2nd Dec 2023 Partick Thistle 2 Airdrieonians 1 (SPFL Championship - game 14)

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Match Information

36y, 11m, 14d			Kris Doolan		Rhys McCabe
Ricco Diack
Brian Graham
Ricco Diack (1-0, 7 mins); Callum Fordyce (2-0, og 37 mins)					Craig Watson (2-1, 54 mins)
Aidan Fitzpatrick (1-0, 7 mins); Aidan Fitzpatrick (2-0, og 37 mins)					Calum Gallagher (2-1, 54 mins)
Ricco Diack
Blair Alston (Kerr McInroy, 70 mins); Ricco Diack (Zander MacKenzie, 74 mins); Steven Lawless (Harry Milne, 87 mins)					Callum Gallagher (Nikolay Todorov, 67 mins); Gabby McGill (Elliot Dunlop, 77 mins)
26y, 2m, 26d			Jamie Sneddon		Josh Rae
25y, 11m, 14d			Jack McMillan		Craig Watson
23y, 8m, 1d			Wasiri Williams		Kanayo Megwa future Jag
20y, 6m, 17d			Lewis Neilson		Callum Fordyce
33y, 3m, 2d			Aaron Muirhead		Aaron Taylor-Sinclair former Jag
31y, 2m, 15d			Stuart Bannigan		Dean McMaster
19y, 2m, 12d			Ben Stanway		Charlie Telfer
32y, 7m, 20d			Steven Lawless		Gabby McGill
18y, 6m, 25d			Ricco Diack		Callum Gallagher
31y, 8m, 9d			Blair Alston		Adam Frizzell
22y, 8m, 12d			Aidan Fitzpatrick		Liam McStravick
25y, 11m, 19d
33y, 7m, 28d			David Mitchell		David Hutton
27y, 1m, 3d			Harry Milne		Rhys McCabe
23y, 3m, 1d			Kerr McInroy		Mason Hancock
22y, 3m, 25d			Ben Williamson		Josh O'Connor
26y, 6m, 28d			Wes McDonald		Nikolay Todorov
21y, 1m, 5d			James Lyon		Elliot Dunlop
18y, 3m, 4d			Zander MacKenzie		Gavin Gallagher
					Joe Cassidy
					Alasdair Spalding

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Thistle filled only 7 of their 9 allocated bench slots.

Match Report

TTA report

Diack headed in Fitzpatrick's corner (7) and his cross was knocked in off a defender for an OG with Diack in attendance (37). The second half belonged to Airdrie. Thistle's play deteriorated, Airdrie's improved. A cushion header knock-down was fired home (54) and, while not quite "hanging on", a sitter in added time went wide leaving Airdrie perhaps unlucky not to take a point.

TTA man of the match

LEWIS NEILSON showed both sides of his game to great effect, almost reflecting the team itself, the confident stride and range of passing of the opening half, giving way to the strength and dig in the second. He's become an essential presence.

Media report

Kenny Crawford, 02-Dec-2023, bbc.com

Ricco Diack's first senior goal on his first senior start helped Partick Thistle take a valuable three points against Airdrieonians. The 18 year-old met Aidan Fitzpatrick's early corner to head home for the Jags. Kris Doolan's side doubled their lead when a dangerous Fitzpatrick's cross hit the knee of defender Callum Fordyce and looped in at the back post. The Diamonds replied when Craig Watson got on the end of Calum Gallagher's knockdown to poke high into the net. Thistle remain five points off second-placed Raith Rovers while Airdrie are still a point off Dunfermline, who are fourth.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan (speaking to Jagzone):

I'm proud of Ricco, because it's not an easy thing for a young boy to come in, especially in the Championship where there's expectation. His overall performance was very good. You see the physicality of him. He's quick, he's powerful, he's got a good touch, he can clearly score goals and, as a striker, that could be the full package.

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QUICK-START DIACK

● Brian Graham's personal best run of 38 competitive games not-out comes to an end due to suspension, leaving Stuart Bannigan and Steven Lawless as the 'last-men standing' in terms of having appeared in all 21 competitive games of 2023-24.

● It's a double-whammy in the H2H this afternoon as Thistle meet Airdrie for the 200th time in league action, and for the 250th time in all competitions.

● 18-year-old Ricco Diack marks his first competitive start with his first goal for Thistle. His 7th minute goal is the 5th quickest on record for the category! (see Graphic below).

● With two assists, the astounding Aidan Fitzpatrick takes his direct goal involvement tally to EIGHT in the last four games.

● It's 9 (NINE) consecutive wins over Airdrie at Firhill, a brand new club-record for Partick Thistle FC.

ongoing sequences:

● 5 competitive away games without defeat; 2nd Sep 2023 to date. (Longest run since: 7 games; 1st Apr 2023 to 18th Jul 2023. Club-record: 11 games; 29th Sep 1962 to 14th Mar 1963.)

● 40 consecutive competitive appearances for Steven Lawless, 18th Feb 2023 to date. (Longest run since: Aidan Fitzpatrick - 43 games, 3rd Dec 2022 to 21st Oct 2023. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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