25th Jul 2015 Partick Thistle 1 Rotherham United 1 (Friendly)

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Match Information

38y, 0m, 12d			Alan Archibald		Steve Evans
Gary Miller; Liam Lindsay; Ryan Stevenson; Gary Fraser
Jack W. Hendry; Abdul Osman; Kris Doolan; Steven Lawless
Sean Welsh (1-1, 54 mins)					Matt Derbyshire (0-1, 34 mins)
? (1-1, 54 mins)					Frazer Richardson (0-1, 34 mins)
Callum Booth (David Wilson [ii], HT); Freddy Frans (Jack W. Hendry, HT); Gary Fraser (Steven Lawless, 56 mins); Ryan Stevenson (Kris Doolan, 65 mins); David Amoo (Declan McDaid, 71 mins); Sean Welsh (Jordan Leyden, 77 mins); Christie Elliott (James Penrice, 85 mins)					Matt Derbyshire (Jordan Bowery, HT); Emmanuel Ledesma (Jerry Yates, 61 mins); Richard Smallwood (Grant Ward, 67 mins); Paul Green (Mason Warren, 67 mins); Frazer Richardson (Tom Thorpe, 85 mins); Aidy White (Danny Collins, 85 mins)
30y, 3m, 15d			Tomáš Černý		Adam Collin
28y, 3m, 10d			Gary Miller		Frazer Richardson
24y, 1m, 25d			Callum Booth		Aidy White
19y, 9m, 13d			Liam Lindsay		Richard Wood
26y, 6m, 22d			Freddy Frans		Greg Halford
25y, 4m, 10d			Sean Welsh		Richard Smallwood
24y, 3m, 12d			David Amoo		Lee Frecklington
22y, 10m, 8d			Stuart Bannigan		Paul Green
24y, 1m, 29d			Christie Elliott		Jonson Clarke-Harris
30y, 11m, 1d			Ryan Stevenson		Matt Derbyshire
21y, 0m, 23d			Gary Fraser		Emmanuel Ledesma
25y, 2m, 29d
35y, 11m, 9d			Paul Gallacher		Kelle Roos
20y, 2m, 18d			Jack W. Hendry		Danny Collins
16y, 7m, 3d			James Penrice		Tom Thorpe
20y, 10m, 19d			David Wilson [ii]		Jordan Bowery
19y, 4m, 16d			Jordan Leyden		Grant Ward
24y, 3m, 13d			Steven Lawless		Jerry Yates
28y, 7m, 14d			Kris Doolan		Mason Warren
19y, 8m, 3d			Declan McDaid

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Match Report

TTA report

Rotherham took the lead with a header (34) when Cerny came off his line and failed to gather and they had several good chances before half-time. A good save denied Stevenson a leveller but Welsh drove on and scored from 35 yards 3 minutes later (54). After that, chances at both ends weren't converted.

Media report

25-Jul-2015, ptfc.co.uk

Thistle concluded their pre-season preparations with a 1-1 draw against English Championship side Rotherham United. Alan Archibald made four changes to the side which drew against Wigan Athletic with Miller, Lindsay, Stevenson and Fraser coming moving into a starting slot having been on the bench on Tuesday.

Thistle made a quiet start to the game with Rotherham keeping the ball well in the opening stages, but gradually Thistle came into the game with Amoo’s pace being strongly utilised by excellent passes from Sean Welsh. Rotherham had a couple of half chances when they pounced on a poor clearance from Cerny but the goalkeeper made a confident stop from an offside, Clarke-Harris. The big striker was creating a number of problems for the Thistle defence and he headed wide from a Ledesma cross. Thistle went a goal behind just after 30 minutes when Derbyshire headed home from the edge of the box. Cerny came dashing off the line when he would probably have been better remaining on his line, and didn’t quite get there before the striker nodded into the unguarded net. Thistle were lucky not to be two down when Cerny had to look smart to gather a ball from the feet of Clarke-Harris. On the stroke of half time Green evaded a few Thistle challenges and fired inches wide with Cerny appearing to be beaten.

Thistle started the second half sharply and were almost instantly level when Amoo found Stevenson unmarked inside the box. The attackers header was too close to Collin and the goalkeeper parried the ball away. The equalising goal was delayed by only three minutes before Sean Welsh fired the side level. Gary Fraser pressured the Rotherham defender and Thistle won the ball high up the pitch. The ball was passed to Welsh who took a touch to control before firing the ball past the goalkeeper from 35 yards. Both sides had chances to nick it but there were no further goals as Thistle continue a proud unbeaten record in home friendlies which extends all the way back to July 2010.

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STARTING YOUNG

● 16-year-old James Penrice makes his Thistle debut. He takes over from Neil McLaughlin as the most recently born young man to play for Partick Thistle. At this rate, it won't be long 'til we've got our first bona-fide 21st century Jag.

● 19-year-old Jordan Leyden plays his last game for Thistle.

● From fully 175 yards out, Welshy nets for the first time since the seven to nil routing of Airdrie United in October 2012. Get in.

ongoing sequences:

● 29 consecutive competitive appearances for Stephen O'Donnell, 8th Nov 2014 to date. (Longest run since: Kallum Higginbotham - 33 games; 10th Aug 2013 to 26th Mar 2014). Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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