Partick Thistle Football Club

PARTICK THISTLE 2, CLYDE 1

FULL-TIME

90 mins+: Clyde have a corner on the right. Good take from Halliwell when Finlayson swings the ball in from the corner of the Thistle box.

90 mins+: The 90 mins are up and we are into injury time.

88 mins: A McCusker run into the Thistle box ends with a wild shot wide.

87 mins: The out come of this game is still in doubt and Thistle do well to clear a Clyde corner.

86 mins: Paul Paton's cross is cleared for a Thistle corner. Bannigan takes it and it breaks to Kieran Burns who is just a foot or so too high with his shot.

83 mins: Clyde corner on the left hand side. Strachan takes it but Halliwell is able to punch clear.

81 mins: Kieran Burns comes on for Liam Buchanan while for Clyde Mills comes on for Girvan.

80 mins: Simon Donnelly is just unable to connect with Bannigan's chipped pass into the box.

72 mins: Stuart Bannigan comes on for Willie Kinniburgh. Yellow cards for Hodge and Donnelly in the space of a few minutes.

71 mins: GOAL THISTLE. From almost nowhere Thistle are back in front. Paddy Boyle did well down the left hand side with his cross cleared as far as Ryan MacBeth who fired home from the edge of the box.

67 mins: First Thistle change. Martin Grehan comes on for Kris Doolan.

65 mins: There haven't been many chances in the second half thus far but Bryan Dingwall gets his head to a cross from the right but Halliwell is well placed to save.b It's Dingwall's last involvement in the game as he is replaced by John Stewart.

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60 mins: Paddy Boyle gets into a good position on the overlap on the left but gets his final cross all wrong.

58 mins: Ryan MacBeth's under hit shot trundles into the arms of Hutchison.

56 mins: McMillan just manages to head clear a dangerous looking Doolan cross as Thistle attempt to increase the pressure on the Clyde goal.

50 mins: McMillan picks up a yellow card for a foul on Doolan near the half way line.

48 mins: Rowson's cross finds the head of Kris Doolan but Hutchison is able to push Doolan's header away and out of the reach of Buchanan who was looking for the rebound.

46 mins: Willie Kinniburgh gets to his feet after lengthy treatment.

No changesfrom Thistle as Clyde start the second half.

Despite Thistle taking an early lead Clyde merit being level at the break. Adam Strachan's free kick will be hard to better all season.

HALF-TIME

45 mins: With half-time approaching Clyde have a corner. Strachan trots across to take it on the right but it is a poor one.

42 mins: Dingwall turns at the edge of the Thistle box but his shot is too high.

40 mins: Paddy Boyle puts a decent ball into the box but Buchanan can't get any power on his header and it is an easy save for the Clyde keeper.

32 mins: Thistle have a free kick inside the box after Hutchison handles a pass back. Six Clyde defenders on the line. Donnelly touches the ball to Buchanan who sees his shot strike the outside of the post.

31 mins: GOAL CLYDE. Strachan's free kick is destined for the Thistle net from the second it leaves his foot.

30 mins: Clyde have a free kick about 10 yards outside the Thistle box. Willie Kinniburgh collects a yellow card.

29 mins: After John Robertson gives the ball away Adam Strachan's shot from 25 yards out is straight at Halliwell.

22 mins: Thistle corner. Hodge's corner picks out Doolan and he is unlucky to see his shot tipped over the bar by Hutchison for another corner which is cleared.

18 mins: Bryan Dingwall's free kick from 25 yards out takes a deflection and Clyde have a corner. Strachan take it and although Thistle make a better job of defending it the ball is played back into the box where Dingwall sends a shot into the side netting. It's Clyde on top at the moment.

16 mins: Clyde corner. Strachan to take from the right hand side. There is a free header from Connor Stevenson but he can't keep his header down.

12 mins: GOAL THISTLE. Buchanan. David Rowson knocks the ball into the box for Liam Buchanan who takes the ball round the Clyde keeper before shooting. At first it doesn't look as if the shot it will reach the net but it crosses the line.

12 mins: Thistle corner. Flicked on by Robertson again but behind his team mates in the bos.

11 mins: A Simon Donnelly free kick from the very corner of the Clyde box strikes the wall and is cleared.

9 mins: A great cross from the right from Ryan MacBeth finds Kris Doolan but Doolan has to stretch a little too much and the header goes over the bar.

5 mins: Clyde's time to win a corner. Strachan to take from the left. It's worked to the edge of the box and when a shot comes in there are three Clyde players in an offisde position.

2 mins: Thistle win a corner on the right hand side. Hodge takes it and after Robertson flicks the ball on Kris Doolan sees his shot blocked.

o mins: Thistle get the game under way and are shooting towards the south end in the first half.

PRE-MATCH NEWS: After signing yesterday goalkeeper Bryn Halliwell as expected starts this afternoon against Clyde. Pre-match doubt Simon Donnelly starts but there is no place for the other pre-match doubt, Chris Erskine. Young Ryan MacBeth starts while there are places on the bench for Kieran Burns, Stuart Bannigan and Ross McGeough.