Date:26 Mar 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:East End Park
Attendance:3,019

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Martin Hardie is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

91mins Ryan McGowan handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Chris Smith.

82mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan from the right by-line, John Robertson has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.

80mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Liam Buchanan by Alan Archibald. Alex Burke restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Effort from outside the penalty area by David Rowson goes wide left of the target.

79mins The referee books Alex Keddie for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Keddie on Kris Doolan. Jamie Campbell takes the free kick.

78mins Corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Gary Mason.

77mins Corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan, clearance made by Kevin Rutkiewicz.

73mins Calum Woods has an effort at goal from long range that misses to the right of the goal.

72mins Kris Doolan takes a shot. Chris Smith makes a save.

71mins David Rowson fouled by Martin Hardie, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Jamie Campbell is brought on as a substitute for Chris Erskine.

66mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Steven McDougall, Patrick Boyle manages to make a clearance.

65mins David Graham goes off and Patrick Clarke comes on.

64mins The referee blows for offside against Liam Buchanan. Scott Fox takes the indirect free kick.

63mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven McDougall by Simon Donnelly. Direct free kick taken by Chris Smith.

62mins Inswinging corner taken by Iain Flannigan from the left by-line, Alex Keddie manages to make a clearance.

60mins Steven McDougall has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

52mins Kris Doolan challenges Alex Keddie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Chris Smith takes the free kick.

48mins David Graham gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Fox. Free kick taken by Scott Fox.

47mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Steven McDougall from the left by-line, clearance by Ryan McGowan.

47mins Calum Woods takes a shot. David Rowson gets a block in.

45mins Simon Donnelly replaces Martin Grehan.

44mins Corner taken right-footed by Steven McDougall, Alex Keddie produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

43mins The official flags Martin Grehan offside. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.

41mins Corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan, Gary Mason makes a clearance.

37mins The referee blows for offside against Steven McDougall. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

36mins David Graham fouled by Martin Grehan, the ref awards a free kick. Alex Keddie takes the free kick.

34mins Effort on goal by Steven McDougall from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.

32mins David Graham takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin Grehan by Alex Keddie. John Robertson takes the free kick.

30mins Martin Hardie produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

30mins Shot by Kris Doolan. Chris Smith makes a save.

29mins David Rowson fouled by Alex Burke, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Archibald takes the free kick.

29mins Corner taken right-footed by Steven McDougall, Conrad Balatoni manages to make a clearance.

28mins Centre by David Graham, Liam Buchanan takes a shot. Scott Fox makes a save.

23mins The referee blows for offside against Liam Buchanan. Conrad Balatoni takes the indirect free kick.

20mins Austin McCann crosses the ball.

18mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Iain Flannigan on Gary Mason. Chris Smith takes the free kick.

18mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven McDougall on John Robertson. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

13mins A cross is delivered by Martin Grehan, Header from close range by Kris Doolan strikes the post.

12mins The referee blows for offside against David Graham. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Archibald.

9mins Martin Grehan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Keddie. Chris Smith takes the direct free kick.

7mins Effort on goal by Chris Erskine from inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the bar.

7mins Calum Woods gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Erskine. Iain Flannigan takes the free kick.

5mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Steven McDougall, clearance by Ryan McGowan.

4mins Corner taken right-footed by Steven McDougall, save by Scott Fox.

3mins Martin Hardie concedes a free kick for a foul on John Robertson. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

Alex Keddie challenges Kris Doolan unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Rowson takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Mason back as Pars look to build lead Title-chasing Dunfermline welcome midfielder Gary Mason back from suspension as they look to take three points off Partick Thistle. Mason is back in the squad as the Pars look to move to the top of the table - if Raith Rovers lose at Falkirk. However manager Jim McIntyre is without six players with Neil McGregor, Steven Bell, Nicky Phinn, Joe Cardle, Andy Kirk and Jason Thomson all expected to miss out through injury. McIntyre said: "We are missing quite a bit of attacking threat but we will just have to get on with things. "We are at the stage of the season where points are incredibly important and I would love us to take three in this game. "It will not be easy as Partick Thistle make things really difficult for you." Partick Thistle include new signing Tommy Stewart in their squad. The Northern Irishman will be included while defender Willie Kinniburgh is also available to manager Ian McCall. However Paul Paton, Paul Cairney and Bryan Hodge remain out with knocks. McCall's assistant Ian Maxwell is anticipating a tight game. He said: "We have one win against each other this season and we played out a goalless draw the last time we were at East End Park so there is very little between the sides. "We played well at Stirling during the week and will look to build on that in this game. We want a win as we want to finish higher up the table than the fifth spot we presently occupy."

Formation:442Manager:

Dunfermline

Formation: 442Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

Chris Smith
Calum Woods
Kevin Rutkiewicz
Alex Keddie
Austin McCann
Steven McDougall
Gary Mason
Alex Burke
David Graham
Liam Buchanan
Martin Hardie
SUBS
Greg Paterson
Patrick Clarke
Andy Dowie
Chris Higgins
John McDonald

Home

Away

Scott Fox
John Robertson
Conrad Balatoni
Alan Archibald
Patrick Boyle
Iain Flannigan
Ryan McGowan
David Rowson
Chris Erskine
Kris Doolan
Martin Grehan
SUBS
Ryan Scully
Simon Donnelly
Thomas Stewart
Jamie Campbell
William Kinniburgh

Match Report

Pars rue missed chance Dunfermline missed an opportunity to put pressure on leaders Raith after they were held to a goalless draw by Partick. Partick dominated the first half with Kris Doolan spurning two great opportunities to give them the lead. The striker agonisingly headed against the post in the 14th minute before seeing a volley punched clear by Pars keeper Chris Smith. Meanwhile, Martin Hardie and Steven McDougall missed with long-range efforts for the home side. The Pars were the better team in the second half, but a series of long-range efforts went wide of the mark. Doolan tested Smith again with less than 20 minutes to go, but the keeper held on to the striker's effort from distance.

Form Guide

LDWDWD Dunfermline VS Partick DDWWLW

Last Meetings

Partick 2 - 0 Dunfermline 29/01/2011 Dunfermline 0 - 0 Partick 14/12/2010 Partick 0 - 2 Dunfermline 25/09/2010 Dunfermline 1 - 2 Partick 23/03/2010 Partick 1 - 4 Dunfermline 23/01/2010 Dunfermline 3 - 1 Partick 14/11/2009

Top Scorers

Dunfermline A Kirk 11 P Clarke 7 L Buchanan 4 J Cardle 4 S Bell 3 C Woods 3 M Hardie 2 D Graham 2 N Phinn 2 S McDougall 1 A Burke 1 Partick K Doolan 10 I Flannigan 4 C Erskine 4 P Boyle 3 S Fraser 2 P Paton 1 B Hodge 1 M Grehan 1 C Balatoni 1 J Campbell 1

Goals

Dunfermline Total goals 80 Goals per game 51 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 13 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Partick Total goals 61 Goals per game 32 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins