Partick Thistle Football Club

PARTICK THISTLE 2, ROSS COUNTY 1

FULL-TIME

90 mins+: An anxious moment there as a cross comes in but the ball goes behind for a Thistle goal kick.

90 mins: The 90 minutes have come and gone. Into injury time now.

88 mins: David Rowson picks up the Man of the Match award.

85 mins: It's a Ross County corner. Scott takes it and Boyd gets his head to it but it goes harmlessly wide.

77 mins: A close thing for Thistle. Buchanan and Donnelly combine with the latter's shot turned round the post for a corner which is cleared.

75 mins: GOAL COUNTY It's game on again. Andrew Barrowman lifts the ball into the net from close range.

70 mins: Second change for Thistle. Simon Donnelly comes on for Steve Lovell.

68 mins: A flick from Lovell puts Buchanan clear but this time he gets his final shot all wrong and it goes wide of McGovern's left hand post.

66 mins: Change for Thistle. Stephen McKeown on for Bryan Hodge.

65 mins: Tuffey saves a Gardyne shot with his legs and Shields completes the clearance.

64 mins: County corner. Cleared.

62 mins: Appeals for a handball against Scott Boyd are turned down.

56 mins: Thistle have a corner. On the right this time and Conroy once again takes but this time it comes to nothing.

52 mins: Thistle break quickly and win a corner. Conroy to take and it is cleared only as far as Bryan Hodge who returns the ball into the bottom corner. GOAL THISTLE

51 mins: A Scott Morrison shot nearly catches Thistle out but Tuffey is alert enough to push it out.

Crowd: 2,192

46 mins: Nearly a County equaliser but Tuffey makes a point blank save to deny Garry Wood following Craig's cross.

Thistle get the second half under way. County have brought Craig on for Kettlewell.

HALF-TIME

45 mins+: Into first time injury time.

43 mins: Ryan Conroy's shot is blocked and Thistle have a corner. McGovern grabs the corner at his near post.

41 mins: Tuffey is well placed to save a side footed shot from Iain Vigurs.

39 mins: Another Thistle corner. Robertson gets his head to Conroy's corner but McGovern makes another important save.

39 mins: Buchanan plays in Steve Lovell but McGovern is sharp off his line and makes an important block. Thistle have a corner which County clear.

33 mins: County corner. Cleared.

31 mins: GOAL THISTLE A lovely through ball from Jackie McNamara finds Liam Buchanan and Liam makes no mistake for his 13th goal of the season.

26 mins: It's been less than inspiring stuff so far. County probably just have the edge.

18 mins: Buchanan and Rowson link up well and Thistle have a corner. It's a poor one from Conroy and is cleared.

15 mins: Another County corner. Brittain to take this time. Cleared again.

11 mins: Ross County corner. Easy take for Jonny Tuffey. Not much happening so far.

2 mins: Good tackle from John Robertson on Garry Woods and County have a corner. Cleared.

We are under way at Firhill.

PRE-MATCH NEWS: Thistle welcome David Rowson, free from suspension, back into the side for the visit of Ross County. There is a slot for Martyn Corrigan as Paul Paton and Paul Cairney drop out of the sixteen.