28th Aug 2012 Hamilton Academical 1 Partick Thistle 0 (League Cup 2nd Round)

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Match Information

			Billy Reid		Jackie McNamara			38y, 10m, 4d
					Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
					Hugh Murray
Ali Crawford (0-1, 107 mins)
Lee Kilday (0-1, 107 mins)
Gary Fisher; Ali Crawford; Andrew Ryan
Gary Fisher (Gary Fraser, 89 mins); Jordan Kirkpatrick (James Keatings, 51 mins); Jon McShane (Andy Ryan, 89 mins)					Steven Lawless (Christie Elliott, 60 mins); Chris Erskine (James Craigen, 70 mins); Sean Welsh (Mark McGuigan, 89 mins)
			Kevin Cuthbert		Scott Fox			25y, 2m, 0d
			future Jag Ziggy Gordon		Stephen O'Donnell			20y, 3m, 17d
			future Jag Stephen Hendrie		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair			21y, 4m, 20d
			Gary Fisher		Paul Paton			25y, 4m, 10d
			Lee Kilday		Aaron Muirhead			21y, 11m, 29d
			Jon Routledge		Alan Archibald			34y, 8m, 15d
			Louis Longridge		Steven Lawless			21y, 4m, 16d
			Jordan Kirkpatrick		Sean Welsh			22y, 5m, 13d
			Jon McShane		Kris Doolan			25y, 8m, 17d
			Alex Neil		Stuart Bannigan			19y, 11m, 11d
			Ali Crawford		Chris Erskine			25y, 6m, 20d
								23y, 11m, 30d
			Jordan Allan		Ryan Scully			19y, 9m, 30d
			Mikey Devlin		Christie Elliott			21y, 3m, 2d
			future Jag Gary Fraser		James Craigen			21y, 5m, 0d
			James Keatings		Conrad Balatoni			21y, 7m, 1d
			Andy Ryan		Mark McGuigan			23y, 9m, 21d

Match Report

TTA report

AET. Thistle had a good first half and only the Hamilton goalkeeper kept things level. Hamilton improved in the second half but there were no goals. An excellent 25 yard lob over Fox in extra time insured there would be no club record 7th win. A good match with Thistle a little unfortunate on the night.

Media report

28-Aug-2012, ptfc.co.uk

Thistle’s interest in the Scottish Communities League Cup ended this evening with an extra-time defeat at the hands of Hamilton Accies. On a perfect night for football and on an immaculate playing surface both teams made a bright and open start to the game. The first chance was Hamilton’s in the second minute but Longridge’s effort was straight at a well positioned Scott Fox. Hamilton continued with their bright start and a cross from the left found Ziggy Gordon in space at Thistle’s back post but the right back was off balance and sent his effort over the bar.

Thistle’s first serious assault on the Hamilton goal nearly produced the game’s opening goal. Aaron Sinclair’s cross found Chris Erskine and his deflected effort looked destined for the corner of the net only for Kevin Cuthbert to turn the ball round the post for a corner. Cuthbert was certainly the busier of the keepers in the first half. Twice he produced fine stops to prevent Kris Doolan from adding to his tally of early season goals. His best save of them all though was reserved for a Sean Welsh header. Aaron Sinclair swung over a magnificent cross from the Thistle left that Welsh dived full length to reach with his head. Cuthbert too was a full stretch and he again managed to deflect the ball away from his goal. The football that Thistle were producing at times was extremely pleasing on the eye and all it lacked in the opening 45 minutes was a goal to show for it all. Thistle’s pace on the counter attack in particular was a real threat and in one such thrust Stephen O’Donnell, after collecting a pass from Stuart Bannigan, burst into the box only to send his shot over the bar. As much as Thistle were dominating proceedings it wasn’t all one way traffic either, although Scott Fox was never too pressed in his efforts to keep the ball out. On the one occasion that he did look as if he was struggling, Ali Crawford’s well struck shot from 20 yards cleared the crossbar.

If Thistle had dominated the first half then there was a more purposeful look to Hamilton after the interval. Indeed in the 65th minute they missed the best chance of a goal to that point. There was no flag for offside when substitute Keatings burst clear but even when left with just Scott Fox to beat he never looked confident and certainly lacked composure as he lashed his shot over the bar. It could have proved to be a costly miss as two minutes later Thistle were denied a goal only be the heroics of the home goalkeeper. Christie Elliott, on for Steven Lawless, was able to flick on a Stuart Bannigan corner and it took a magnificent reflex save from Cuthbert to prevent Kris Doolan’s header from finding the net. That was the closest either side would come to a goal inside the 90 minutes with the game despite the energy and commitment shown by both sides the tie went into extra-time. We were into the second period of extra-time when the game finally had a goal. Ali Crawford’s long range effort flying past Scott Fox and into the net. Thistle immediately sent on Mark McGuigan for Sean Welsh and his first involvement in the game was to touch the ball back to Christie Elliott who dragged a shot wide of target. There was still fight in Thistle and Stephen O’Donnell saw his shot from the edge of the box graze the Hamilton crossbar. An Aaron Muirhead free kick that evaded the wall but not the Hamilton keeper was Thistle’s last effort in a game that they gave everything in.

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● 45 consecutive competitive appearances for Chris Erskine, 27th Aug 2011 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Kris Doolan - 49 games, 12th Feb 2011 to 3rd Mar 2012. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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