morton for this Challenge Cup tie with Inverness. Craig Hinchliffe replacing Jonny Tuffey who is on international duty with Northern Ireland.

Inverness made a confident start to the game moving the ball about well and they were rewarded with a 5th minute goal. The ball broke invitingly to Danni Sanchez at the corner of the Thistle box and his crisp shot beat Craig Hinchliffe. Thistle were nearly level in the 8th minute. Clever play from Mark Corcoran presented Paul Cairney with a chance but he Esson in the Inverness goal was able to block his shot. The first ten minutes of the game were extremely open. In the 9th minute Craig Hinchliffe left his goal exposed but Inverness were unable to exploit that fact. A minute later Richie Foran was put clear, despite loud shouts for offside, but Foran couldn't keep his shot down. A second Inverness goal would have made things extremely difficult for Thistle and they nearly had that goal in the 15th minute. Foran did well to cut the ball back to Danni Sanchez but Craig Hinchliffe was able to grab hold of the ball and make an important save. Chances were continuing to come at a fairly rapid rate and in the 18th minute it was Thistle's turn to come close. Patrick Boyle was able to pick out Chris Erskine with a cross but the ball was slightly behind Erskine with the result that his shot from 12 yards went over the bar. It did signal a decent passage of Thistle pressure. In the 19th minute Liam Buchanan forced Esson to turn a shot round the post for a corner before a David Rowson shot took a deflection for another Thistle corner. In the 32nd minute Inverness who looked a threat every time they came forward again threatened the Thistle goal. Hayes was able to capitalise on a mistake in the Thistle midfield and raced clear only for Patrick Boyle to get back in time and help snuff out the danger. Before the game could restart Thistle made their first change of the game with Simon Donnelly coming on for Mark Corcoran. In the 35th minute Paul Cairney did well to create a chance for himself at the edge of the box but his shot was deflected wide of goal for a Thistle corner. The last chance of the half came the way of Inverness. Foran, a threat to Thistle throughout the first 45 minutes, turned inside the box but Robertson was across quickly to block at the expense of a corner kick.

Thistle made a change at the break with Bryan Hodge replacing Patrick Boyle. The first ten minutes of the second half were pretty quiet but Thistle were able to fashion a chance in the 56th minute. Good play from Paul Cairney set up Simon Donnelly but Donnelly's shot was a weak one and Esson was able to make a comfortable save. Leading scorer Liam Buchanan was close to creating a Thistle goal in the 64th minute. Paul Cairney's dummy gave Buchanan an opportunity to deliver a cross into the box but Cairney, who had continued his run, wasn't able to direct his shot on target when he collected Buchanan's cross. Thistle were denied an equaliser in the 76th minute only by a magnificent save from Ryan Esson. Paul Paton's cross was met by the head of Liam Buchanan with Esson turning the ball over the bar. Thistle's equaliser was just delayed a further minute. After Inverness struggled to clear the ball it fell nicely into the path of Liam Buchanan six yards out and he knocked the ball into the net for his 6th goal of the season.

Neither side could manage a winner in the remaining 13 minutes so on to extra-time it was. Seven minutes into extra-time and Thistle came close to nudging themselves in front. Paul Cairney was able to pick out Liam Buchanan with a cross but Liam saw his shot blocked. Cairney was in the thick of things again in Thistle's next attack testing Esson with a low drive from the edge of the box. Inverness though were close to taking the lead themselves in the 98th minute. A Foran cross being missed by everyone bar John Robertson who hacked the ball clear.

Inverness had the first chance of the second period of extra-time with Hinchliffe needing two attempts to grab hold of a fierce Russell Duncan shot. In the 108th minute Thistle made their final change with Jim Hamilton coming on for Chris Erskine. With three minutes of the game remaining a magnificent Paul Paton cross was cleared for a Thistle corner and penalties became more and more likely. And so onto penalties. Hamilton, Rowson and Buchanan all scored for Thistle but Cairney, Donnelly and Hodge were all less than successful. Craig Hinchliffe stopped one Inverness penalty that they had to win the game but he was powerless to prevent Munro from sinking the penalty that sent Inverness through to the last four.

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● Thistle lose a second consecutive competitive game versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the H2H joint-record.

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● 46 consecutive competitive appearances for David Rowson, 30th Aug 2008 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Grant Murray - 51 games, 30th Jul 2005 to 14th May 2006. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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