Partick Thistle Football Club

PARTICK THISTLE 0, FALKIRK 1

FULL TIME

90 mins+: Falkirk throw deep inside the Thistle half. That appears to be that.

90 mins+: Thistle corner. Flannigan once more. Falkirk eventually clear. Two minutes of the three minutes additional time to play.

89 mins: Thistle corner on the left. Flannigan takes it but it is punched clear.

86 mins: Chris Erskine nearly finds the equaliser that Thistle at this point deserve. His shot from the edge of the box is turned round the post for a corner. The corner comes to nothing but Thistle keep the pressure on.

82 mins: Another Thistle corner this time on the right. Better from Flannigan but cleared again.

81 mins: Plenty of Thistle pressure and a corner on the left. It's a poor one from Flannigan and the corner is cleared.

78 mins: Liam Buchanan is fouled 20 yards from goal by Brian McLean who is booked. Flannigan takes the free kick but his effort is about a foot high.

74 mins: Paddy Boyle is booked and Iain Flannigan comes on for Paul Cairney.

73 mins: Thistle corner on the left. It's Donnelly to take it. It's a good one and Willie Kinniburgh gets his head to it but the ball is cleared off the line with Olejnik beaten.

68 mins: Buchanan's first touch nearly produces a Thistle goal. he touches the ball into the path of Paul Cairney who is denied by a fine stop from the Falkirk keeper.

67 mins: Liam Buchanan on for Kris Doolan and Chris Erskine on for Bryan Hodge.

66 mins: Thistle turn for some pressure and a corner on the right. It is missed by everyone bar Kris Doolan but at the back post he is stretching and can't direct the ball on target.

62 mins: Falkirk well on top at the moment and they have a corner on the right hand side. It goes right across goal before going out of play on the other side.

60 mins: That should have been 2-0. The ball is laid on a plate for Mark Stewart but inside the six yard box he can't knock the ball home.

57 mins: GOAL FALKIRK. Ryan Flynn gets two stabs at the ball inside the Thistle box and with the second sends the ball past Halliwell and into the Thistle net.

56 mins: Falkirk's turn for a chance. Jack Compton ignores appeals for offside and bursts into the Thistle box but from an angle can only find the side netting with his shot.

55 mins: Half a chance for Paul Paton at the edge of the box but it looks as if his shot comes off his shin and it clears the bar.

52 mins: First, half, chance of the second half and Thistle nearly have an inadvertent goal. The ball strikes Simon Donnelly and goes just wide of the Falkirk goal.

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Fakirk kick the second half off.

A decent, if not great, first half. Thistle have perhaps shaded things but neither side look like having too many goals in them.

HALF-TIME

1 minute of additional time.

43 mins: Kris Doolan forces Olejnik into a smart save at his near post.

40 mins: Jack Compton takes the free kick and although it is wide of target it isn't too far wide though Halliwell looked to have it well covered.

38 mins: Paul Cairney catches Ryan Flynn and Falkirk have a free kick 35 yards. David Rowson is booked for expressing his opinion too strongly.

33 mins: It's become all a bit scrappy again.

24 mins: Good control inside the box from Mark Stewart but Halliwell is sharp off his line to gather the ball.

22 mins: A Rowson flick is just a little too far ahead of Kris Doolan as Thistle enjoy a good spell.

19 mins: Another good ball from Paton into the box, Rowson heads on and Donnelly can't quite squeeze the ball in. Thistle corner. Hodge takes on the right hand side but it is a poor one and Ojejnik gathers.

13 mins: Right on cue Thistle come close. Paul Paton's cross to the back post is headed back towards goal and Scobbie clears before Donnelly can apply a finish. Hodge's corner reaches Donnelly but he can only lash the ball over the bar.

12 mins: After a flury of early action it's been cagey and a little untidy from both teams.

5 mins: Comfortable save from Halliwell from a Mark Stewart shot.

3 mins: Falkirk have a corner as Halliwell pushes McLean's free kick round the post. Scobbie gets his head to the corner but it is well over the bar.

1 mins: Thistle force an early corner. With no Flannigan it's Hodge to take it. To the back post where Kris Doolan gets his head to the ball but it is an easy save for the Falkirk keeper.

0 mins: Thistle kick-off. Shooting towards the Falkirk fans in the first half.

PRE-MATCH NEWS: Manager Ian McCall has made a number of changes for this evening's Co-Operative Insurance Cup Second Round tie. Starting this match are Willie Kinniburgh, Kris Doolan, Simon Donnelly and Bryan Hodge. Iain Flannigan, Liam Buchanan and Martin Gregan drop to the bench while Ian Maxwell misses out of the 16 entirely.