Date:16 Mar 2013
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:New Douglas Park
Attendance:1,852

Balatoni (43) Elliot (83)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Steven May takes a shot. Scott Fox makes a save.

87mins Sean Welsh fouled by Jonathon Routledge, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen O'Donnell. Jonathon Routledge is booked. The referee shows Sean Welsh a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Aaron Muirhead is shown a yellow card. Caution for Andrew Ryan.

85mins Outswinging corner taken by Alister Crawford from the right by-line, Shot by Michael Devlin from inside the six-yard box clear the bar.

85mins Stephen Hendrie takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by James Craigen.

84mins Kris Doolan is brought on as a substitute for Steven Craig.

83mins Christie Elliot finds the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Hamilton 0-2 Partick.

82mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by James Craigen, clearance made by Michael Devlin.

82mins Christie Elliot takes a shot. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.

78mins Christie Elliot joins the action as a substitute, replacing Christopher Erskine.

77mins Corner taken right-footed by Alister Crawford, Stuart Bannigan makes a clearance.

77mins Stephen Hendrie is brought on as a substitute for Grant Gillespie.

77mins Shot from deep inside the area by Gary Fisher clears the crossbar.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Lawless by Ziggy Gordon. Free kick taken by James Craigen.

73mins Alexander Neil leaves the field to be replaced by Alister Crawford. Andrew Ryan replaces Darian Mackinnon.

70mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alexander Neil by James Craigen. Free kick taken by Grant Gillespie.

67mins Christopher Erskine takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

66mins Stephen O'Donnell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven May. Jonathon Routledge takes the direct free kick.

65mins James Craigen takes the outswinging corner, Effort from deep inside the area by Sean Welsh clears the bar.

63mins James Craigen on for Ross Forbes.

63mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Fox by Darian Mackinnon. Ross Forbes takes the direct free kick.

62mins Grant Gillespie challenges Steven Lawless unfairly and gives away a free kick. Aaron Muirhead restarts play with the free kick.

61mins Corner taken right-footed by Steven May from the right by-line, Ross Forbes makes a clearance.

61mins Gary Fisher takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

58mins Unfair challenge on Ross Forbes by Alexander Neil results in a free kick. Scott Fox takes the indirect free kick.

56mins The offside flag is raised against Steven Craig. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

55mins Steven May concedes a free kick for a foul on Conrad Balatoni. Conrad Balatoni takes the indirect free kick. Steven May shown a yellow card.

51mins Handball decision goes against Ziggy Gordon. Free kick taken by Ross Forbes. Ziggy Gordon goes into the book.

49mins Grant Gillespie challenges Aaron Sinclair unfairly and gives away a free kick. Stuart Bannigan restarts play with the free kick. Grant Gillespie goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

46mins Foul by Steven Craig on Michael Devlin, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

46mins Sean Welsh takes a shot from a long way out which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

44mins Steven May takes a shot. Clearance made by Aaron Muirhead.

42mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Ross Forbes played to the near post, Conrad Balatoni scores a headed goal from close range. Hamilton 0-1 Partick.Assist on the goal came from Ross Forbes.

42mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ross Forbes, clearance by Martin Canning.

39mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Fisher on Sean Welsh. Indirect free kick taken by Stephen O'Donnell.

39mins Steven Craig has an effort at goal from inside the six-yard box that hits the post.

38mins Christopher Erskine takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

36mins Alexander Neil fouled by Steven Lawless, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

36mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Darian Mackinnon on Stephen O'Donnell. Direct free kick taken by Stephen O'Donnell.

35mins Steven May concedes a free kick for a foul on Conrad Balatoni. Free kick taken by Aaron Sinclair.

34mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Gary Fisher goes wide right of the goal.

33mins Steven Craig challenges Martin Canning unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Cuthbert takes the direct free kick.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven May by Aaron Muirhead. Direct free kick taken by Ziggy Gordon.

30mins Grant Gillespie concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Craig. Stuart Bannigan takes the free kick.

29mins Steven Craig gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Devlin. Ziggy Gordon takes the indirect free kick.

27mins Gary Fisher concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Welsh. Conrad Balatoni takes the indirect free kick.

24mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sean Welsh on Ziggy Gordon. Free kick taken by Grant Gillespie.

22mins Corner taken left-footed by Ross Forbes from the left by-line to the near post, Alexander Neil manages to make a clearance.

19mins Unfair challenge on Aaron Muirhead by Steven May results in a free kick. Stephen O'Donnell takes the indirect free kick.

17mins Unfair challenge on Aaron Sinclair by Gary Fisher results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Fox.

16mins Gary Fisher produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.

16mins Christopher Erskine is caught offside. Martin Canning takes the indirect free kick.

15mins Steven May crosses the ball, Scott Fox makes a save.

10mins Shot from outside the box by Louis Longridge misses to the left of the target.

7mins Steven Lawless fouled by Darian Mackinnon, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ross Forbes, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Steven Craig goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

4mins Aaron Sinclair takes a shot. Save by Kevin Cuthbert.

3mins Corner taken by Steven May, Scott Fox fouled by Martin Canning, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

3mins Ziggy Gordon produces a right-footed shot from just inside the area and strikes the post.

Jonathon Routledge challenges Steven Lawless unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Aaron Muirhead.

Match Preview

Accies missing Millar Striker Kieran Millar is Hamilton's only absentee as they look for win number three of the season over visitors Partick Thistle. Millar has a knee injury but Jonathan Page returns after a suspension. New Douglas Park manager Billy Reid said: "I am looking forward to the game as Thistle are a good team to play against. They play good expansive football and have a lot of high-energy players so it should bring the best out of my guys again. "We can go out and look for the win as we have beaten Thistle in the Scottish Communities League Cup and the First Division this season. "We are due a break after having no luck against Falkirk and Cowdenbeath so hopefully something will break our way and be the difference in this one." Partick will have Chris Erskine available. The forward has shrugged off the back spasm which caused him to miss out against Dumbarton last weekend. Paul Paton remains out with an ankle injury. Jags' interim manager Alan Archibald said: "Hamilton are one of the most attractive teams to watch in this league and that is due to the organisation that manager Billy Reid drills into them. We have lost twice at their place this season - in fact we have not been able to score against them there as they are just so well organised. "Hopefully we can get that first goal and it leads on to a win."

Formation:4141Manager: Billy Reid

Hamilton

Formation: 433Manager:

Partick

Kevin Cuthbert
Ziggy Gordon
Martin Canning
Michael Devlin
Grant Gillespie
Alexander Neil
Darian Mackinnon
Gary Fisher
Jonathon Routledge
Louis Longridge
Steven May
SUBS
Scott Christie
Jonathan Page
Andrew Ryan
Stephen Hendrie
Alister Crawford

Home

Away

Scott Fox
Stephen O'Donnell
Aaron Muirhead
Conrad Balatoni
Aaron Sinclair
Sean Welsh
Ross Forbes
Stuart Bannigan
Steven Lawless
Steven Craig
Christopher Erskine
SUBS
Glen Daniels
James Craigen
Kris Doolan
Christie Elliot
Alan Archibald

Match Report

Form Guide

LDLDWD Hamilton VS Partick WDWWWW

Last Meetings

Partick 1 - 0 Hamilton 19/02/2013 Hamilton 1 - 0 Partick 16/11/2012 Partick 4 - 0 Hamilton 01/09/2012 Hamilton 2 - 2 Partick 05/05/2012 Partick 2 - 0 Hamilton 03/03/2012 Hamilton 1 - 0 Partick 13/01/2012

Top Scorers

Hamilton S May 11 A Crawford 3 J Page 3 J Keatings 2 L Longridge 2 A Neil 1 J Routledge 1 G Gillespie 1 Z Gordon 1 D Mackinnon 1 Partick S Craig 11 S Lawless 11 C Erskine 8 K Doolan 7 C Balatoni 4 R Forbes 3 S Bannigan 3 S Welsh 2 A Sinclair 1 S O'Donnell 1

Goals

Hamilton Total goals 64 Goals per game 30 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Partick Total goals 89 Goals per game 55 8 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins