Match Report


Partick ThistlePartick Thistle     LivingstonLivingston
Computer Player Computer Player Tomas Ahlbeck Tomas Ahlbeck
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland55
G
1
G
52Don SullivanD. Sullivan
Paul CampbellP. Campbell71
D
2
D
52Richard BradyR. Brady
Scott ElliottS. Elliott67
D
captain3
D
48Seth KeeganS. Keegan
Jakob MorlockJ. Morlock65
D
4captain
D
47Eduardo FloresE. Flores
Garry BurleyG. Burley74
M
5
D
60Nils KneisslN. Kneissl
Colin MorrisonC. Morrison71
M
6
M
62David DickovD. Dickov
Dominic LiddellD. Liddell57
M
7
M
50Celestine IkpebaC. Ikpeba
Billy DavidsonB. Davidson55
M
8
M
54Colin ClelandC. Cleland
Colin HendryC. Hendry66
A
9
A
61Piero Di LivioP. Di Livio
Richard WatsonR. Watson62
A
10
A
58Noah SchumacherN. Schumacher
Maurits de BoerM. de Boer61
A
11
A
60Gísli GardarssonG. Gardarsson
 
Richard BremnerR. Bremner58
D
12
G
46Richard McStayR. McStay
Uwe WillU. Will58
A
13
D
44Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson
Don CaldwellD. Caldwell56
D
14
M
52Craig BrownC. Brown

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Firhill Park where Partick Thistle play host to Livingston. A crowd of 11,362 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Partick Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Livingston appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Thomson.


0.00
Livingston kick off and get the first half underway!
3.27
Seth Keegan chips the ball to his team mate, David Dickov. David Dickov threads the ball through to Noah Schumacher. Noah Schumacher knocks in a cross ball towards Piero Di Livio. Piero Di Livio makes a deft header but Kevin Cleland is on top of his game. Excellent save!
4.19
Colin Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gísli Gardarsson. Gísli Gardarsson plays a quick one-two with Piero Di Livio and rushes in on goal... Gísli Gardarsson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
9.12
Paul Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Watson. Richard Watson flicks a high ball forward to Maurits de Boer who takes it down. Maurits de Boer tries a spectacular long range effort but Don Sullivan is on top of it.
12.36
Jakob Morlock flicks a high ball forward to Garry Burley who takes it down. Garry Burley threads the ball through to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer whips in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Don Sullivan manages to keep it out.
14.52
Colin Hendry sees a break and surges forward. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Seth Keegan.
15.14
Paul Campbell takes it forward alone. Paul Campbell threads the ball through to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Brady.
27.18
Eduardo Flores kicks a strong pass forward to Nils Kneissl. Nils Kneissl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gísli Gardarsson. Gísli Gardarsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
33.39
Jakob Morlock threads the ball through to Richard Watson. Richard Watson threads a neat ball through to Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.04
Colin Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Celestine Ikpeba who takes it down. Celestine Ikpeba hits a low pass to Piero Di Livio. Piero Di Livio strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Scott Elliott makes a probing pass to Jakob Morlock. Jakob Morlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Watson. Richard Watson whips in a cross ball towards Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Livingston also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Partick Thistle kick off!
47.41
Jakob Morlock flicks a high ball forward to Maurits de Boer who takes it down. Maurits de Boer flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin Morrison!
51.44
Jakob Morlock advances with the ball. Jakob Morlock surges forward with the ball. Jakob Morlock knocks in a cross ball towards Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.58
David Dickov takes it forward alone. David Dickov controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Noah Schumacher through on goal. Some good footwork from Noah Schumacher provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.51
Dominic Liddell clumsily knocks into David Dickov. Dominic Liddell is shown the yellow card! David Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.11
Colin Cleland threads a neat ball through to Gísli Gardarsson. Gísli Gardarsson edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Gísli Gardarsson provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.03
Scott Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.02
Celestine Ikpeba clumsily knocks into Colin Morrison. Celestine Ikpeba is shown the yellow card! Colin Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.52
Paul Campbell makes a simple pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
77.46
Richard Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Dickov. David Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards David Dickov. David Dickov outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Partick Thistle

Livingston
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Maurits de Boer 45
Colin Morrison 47
Colin Hendry 65
Piero Di Livio 39
David Dickov 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hendry of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Kevin Cleland (GK)
6
2.Paul Campbell (DEF)
7
3.Scott Elliott (DEF)
6
4.Jakob Morlock (DEF)
7
5.Garry Burley (MID)
6
6.Colin Morrison (MID)goal scored
8
7.Dominic Liddell (MID)yellow card
5
8.Billy Davidson (MID)
6
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Richard Watson (ATT)
7
11.Maurits de Boer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Richard Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Uwe Will (ATT)
0
14.Don Caldwell (DEF)
0

1.Don Sullivan (GK)
6
2.Richard Brady (DEF)
6
3.Seth Keegan (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Flores (DEF)
6
5.Nils Kneissl (DEF)
6
6.David Dickov (MID)goal scored
8
7.Celestine Ikpeba (MID)yellow card
6
8.Colin Cleland (MID)
7
9.Piero Di Livio (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Noah Schumacher (ATT)
6
11.Gísli Gardarsson (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard McStay (GK)
0
13.Gavin Davidson (DEF)
0
14.Craig Brown (MID)
0