Subs:
-
Christie
McGowan
Holmes (73)
Twigg (75)
Hollis
|
Bookings:
- Lovering, McKenna, Barrau |
The
match started with a down pour and it took a while for either
team to get going, unfortunately it was Partick Thistle who got
off the mark first. As the ball was fired across the six yard
line Mark Roberts was left with a gaping goal and an easy scoring
opportunity. 1 - 0 to Thistle and Roberts once again bates the
Airdrie United support.
As we are
not allowed to discuss refereeing displays on the official site,
I am just going to say that Sandy should have taken the players
of the park and asked for a new referee to control the game.
Airdrie
United fought back against all the odds and it was late in the
first half that Stewart Taylor scored a cracking equaliser.
As the first half ended Kevin MacDonald had a long shot well
saved by Arthur in the Thistle goal. Stephen McDougall went
on a mazy run from the right wing and his shot was tipped around
the post by the Thistle keeper. On thirty six minutes as Brian
McPhee shielded the ball, Stewart Taylor thumped the ball in
to the back of the net for his third goal of the season and
the equaliser.
Airdrie
United were on top against twelve man Thistle and the end of
the first half came just at the wrong time for us.
|
Airdrie
United celebrate Taylors equaliser.
Prunty with a near miss towards the end of the game.
|
I'm
not sure what happened during the interval, but the Airdrie
United team that ended the first half never re-appeared.
|
|
Partick
Thistle went on the rampage and pinned us back for the first twenty
minutes of the half. After only seven minutes of the half Thistle
quickly counter attacked and caught the Airdrie United defence
totally unprepared. A charge down the near side and a square ball
across the box left Strachan to simply fire the ball in to the
back of the net.
The rest of the match was going to be dominated referee Timulty.
Airdrie United huffed and puffed but every thirty seconds the
game was stopped and there was no real fluidity to the match it
became obvious only divine intervention was going to help us today.
|
|
Referee:
- M Timulty |
| The
game ended Airdrie United 1 Vs. 2 Partick thistle |
Photographs
Supplied by Robert
Dalzell |
The Airdrie
United Man of the Match was: - MacDonald |
Sponsors
Man of the Match: - |
Attendance:
- 2321 |
| Tonight
50/50 number was: - |
