Match Report
| Arbroath | Arbroath |  |  | Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary McNeill | G. McNeill |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Stuart Mccall | S. Mccall | | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Matt Gemmill | M. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Benoit Nervo | B. Nervo |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Neil Telfer | N. Telfer | |||||||||
| Neil Morrison | N. Morrison | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Dominic Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| Garry McGrory | G. McGrory | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 |  | Christian Kaiser | C. Kaiser | |||||||||
| David Booth | D. Booth | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 84 |  | Tiago Reis | T. Reis | |||||||||
| Matt Dalglish | M. Dalglish | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 | | Colin Thomson | C. Thomson | |||||||||
| Aaron Copping | A. Copping |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Dominic Gough | D. Gough | |||||||||
| Bruno Postiga | B. Postiga | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | David Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Don Gemmell | D. Gemmell | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Kevin Mckinlay | K. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Paul Johnstone | P. Johnstone | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Colin McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 19,910 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arbroath and Partick Thistle are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arbroath and Partick Thistle are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Arbroath kick off!
3.02
0-0Christian Kaiser takes it forward alone. Christian Kaiser sees space and advances. Christian Kaiser whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.27
Aaron Copping makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell plays a perfect one-two with Paul Johnstone and rushes in on goal... Don Gemmell shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
10.36
1-0Matt Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Paul Thomson had no chance!! Goal for Arbroath!
14.05
1-0Dominic Law knocks the ball forward to Tiago Reis. Tiago Reis makes a simple pass to Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory knocks the ball forward to Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay rockets a shot on goal. Gary McNeill easily smothers it.
15.20
David Booth threads the ball through to Paul Johnstone. Paul Johnstone finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Paul Thomson.
18.13
1-0Colin Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mckinlay. Kevin Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry McGrory.
26.36
Neil Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, David Booth. David Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.16
Neil Telfer surges forward with the ball. Neil Telfer makes a probing pass to David Telfer. David Telfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary McNeill who gathers it comfortably.
28.33
Matt Gemmill hoofs the ball up the pitch. Colin McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards David Telfer. David Telfer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Gary McNeill manages to keep it out.
33.07
Neil Morrison threads the ball through to Aaron Copping. Aaron Copping knocks the ball forward to Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.42
Benoit Nervo kicks a strong pass forward to David Booth. David Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
40.14
Aaron Copping controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.54
Garry McGrory makes a simple pass to David Booth. David Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Partick Thistle start the second half!
51.56
Neil Telfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Gary McNeill is on top of it.
54.16
1-0Neil Morrison comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Mckinlay. Neil Morrison is shown the yellow card! Kevin Mckinlay carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.12
Neil Morrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Copping. Aaron Copping flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.15
Neil Morrison threads the ball through to Matt Dalglish. Matt Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell whips in a cross ball towards Paul Johnstone. Paul Johnstone is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.32
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
77.04
Neil Telfer makes a probing pass to Colin Thomson. Colin Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, David Telfer. David Telfer goes all the way! David Telfer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gary McNeill easily smothers it!
79.24
Matt Dalglish sees space and advances. Matt Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.57
David Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Don Gemmell. Don Gemmell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Paul Thomson manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Benoit Nervo knocks the ball forward to David Booth. David Booth knocks the ball forward to Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Don Gemmell 10 |