11th Feb 2012 Livingston 3 Partick Thistle 1 (SFL First Division - game 21)

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Match Information

			Brian Welsh		Jackie McNamara			38y, 3m, 18d
					Sean Welsh; Kris Doolan; Chris Erskine; Stuart Bannigan
					Aaron Taylor-Sinclair; Tommy Stewart; Christie Elliott; Kal Naismith
Marc McNulty (0-1, 37 mins); Paul Watson (0-2, 46 mins); Kyle Jacobs (0-3, 52 mins)					Paul Cairney (1-3, 88 mins)
Paul Watson					David Rowson; Scott Robertson; Kal Naismith
Marc McNulty (Iain Russell, 70 mins); Liam Fox (Dean Cummings, 81 mins); Stefan Scougall (Dylan Easton, 89 mins)					David Rowson (Christie Elliott, HT); Stuart Bannigan (Gavin Griffin, 56 mins); Sean Welsh (Kal Naismith, 63 mins)
			Andy McNeil		Scott Fox			24y, 7m, 14d
			future Jag Ross Docherty		Stephen O'Donnell			19y, 9m, 0d
			Jason Talbot		Darren Cole			20y, 1m, 8d
			Paul Watson		Paul Paton			24y, 9m, 24d
			Craig Barr		Scott Robertson			24y, 2m, 16d
			Kyle Jacobs		Sean Welsh			21y, 10m, 27d
			Bobby Barr		Paul Cairney			24y, 5m, 13d
			Liam Fox		David Rowson			35y, 4m, 28d
			Marc McNulty		Kris Doolan			25y, 2m, 0d
			Stefan Scougall		Chris Erskine			25y, 0m, 3d
			Keaghan Jacobs		Stuart Bannigan			19y, 4m, 25d
								24y, 0m, 28d
			Darren Jamieson		Ryan Scully			19y, 3m, 13d
			Callum Fordyce		Christie Elliott			20y, 8m, 16d
			Dean Cummings		Kal Naismith			19y, 11m, 24d
			Iain Russell		Tommy Stewart			25y, 2m, 30d
			Dylan Easton		Gavin Griffin			18y, 4m, 25d

Match Report

TTA report

Play was even and chances came and went at both ends before Livingston opened the scoring (37) from a parried save by Fox. An unchallenged header from a corner made it 2-0 (46) then a shot from the edge of the box made it 3 (52). A Cairney low drive (88) was the only consolation in a poor performance.

Media report

11-Feb-2012, ptfc.co.uk

Thistle’s miserable start to 2012 continued with a 3-1 reverse on a chilly February afternoon in Livingston. Aaron Sinclair’s hamstring injury prevented him from making the side, thus missing a Thistle game for the first time since joining the Club last summer. Darren Cole took his place at left back with Paul Paton moving into central defence alongside Scott Robertson. Elsewhere there were starts for new loan signing Sean Welsh and Stuart Bannigan while Chris Erskine and Kris Doolan formed the front two partnership.

Thistle made a bright start to the game with a Bannigan free kick headed back across goal by Darren Cole, who a short time later had to leave the field to have a cut attended to, but Scott Robertson was able to reach the loose ball inside the Livingston penalty area. Livingston though were close to opening the scoring in the tenth minute when a Liam Fox free kick dipped just too late. There was further anxiety for Thistle in the 13th minute when Stephen O’Donnell had to turn a Bobby Barr cross behind for a corner kick. A dangerous Sean Welsh just drifted away from Paul Cairney at the back post and Andy McNeil was unable to make a clean take of a Bannigan free kick as thistle started to exert some pressure on the home goal. They were a whisker away as well from taking a 27th minute lead. Chris Erskine was on hand to collect a misdirected pass from a Livi defender and after striding on a few yards saw his shot clip the top of the bar on its’ way over. When the deadlock was broken in the 37th minute, however, it was the home side that took the lead. Scott Fox initially did well to keep the ball out but Marc McNulty was first to the loose ball and he fired low into the net.

Less than a minute after the restart Livingston took a massive step towards all three points. They immediately won a corner on the left hand side and Paul Watson was able to rise unchallenged to head home. Six minutes later there really was no doubting the destination of the points. Kyle Jacobs shooting home from the edge of the box. But for the intervention of Scott Fox who made a couple of good saves, one in particular to deny Bobby Barr standing out, it could have been even worse for Thistle who made little impression on a largely untroubled home defence. With two minutes remaining they did, however, manage to find a goal. Kris Doolan headed the ball back into the path of Paul Cairney and Thistle’s leading scorer made it 8 for the season with a low drive. It was all a little too late on a bitterly disappointed afternoon for Thistle.

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SFL Website, 11th February, 2012

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Stats Watch

● 21-year-old Sean Welsh makes his Thistle debut.

ongoing sequences:

● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Kris Doolan, 12th Feb 2011 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: David Rowson - 66 games, 30th Aug 2008 to 13th Feb 2010. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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