Thistle v Morton - Live Updates
Saturday 29th August 2009
PARTICK THISTLE 5, MORTON 0
FULL-TIME
89 mins: Alan Archibald is booked.
87 mins: Paul Cairney is replaced by Stephen McKeown.
85 mins: A Buchanan shot is cleared off the line.
80 mins: GOAL THISTLE. Number two for Liam Buchanan.
74 mins: Simon Donnelly comes on for Mark Corcoran.
70 mins: Maxwell heads to Buchanan whose shot is just off target.
67 mins: RED CARD MORTON. Greacen's disgraceful 'challenge' on Chris Erskine earns a deserved red card.
66 mins: GOAL THISTLE. A hat-trick of assists for Buchanan. His shot is saved and Cairney from an inch out scores on his birrthday.
63 mins: Morton corner which Maxwell heads clear.
60 mins: A long clearance from Tuffey finds Patrick Boyle and his excellent cross picks out Corcoran and Cuthbert gets down to save.
58 mins: It takes a last ditch tackle from MacGregor to deny Buchanan a goal.
56 mins: Weatherson shoots over the bar after the ball appears to strike his hand.
53 mins: Sub Wake nearly scores with his first touch but heads over.
50 mins: A great Erskine through ball puts Buchanan clear but the flag for offside geos up.
46 mins: Buchanan and Erskine combine to set up Corcoran but he drags his shot wide.
HALF-TIME
41 mins: A Cairney shot is blocked as Thistle look for a 4th goal.
39 mins: GOAL THISTLE. The ball falls nicely into the path of Mark Corcoran and from 8 yards out he lashes the ball high into the net.
36 mins: THISTLE GOAL. Cairney picks out Buchanan was a great pass his shot though is saved but Corcoran is left with a tap in.
35 mins: Shouts for a penalty when Corcoran goes down but there is no award.
33 mins: Morton corner.
31 mins: Chris Erskine brings out an excellent save from Cuthbert and Thistle have a corner.
27 mins: An Erskine error gifts the ball to Jim McAlister but his shot goes over the bar.
25 mins: GOAL THISTLE. Liam Buchanan gathers a through ball before knocking the ball past Cuthbert.
23 mins: Paul Paton chips a pass into the box but although Liam Buchanan gathers the pass he can't direct his shot on target.
21 mins:Morton corner. It's worked short before being crossed and McGuffie heads past.
18 mins: Better play from Thistle but Patrick Boyle's cross from the left is over hit.
14 mins: Morton are starting to put Thistle under some pressure.
13 mins: Morton corner.
11 mins: Good play from David Rowson earns Thistle a corner.
4 mins: The game's first chance comes Thistle's way. Liam Buchanan lays the ball back to Mark Corcoran but Corcoran can't keep the ball down.
0 mins: Thistle get the game under way.
