7th Oct 2022 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SPFL Championship - game 9)

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	former Jag Billy Dodds	Ian McCall	58y, 0m, 7d

		Kyle Turner; Scott Tiffoney
		Cole McKinnon; Cammy Smith

Billy Mckay (0-1, 75 mins)
none (0-1, 75 mins)
Nathan Shaw		Jack McMillan; Steven Lawless; Aaron Muirhead
		Kyle Turner (@ 0-0, 40 mins)
Roddy MacGregor (Aaron Doran, 63 mins); Steven Boyd (Nathan Shaw, 63 mins); Daniel MacKay (Lewis Hyde, 83 mins); Billy Mckay (George Oakley, 83 mins); Scott Allardice (Max Ram, 89 mins)		Scott Tiffoney (Cole McKinnon, HT); Jack McMillan (Tunji Akinola, 73 mins); Steven Lawless (Cammy Smith, 82 mins); Brian Graham (Anton Dowds, 82 mins); Stuart Bannigan (Aidan Fitzpatrick, 82 mins)

	former Jag Mark Ridgers	David Mitchell	32y, 6m, 3d
	David Carson	Jack McMillan	24y, 9m, 19d
	Zak Delaney	Harry Milne	25y, 11m, 8d
	Wallace Duffy	Kevin Holt	29y, 8m, 12d
	Robbie Deas	Aaron Muirhead	32y, 1m, 7d
	Cameron Harper	Stuart Bannigan	30y, 0m, 20d
	Scott Allardice	Ross Docherty	29y, 8m, 14d
	Steven Boyd	Kyle Turner	24y, 10m, 27d
	Billy Mckay	Brian Graham	34y, 10m, 14d
	Roddy MacGregor	Steven Lawless	31y, 5m, 25d
	future Jag Daniel MacKay	Scott Tiffoney	24y, 1m, 11d

			29y, 1m, 7d

	Cammy MacKay	Mason McCready	19y, 7m, 2d
	Aaron Doran	Darren Brownlie	28y, 5m, 27d
	George Oakley	Anton Dowds	25y, 10m, 18d
	Max Ram	Cammy Smith	27y, 1m, 13d
	Lewis Hyde	Cole McKinnon	19y, 8m, 8d
	Nathan Shaw	Tony Weston	19y, 0m, 20d
		Tunji Akinola	23y, 10m, 16d
		Aidan Fitzpatrick	21y, 6m, 17d

notes

Both sides generally in playing order.
Thistle filled 8 of their 9 allocated bench slots, whilst Inverness filled only 6 of theirs.

TTA report

The teams were evenly matched but there were few chances at either end. Turner's straight red (40) upset the balance yet Thistle continued to look comfortable with 10 men until a clearance fell kindly and was fired home (75). To their credit they took the game to ITC but fell just short. A tremendous goal-line clearance by Holt typified the fighting spirit (89). Deserved better.

Media report

07-Oct-2022, bbc.com

Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall described referee Scott Lambie as "way out of his depth for this level of football" after defeat in Inverness. Caley Thistle move level on points with the Scottish Championship leaders after Billy Mckay's second-half winner. The visitors had been reduced to 10 men after midfielder Kyle Turner's studs-first tackle just before half-time. But it was the denial of a penalty for a 26th-minute challenge on midfielder Ross Docherty that angered McCall. Thistle had Aaron Muirhead and Kevin Holt to thank for goalline clearances at opposite ends of the game, while a couple of saves from visiting goalkeeper David Mitchell looked to have denied the hosts until Mckay drilled home from 12 yards. It means the Glasgow side are now only top virtue of goal difference after the hosts stretched their unbeaten run to five games. Queen's Park, who are one point behind, could go top when they visit Ayr United, who could draw level with the top two themselves, on Saturday.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall (speaking to the BBC):

There were two pivotal moments. The penalty kick's the clearest you'll ever see. Docherty has his toe over the ball then he's taken out. I can understand the sending off, yes, but it's a 50-50. It's very, very soft. Second half, I was delighted with how we defended, but the referee, I don't think I've seen him before, looked way out of his depth for this level of football.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Billy Dodds (speaking to the BBC):

I was really happy with the first half, but we got sloppy in the second half I thought, despite them being down to 10 men. I asked for patience and we'd get our chance and they showed it. What a finish from Billy Mckay too. They still went at it with 10 men, but I thought we deserved our victory. I'd have liked more goals, but tactically that's what I wanted and I got it.

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