Partick Thistle v Dundee - Live Text Updates
Saturday 10th April 2010
PARTICK THISTLE 0, DUNDEE 1
FULL-TIME
90 mins+ : And another. Please Thistle! Bullock grabs the ball. That looks like game over.
90 mins+: Chris Erskine's shot is deflected just wide of target. Thistle corner.
89 mins: Gary Harkins is close with a volley that dips just a fraction too late.
88 mins: Dundee corner as time starts to run out on Thistle this afternoon.
87 mins: Richie Hart is booked.
84 mins: Thistle corner.
81 mins: Will we ever score against Dundee? Great through ball from Hodge puts Doolan clear and his shot smacks off the base of the post.
80 mins: Dundee corner.
78 mins: Kris Doolan elects to pass rather than shot went in a good position inside the box.
76 mins: Chris Erskine comes on for Paul Cairney.
74 mins: GOAL DUNDEE. With his first touch of the ball Pat Clarke heads home from 6 yards out.
71 mins: Thistle corner. A Donnelly shot takes a couple of deflections before Bullock grabs the ball.
70 mins: Ryan Conroy gallops forward and his cross his met by Kris Doolan who sends a shot into the side netting.
Crowd: 2,545
68 mins: Kris Doolan looks to be tugged back as he attempts to break clear but there is no free kick.
64 mins: Thistle have a corner kick. Conroy goes across to take it. It's a decent corner that Dundee clear but only as far as Bryan Hodge who sends a powerful drive just over the bar.
62 mins: Kris Doolan replaces Mark Corcoran.
59 mins: David Rowson's low shot causes anxiety for Bullock but he makes a save.
58 mins: Dundee have a corner on the left hand side.
56 mins: Eddie Malone picks up a yellow card.
55 mins: It's Dundee that have had the better of the second half so far.
53 mins: Dundee corner. Shinnie takes it and Harkins gets his head to the ball but it drifts over the bar.
52 mins: There are loud shouts for a Dundee penalty as Shinnie hits the deck but the game restarts with a goal kick.
50 mins: Thistle corner.
48 mins: Mark Corcoran collects the ball in space inside but sends his ball wide. An excellent side.
We are under way again at Firhill. No half-time changes from either side.
HALF-TIME
45 mins+: As the ball breaks loose inside the box Simon Donnelly pokes it goalward but Bullock has time to get down and save.
45 mins: A neat Rowson pass picks out Cairney inside the box but he is tackled before being able to cross although Thistle do have another corner.
44 mins: A petulant Colin McMenamin picks up a yellow card.
43 mins: Bryan Hodge's back heel plays in Simon Donnelly. Donnelly gets the ball round Bullock but the angle is too tight for a shot and his cross is cleared.
41 mins: Thistle unlucky. Corcoran's first time shot is saved but not held by Bullock but the ball is cleared for a corner.
39 mins: Mark Corcoran does well to get the ball from under his feet but can't get enough power in his shot to trouble Bullock.
38 mins: Dundee head clear a Mark Corcoran cross.
37 mins: Tony Bullock just beats Mark Corcoran to a through ball.
30 mins: Thistle are going to be forced into a change. An injured Liam Buchanan, being helped round the pitch by physio Kenny Crichton, is to be replaced by Simon Donnelly.
25 mins: Great move from Thistle but Paul Cairney sends his shot just wide of goal.
23 mins: Ryan Conroy nearly catches Bullock out with a free kick from 25 yards out but the Dundee keeper turns it round the post for a corner.
19 mins: Gary Harkins pushes forward from midfield for Dundee but his shot is a poor one and trickles wide of goal.
18 mins: Promise again for Thistle but Buchanan's pass is just too far ahead of Paul Cairney.
16 mins: Good spell of pressure from Thistle and it is a Jags corner.
14 mins: There has been plenty energy expended by both sides but no clear cut openings for either team.
8 mins: Ian Maxwell concedes a corner. Thistle get the ball cleared.
3 mins: Thistle corner.
0 mins: Thistle kick-off are will be shooting towards the north stand in the first half.
PRE-MATCH NEWS: Thistle have made three changes to the starting eleven for this afternoon's fixture with Dundee. Bryan Hodge, Paul Cairney and Ryan Conroy all start this match with Stephen McKeown, Chris Erskine and Simon Donnelly dropping to the bench.










