21st Jul 2015 Partick Thistle 1 Wigan Athletic 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

38y, 0m, 8d			Alan Archibald		Gary Caldwell future PT manager
Tomáš Černý; Christie Elliott; Callum Booth; Sean Welsh; Steven Lawless
Ryan Scully; Durrell Berry; Gary Fraser; Ryan Stevenson; Declan McDaid
Steven Lawless (1-0, 46 mins)					Ryan Jennings (1-1, 50 mins)
Christie Elliott (1-0, 46 mins)					Louis Robles (1-1, 50 mins)
Sean Welsh (David Wilson [ii], HT); Kris Doolan (Ryan Stevenson, 62 mins); Christie Elliott (Gary Miller, 64 mins); David Amoo (Gary Fraser, 70 mins); Abdul Osman (Kevin Nisbet, 78 mins); Stuart Bannigan (Jordan Leyden, 85 mins)					John Lundstram (David Perkins, HT); Billy McKay (Max Power, 58 mins); Louis Robles (Will Grigg, 60 mins); Ryan Jennings (Tim Chow, 77 mins); JonJoe Kenny (Craig Davies, 77 mins)
30y, 3m, 11d			Tomáš Černý		Lee Nicholls
24y, 1m, 25d			Christie Elliott		Chris McCann
24y, 1m, 21d			Callum Booth		Ryan Jennings
20y, 2m, 14d			Jack W. Hendry		Jordan Flores
26y, 6m, 18d			Freddy Frans		Billy McKay
28y, 4m, 24d			Abdul Osman		Craig Morgan
24y, 3m, 8d			David Amoo		John Lundstram
22y, 10m, 4d			Stuart Bannigan		Leon Barnett
28y, 7m, 10d			Kris Doolan		JonJoe Kenny
25y, 4m, 6d			Sean Welsh		Junior Francisco
24y, 3m, 9d			Steven Lawless		Louis Robles
25y, 4m, 14d
22y, 8m, 22d			Ryan Scully		Richard O'Donnell
28y, 3m, 6d			Gary Miller		Kevin McNaughton
20y, 10m, 15d			David Wilson [ii]		Andrew Taylor
19y, 4m, 12d			Jordan Leyden		David Perkins
21y, 0m, 19d			Gary Fraser		Donervon Daniels
19y, 7m, 29d			Declan McDaid		Max Power
30y, 10m, 27d			Ryan Stevenson		Will Grigg
18y, 4m, 13d			Kevin Nisbet		Craig Davies
16y, 6m, 29d			James Penrice		Tim Chow
17y, 11m, 19d			Matthew McInally		James Perch

Match Report

TTA report

Welsh hit the post from 25 yards in a scrappy first half but the best chance was wasted close in by Wigan. Lawless fired home a low shot from an Elliott pass (46) but an unchallenged run led to the equaliser from 18 yards (50). There were fine saves at both ends and Fraser went close. An entertaining draw.

Media report

21-Jul-2015, ptfc.co.uk

Wigan Athletic were the first visitors to Firhill this season and it was a chance for the home fans to see the debuts of new signings Tomas Cerny, David Amoo and Gary Miller as well as Callum Booth who signed a permanent deal at the end of last season. There was a well known face in the opposition as ex-Caley striker, Billy McKay, lined up for the visitors.

Thistle had the better of possession in a scrappy opening with Lawless and Doolan both looking lively and linking up well. Doolan couldn’t quite direct a header on target from an Amoo cross and then Sean Welsh came within inches of opening the scoring. Having collected the ball in midfield his 25 yard shot beat Nicholls but agonisingly crashed back off the base of the post. There was a scare for the Jags at the other end when Flores and McKay worked the ball well between them but Elliott did well to make a timely tackle. Frans was then caught out by Lundstram who squared to McKay eight yards out. Thankfully for Thistle he somehow screwed his effort wide of the target when it looked easier to score. Robles then side footed an effort just wide before a lovely move, again involving the impressive Welsh, saw Lawless fire just wide. The teams went in with the score still 0-0 at half time but it would not remain that way for long.

Thistle were quick out of the traps in the second half and, after 52 seconds, took the lead. Elliott’s throw in came back to him, he drove forward before finding Lawless who took a touch and fired low past Nicholls into the bottom corner to make it 1-0. However, within four minutes, the visitors levelled when Jennings was allowed to go forward with no challenge from a home player and buried his 18 yard effort past Cerny. Thistle weren’t done yet though and Lawless set up Bannigan at the edge of the box but the Jags midfielder’s blistering effort was superbly saved by Nicholls. Despite a raft of substitutions from both sides, the game remained entertaining with some neat football. Cerny produced a marvellous save from Power’s 20 yard free kick and then Grigg got behind the home defence to go one-on-one with Cerny, only for the home keeper to save well low to his right. Fraser then saw a typically strong effort go over the bar before substitute Kevin Nisbet was forced wide in the box after good work by Stevenson. Kevin was unlucky not to get his shot away before the tackle came in. The referee’s whistle signalling the end of an entertaining 1-1 draw.

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Wigan Athletic Website, 22nd July, 2015

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