Date:02 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Firhill Stadium
Attendance:1,806

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Iain Flannigan delivers the ball, David Rowson has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide left of the goal.

89mins The ball is delivered by Jamie Campbell, Shaun Fraser takes a shot. Save by David Hutton.

87mins Colin McMenamin leaves the field to be replaced by Steven Degnan.

86mins The ball is crossed by David Rowson, David Hutton makes a clearance.

82mins Shaun Fraser replaces Kris Doolan.

82mins The ball is delivered by Jamie Campbell.

81mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan, clearance by Stephen McKenna.

78mins The referee blows for offside against William McLaren. Free kick taken by Scott Fox.

77mins Corner taken by Iain Flannigan from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Paul Burns.

75mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Paul Burns. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

72mins Stephen McKenna goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Stephen McKenna gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kris Doolan. Free kick taken by John Robertson.

71mins A cross is delivered by Martin Grehan, Kris Doolan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robert Harris. Free kick taken by David Hutton.

71mins A cross is delivered by Iain Flannigan.

70mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jamie Campbell by Robert Harris. Iain Flannigan crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Colin McMenamin manages to make a clearance.

68mins Jamie Campbell takes a shot. Blocked by Ian McShane.

67mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Conrad Balatoni.

66mins Iain Flannigan takes the outswinging corner, Kris Doolan takes a shot. Save by David Hutton.

65mins Martin Grehan concedes a free kick for a foul on Colin McMenamin. Robert Harris takes the direct free kick.

63mins Patrick Boyle produces a cross, Stephen McKenna manages to make a clearance.

59mins Jamie Campbell is brought on as a substitute for Chris Erskine. Colin McMenamin is ruled offside. John Robertson restarts play with the free kick.

57mins Paul Burns has an effort at goal from long distance that misses to the right of the goal.

56mins Derek Holmes comes on in place of Daniel Carmichael.

53mins Foul by Alan Archibald on William McLaren, free kick awarded. William McLaren restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Outswinging corner taken by William McLaren.

49mins Iain Flannigan crosses the ball, Craig Reid makes a clearance.

48mins Handball by William McLaren. Scott Fox takes the direct free kick.

48mins Daniel Carmichael produces a right-footed shot from close range and bounces off the post.

47mins The ball is swung over by Colin McMenamin.

46mins Foul by Robert Harris on Iain Flannigan, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Iain Flannigan.

36mins Unfair challenge on Iain Flannigan by Daniel Carmichael results in a free kick. Iain Flannigan restarts play with the free kick, Headed effort from inside the area by Conrad Balatoni misses to the left of the goal.

33mins Effort on goal by Iain Flannigan from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

33mins Martin Grehan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stephen McKenna. Craig Reid takes the free kick.

32mins Centre by John Robertson, Ian McShane gets a block in.

31mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin Grehan by Stephen McKenna. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick.

30mins The offside flag is raised against Martin Grehan. Free kick taken by Craig Reid.

29mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Colin McMenamin on Alan Archibald. Scott Fox restarts play with the free kick.

28mins Kris Doolan challenges Robert Harris unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robert Harris restarts play with the free kick.

27mins Effort from inside the area by Colin McMenamin misses to the left of the goal.

26mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Colin McMenamin by Conrad Balatoni. David Lilley restarts play with the free kick.

23mins The assistant referee flags for offside against William McLaren. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

21mins William McLaren takes the outswinging corner, Chris Erskine makes a clearance.

21mins Ryan McGuffie takes a shot. Scott Fox gets a block in.

15mins Alan Archibald challenges Colin McMenamin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Reid takes the free kick.

13mins The official flags Colin McMenamin offside. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick, Iain Flannigan has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

12mins Centre by John Robertson, David Lilley manages to make a clearance.

4mins Martin Grehan concedes a free kick for a foul on David Lilley. Robert Harris takes the direct free kick.

2mins Ryan McGuffie takes a shot.

1mins Free kick awarded for a foul by David Rowson on William McLaren. Robert Harris takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

McGowan unable to make impression Partick will look to pull themselves closer to visitors Queen of the South with a victory at Firhill. But the Jags will have to cope without Ryan McGowan, who has completed his loan and returned to Hearts. Paul Paton, Paul Cairney, Bryan Hodge and Ryan MacBeth.will all miss out through injury. The Glasgow side are determined not to let their season end on a whimper, with assistant manager Ian Maxwell saying: "We are not going to go up and it is unlikely that we are going to go down, but we want to finish the season as high up the table as possible. "A win would pull us to within two points of Queen of the South, with a game in hand, but we are targeting third place between now and the end of our games." Queen of the South boss Kenny Brannigan is hoping to restore goalkeeper David Hutton and defender Bob Harris to his starting line up against Partick Thistle as both players continue their recovery from injury. Youngster Daniel Orsi is out injured and he will be joined on the sidelines by the more experienced pair of Rocco Quinn and Allan Johnston, with big striker Derek Holmes in line for a place on the bench. Brannigan said: "Thistle will have an eye on catching us in the table and we will need to be wary of that. "We have won four times in the past five games so despite our injury problems the players have continued to deliver at a high level and will need to do so to win against Thistle."

Formation:442Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

Formation: 352Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

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

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Away

David Hutton
Craig Reid
David Lilley
Robert Harris
Daniel Carmichael
Paul Burns
Stephen McKenna
Ian McShane
Ryan McGuffie
William McLaren
Colin McMenamin
SUBS
Roderick McKenzie
Derek Holmes
Ryan Smylie
Steven Degnan
Stephen Black

Match Report

Goalless in Partick Partick and Queen of the South played out a goalless draw in this First Division mid-table clash. Partick were looking to gain ground on the Doonhamers, while Queen of the South came in on a run of four wins out of five. However, a tight game produced few chances. In the first half, Ryan McGuffie had a shot blocked for Queen of the South from 12 yards, and Colin McMenamin struck a shot wide. Iain Flannigan responded for Partick with a shot over the crossbar from inside the area. And after 36 minutes the same player found Conrad Balatoni in the box with a free-kick but he missed his shot to the right. After the restart, Partick`s David Rowson had a shot cleared from 12 yards. Then, in the 66th minute Kris Doolan had a shot saved from a Flannigan corner. In the end, though, neither side could break the deadlock.

Form Guide

DWWLWD Partick VS Queen of South LWWLWW

Last Meetings

Partick 3 - 1 Queen of South 08/03/2011 Queen of South 3 - 3 Partick 12/02/2011 Queen of South 2 - 1 Partick 18/09/2010 Partick 1 - 0 Queen of South 01/05/2010 Queen of South 1 - 0 Partick 06/03/2010 Partick 2 - 2 Queen of South 26/12/2009

Top Scorers

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 Queen of South C McMenamin 9 W McLaren 7 D Weatherston 5 A Johnston 4 P Burns 4 R McGuffie 3 R Conroy 3 R Quinn 2 D Carmichael 2 DW Lilley 1 D Holmes 1 D Orsi 1

Goals

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 Queen of South Total goals 75 Goals per game 46 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 13 (Against) Period 81-90 mins