Partick Thistle Football Club

AYR UNITED 1, PARTICK THISTLE 1

FULL-TIME

90 mins+: Gormley shoots well over the Thistle bar.

88 mins: Donnelly shoots straight at Grindlay.

87 mins: Simon Donnelly sets up McKeown but McKeown shoots high over the bar.

84 mins: Stephen McKeown wins the ball in midfield and pushes it through to Kris Doolan. From 20 yards out Doolan ignores Simon Donnelly and tries to score himself but Grindlay saves.

80 mins: Nearly a goal for Thistle. David Rowson has a great chance but Grindlay does well to smother the ball for a Thistle corner.

77 mins: A Simon Donnelly free kick is just inches the wrong side of the post.

75 mins: Thistle can't clear the ball but Chris Aitken can shoot over the bar.

73 mins: Final change for Thistle, Kris Doolan for Jim Hamilton.

68 mins: Bryan Hodge on for Paul Cairney.

65 mins: McKeown is able to get his head to a right wing cross but Grindlay is well placed to save.

63 mins: Chris Erskine comes on for Mark Corcoran.

61 mins: John Robertson makes a great last ditch tackle to deny Cawley a great chance.

60 mins: Ayr are a whisker away from the lead. Roberts shows excellent close control in the box before smacking a shot off the post.

55 mins: Paton is fouled almost on the edge of the Ayr box but the free kick comes to nothing.

52 mins: Another Thistle corner.

50 mins: Thistle corner.

46 mins: A promising Thistle move is halted when Corcoran is ruled offside as he collects a David Rowson pass.

Ayr get the second half underway.

HALF-TIME

43 mins: Grindlay needs to be quick off his line to clear before Corcoran can gather the ball.

42 mins: Paton finds Hamilton again but Hamilton can't direct his header on target but clearly feels he was fouled in the act of heading the ball.

37 mins: A Paul Paton cross finds Jim Hamilton at the back post but the angle is just a little too tight and he can only find the side netting.

36 mins: Mark Roberts tries to curl one in from 20 yards but his shot is too high.

33 mins: Ian Maxwell picks up a yellow card for a challenge on the halfway line.

20 mins: GOAL THISTLE. Corcoran lays the ball on a plate for Simon Donnelly and he fires high into the Ayr net from 6 yards out.

18 mins: Nearly 2-0. Roberts plays in Stevenson and Tuffey does well to claw the ball round for a corner.

17 mins: Paul Paton wastes a cross from a good position at the corner of the Ayr box.

12 mins: Corner Ayr.Thistle don't clear the corner properly and Kevin James is able to get his head to the ball but it slips wide of the post.

7 mins: Grindlay is well placed to save a Paul Cairney shot.

5 mins: GOAL AYR. Jonny Tuffey comes along from his goal to clear the ball but can only find Mark Roberts who nets from 40 yards out.

0 mins: Thistle get the game underway.