16th Aug 2014 Dundee 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SPFL Premiership - game 2)

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Match Information

			Paul Hartley		Alan Archibald			37y, 1m, 3d
					no changes
					no changes
Craig Wighton (1-1, 53 mins)					Gary Fraser (1-0, 4 mins)
no assist (1-1, 53 mins)					Steven Lawless (1-0, 4 mins)
					Jordan McMillan; Conrad Balatoni; Dan Seaborne
					Scott Fox (@ 1-1, 60 mins)
Willie Dyer (Gary Irvine, 45+1 mins); Luka Tankulic (Craig Wighton, HT); Gary Harkins (Martin Boyle, 78 mins)					Jordan McMillan (Dale Keenan, 15 mins); Steven Lawless (Paul Gallacher, 60 mins); Kallum Higginbotham (Christie Elliott, 68 mins)
			Kyle Letheren		Scott Fox			27y, 1m, 19d
			future Jag Paul McGinn		Stephen O'Donnell			22y, 3m, 5d
			Willie Dyer		Jordan McMillan			25y, 10m, 0d
			James McPake		Dan Seaborne			27y, 5m, 11d
			Thomas Konrad		Conrad Balatoni			23y, 6m, 20d
			Simon Ferry		Abdul Osman			27y, 5m, 20d
			former Jag Gary Harkins		Stuart Bannigan			21y, 10m, 30d
			Paul McGowan		Gary Fraser			20y, 1m, 14d
			Jim McAlister		Steven Lawless			23y, 4m, 4d
			Peter MacDonald		Ryan Stevenson			29y, 11m, 23d
			Luka Tankulic		Kallum Higginbotham			25y, 2m, 1d
								24y, 11m, 4d
			Scott Bain		Paul Gallacher			35y, 0m, 0d
			Greg Stewart		Aaron Muirhead			23y, 11m, 17d
			Iain Davidson		James Craigen			23y, 4m, 19d
			Gary Irvine		Kris Doolan			27y, 8m, 5d
			Martin Boyle		Christie Elliott			23y, 2m, 21d
			Craig Wighton		Chris Duggan			20y, 6m, 17d
			Kyle Benedictus		Dale Keenan			20y, 1m, 20d

Match Report

TTA report

Bannigan missed an easy header before Fraser lashed in the opener from 20 yards (4). It was all Thistle but an injury to McMillan disrupted things (14). Dundee scored (53) then a pen for holding saw Fox red-carded. Gallacher saved the pen with his 1st touch (60) and the 10 men held on for a draw.

Media report

16-Aug-2014, bbc.com

An initially lacklustre Dundee fought back to draw against Partick Thistle, but missed a penalty in the process. Gary Fraser's 20-yard strike found the top left corner to give the Jags an early lead but Craig Wighton rolled in a nice equaliser after the break. Thistle's Dan Seaborne conceded the penalty on the hour-mark and goalkeeper Scott Fox was sent off in the aftermath following a tussle with Paul McGowan. However, sub goalkeeper Paul Gallacher saved Gary Harkins' spot-kick. So a great chance missed by Paul Hartley's men to get their first Premiership win, but Alan Archibald's Thistle deserved their point on their excellent first-half showing alone.

Eager not to lose momentum from their impressive victory over Ross County on Wednesday, Thistle quickly made a bee-line for the Dundee goal. Scotland under-21 international Bannigan had already missed, criminally, with a header from six yards before Fraser silenced the home support. The former Bolton midfielder picked up from where he left off after hitting the net midweek. Here, the 20-year-old collected the ball from Steven Lawless 20-yards out and smashed the ball high into the top left corner, leaving Letheren with no chance.

James McPake crucially blocked another Jags chance and the visitors continued to come forward despite the loss of left-back Jordan McMillan to injury. The foot of Welsh 'keeper Letheren denied Bannigan following a bit of dithering by Paul McGinn. Dundee struggled to create, Peter MacDonald going closest with a free-kick, as frustration grew on and off the Dens Park pitch. On it, home midfielder Paul McGowan got nutmegged by Jags right-back Stephen O'Donnell and the former St Mirren man was not happy. Off it, the Dark Blues fans were able to count on one finger the amount of clear chances they had created, and boos rang out when referee Craig Charleston blew the half-time whistle. The introduction of 17-year-old Craig Wighton soon changed that.

Jim McAlister burrowed through a few challenges on the edge of the box and Dundee-born Wighton kept his cool to roll the ball past on-rushing keeper Fox. Then it all kicked off. At a set-piece, Thistle defender Seaborne brought down McPake in the box for a penalty. But in the fall-out, Fox tussled with McGowan and referee Charleston saw enough to dismiss the goalkeeper. Substitute keeper Gallacher immediately made himself a hero by saving Harkins' penalty with his trailing leg. Peter MacDonald and McGowan both went close to winning it for Dundee but the draw was a fair result.

Scrapbook

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Dundee Evening Telegraph, 16th August, 2014

The Sun, 18th August, 2014

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