Date:03 Mar 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Firhill Stadium
Attendance:2,111

Doolan (17) Erskine (64)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Shot by Jon Routledge from 35 yards. Scott Fox makes a save.

89mins (Partick) makes a substitution, with Stuart Bannigan coming on for Paul Cairney.

88mins Jon McShane has a drilled shot. Save made by Scott Fox.

87mins Christie Elliot fouled by Martin Canning, the ref awards a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Paul Cairney, David Hutton makes a save.

86mins Grant Anderson is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

84mins Kal Naismith joins the action as a substitute, replacing Chris Erskine.

83mins James McAlister fouled by Scott Robertson, the ref awards a free kick. Booking for Scott Robertson. Strike on goal comes in from Daniel Redmond from the free kick.

79mins Corner taken left-footed by Daniel Redmond, Close range headed effort by Mark McLaughlin misses to the right of the goal.

77mins Foul by Daniel Redmond on Paul Cairney, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Conrad Balatoni.

75mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Jon McShane. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

71mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark McLaughlin on Christie Elliot. Direct free kick taken by David Rowson.

70mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Thomas Stewart. David Hutton takes the direct free kick.

68mins Effort on goal by Jon McShane from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

67mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Anderson by Alan Archibald. Alan Archibald goes into the referee's book for dissent. Free kick taken by Daniel Redmond.

64mins Chris Erskine gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Partick 2-0 Hamilton.David Rowson provided the assist for the goal.

63mins Handball by Grant Anderson. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

62mins (Hamilton) makes a substitution, with Greig Spence coming on for Mark Stewart.

61mins Corner taken by Daniel Redmond from the right by-line played to the near post, Mark McLaughlin takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

60mins Shot from long range by Jon McShane misses to the right of the goal.

58mins Shot from just outside the box by Martin Canning misses to the left of the goal.

57mins Foul by Stephen O'Donnell on Steven Hendrie, free kick awarded. Stephen O'Donnell booked. Daniel Redmond takes the direct free kick, Aaron Sekhon takes a shot.

56mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Mark Stewart. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

54mins Chris Erskine fouled by Steven Hendrie, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen O'Donnell takes the free kick.

54mins Scott Robertson challenges Mark Stewart unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniel Redmond restarts play with the free kick.

53mins Steven Hendrie replaces Andy Ryan.

52mins Chris Erskine takes a shot. Blocked by Mark McLaughlin.

51mins Chris Erskine challenges Jon Routledge unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Daniel Redmond.

50mins Grant Anderson takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

49mins Chris Erskine takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Mark Stewart manages to make a clearance.

48mins Daniel Redmond challenges Paul Cairney unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Cairney takes the direct free kick.

47mins Short corner worked by Paul Cairney.

43mins Effort on goal by Christie Elliot from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

42mins Paul Cairney decides to take a short corner.

42mins Aaron Sekhon takes a shot. Martin Canning gets a block in.

41mins Unfair challenge on Alex Neil by David Rowson results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Martin Canning.

41mins Daniel Redmond has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

39mins Paul Cairney takes the inswinging corner, David Hutton makes a save.

38mins Kris Doolan goes off and Thomas Stewart comes on.

37mins The ball is swung over by Andy Ryan, Jon Routledge takes a shot. Save by Scott Fox.

36mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Lee Kilday. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

36mins Corner taken short by Daniel Redmond.

34mins Chris Erskine takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.

33mins David Rowson has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

33mins Paul Cairney has a drilled shot. Blocked by Mark McLaughlin.

33mins Christie Elliot has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.

30mins Chris Erskine concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Redmond. Direct free kick taken by Mark McLaughlin.

28mins The referee blows for offside against Mark Stewart. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

27mins Shot from just outside the area by Aaron Sekhon misses to the right of the target.

22mins Unfair challenge on Alan Archibald by Jon McShane results in a free kick. Alan Archibald takes the direct free kick.

22mins Christie Elliot takes a shot. Save by David Hutton.

18mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Daniel Redmond from the right by-line to the near post, Aaron Sekhon makes a clearance.

17mins Kris Doolan gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Partick 1-0 Hamilton.Assist by Christie Elliot.

15mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Paul Cairney from the left by-line, Martin Canning makes a clearance.

15mins Christie Elliot has an effort at goal. Blocked by Jon Routledge.

14mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alex Neil by David Rowson. Daniel Redmond restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Andy Ryan has an effort at goal from 18 yards. Save by Scott Fox.

11mins Corner taken by Chris Erskine from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Jon McShane.

8mins James McAlister gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Cairney. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Kris Doolan produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.

6mins Foul by Martin Canning on Kris Doolan, free kick awarded. Conrad Balatoni takes the direct free kick.

4mins Foul by Stephen O'Donnell on Mark Stewart, free kick awarded. Daniel Redmond takes the direct free kick.

3mins Aaron Sekhon challenges Jon Routledge unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Martin Canning.

1mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jon McShane by Alan Archibald. Martin Canning takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Kinniburgh comeback boosts Partick Partick add fit-again Willie Kinniburgh and recent signing Conrad Balatoni to their squad face Hamilton. But the Jags will be missing Darren Cole and Sean Welsh through injury and Paul Paton begins a two-game ban to restrict boss Jackie McNamara's options McNamara is looking for his men to hit back after a 2-1 defeat at Raith last weekend. He said: "It was a frustrating afternoon at Kirkcaldy as we let a lead turn into a defeat but I am looking for us to bounce straight back. "We also had a frustrating night at Hamilton in the Friday Night Football game when we played them the last time and lost a late goal so we have plenty of reasons for winning this game." Hamilton will have Simon Mensing missing due to him serving a one-match ban. Mark McLaughlin could return to cover Mensing's absence after six weeks out through a combination of illness and injury with Stephen Hendrie expected to feature despite a recent hamstring strain. But Ali Crawford remains out with a knee ligament injury. Manager Billy Reid is looking for his men to get the win that will have them snapping at the heels of the leading trio. He said: "We played well at Partick earlier in the season but came away with only a 1-1 draw. I am looking for us to build on out victory at Morton last week and start catching up with the teams above us."

Formation:442Manager: Jackie McNamara

Partick

Formation: 541Manager: Billy Reid

Hamilton

Scott Fox
Stephen O'Donnell
Conrad Balatoni
Alan Archibald
Aaron Sekhon
Paul Cairney
Scott Robertson
David Rowson
Chris Erskine
Kris Doolan
Christie Elliot
SUBS
Ryan Scully
Thomas Stewart
Kal Naismith
Stuart Bannigan
Kieran Burns

Home

Away

David Hutton
James McAlister
Martin Canning
Mark McLaughlin
Daniel Redmond
Jon Routledge
Lee Kilday
Alex Neil
Mark Stewart
Andy Ryan
Jon McShane
SUBS
Blair Currie
Steven Hendrie
Grant Gillespie
Greig Spence
Grant Anderson

Match Report

Partick ease past Hamilton Kris Doolan and Chris Erskine were on target as Partick secured a 2-0 win over Hamilton, a result that saw them leapfrog their opponents in the Division One table. Striker Doolan opened the scoring after 18 minutes when he fired Christie Elliot's left-wing cross from inside the box into the bottom-right corner of the net. Elliot almost doubled his side's lead four minutes later but his powerful drive from the edge of the box was well held by David Hutton. Midfielder Erskine sealed the points in the 65th minute when he let rip from 18 yards and the ball nestled into the bottom-right corner of the net. Hamilton almost grabbed a consolation goal in second-half injury time but Scott Fox was equal to Jon Routledge's 35-yard effort.

Form Guide

LDLDWL Partick VS Hamilton DDLLWW

Last Meetings

Hamilton 1 - 0 Partick 13/01/2012 Partick 1 - 1 Hamilton 20/08/2011 Hamilton 0 - 0 Partick 29/03/2008 Partick 3 - 0 Hamilton 19/01/2008 Hamilton 2 - 0 Partick 10/11/2007 Partick 0 - 3 Hamilton 01/09/2007

Top Scorers

Partick K Doolan 8 C Erskine 4 C Elliot 4 D Rowson 3 P Cairney 3 C Balatoni 1 T Stewart 1 S O'Donnell 1 Hamilton M McLaughlin 5 G Spence 4 G Anderson 3 A Ryan 3 A Crawford 2 J McShane 2 M Canning 1 S Mensing 1 D Redmond 1 P Currie 1

Goals

Partick Total goals 55 Goals per game 30 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Hamilton Total goals 59 Goals per game 34 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins