INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED 0-1 PARTICK THISTLE
LEAGUE GAME 2
VENUE � EXCELSIOR
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE - SATURDAY 09 AUGUST 2008
STARTING 11
1 � STEPHEN ROBERTSON, 2 � MARC SMYTH (CAPTAIN), 3 � MATTHEW HAZLEY, 4 � KEVIN MCDONALD, 5 � BOBBY DONNELLY, 6 � DAVID NIXON, 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 8 � STEPHEN MCKENNA � MAN OF THE MATCH, 9 � PAUL DI GIACOMO,
10 � SIMON LYNCH, 11 � JOE CARDLE
SUBS
USED
14 � SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN FOR 4 � KEVIN MCDONALD, 15 � STUART NOBLE FOR 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL,
16 � STEPHEN MAGUIRE FOR 11 � JOE CARDLE
NOT USED
12 � DARREN SMITH, 17 � LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
8) STEPHEN MCKENNA
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED SUFFERED THERE FIRST DEFEAT OF THE SEASON TODAY AS THEY LOST 0-1 AGAINST PARTICK THISTLE IN THE 2ND LEAGUE GAME OF THE SEASON.
FIRST HALF
THE GAME GOT OFF TO A SLOW START AS THE FIRST CHANCE OF IT WASN�T UNTIL THE 10TH MINUTE FOR THE DIAMONDS AS FROM A MATTHEW HAZLEY CROSS SIMON LYNCH HEADED THE BALL DOWN TO PAUL DI GIACOMO WHO WAS ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND PAUL HIT THE SHOT ON THE VOLLEY BUT IT RATTLED THE POST AND WAS CLEARED BY THE PARTICK DEFENCE. FOUR MINUTES LATER STEVEN MCDOUGALL HAD A CHANCE WHEN HE GOT ONTO THE END OF A CROSS INTO THE BOX WITH A VOLLEY FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THEN ON THE 20TH MINUTE PARTICK HAD THERE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF AS SCOTT CHAPLAIN HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE.
THERE WAS TO BE FOUR MORE CHANCES DURING THE HALF AND THE FIRST OF THESE WAS THE DIAMONDS FINAL CHANCE OF IT ON THE 24TH MINUTE AS FROM A SIMON LYNCH CROSS INTO THE BOX PAUL DI GIACOMO SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT PARTICK GOALKEEPER JONNY TUFFEY MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 26TH MINUTE SIMON DONNELLY HAD A GO FOR PARTICK AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT TOOK A DEFLECTION AND WENT WIDE AND FROM THE CORNER THE DANGER WAS CLEARED BY THE DEFENCE. SEVEN MINUTES LATER GARY HARKINS HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT FOR THISTLE BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. FINALLY ON THE 41ST MINUTE THISTLE WON A CORNER AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CLEARED TO THE EDGE OF THE BOX WHERE IAN MAXWELL WAS AND HE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WELL WIDE AND THE GAME REMAINED GOALLESS HEADING INTO HALF TIME.
SECOND HALF
THE DIAMONDS HAD THE FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF ON THE 50TH MINUTE AS JOE CARDLE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT JONNY TUFFEY PARRIED THE BALL AWAY AND FROM THE REBOUND SIMON LYNCH REACTED QUICKEST TO IT AND HEADED GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THREE MINUTES LATER GARY HARKINS HAD A CHANCE FOR THISTLE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. THEN THREE MINUTES AFTER THIS JOE CARDLE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE DIAMONDS AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM 25 YARDS OUT BUT JONNY TUFFEY MADE THE SAVE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SIMON DONNELLY HAD A GO FOR THISTLE FROM 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE.
THE NEXT WASN�T UNTIL THE 68TH MINUTE AND WHEN IT CAME IT WAS FOR THE DIAMONDS AS KEVIN MCDONALD HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. FOUR MINUTES LATER FORMER AIRDRIE UNITED PLAYER STEPHEN MCKEOWN HAD A CHANCE FOR PARTICK AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT TOOK A DEFLECTION ON ROUTE TO GOAL AND STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. HOWEVER TWO MINUTES LATER PARTICK TOOK THE LEADER AS FROM AN AIRDRIE CORNER PARTICK COUNTER ATTACKED IT AND THIS LED TO PAUL PATON CROSSING THE BALL INTO DAMON GRAY AND AFTER TAKING A TOUCH DAMON FIRED A SHOT INTO THE NET TO GIVE STEPHEN ROBERTSON NO CHANCE AND THISTLE THE LEAD.
THE DIAMONDS WERE TO HAVE THE REMAINING THREE CHANCES IN THE GAME. BEFORE THE FIRST OF THESE TWO THOUGH THEY MADE TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS STUART NOBLE AND SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN CAME ON FOR STEVEN MCDOUGALL AND KEVIN MCDONALD. THEN ON THE 83RD MINUTE STUART NOBLE HAD ONE OF THESE CHANCES AS HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT JONNY TUFFEY MADE THE SAVE. TWO MINUTES LATER FROM A JOE CARDLE CORNER STEPHEN MCKENNA SENT A DANGEROUS HEADER GOALWARDS BUT A PARTICK DEFENDER CLEARED THE DANGER. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE DIAMONDS MADE THERE FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS STEPHEN MAGUIRE CAME ON FOR JOE CARDLE AND IT WAS TO BE STEPHEN MAGUIRE WHO HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME AS FROM INSIDE THE BOX HE HIT A SHOT BUT JONNY TUFFEY MADE THE SAVE TO ENSURE PARTICK WON THE GAME.