Partick Thistle Football Club

PARTICK THISTLE 0, DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC 2

FULL-TIME

90 mins+: Into injury time.

88 mins: An Iain Flannigan shot is deflected for a corner which Dunfermline deal with.

84 mins: Thistle free kick 23 yards from goal. It's worked to Paddy Boyle and his shot, again well hit, is pushed away by Smith.

83 mins: Martin Grehan replaces Simon Donnelly.

81 mins: Paul Willis is booked for a foul on Jackie McNamara.

79 mins: Chris Erskine comes on for Liam Buchanan.

78 mins: Paddy Boyle is booked.

73 mins: Dunfermline corner on the right. Cleared.

71 mins: GOAL DUNFERMLINE. Sub McDougall's shot comes off the post and hits Andy Kirk and goes in.

69 mins: Thistle a corner on the left this time. Flannigan once more. It's a good one but nobody can get a touch to it and it drifts out of play.

65 mins: It's a Thistle corner over on the right hand side. Flannigan to take it. Kinniburgh heads it on but Dunfermline get the ball clear.

57 mins: Kris Doolan touches the ball to Paddy Boyle whose fierece shot is blocked, but not held, by Smith in the Dunfermline goal.

52 mins: A change for Thistle. The injured David Rowson is replaced by Bryan Hodge.

46 mins: Good cross from Doolan on the left but an easy take for Smith. David Rowson receives treatment from the physio.

Dunfermline get the second half underway.

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HALF-TIME

45 mins+: Into first half injury time.

43 mins: Simon Donnelly lays the ball into the path of Iain Flannigan but Flannigan's shot is too high.

42 mins: Long range effort from David Rowson is well wide of target.

34 mins: A Dunfermline corner on the right hand side. Confident catch from Halliwell from Cardle's corner.

29 mins: GOAL DUNFERMLINE. Pat Clarke collects the ball in midfield, advances with the ball before shooting home from outside the box.

24 mins: It's Thistle's turn for a corner. Flannigan again. A good one again but well defended by Dunfermline.

23 mins: Paul Paton does well to defend a cross from the right but Dunfermline have a corner. When it comes in it takes a great stop from Halliwell to deny Kirk a goal. Another Pars corner. This one is poor and Thistle break with the ball.

21 mins: Free kick for Dunfermline in a dangerous position. Cardle chips it in but Thisle get the ball away and force Dunfermline to knock the ball back to Smith.

19 mins: Liam Buchanan earns Thistle a corner. On the right, Flannigan goes across to take it. Rowson gets his head to it but can't get direct his header on target.

14 mins: Paul paton lashes a shot wide from the edge of the Dunfermline box.

12 mins: Great chance for Dunfermline. The ball breaks to Andy Kirk about 8 yards out directly in front of goal but Halliwell makes an excellent block.

9 mins: Another Thistle corner. Flannigan on the right. Headed clear but returned to Flannigan whose left foot cross is cleared.

8 mins: Thistle close to a goal. Doolan heads the ball on to Liam Buchanan whose effort is blocked by Smith in the home goal. Flannigan's corner is excellent but is cleared.

3 mins: A Flannigan free kick into the Dunfermline box is headed on by Willie Kinniburgh. Liam Buchanan has a shot but it is off target. A half chance at best but another positive sign.

1 mins: Flannigan's corner is headed behind for another corner. Not yet a minute played. Another good delivery but headed clear this time. Positive start from Thistle.

0 mins: Thistle kick the game off and are shooting towards the away fans. Thistle corner inside the first few seconds.

PRE-MATCH NEWS: With Firhill bathed in sunshine it is the pefect day for football, all we need now is a Thistle victory. In an attempt to defeat the league leaders manager Ian McCall has made two changes to the side that had started against Queen of the South. The injured Alan Archibald is replaced by a fit again John Robertson while Simon Donnelly, scorer of the winner the last time the two teams met, comes in for Bryan Hodge.