30th Jan 2010 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 22)

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matches:2009-10: ← 32game 3334 →

	Terry Butcher	Ian McCall	45y, 4m, 0d

		Martyn Corrigan; Bryan Hodge; Liam Buchanan; Steve Lovell; Chris Erskine
		Paul Paton; Alan Archibald; Greg Shields; Paul Cairney; Simon Donnelly

Jonny Hayes (1-1, 38 mins); Adam Rooney (1-2, pen 88 mins)		Mark Corcoran (1-0, 16 mins)
Grant Munro; Jonny Hayes		Martyn Corrigan
		Ian Maxwell (@ 1-1, 88 mins)
Richie Foran (Eric Odhiambo, 81 mins)

	Ryan Esson	Jonny Tuffey	23y, 0m, 10d
	David Proctor	Martyn Corrigan	32y, 6m, 16d
	Nauris Bulvitis	Ryan Conroy	22y, 9m, 2d
	Grant Munro	Bryan Hodge	22y, 4m, 7d
	Lionel Djebi-Zadi	John A. Robertson	33y, 10m, 2d
	Lee Cox	Ian Maxwell	34y, 8m, 28d
	Danni Sanchez	Mark Corcoran	29y, 2m, 0d
	Richie Foran	David Rowson	33y, 4m, 16d
	Ross Tokely	Liam Buchanan	24y, 10m, 3d
	Adam Rooney	Steve Lovell	29y, 1m, 24d
	Jonny Hayes	Chris Erskine	22y, 11m, 22d

			28y, 0m, 26d

	Kyle Allison	Bryn Halliwell	29y, 3m, 29d
	Eric Odhiambo	Patrick Boyle	22y, 10m, 10d
	Russell Duncan	Martin Grehan	25y, 3m, 21d
	Stuart Golabek	Kris Doolan	23y, 1m, 19d
	Robert Eagle	Ryan MacBeth	18y, 9m, 1d

TTA report

Corcoran fired Thistle into the lead from 20 yards (16) but Caley equalised (38) then Erskine hit the bar just before half-time. Tuffey had an excellent match and saved a penalty (67). Maxwell was sent off (the video later proved he wasn't the last man and that he'd got the ball) but the pen won it in any case (88).

Media report

30-Jan-2010, ptfc.co.uk

The combination of suspension, injury and illness has resulted in Ian McCall making no fewer than five changes to his starting eleven for this fixture with Inverness. Martyn Corrigan made a rare start while Bryan Hodge returned to the heart of the Thistle midfield. The other three changes saw the subs from the previous week against Dunfermline, Steve Lovell, Liam Buchanan and Chris Erskine, start this game.

In an open first ten minutes it was the home side that twice came close to opening the scoring. In the 6th minute Jonny Hayes was threaded through a pass to Adam Rooney who was left with just Jonny Tuffey to beat. The Thistle keeper, however, spread himself well and was able to make a save with his legs. Three minutes it was his hands that came to Thistle's rescue. Tuffey being able to push away a Foran header after a cross from the right hand side. It was far from all one way traffic, however, with Thistle posing the home defence more than a few problems. Ryan Conroy's delivery from corner kicks in particular offering hope of a Thistle goal. In the 16th minute though Thistle did open the scoring. Mark Corcoran had looked in the mood right from the start and it was the white booted wide man that fired Thistle ahead. After turning some 20 yards from corner Corcoran sent a shot into the corner of the net with Esson motionless. Two minutes later Corcoran again tried his luck. A little further out this time his shot was again on target but on this occasion Esson was able to get down and save at his left hand post. In the 21st minute Inverness felt that they should have had a penalty when the ever dangerous Hayes went down inn the box but referee Somers saw things differently and booked the Inverness player. Chris Erskine was posing the home side problems in and around the edge of the box but he was never quite able to direct his final shot on target while in the 37th minute Bryan Hodge sent a 25 yards shot only marginally the wrong side of the post. A minute later the scores were tied. Hayes found himself with room inside the Thistle box and he shot across Tuffey and into the far corner of the net. Thistle were more than a little unfortunate not to be back in front before half-time. A Ryan Conroy corner found its' way to Chris Erskine who promptly smacked the ball off the bar.

The first chance of the second half went the way of the home team. Thistle rather needlessly conceded possession of the ball in the middle of the park giving Dannie Sanchez the opportunity to test Jonny Tuffey with a shot that the Thistle keeper did well to turn round the post for as corner. Nine minutes into the second half Thistle were close to restoring their lead. Liam Buchanan enjoyed the break of the ball inside the box but was denied a goal by an excellent Esson save. When Buchanan was able to return the ball into the danger area the ball was scrambled away for a corner. In the 67th minute Inverness were handed the perfectly opportunity to edge ahead for the first time. Bryan Hodge was adjudged to have fouled Adam Rooney inside the penalty box and referee Somers pointed to the spot. It was Rooney himself that took the kick but had to watch in agony as Tuffey turned the ball over the bar. Tuffey was having an excellent afternoon and twice in a minute, firstly from Rooney and then Sanchez, he produced important saves. He wasn't, however, to intervene in the 81st minute when Adam Rooney was clean through only to knock his shot wide of goal. Just prior to that chance Liam Buchanan spurned an opportunity for Thistle when he took the ball round Esson but found the angle just too tight and he couldn't hit target. When it looked as if Thistle were set for a point they were dealt a cruel blow in the 88th minute. Inverness were awarded a second penalty when Ian Maxwell was the man this time adjudged to have fouled Adam Rooney. Rooney again took the kick and this time tucked the ball home.

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