INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED 0-1 PARTICK THISTLE
LEAGUE GAME 23
VENUE � EXCELSIOR
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE - 31 JANUARY 2009
STARTING 11
1 - STEPHEN ROBERTSON, 2 - WILLIAM MCLACHLAN, 3 - MATTHEW HAZLEY, 4 - KEVIN MCDONALD, 5 - BOBBY DONNELLY,
6 - MARC SMYTH (CAPTAIN), 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 - JOHN BAIRD FOR 3 - MATTHEW HAZLEY,
16 - STEPHEN MAGUIRE FOR 10 - SIMON LYNCH
NOT USED
12 - DAVID NIXON, 17 - LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
8 - STEPHEN MCKENNA
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED FAILED TO EXTEND THEIR SIX GAME UNBEATEN RUN TODAY AS THEY LOST 1-0 AGAINST PARTICK THISTLE.
FOR THE GAME MANAGER KENNY BLACK STUCK WITH THE SAME STARTING ELEVEN THAT STARTED IN THE PREVIOUS GAME AGAINST DUNDEE AND MADE ONE CHANGE TO THE SUBSTITUTES AS NEW SIGNING JOHN BAIRD WAS NAMED ON THE BENCH AT THE EXPENSE OF KEVIN WATT.
FIRST HALF
PARTICK GOT THE GAME OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF IT LIAM BUCHANAN GOT ONTO THE END OF KRIS DOOLAN CROSS WITH A HEADER BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON PULLED OFF A TERRIFIC DIVING SAVE AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND ALAN ARCHIBALD ROSE HIGH ABOVE HIS MARKER AND SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. TWO MINUTES LATER AIRDRIE HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE WHEN PAUL DI GIACOMO GOT ONTO THE END OF A MATTHEW HAZLEY CROSS INTO THE BOX WITH A HEADER BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. SHORTLY AFTER THIS PARTICK HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS KRIS DOOLAN HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE.
ON THE 14TH MINUTE PARTICK HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS LIAM BUCHANAN ROBBED AIRDRIE OF POSSESSION AND RACED IN ON GOAL AND HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WELL WIDE. PARTICK WAS TO HAVE A PENALTY APPEAL TURNED DOWN BEFORE THEIR NEXT CHANCE ON THE 23RD MINUTE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER AS FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND MARK TWADDLE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. FOUR MINUTES LATER PARTICK WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE BOX AND MARK TWADDLE HEADED IT ONTO KRIS DOOLAN AND HE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. SIX MINUTES LATER SIMON DONNELLY HAD A GO FOR PARTICK BUT IT WENT HIGH AND WIDE.
AIRDRIE�S KEVIN MCDONALD HAD THEIR SECOND CHANCE OF THE GAME ON THE 37TH MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT JUST WIDE. A MINUTE LATER PAUL DI GIACOMO HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT JONNY TUFFEY MADE THE SAVE. WITH A COUPLE OF MINUTES UNTIL HALF TIME PARTICK TOOK THE LEAD AS LIAM BUCHANAN GOT AWAY FROM HIS MARKER TO GET ONTO THE END OF A MARK TWADDLE CROSS ABOUT SIX YARDS FROM GOAL AND FIRE THE BALL INTO THE NET TO GIVE STEPHEN ROBERTSON NO CHANCE. AIRDRIE HAD THE FINAL CHANCE OF THE HALF A MINUTE LATER WHEN STEPHEN MCKENNA HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE AND PARTICK WENT INTO HALF TIME WINNING 1-0.
SECOND HALF
AIRDRIE�S JOE CARDLE HAD THE OPENING TWO CHANCES OF THE HALF ON THE 50TH AND 52ND MINUTE. FIRSTLY HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT JONNY TUFFEY MADE THE SAVE AND THEN HE GOT ONTO A FANTASTIC LONG BALL AND SKIPPED BY PAUL PATON AND HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT JONNY TUFFEY EXCELLENTLY TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED. SEVEN MINUTES AFTER THIS AIRDRIE HAD A PENALTY APPEAL TURNED DOWN FOR A HANDBALL IN THE BOX. STEVEN MCDOUGALL HAD THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 62ND MINUTE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT INCHES WIDE AND PARTICK SURVIVED.
PARTICK MADE TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AND AIRDRIE ONE WITHIN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES AS FORMER AIRDRIE PLAYER STEPHEN MCKEOWN AND KEVIN MCKINLAY CAME ON FOR PARTICK FOR GARY HARKINS AND SIMON DONNELLY AND AS STEPHEN MAGUIRE CAME ON FOR SIMON LYNCH FOR AIRDRIE. PARTICK HAD THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 76TH MINUTE WHEN THEY WON A CORNER AS FROM IT STEPHEN MCKEOWN CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND LIAM BUCHANAN SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WAS SAVED. SHORTLY AFTER THIS AIRDRIE MADE THEIR SECOND SUBSTITUTION AS SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN CAME ON FOR KEVIN MCDONALD AND WILLIAM MCLACHLAN HAD THE NEXT CHANCE WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. PARTICK MADE THEIR SECOND SUBSTITUTION A FEW MOMENTS AFTER THIS AS SCOTT CHAPLAIN CAME ON FOR LIAM BUCHANAN.
WITH ONLY SEVEN MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING AIRDRIE�S NEW SIGNING JOHN BAIRD CAME ON TO MAKE HIS DEBUT AND REPLACED MATTHEW HAZLEY AS AIRDRIE WENT IN SEARCH OF THE EQUALIZER. IT WAS PARTICK�S KEVIN MCKINLAY WHO HAD THE FINAL TWO CHANCES OF THE GAME THOUGH. FIRSTLY WITH TWO MINUTES OF IT REMAINING PARTICK EXCELLENTLY COUNTER ATTACKED AIRDRIE AND IT ENDED WITH AN UNMARKED KEVIN MCKINLAY HITTING A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS KEVIN MCKINLAY HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON GOT DOWN LOW TO TIP THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED. AIRDRIE DESPERATELY WENT IN SEARCH OF THE EQUALIZER HOWEVER IT WAS NOT TO BE AND WILLIAM MCLACHLAN WAS TO RECEIVE A YELLOW CARD BEFORE THE END OF THE GAME.