12th Apr 2011 Partick Thistle 1 Falkirk 2 (SFL First Division - game 31)

matches:2010-11: ← 43game 4445 →

Match Information

46y, 6m, 13d			Ian McCall		Stephen Pressley
Jackie McNamara
Jamie Campbell
Willie Kinniburgh (1-2, 90 mins)					Blair Alston (0-1, 64 mins); Carl Finnigan (0-2, 67 mins)
Alan Archibald; Conrad Balatoni					Kallum Higginbotham
Chris Erskine (Tommy Stewart, 59 mins); Jackie McNamara (Ross McGeough, 66 mins); Kris Doolan (Shaun Fraser, 74 mins)					Ryan Flynn (Jay Fulton, 89 mins); Kallum Higginbotham (Stephen Kingsley, 89 mins)
23y, 9m, 15d			Scott Fox		Robert Olejnik
37y, 5m, 19d			Jackie McNamara		Kieran Duffie
24y, 0m, 23d			Patrick Boyle		Marc Twaddle former Jag
26y, 7m, 4d			Willie Kinniburgh		Stewart Murdoch
20y, 2m, 16d			Conrad Balatoni		Tam Scobbie future Jag
33y, 3m, 30d			Alan Archibald		Blair Alston future Jag
23y, 7m, 14d			Paul Cairney		Mark Stewart former Jag
34y, 6m, 29d			David Rowson		Mark Millar
24y, 4m, 1d			Kris Doolan		Carl Finnigan
26y, 6m, 3d			Martin Grehan		Ryan Flynn
24y, 2m, 4d			Chris Erskine		Kallum Higginbotham future Jag
27y, 1m, 23d
18y, 5m, 14d			Ryan Scully		Jamie Barclay former Jag
24y, 5m, 0d			Tommy Stewart		Tam McManus
19y, 11m, 14d			Ross McGeough		Chris Mitchell
17y, 9m, 13d			Shaun Fraser		Jay Fulton
17y, 2m, 2d			Jordan McGrotty		Stephen Kingsley

notes

Postponed from 19/2/2011. Stephen Finnie replaced the advertised Charlie Richmond as referee.

Match Report

TTA report

Erskine hit the bar after some excellent skill (13) but chances were few. Thistle continued to have the bulk of the play but 2 goals (64 and 67) put them on the back foot. It could have been 3 but Fox saved a free-kick. Kinniburgh bundled the ball over from a corner (90) but it was too late.

Media report

12-Apr-2011, ptfc.co.uk

After defeating the same side 3-2 at the weekend injury denied Ian McCall the opportunity of fielding the same side for tonight’s game with Falkirk. Jamie Campbell impressed in his first start but a hamstring injury kept him out of the team with Jackie McNamara the man coming in to replace young Jamie.

In the first half at the Falkirk Stadium it was Chris Erskine that inflicted the damage to a beleaguered Falkirk defence with two goals and he was nearly among the goals again in the 13th minute of this match as well. Some sublime skill from the Thistle player created the opening for himself and from the edge of the box he smacked a shot off the Falkirk crossbar. The rebound fell invitingly for Paddy Boyle and he would have been happy to see the flag go up for offside as heading over the bar. It was all Thistle at this point and Martin Grehan, once more linking up well with Kris Doolan, tested Olejnik with a low drive, but the Falkirk keeper was well placed to save. In contrast it took Falkirk until the 25th minute to muster a shot on goal and even then Higginbotham’s effort was wide of goal with Scott Fox in the Thistle goal not required to make a save. There wasn’t much else in the way of clear cut chances in the remainder of the first half although both sides continued to play some neat football. Chris Erskine was still proving to be a threat when he got the ball and in the 40th minute the route to the Falkirk goal looked to be opening up for him but his shot was blocked. Two minutes later the head of a Falkirk player very nearly opened the scoring though it would have been an own goal as a Paddy Boyle corner caused the visiting defence a whole host of problems.

The second half was following a very similar pattern to that of the first until just past the hour mark Falkirk scored two goals in rapid succession. The first, in the 64th minute, a crisp finish from the edge of the box from Blair Alston, the second a Finnigan header from a cross on the right. There was little sign of a Thistle comeback after falling two behind and indeed it was Falkirk that might have scored again through a Marc Twaddle free kick that Scott Fox was well positioned to save. Thistle did manage to pull one back right at the death. A Shaun Fraser shot was blocked at the expense of a corner. There were appeals for a penalty following a scramble as the corner came over but all Thistle received was another corner. This time Willie Kinniburgh was able to bundle the ball over the line from close range but it was far too late for Thistle to rescue a point.

Video Highlights

Option 1: extended highlights with commentary

(credit: Falkirk TV )

Option 2: shorter highlights, no commentary

(credit: Partick Thistle Television )

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Stats Watch

● 24-year-old Tommy Stewart makes his Thistle debut.

● 19-year-old Ross McGeough plays his last game for Thistle.

● 37-year-old Jackie McNamara plays his last game for Thistle.

● Willie Kinniburgh scores his last goal for Thistle.

● The 23rd managerial reign ends with Ian McCall's last game in charge.

ongoing sequences:

● 30 consecutive competitive appearances for Chris Erskine, 25th Sep 2010 to date. (Longest run since: Paul Paton - 36 games, 24th Jul 2010 to 19th Mar 2011. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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