Date:07 May 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Firhill Stadium
Attendance:2,279

Stewart (49) Stewart - pen (77)
Doolan - pen (77)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Shot by Shaun Fraser from inside the box bounces off the post.

89mins Unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Shaun Fraser results in a free kick. Kevin McBride takes the direct free kick.

87mins Kris Doolan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Grant Murray. Grant Murray takes the direct free kick.

86mins Shaun Fraser comes on in place of Thomas Stewart.

84mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Murray by Kyle Lochhead. Free kick taken by Kevin McBride.

82mins Kieran Burns comes on in place of Chris Erskine.

81mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Kevin McBride.

79mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Kevin McBride, Grant Murray produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

78mins Iain Davidson goes off and Willie Dyer comes on.

76mins Penalty awarded for a foul by Mark Campbell on David Rowson. Kris Doolan scores a placed penalty. Partick 2-0 Raith.

75mins The assistant referee signals for offside against John Baird. Ryan Scully takes the free kick.

74mins John Baird is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Conrad Balatoni.

73mins Kyle Lochhead replaces Paul Cairney.

72mins Iain Flannigan takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Patrick Boyle produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.

70mins Reece Donaldson comes on in place of Craig Wilson.

70mins Corner taken by Iain Flannigan, Effort on goal by Paul Cairney from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

69mins Conrad Balatoni takes a shot. Save made by David McGurn.

69mins Iain Flannigan takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Mark Ferry.

65mins Thomas Stewart takes a shot. Save by David McGurn.

63mins Effort from just outside the box by Craig Wilson goes over the bar.

59mins Ross Callachan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Iain Williamson.

53mins Iain Flannigan takes a corner.

52mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Thomas Stewart by Grant Murray. Direct free kick taken by Iain Flannigan.

50mins Gregory Tade is caught offside. Ryan Scully takes the free kick.

49mins A goal is scored by Thomas Stewart from 30 yards to the bottom right corner of the goal. Partick 1-0 Raith.

49mins Effort on goal by Thomas Stewart from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

47mins Effort from inside the area by Iain Davidson misses to the right of the target.

47mins The official flags Gregory Tade offside. Ryan Scully takes the indirect free kick.

45mins Gregory Tade gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Patrick Boyle. Ryan Scully restarts play with the free kick.

43mins Kevin McBride takes the inswinging corner, Close range headed effort by Mark Campbell misses to the right of the goal.

43mins John Baird has a headed effort at goal from just inside the penalty area that misses to the left of the goal.

42mins Kris Doolan produces a volleyed left-footed shot from 18 yards. Save made by David McGurn.

42mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Thomas Stewart from the left by-line, clearance by Grant Murray.

41mins Shot by Thomas Stewart from 12 yards. Save made by David McGurn.

40mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Baird by David Rowson. Kevin McBride produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

40mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Baird by Paul Cairney. Direct free kick taken by Kevin McBride.

39mins Unfair challenge on Mark Ferry by Kris Doolan results in a free kick. David McGurn takes the free kick.

38mins Kris Doolan fouled by Laurence Ellis, the ref awards a free kick. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick.

37mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Kris Doolan. Grant Murray takes the free kick.

35mins Outswinging corner taken by Kevin McBride, Headed effort from inside the box by Gregory Tade misses to the right of the target.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Grant Murray on Chris Erskine. Iain Flannigan restarts play with the free kick.

33mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Gregory Tade. Indirect free kick taken by Conrad Balatoni.

33mins The referee blows for offside. Ryan Scully restarts play with the free kick.

31mins Corner taken by Kevin McBride from the left by-line, clearance by Conrad Balatoni.

32mins Corner taken right-footed by Kevin McBride to the near post, Ryan Scully makes a save.

30mins Headed effort from inside the area by Gregory Tade misses to the right of the goal.

30mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John Baird by Conrad Balatoni. Free kick taken by Kevin McBride.

25mins Conrad Balatoni gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gregory Tade. Kevin McBride takes the free kick.

22mins Kris Doolan has a volleyed shot. Save by David McGurn.

21mins Iain Flannigan produces a cross, Kris Doolan produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.

14mins Unfair challenge on Alan Archibald by Gregory Tade results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Ryan Scully.

12mins The assistant referee flags for offside against John Baird. Ryan Scully takes the free kick.

9mins Gregory Tade gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Archibald. Direct free kick taken by Ryan Scully.

9mins Gregory Tade fouled by Alan Archibald, the ref awards a free kick. Kevin McBride restarts play with the free kick.

8mins The official flags John Baird offside. Ryan Scully restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Laurence Ellis concedes a free kick for a foul on Jamie Campbell. Free kick taken by Conrad Balatoni.

5mins Shot from just outside the area by Chris Erskine goes over the bar.

4mins The assistant referee signals for offside against John Baird. Ryan Scully takes the direct free kick.

3mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Campbell on Kris Doolan. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Iain Flannigan, save made by David McGurn.

2mins Unfair challenge on Grant Murray by Kris Doolan results in a free kick. David McGurn takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Thistle short of bodies Partick are still short of numbers as they prepare to host Raith. Interim boss Jackie McNamara is without Paul Paton, Colin Stevenson, Ryan MacBeth, John Robertson and Bryan Hodge, who are all in the treatment room. Defender Willie Kinniburgh serves the ban he received for being sent off against Dundee last weekend. McNamara's assistant Simon Donnelly could feature after playing in a reserve game during the week and midfielder David Rowson is back after suspension, although a family bereavement may see him miss the game. McNamara said: "We have the chance to end the season on a high and we are determined to take it. Raith will be out to prove a point after losing last weekend so we need to be prepared for that." Runners-up Raith travel to Partick with manager John McGlynn unable to call upon the services of three players. Defender Dougie Hill and striker Gary Wales are out injured while midfielder Allan Walker is suspended. But winger Scott McBride and forward Graham Weir are expected to shake off knocks to be included. McGlynn said: "We have lost our last two games and we do not want to make that three. "We want to end the season on a high but we will need to play well to do so as I am sure Thistle want the same thing."

Formation:442Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

Formation: 442Manager: John McGlynn

Raith

Ryan Scully
Jamie Campbell
Conrad Balatoni
Alan Archibald
Patrick Boyle
Chris Erskine
David Rowson
Paul Cairney
Thomas Stewart
Kris Doolan
Iain Flannigan
SUBS
Scott Fox
Kieran Burns
Ross McGeough
Kyle Lochhead
Shaun Fraser

Home

Away

David McGurn
Craig Wilson
Grant Murray
Mark Campbell
Laurence Ellis
Iain Williamson
Kevin McBride
Iain Davidson
Mark Ferry
John Baird
Gregory Tade
SUBS
Andrew McNeil
Willie Dyer
Ross Callachan
Reece Donaldson
Colin Wilson

Match Report

Thistle coast past Rovers Thomas Stewart, Kris Doolan and David Rowson all struck after the the break as Partick cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over second-placed Raith. Stewart's angled drive from inside the penalty area was brilliantly saved at full stretch by Raith goalkeeper David McGurn just before the break. But McGurn was powerless to prevent Stewart firing his second goal in successive matches soon after, the Partick midfielder unleashing an unstoppable 30-yard shot that arrowed into the bottom corner. McGurn denied Stewart again in the 66th minute and parried Conrad Balatoni's goalbound effort four minutes later. But Partick wrapped the points up in the 78th minute when Raith defender Mark Campbell was adjudged to have fouled David Rowson in the area and Doolan stepped forward to place his spot kick into the top corner. Rowson struck a third for the home side with a fine 20-yard effort in stoppage time.

Form Guide

WLDLWL Partick VS Raith LWDWLL

Last Meetings

Raith 0 - 2 Partick 12/03/2011 Partick 0 - 0 Raith 26/12/2010 Raith 4 - 0 Partick 07/08/2010 Partick 0 - 0 Raith 19/04/2010 Raith 1 - 0 Partick 16/01/2010 Partick 1 - 2 Raith 31/10/2009

Top Scorers

Partick K Doolan 12 C Erskine 7 P Boyle 4 I Flannigan 4 S Fraser 2 P Paton 1 W Kinniburgh 1 B Hodge 1 M Grehan 1 C Balatoni 1 J Campbell 1 T Stewart 1 Raith J Baird 12 G Tade 8 A Walker 7 M Campbell 4 G Murray 3 L Ellis 3 S Simmons 2 M Ferry 2 I Davidson 1 I Williamson 1 W Dyer 1

Goals

Partick Total goals 80 Goals per game 41 2 (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) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Raith Total goals 86 Goals per game 47 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 12 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins