Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Raith Rovers

4:15PM | Sun 26th March

Hamilton Academical

Falkirk Stadium

Raith 6-1 Cove Rangers

Sat 18th Mar (Home)

Sun 26th Mar (Away)

Hamilton Academical

Sat 1st Apr (Home)

Queen's Park

Tue 4th Apr (Home)

Hamilton Academical

Sat 8th Apr (Away)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

	Team	Pd	GD	Pt
1	Queen's Park	29	20	54
2	Dundee	29	15	50
3	Ayr United	29	15	46
4	Partick Thistle	29	10	45
5	Morton	29	6	43
6	Raith Rovers	28	2	38
7	Inverness CT	28	-2	36
8	Cove Rangers	29	-28	26
9	Arbroath	28	-16	25
10	Hamilton Academical	28	-22	25
Updated: 21st Mar

Saturday March 4th 2023

Rovers’ 14 game unbeaten run finally came to a grinding halt after a disappointing performance at Firhill.

Scott Brown was missing from the line up due to an injury picked up during training and Tom Lang was sporting the captain’s armband.

Rovers had an early chance when Connor McBride latched onto a thru ball from Ross Millen but his cut back, intended for Willy Akio, was intercepted and cleared.

Willy Akio had the ball in the net twice but he was denied by the offside flag on both occasions.

At the other end a low ball flew across goal but luckily for Rovers Brian Graham only managed to hit the side netting.

Thistle took the lead after 39 minutes when a cross from the right was met by Scott Tiffoney lurking unchallenged at the back post and he made no mistake sending the ball past Jamie MacDonald.

Tiffoney sends the ball past Jamie MacDonald for the opener

Rovers were unlucky to find themselves a goal down at the break but the second half was a different story.

Less than 10 minutes in Thistle were two up when a low ball from the left was played across goal,evading everyone bar Brian Graham who nipped in at the back post for an easy touch into the net, and the game was all but over after 63 minutes when the Jags made it three.

The ball was played thru the middle to Tiffoney who had the easiest of tasks to slip it past Jamie MacDonald.

Sam Stanton had a shot well saved by Mitchell before Dylan Easton went down in the box.

The referee pointed to the spot but it was obviously not Rovers day when Lewis Vaughan’s penalty was saved by Mitchell and Liam Dick failed to net the rebound.

Lewis Vaughan shoots from the spot but it was saved.

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Welcome to today’s Cinch Championship game at Firhill - Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers . No Scott Brown today and therefore Lang picks up the Captain’s armband. McBride makes a start and Vaughan returns to the bench
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Referee is Greg Aitken and he’s assisted by Paul O’Neill and Robin Taylor
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Connolly for Raith gets the game underway
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Raith defending the student flat end
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Corner Raith after Spencer gets the ball to Connolly who whips into the box. It reaches Liam Dick but Partick knock it out
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Partick throw in a after Stanton ties to punch the ball from Turner
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McBride tries to lay the ball back for Akio in the Partick box but Partick are all over it
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Spencer switches play to Connolly on the right touch line. He lays it back to Millen who thumps the ball up to a Easton but he is judged to be offside
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Spencer to Connolly who is in the Partick  box but he is miles offside
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First shot of the afternoon as McBride decides to have a pop from approx 25 yards about  but it’s wide
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Partick appealing for a penalty after Lang mistakingly miss reads the timing of the bounce and I think Tiffoney is on his tail. Latter wins the ball and goes into the Raith box, but goes to ground with Lang on his heals
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Free kick Raith approx 30 yards out after a foul on Easton. Nothing comes of it
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Docherty falls awkwardly on Easton, free kick Raith and Nolan to take
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Partick come close as Milne has a go from a tight angle… ball goes across the face of the go and out
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A freekick from Turner into the Raith box.. Raith clear
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Partick corner
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From the corner ball placed deep in Raith box… Lang clears
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Freekick Raith after McBride fouls on half way line… booking for Docherty by the looks of it
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Ball passed to Graham who is hovering in the Raith box but Lang has that covered
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Easton with the ball deep in Partick half but his knock on is weighted too heavy.. Partick throw in
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Tiffoney’s pass to Graham is way too heavy, goal kick Raith
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McBride intercepts a Docherty ball, Akio can’t control
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Partick putting the pressure on the Raith defence, ball dangerously passed back to MacDonald who has two Partick players incoming but he boots the ball clear
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Nolan does well to put a foot in to stop a Partick forward ball
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Balled played upfield to Akio but he’s offside
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Freekick Raith after a foul on Millen
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Stanton wins the ball he knocks the ball on but he can’t get to it
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Freekick Raith deep in their half after a foul on Connolly
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Lang’s freekick is wasted as he boots it upfield straight into the arms of Mitchell
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Nolan does well to stop McMillan making a mischief in the Raith box… Partick corner
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Another a Partick corner after Easton puts the ball out
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Connolly goes for a run upfield , Akio is on his left. As Connolly passes in the box Partick intercept
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Partick score
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Partick ball placed at Raith back post and Tiffoney heads down to score
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Mitchell thumps the ball upfield… it reaches Nolan who has Graham tight on his heals. Nolan doesn’t clear quick enough and Graham keeps the ball in play… thankfully nothing eventually comes of it but that was dangerous
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+1 ref blows for half ime Partick Thistle 1 ( Tiffoney 38’) Raith 0
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Partick get the second half underway
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Lang does well to intercept a Docherty pass into the Raith box
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Booking for Millen
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Tiffoney turns on Millen he goes forward passes to Graham who has a target shot forcing MacDonald to palm over the bar. Partick corner
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From the corner ball into the ball MacDonald gets down to smother the ball
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Goal Partick… Milne gets the ball to Graham and he puts the ball into the back of the Raith net
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Raith sub off Akio and bring on Vaughan
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Lang stops a pass to Bannigan
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Freekick Partick after Lang challenges Docherty
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Corner Raith Tiffoney is seething at the linesman
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Connolly’s corner ball falls to Lang but he heads the ball off target and ball goes out of play
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Partick score again…looks like an assist from Lawless and Tiffoney scores
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Freekick Raith after a foul on McBride by Docherty
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Ball floated into the Partick box but Mitchell gathers
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Partick corner after Lang heads clear
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Another Partick corner
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Ball to back post by Partick head out. Goal kick
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Lang does the right thing and heads back to MacDonald as Graham sticks to Lang’s heals
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Double Partick substitution as off go Turner and Lawless and on come Fitzpatrick and MacKenzie
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Crowd today is 3302
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Raith sub off McBride and bring on McGill
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Easton passes to Vaughan in the Partick box.. an easy scoring opportunity but he’s offside
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Lang blooters the ball clear from the Raith defence
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Partick sub off Tiffoney and bring on Hodson
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Nolan does well to block an strong Partick shot
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Raith subnoff Millen and bring on Ngwenya
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McGill booked
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Mitchell gets down to save with his right hand a Stanton shot. Ball is loose and Connolly tries to capitalise but ball deflected for a corner
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Partick sub off Graham and bring on Mullen
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Penalty Raith
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Vaughan to take
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Mitchell saves… Liam dick come in for the the rebound but ball wide
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Stanton tries for a late goal for Raith but his header is weak
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Ref blows for full time Partick 3 (Tiffoney 38’ , 63’, Graham 53’) Raith 0 

Next game is the Scottish Cup Quarter final against Rangers at Ibrox

Partick Thistle: Mitchell, McMillan, Milne, Turner, Tiffoney, Bannigan, Graham, Lawless, McAvoy, Muirhead, Docherty (C)

Subs: McCready, Holt, Brownlie, McKinnon, Hodson, Millen, Fitzpatrick, Lyon, MacKenzie

Raith Rovers: MacDonald, Dick, Millen, Nolan, Spencer, Connolly, McBride, Lang (c), Stanton, Akio, Easton

Subs: Thomson, Vaughan, Ngwenya, McGill, Young, Masson