19th Nov 2011 Culter 1 Partick Thistle 1 (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

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	Andy M. Gibson	Jackie McNamara	38y, 0m, 26d
	Gary Thow

		Stuart Bannigan; Chris Erskine
		Kyle Hutton; Stephen O'Donnell

Ryan Stott (1-1, 19 mins)		Paul Cairney (1-0, 6 mins)
Lewis McKimmie; Darryn Kelly; Allan Youngson		Scott Robertson; Aaron Taylor-Sinclair

Lewis McKimmie (Ross McWilliam, 67 mins); Andrew Sim (Greg Donald, 77 mins); Allan Youngson (Richard Shand, 86 mins)		Conrad Balatoni (Scott Robertson, 35 mins); Tommy Stewart (Craig Dargo, HT); Kris Doolan (Christie Elliott, 76 mins)

	John Farquhar	Scott Fox	24y, 4m, 22d
	Andrew Sim	Paul Paton	24y, 7m, 1d
	Hugh Robertson	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair	20y, 7m, 11d
	Darryn Kelly	Stuart Bannigan	19y, 2m, 2d
	James Seivwright	Conrad Balatoni	20y, 9m, 23d
	Adam Wilson	Alan Archibald	33y, 11m, 6d
	George McBain	Paul Cairney	24y, 2m, 21d
	Jamie McAllister	David Rowson	35y, 2m, 5d
	Allan Youngson	Kris Doolan	24y, 11m, 8d
	Lewis McKimmie	Tommy Stewart	25y, 0m, 7d
	Ryan Stott	Chris Erskine	24y, 9m, 11d

			25y, 2m, 28d

	Andrew McIntosh	Ryan Scully	19y, 0m, 21d
	Ross McWilliam	Craig Dargo	33y, 10m, 16d
	Richard Shand	Christie Elliott	20y, 5m, 24d
	Greg Donald	Stephen O'Donnell	19y, 6m, 8d
	Chris Mountford	Scott Robertson	23y, 11m, 24d

TTA report

Shocking. A shot from the edge of the box by Cairney (6) was cancelled out (shocking defending, 20). Thistle had most of the play but didn't use it and Junior club Culter missed two golden chances near the end. They were within a whisker of being the first non-league side to beat Thistle in the Scottish Cup since Feb 1903.

Media report

19-Nov-2011, ptfc.co.uk

To say that the result and performance from today’s Scottish Cup tie with Culter at Crombie Park was disappointing would be a massive understatement. Thistle were the overwhelming favourites to progress to the next round of the Scottish Cup but they were held to a 1-1 draw by their Junior opponents. Come full-time few would complain that Culter, whose players did their Club proud, didn’t merit a Firhill replay. While the response the Culter players received at full-time from the Thistle fans was warm and appreciative, the same could not be said of the reception that the Thistle players received at full-time and there were left in little doubt that a massive improvement will be demanded at Firhill in seven days time. Overhead conditions were perfect for this match, played in winter sunshine, and while the grass may have been just a touch on the long side this was no ploughed field that Thistle were asked to perform on. Manager Jackie McNamara’s team selection showed just one change to the side that had started against Queen of the South. Kyle Hutton, on loan from Rangers, was prevented from playing by his parent club and Stuart Bannigan, impressive for the reserves during the week, was drafted into the side in his place. On the bench, there was a place for new signing Craig Dargo. In front of an all-ticket sell out crowd of just over 1,000 it was the home side that had the game’s first half chance. A whipped cross from the right across the Thistle six yard box found no takers. Thistle though would make an almost perfect start to the game with the opening goal as early as the 6th minute. Paul Cairney, arguably Thistle’s most consistent performer this season, drilling the ball past Farquhar in the Culter goal from the edge of the box. Most observers may have thought that with the benefit of an early goal that Thistle would go on an win this tie with some comfort. They were, however, in for a rude surprise. Thistle were unable to build upon the advantage that Carirney’s early goal had given them and in the 19th minute they found themselves back on level terms. Culter were able to take full advantage of Conrad Balatoni’s error with Ryan Stott, scorer of 11 goals already for Culter this season, drilled a low shot past Fox and into the net. The loss of that goal didn’t produce the response from Thistle that most people would have expected. Farquhar in the home goal having a largely untroubled first 45 minutes. In the 34th minute he touched away a Chris Erskine shot before, in Thistle’s very next attack, he was able to save with some comfort a shot from Aaron Sinclair. Thistle, who had replaced Conrad Balatoni with Scott Robertson as early as the 35th minute, made a further change at the break with Craig Dargo coming on to make his debut in place of Tommy Stewart.

There was a degree more urgency from Thistle after the break but still the home keeper was having far too easy an afternoon. He produced a comfortable save to keep out a Paul Paton effort from just outside the box and watched a Kris Doolan effort go over the bar following a cross from the left from Aaron Sinclair. Only once though was he truly pressed when, in the 78th minute, he touched a Paul Cairney free kick, that had looked bound for the top corner, over the bar from one of the many unproductive Thistle corners that littered the second half performance. As disappointing as the final score in this game was it could even have been much worse. Culter were rarely seen as an attacking force but McAllister flashed a shot wide of goal in the 76th minute with Fox looking beaten and with just two minutes remaining, Thistle gifted possession to Culter goal scorer Stott who, thankfully, on this occasion sent his shot high over the bar.

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