Date:29 Oct 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Dens Park Stadium
Attendance:4,263

Cairney - pen (25)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie McCluskey by Paul Cairney. Gary Irvine restarts play with the free kick.

91mins Nicholas Riley has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

89mins Corner taken short by Paul Cairney.

88mins Effort on goal by Nicholas Riley from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar. Jamie McCluskey is brought on as a substitute for Ryan Conroy.

86mins Paul Cairney takes a shot. Save by Gary Irvine. Paul Cairney takes a short corner.

85mins David Rowson concedes a free kick for a foul on Nicholas Riley. Neil McGregor restarts play with the free kick.

85mins Kris Doolan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Rhys Weston.

84mins Stephen O'Donnell concedes a free kick for a foul on Aaron Sekhon. Stephen O'Donnell is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Kyle Hutton.

83mins Effort on goal by Kyle Hutton from long range goes harmlessly over the target.

82mins Thomas Stewart takes a shot. John Gibson makes a save.

81mins The official flags Thomas Stewart offside. Indirect free kick taken by Rhys Weston.

79mins Stuart Bannigan on for Chris Erskine.

79mins The official flags Kris Doolan offside. Free kick taken by Stephen O'Donnell.

78mins Kyle Hutton produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.

78mins The ball is sent over by Gary Irvine, Kris Doolan makes a clearance.

75mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Milne on Ryan Scully. Craig McKeown on for Matthew Lockwood. Ryan Scully takes the free kick. Strike from close range by Gavin Rae clears the bar. Kris Doolan is brought on as a substitute for Christie Elliot.

71mins The referee blows for offside against Paul Cairney. Rhys Weston takes the free kick.

69mins Effort on goal by Thomas Stewart from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

67mins Unfair challenge on Ryan Conroy by Paul Paton results in a free kick. Matthew Lockwood takes the free kick.

66mins Neil McGregor fouled by Christie Elliot, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Irvine.

65mins The ball is delivered by Gary Irvine, save by Ryan Scully.

64mins Matthew Lockwood produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.

63mins Alan Archibald concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Milne. Strike comes in from Ryan Conroy from the free kick.

62mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Irvine by Paul Cairney. (Partick) makes a substitution, with Thomas Stewart coming on for Stephen O'Donnell. Gary Irvine takes the free kick.

58mins Centre by Nicholas Riley, Ryan Conroy takes a shot. Save by Ryan Scully.

56mins Steven Milne takes a shot. Save by John Gibson.

53mins Shot on goal by Stephen O'Donnell from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

52mins Rhys Weston shown a yellow card.

51mins Conrad Balatoni challenges Steven Milne unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan Conroy takes the direct free kick.

51mins Paul Paton sends in a cross, Neil McGregor makes a clearance.

47mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alan Archibald by Nicholas Riley. Caution for Nicholas Riley. Free kick taken by Stephen O'Donnell.

47mins Unfair challenge on Gavin Rae by Chris Erskine results in a free kick. The referee shows Chris Erskine a yellow card.

45mins Aaron Sekhon challenges Nicholas Riley unfairly and gives away a free kick. The referee shows Aaron Sekhon a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Nicholas Riley produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save made by Ryan Scully.

43mins Ryan Conroy takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Kyle Hutton.

42mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Ryan Conroy, save made by Ryan Scully.

42mins Effort on goal by Gavin Rae from 12 yards. Save by Ryan Scully. Ryan Conroy takes the inswinging corner, Ryan Scully makes a save.

39mins Matthew Lockwood delivers the ball, Gary Irvine takes a shot. Ryan Scully makes a save.

38mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Rowson on Neil McGregor. John Gibson takes the free kick.

36mins Unfair challenge on Gavin Rae by Stephen O'Donnell results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Matthew Lockwood.

34mins Paul Cairney fouled by Gary Irvine, the ref awards a free kick. Gary Irvine receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Paul Cairney takes the free kick, Headed effort from inside the area by Stephen O'Donnell misses to the right of the goal.

33mins Aaron Sekhon sends in a cross, clearance made by Rhys Weston. Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Cairney on Nicholas Riley. Gary Irvine takes the direct free kick.

32mins The offside flag is raised against Stephen O'Donnell. Free kick taken by Ryan Scully.

30mins Stephen O'Donnell takes a shot. Save by Gary Irvine. Paul Cairney takes the inswinging corner, Gavin Rae makes a clearance.

23mins Chris Erskine fouled by Robert Douglas, the ref awards a Penalty. Red card for Robert Douglas. (Dundee) makes a substitution, with John Gibson coming on for Leighton Mcintosh. Penalty taken right-footed by Paul Cairney and scored. Dundee 0-1 Partick.Chris Erskine provided the assist for the goal.

21mins Kyle Hutton fouled by Stephen O'Donnell, the ref awards a free kick. Kyle Hutton takes the direct free kick.

21mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Leighton Mcintosh goes wide right of the target.

20mins The ball is crossed by Steven Milne, clearance made by Alan Archibald.

19mins The ball is sent over by Aaron Sekhon.

18mins Aaron Sekhon sends in a cross.

17mins Ryan Conroy is penalised for a handball. Jamie Campbell takes the free kick.

15mins Ryan Conroy produces a cross, Aaron Sekhon manages to make a clearance.

15mins Ryan Conroy sends in a cross, clearance made by Conrad Balatoni.

14mins Steven Milne concedes a free kick for a foul on Alan Archibald. Ryan Scully takes the free kick.

11mins Corner taken by Jamie Campbell.

10mins Christie Elliot takes a shot. Robert Douglas makes a save.

6mins Jamie Campbell concedes a free kick for a foul on Nicholas Riley. Neil McGregor takes the direct free kick.

5mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Aaron Sekhon from the right by-line, Steven Milne manages to make a clearance.

2mins Foul by Jamie Campbell on Nicholas Riley, free kick awarded. Neil McGregor restarts play with the free kick.

The official flags Leighton Mcintosh offside. Ryan Scully takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Dargo not ready for Dundee Dundee trialist Craig Dargo will not be included in the squad for the home game with Partick as he is not match fit. The former Inverness and St Mirren striker joined the Dens Park club for training this week, but manager Barry Smith will not rush him into his plans, despite injuries to Jake Hyde and Graham Bayne, as the 33-year-old has not played competitively for five months. Smith, whose side climbed off the bottom of the table with a win over Ayr last weekend, said: "Thistle are playing well so we need to match that and more by continuing where we left off at Somerset Park. "We finally converted the chances we've been making all season in that game and that needs to continue." Partick's injured quartet of Willie Kinniburgh, Scott Robertson, Ryan McBeth and Iain Flannigan will all miss the trip. None of the injured four will be ready to help Partick in their search for their first away win of the season. Manager Jackie McNamara said: "The players have been in a confident mood all week after battling back to grab a late equaliser against a good Falkirk side last weekend. "But Dundee will probably be in an even better frame of mind after a good win down at Ayr United. "Dens Park is a hard place to go as Thistle's record over recent years shows, so it would be great to get a win to improve that and also improve our record on the road overall this season."

Formation:442Manager: Barry Smith

Dundee

Formation: 442Manager: Jackie McNamara

Partick

Robert Douglas
Gary Irvine
Matthew Lockwood
Neil McGregor
Rhys Weston
Nicholas Riley
Stephen O'Donnell
Gavin Rae
Ryan Conroy
Leighton Mcintosh
Steven Milne
SUBS
John Gibson
Ross Chisholm
Craig McKeown
Kyle Benedictis
Jamie McCluskey

Home

Away

Ryan Scully
Paul Paton
Aaron Sekhon
Conrad Balatoni
Alan Archibald
Paul Cairney
Kyle Hutton
David Rowson
Stephen O'Donnell
Chris Erskine
Christie Elliot
SUBS
James Wightman
Thomas Stewart
Kris Doolan
Jonny Lindsay
Stuart Bannigan

Match Report

Cairney keeps his cool A Paul Cairney penalty gave Partick a 1-0 win which moves them up to fourth in Division One and left 10-man Dundee bottom. Partick's Chris Erskine was brought down by goalkeeper Rab Douglas in the 24th minute - the former Celtic man seeing red for the challenge. Cairney stepped up to smash the penalty past substitute John Gibson into the top corner and put the Jags ahead. But it was the 10 men who were in the ascendancy approaching half-time as Ryan Scully denied Gary Irvine, Gavin Rae, Ryan Conway and Nicholas Riley. Riley had late chances to rescue a point but the visitors held on to win away for the first time in the league this season.

Form Guide

WLLDLW Dundee VS Partick DWLWLD

Last Meetings

Partick 0 - 1 Dundee 06/08/2011 Dundee 3 - 2 Partick 30/04/2011 Partick 0 - 0 Dundee 05/03/2011 Dundee 2 - 1 Partick 06/11/2010 Partick 1 - 0 Dundee 14/08/2010 Partick 0 - 1 Dundee 10/04/2010

Top Scorers

Dundee S Milne 2 R Weston 1 G Irvine 1 N Riley 1 J Hyde 1 L Mcintosh 1 Partick C Erskine 4 C Elliot 4 K Doolan 3 D Rowson 2 P Cairney 1 T Stewart 1 S O'Donnell 1

Goals

Dundee Total goals 22 Goals per game 10 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Partick Total goals 30 Goals per game 18 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins