Match Report
| Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians |  |  | Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Neil Hendry | N. Hendry |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Eduardo Calvo | E. Calvo | |||||||||
| Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Stuart Caldwell | S. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Matthias Engels | M. Engels |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Alessandro Ferrara | A. Ferrara | |||||||||
| Duncan Booth | D. Booth | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Alec Niven | A. Niven | |||||||||
| Gary Gemmill | G. Gemmill | | 54 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 68 |  | Petri Jongsma | P. Jongsma | ||||||||
| Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth | | 58 | M | | 7 | | | M | 62 |  | Terry Guppy | T. Guppy | ||||||||
| Billy Hutchison | B. Hutchison | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Richard Greig | R. Greig | |||||||||
| Colin Mcinnes | C. Mcinnes | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Colin Collins | C. Collins | |||||||||
| Stuart Niven | S. Niven | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Dominic Ritchie | D. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Matt Collins | M. Collins | |||||||||
| Craig Glass | C. Glass | | 58 | A | | 12 | | G | 64 | | Colin Campbell | C. Campbell | |||||||||
| Colin Mckinlay | C. Mckinlay | | 57 | G | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Simon Francke | S. Francke | |||||||||
| Scott McCoist | S. McCoist | | 54 | M | | 14 | | M | 56 | | Duncan McGrory | D. McGrory | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa |
Match Report
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 9,311 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Meiklejohn.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Airdrieonians kick off!
6.10
1-0Billy Hutchison hits a low pass to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Sullivan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Dominic Rae provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Calvo had no chance!! Goal for Airdrieonians!
10.08
1-0Billy Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eduardo Calvo easily gets down and covers it.
15.15
1-0Alec Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Morrison. Stuart Morrison passes the ball forward to Richard Greig. Richard Greig shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.19
Petri Jongsma knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Collins. Colin Collins whips in a cross ball towards Matt Collins. Matt Collins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.25
Matthias Engels flicks a high pass forward. Billy Booth controls it well on his chest. Billy Booth advances with the ball. Billy Booth shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.40
Terry Guppy brings the ball forward. Terry Guppy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
33.28
1-1Alec Niven sees Stuart Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Collins. Matt Collins beats his man to it with a header. Duncan Booth steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
38.58
Duncan Booth knocks the ball forward to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven shoots from 20 yards. Eduardo Calvo gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
39.52
Richard Greig passes the ball forward to Stuart Caldwell. Without breaking stride, Stuart Caldwell plays the ball forward to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie cuts inside the box! Dominic Ritchie shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
40.57
1-1Carlos Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks the ball forward to Stuart Niven but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.07
Billy Booth picks a pass forward to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Partick Thistle start the second half!
47.30
Matthias Engels chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Niven who takes it down. Stuart Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.28
Billy Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven skips past Richard Greig! Stuart Niven muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.52
Kevin Sullivan makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Niven. Stuart Niven shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.04
Kevin Sullivan flicks a high pass forward to Billy Booth who brings the ball under control. Billy Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Booth cuts inside the box! Billy Booth tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
65.16
Billy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Booth. Duncan Booth threads a neat ball through to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Calvo comfortably smothers it!
66.48
Stuart Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Collins. Matt Collins shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.39
Alessandro Ferrara threads the ball through to Terry Guppy. Terry Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Greig. Richard Greig passes the ball forward but Matt Collins is offside!
73.35
1-2Petri Jongsma flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Ritchie who brings the ball under control. Dominic Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.52
Alessandro Ferrara darts forward. Alessandro Ferrara threads a neat ball through to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie hits a low pass to Matt Collins. Matt Collins rockets a shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Partick Thistle are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
78.18
Colin Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Booth. Billy Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Mcinnes. Colin Mcinnes rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Eduardo Calvo picks it out of the air!
84.45
Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Niven controls it well on his chest. Stuart Niven finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
85.03
Stuart Morrison threads a neat ball through to Matt Collins. Matt Collins sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
87.40
1-2Kevin Sullivan catches Alec Niven on the ankles. Kevin Sullivan is shown the yellow card! Alec Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Gary Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Billy Hutchison controls it well on his chest. Billy Hutchison sees Dominic Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Rae plays a one-two with Stuart Niven and advances towards the goal... Dominic Rae muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Dominic Rae 6 | Matt Collins 20, 66 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matt Collins of Partick Thistle |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Neil Hendry (GK)
6
2. Carlos Lopes (DEF)
6
3. Matthias Engels (DEF)
6
4. Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
5. Gary Gemmill (DEF)
6
6. Kevin Sullivan (MID)
7
7. Billy Booth (MID)
8
8. Billy Hutchison (MID)
7
9. Colin Mcinnes (ATT)
6
10. Stuart Niven (ATT)
6
11. Dominic Rae (ATT)
8
12. Craig Glass (ATT)
0
13. Colin Mckinlay (GK)
0
14. Scott McCoist (MID)
0
1. Eduardo Calvo (GK)
7
2. Stuart Caldwell (DEF)
6
3. Alessandro Ferrara (DEF)
7
4. Alec Niven (DEF)
6
5. Petri Jongsma (MID)
6
6. Stuart Morrison (MID)
7
7. Terry Guppy (MID)
7
8. Richard Greig (MID)
6
9. Colin Collins (ATT)
6
10. Dominic Ritchie (ATT)
6
11. Matt Collins (ATT)
9
12. Colin Campbell (GK)
0
13. Simon Francke (DEF)
0
14. Duncan McGrory (MID)
0