Date:12 Apr 2011
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Firhill Stadium
Attendance:1,142

Kinniburgh (90)
Alston (63) Finnigan (66)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins William Kinniburgh gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Blair Alston. Stephen Kingsley comes on in place of Kallum Higginbotham. Indirect free kick taken by Robert Olejnik.

92mins Kallum Higginbotham receives a yellow card.

90mins Shaun Fraser takes a shot. Stewart Murdoch gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Patrick Boyle from the right by-line to the near post, Thomas Scobbie manages to make a clearance. Corner from left by-line taken by Paul Cairney. William Kinniburgh grabs a goal from close range low into the middle of the goal. Partick 1-2 Falkirk.

89mins Corner taken by Paul Cairney from the left by-line, save by Robert Olejnik.

88mins Jay Fulton comes on in place of Ryan Flynn.

87mins Carl Finnigan has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

85mins Unfair challenge on Conrad Balatoni by Ryan Flynn results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Fox. Shaun Fraser gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marc Twaddle. Indirect free kick taken by Marc Twaddle.

82mins Centre by Ryan Flynn, Alan Archibald makes a clearance.

80mins Foul by Conrad Balatoni on Ryan Flynn, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Marc Twaddle, save by Scott Fox.

79mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kallum Higginbotham by Ross McGeough. Robert Olejnik takes the indirect free kick.

78mins Martin Grehan concedes a free kick for a foul on Blair Alston. Robert Olejnik restarts play with the free kick.

76mins Paul Cairney takes a shot. Blocked by Mark Millar.

75mins Foul by Thomas Scobbie on Thomas Stewart, free kick awarded. Patrick Boyle restarts play with the free kick.

73mins Shaun Fraser on for Kris Doolan.

72mins The referee blows for offside against Ryan Flynn. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ryan Flynn by Conrad Balatoni. Booking for Conrad Balatoni. Mark Millar restarts play with the free kick. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Carl Finnigan by William Kinniburgh. Mark Millar takes the indirect free kick.

66mins Kieran Duffie crosses the ball, Carl Finnigan finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Partick 0-2 Falkirk.Assist on the goal came from Kieran Duffie.

65mins Jackie McNamara goes off and Ross McGeough comes on.

63mins Blair Alston finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Partick 0-1 Falkirk.The assist for the goal came from Ryan Flynn.

62mins Stewart Murdoch concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Cairney. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

61mins Mark Millar gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martin Grehan. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Cairney. Shot from just outside the area by Conrad Balatoni misses to the right of the target.

58mins Chris Erskine leaves the field to be replaced by Thomas Stewart.

58mins Patrick Boyle sends in a cross, comfortable save by Robert Olejnik.

56mins Blair Alston delivers the ball, Paul Cairney manages to make a clearance.

56mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marc Twaddle by David Rowson. Robert Olejnik restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Kallum Higginbotham has an effort at goal from long distance that misses to the right of the target.

41mins Corner taken left-footed by Patrick Boyle, clearance made by Marc Twaddle. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Patrick Boyle, save made by Robert Olejnik.

40mins Mark Stewart produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

48mins Kris Doolan takes a shot. Comfortable save by Robert Olejnik.

47mins Foul by Paul Cairney on Carl Finnigan, free kick awarded. Mark Millar takes the free kick.

44mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marc Twaddle on William Kinniburgh. Free kick taken by Jackie McNamara.

35mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Stewart Murdoch. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Fox.

34mins Chris Erskine challenges Thomas Scobbie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robert Olejnik takes the free kick.

33mins Kallum Higginbotham gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Cairney. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

32mins Carl Finnigan fouled by Alan Archibald, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Archibald receives a caution for persistent infringement. Mark Millar restarts play with the free kick.

30mins Marc Twaddle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martin Grehan. Indirect free kick taken by Conrad Balatoni.

27mins Effort from deep inside the area by Ryan Flynn misses to the left of the target.

27mins Foul by Conrad Balatoni on Carl Finnigan, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Kallum Higginbotham.

23mins Effort from the edge of the box by Kallum Higginbotham goes wide of the left-hand upright.

21mins Martin Grehan concedes a free kick for a foul on Marc Twaddle. Robert Olejnik restarts play with the free kick.

19mins Centre by Blair Alston, clearance made by William Kinniburgh.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Grehan on Mark Millar. Mark Millar takes the indirect free kick.

16mins Kris Doolan has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

15mins Unfair challenge on Martin Grehan by Kallum Higginbotham results in a free kick. William Kinniburgh restarts play with the free kick.

14mins Kris Doolan challenges Marc Twaddle unfairly and gives away a free kick. Marc Twaddle takes the indirect free kick.

13mins Martin Grehan takes a shot. Comfortable save by Robert Olejnik.

12mins Chris Erskine has an effort at goal. Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Patrick Boyle goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

8mins Martin Grehan challenges Kieran Duffie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robert Olejnik takes the indirect free kick.

6mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Carl Finnigan by Alan Archibald. Indirect free kick taken by Thomas Scobbie.

4mins Unfair challenge on David Rowson by Kieran Duffie results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Paul Cairney, clearance made by Kieran Duffie.

5mins The ball is swung over by Kris Doolan, Thomas Scobbie gets a block in.

3mins Kieran Duffie fouled by Martin Grehan, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Kieran Duffie.

Match Preview

Problems mount for Partick Partick have increased injury concerns for their second meeting with Falkirk in three days. Paul Paton, Bryan Hodge, Iain Flannigan and Ryan MacBeth again miss out through injury and Chris Erskine and Jamie Campbell are doubts due to slight hamstring problems. On a more positive note, Simon Donnelly's back injury has improved and he should return as Partick look to repeat the 3-2 victory they claimed against Steven Pressley's side at the weekend. Assistant manager Ian Maxwell said: "We played some great football for the opening hour at the weekend but because of our pitch we will be forced to adapt our game for this one. "We are determined to repeat the win as we are still looking to overtake Falkirk in third place and finish our season on a high." Falkirk manager Pressley is likely to make changes for the trip. Mehdi Khalis is expected to drop out with Tam Scobbie in line to return from injury to play. Fellow centre-back Brian McLean is still banned, while Jack Compton is another absentee with Pressley revealing a knee knock sustained in training on Thursday will keep the winger out. Pressley said: "Realistically our chances of winning the league are very slim but we will not give up. "Saturday was extremely disappointing and the first half wasn`t acceptable, but the second half was better where we showed a lot more fight. "Our desire and mobility needs to be right from the very first whistle."

Formation:352Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

Formation: 433Manager: Steven Pressley

Falkirk

Scott Fox
William Kinniburgh
Conrad Balatoni
Alan Archibald
Jackie McNamara
Paul Cairney
David Rowson
Chris Erskine
Patrick Boyle
Kris Doolan
Martin Grehan
SUBS
Ryan Scully
Ross McGeough
Thomas Stewart
Shaun Fraser
Jordan McGrotty

Home

Away

Robert Olejnik
Kieran Duffie
Stewart Murdoch
Thomas Scobbie
Marc Twaddle
Blair Alston
Mark Millar
Kallum Higginbotham
Mark Stewart
Carl Finnigan
Ryan Flynn
SUBS
Jamie Barclay
Tom McManus
Chris Mitchell
Jay Fulton
Stephen Kingsley

Match Report

Vital win for Bairns Falkirk kept their slim promotion hopes alive as they gained revenge on Partick by beating them 2-1 at the Firhill Stadium. Thistle, who secured a 3-2 win over the Bairns on Saturday, came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half when Chris Erskine's 20-yard piledriver smashed against the crossbar and Patrick Boyle headed the rebound over. However, it was the away side who took the lead after 64 minutes with Ryan Flynn feeding Blair Alston who made no mistake from 12 yards. Carl Finnigan doubled their advantage three minutes later, nodding home from Kieran Duffie's cross. William Kinniburgh pulled one back for the Jags in injury time with a close-range finish but it was too little, too late.

Form Guide

WLWDDW Partick VS Falkirk DWWDDL

Last Meetings

Falkirk 2 - 3 Partick 09/04/2011 Partick 1 - 0 Falkirk 16/10/2010 Falkirk 2 - 1 Partick 05/03/2005 Partick 2 - 1 Falkirk 29/12/2004 Falkirk 3 - 0 Partick 23/11/2004 Partick 1 - 4 Falkirk 04/09/2004

Top Scorers

Partick K Doolan 11 C Erskine 6 I Flannigan 4 P Boyle 3 S Fraser 2 P Paton 1 B Hodge 1 M Grehan 1 C Balatoni 1 J Campbell 1 Falkirk M Stewart 13 T McManus 5 C Finnigan 5 R Flynn 5 J Compton 3 M Twaddle 2 K Higginbotham 2 B McLean 1 T Scobbie 1 M Millar 1 S Murdoch 1 K Duffie 1

Goals

Partick Total goals 66 Goals per game 35 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (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 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Falkirk Total goals 80 Goals per game 49 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 10 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins