5th Mar 2011 Partick Thistle 0 Dundee 0 (SFL First Division - game 23)

matches:2010-11: ← 35game 3637 →

46y, 5m, 3d	Ian McCall	Barry Smith former Jag

Patrick Boyle; Ryan McGowan; Paul Cairney; Martin Grehan; Chris Erskine
Bryan Hodge; Willie Kinniburgh; Jackie McNamara; Simon Donnelly; Iain Flannigan


		Gary Irvine

Paul Cairney (Bryan Hodge, 69 mins); Ryan McGowan (Iain Flannigan, 71 mins); Kris Doolan (Shaun Fraser, 83 mins)		Jonathan Stewart (Graham Bayne, 58 mins)

23y, 8m, 5d	Scott Fox	Rab Douglas
23y, 10m, 15d	Paul Paton	Gary Irvine
23y, 11m, 13d	Patrick Boyle	Matt Lockwood
21y, 6m, 18d	Ryan McGowan	Stephen O'Donnell
34y, 11m, 5d	John A. Robertson	Craig McKeown
33y, 2m, 20d	Alan Archibald	Rhys Weston
23y, 6m, 4d	Paul Cairney	Nicky Riley
34y, 5m, 19d	David Rowson	Gary Harkins former Jag
24y, 2m, 22d	Kris Doolan	Jonathan Stewart
26y, 4m, 24d	Martin Grehan	Sean Higgins
24y, 0m, 25d	Chris Erskine	Craig Forsyth

26y, 8m, 19d

18y, 4m, 4d	Ryan Scully	John Gibson
20y, 1m, 6d	Conrad Balatoni	Graham Bayne
23y, 1m, 18d	Iain Flannigan	Kyle Benedictus
23y, 5m, 10d	Bryan Hodge	Connor Rennie
17y, 8m, 3d	Shaun Fraser	Gary Bartlett

TTA report

Dundee (unbeaten in 17) made a positive start and went close twice early on and Thistle were restricted to half chances. The second half was more open but chances were missed. A disallowed goal (infringement on Fox, 70) was as close as Dundee came then Paton blasted a cross over the bar (89).

Media report

05-Mar-2011, ptfc.co.uk

Manager Ian McCall made five changes for the visit of Dundee to Firhill. Injury ruled out both Willie Kinniburgh and Simon Donnelly while Bryan Hodge and Iain Flannigan had to content themselves with a place on the bench. Jackie McNamara meantime missed out on a place in the sixteen entirely. In their places came Paddy Boyle, fit again after missing the trip to Ross County with injury, Ryan McGowan, Paul Cairney, Martin Grehan and Chris Erskine.

Dundee defending their 17 game unbeaten run made a bright start to the game and Thistle suffered a scare in the fourth minute with Craig Forsyth’s whipped cross from the right hand side only needing a touch from a Dundee player to open the scoring. Although it were Dundee that were looking the better side in the opening exchanges, Ryan McGowan’s long throws were looking threatening and when Rab Douglas came but wasn’t able to gather one the ball broke loose but no Thistle player was able to take advantage of the error from the otherwise reliable Dundee custodian. In the 12th minute Dundee came the closest yet to opening the scoring. Gary Harkins’ excellent through ball picked out the in form Sean Higgins and his effort from the edge of the box was only just wide of Scott Fox’s right hand post. Thistle best moments were restricted to half chances. David Rowson shot wide of goal after Paul Paton had squared the ball to him at the edge of the Dundee box and Martin Grehan was able to win a couple of balls in the box but on both occasions his headers were well wide of goal. While Dundee remained the more threatening of the two teams, Scott Fox wasn’t really pressed into any more action than his opposite number was. He did, however, have to produce a good stop to keep out a Stephen O’Donnell shot from 30 yards after a Riley cross had been cleared into his path.

Thistle had the first chance of the second half. Ryan McGowan was able to head the ball on to Kris Doolan with Thistle’s leading scorer a little unfortunate to see his first time shot fly straight into the waiting arms of Rab Douglas. There was further encouragement for Thistle two minutes later. Ryan McGowan’s cross field pass was collected by Paddy Boyle who in turn spotted Chris Erskine run into the box. Erskine cut inside to give himself a better angle but his right foot shot was weak and Douglas was able to save. Thistle really should have opened the scoring in the 62nd minute. Martin Grehan’s knock on left Kris Doolan with just Douglas to beat but he scuffed his shot and the ball trickled wide of goal. Thistle suffered a major scare as the game moved into the final 20 minutes. Riley was given far too much space at the edge of the Thistle box with Sean Higgins, with the aid of a deflection, sending his shot from Riley’s cross over the bar. From the corner that followed, Gary Harkins was able to head into the net but Dundee celebrations were cut short when the referee blew for an infringement. Another Dundee corner from the same side a few minutes later again caused the Thistle defence problems with Scott Fox doing well to beat out an effort from Stephen O’Donnell. In the 89th minute Thistle had a marvellous chance to clinch a win. Martin Grehan and Shaun Fraser combined inside the Dundee box and with Paul Paton the player to gather the ball that was squared across the six yard box he sent his shot high over the bar in what proved to be the last chance of the afternoon.

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