29th Jan 2011 Partick Thistle 2 Dunfermline Athletic 0 (SFL First Division - game 18)

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46y, 3m, 30d	Ian McCall	Jim McIntyre

Iain Flannigan
Liam Buchanan

Chris Erskine (1-0, 13 mins); Kris Doolan (2-0, 41 mins)
		Steven McDougall

Iain Flannigan (Martin Grehan, 70 mins); Kris Doolan (Shaun Fraser, 87 mins); Chris Erskine (Jamie Campbell, 89 mins)		Nick Phinn (Chris Higgins, HT); David Graham (Pat Clarke, 69 mins); Liam Buchanan (Steven McDougall, 60 mins)

23y, 7m, 1d	Scott Fox	Chris Smith
23y, 9m, 11d	Paul Paton	Callum Woods
23y, 10m, 9d	Patrick Boyle	Austin McCann
23y, 4m, 6d	Bryan Hodge	Gary Mason
26y, 4m, 21d	Willie Kinniburgh	Andy Dowie former Jag
33y, 1m, 16d	Alan Archibald	Alex Keddie
23y, 5m, 0d	Paul Cairney	Willie Gibson
34y, 4m, 15d	David Rowson	Nick Phinn
24y, 1m, 18d	Kris Doolan	Liam Buchanan former Jag
23y, 0m, 14d	Iain Flannigan	Andy Kirk
23y, 11m, 21d	Chris Erskine	David Graham

25y, 8m, 23d

30y, 3m, 28d	Bryn Halliwell	Kyle Allison
26y, 3m, 20d	Martin Grehan	Steven McDougall
18y, 10m, 5d	Jamie Campbell	Pat Clarke
17y, 6m, 30d	Shaun Fraser	Ryan Thomson
34y, 10m, 1d	John A. Robertson	Chris Higgins

TTA report

Thistle were always on the front foot and took the lead (13) when Erskine ran on to a Rowson pass. Fox made a crucial save from a free-kick and 5 minutes later Doolan knocked in a rebounded shot by Flannigan (41) for 2-0. 2nd top Dunfermline saw more of the ball in the second half but seldom threatened.

Media report

29-Jan-2011, ptfc.co.uk

The Thistle team for the visit of second placed Dunfermline shown one change from the team that defeated Falkirk in the Scottish Cup. Liam Buchanan’s place in the side being taken by Iain Flannigan. Buchanan himself was wearing the number 9 jersey for his new team and made his debut against his former club.

Little was seen of the recently departed Jag in a first half that finished with Thistle two goals to the good. The first of those two goals arrived in the 13th minute. David Rowson pushed the ball through to Chris Erskine leaving the Thistle player who signed a new contract during the week with just Chris Smith to beat. In not dissimilar circumstances to his goal against Falkirk, Smith was able to get a touch to Erskine’s shot but it wasn’t enough to prevent the ball from finding the back of the net. As Thistle celebrated the Dunfermline players complained bitterly about the absence of a flag for offside. Dunfermline were looking anything but a promotion chasing side at this point and only an effort from David Graham, arguably their best player in the first half, presented Scott Fox with any problems but even then the flag had already gone up for offside. Gradually though Dunfermline did start to start to come into things a little and Calum Woods, after cutting inside from the right, sent a shot over the bar. It was Thistle, however, that remained the better side. In the 32nd minute Kris Doolan tested Smith with a low shot from 20 yards that Smith saved at his left hand post and a minute later Paul Cairney was robbed off the ball just as a Thistle goal looked likely. Thistle did have a scare in the 36th minute. Willie Kinniburgh was adjudged to have fouled Liam Buchanan a few yards outside the Thistle box. Willie Gibson was able to get the ball through the wall but Scott Fox’s positioning was such that he was able to make a fine, if unspectacular, save. It was an important save as five minutes later Thistle had doubled their lead. Bryan Hodge had come close with a shot from the edge of the box but it was Kris Doolan, like Chris Erskine a player who signed a new contract during the week, that found the net. Iain Flannigan’s shot was saved by Chris Smith but the loose ball fell straight to Kris Doolan who was left with the easy task of rolling the ball into the empty net.

Dunfermline were out for the second half early and as you can imagine facing a two goal deficit they showed a positive approach in the opening minutes of the half. It was Iain Flannigan, however, that came close to scoring an early second half goal. Twice in the opening minutes of the half he forced Smith into smart saves, the second in particular a good save low to his left. There was plenty of pressure from Dunfermline as they attempted to find a way back into the game as Thistle began to sit just a little too deep and a half chance came Dunfermline’s way in the 59th minute. The ball falling nicely for Willie Gibson but he was unable to keep his shot down. Dunfermline never stopped chasing the game in the second half but a Thistle defence that have conceded little at home recently continued to hold firm with Scott Fox making some important interceptions. There were just three minutes left when Dunfermline managed their first shot on target of the second half. Gary Mason’s shot from 20 yards looked like finding the corner of the net by Scott Fox was down quickly to push the ball wide for a Dunfermline corner.

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