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cinch Premiership Play-Off
Fri 17 May, 2024. Kick Off: - 19:45
Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy

Match Information: 

Ticketing Information: 

Thistle Supporters will be located in the North Stand. Prices for tickets are as follows:

Adult – £24

Senior Citizen (Over 65) – £16

Under 21 – £16

Disabled – Priced as per age group

Under 16 – £10

Under 12 – £6

CLICK HERE to buy your ticket online now!

There is NO cash gate in operation at Stark’s Park on matchday and we encourage all supporters to purchase tickets online in advance of kick off.

Tickets can be printed off and scanned at the turnstiles or scanned from your smartphone.

 

Supporters’ Buses:

City Centre Branch:

Pick ups:

Q Club – 16:15

Station Bar – 16:30

For seats call Duncan 07979496154 or e-mail  

 

John Lambie Jordanhill Branch:

Pick ups:

Jordanhill Station – 17:20

Thornwood Bar – 17:25

Prices:

Adults – £22

Concessions – £16

Booking is essential and priority will be given to former members and regulars.

To make a booking contact Iain on 07779668357 or  

 

North-West Branch:

The North-West Branch is now fully booked

Pick ups:

Milngavie Railway Station – 17:15

Esquire House, Anniesland – 17:35

Maryhill Community Central Halls – 17:50

When booking it is essential that you state:
1. Pick-up point and
2. Fare category (Full or concession)

Fares:

Full fare – £22.00

Concessions* – £16.00

Primary School age – Free when accompanied by an adult

To book seats please email  

* Eligibility for concession fares

Anyone in full time education (e.g., secondary school pupils, matriculated college or university students)
Anyone aged over 65 years
Anyone unwaged.

Raith Rovers
1
Kevin Dabrowski
3
Liam Dick
6
Euan Murray
7
Aidan Connolly
8
Ross Matthews
10
Lewis Vaughan
15
Dylan Corr
16
Sam Stanton
18
Kyle Turner
20
Scott Brown
21
Shaun Byrne
 
Subs
2
James Brown
11
Callum Smith
14
Josh Mullin
19
Jack Hamilton
24
Scott McGill
23
Dylan Easton
29
Zak Rudden
13
Andrew McNeil
Partick Thistle FC
Partick Thistle
31
David Mitchell
2
Jack McMillan
3
Harry Milne
4
Aaron Muirhead
8
Stuart Bannigan
9
Brian Graham
17
Scott Robinson
19
Luke McBeth
20
Dan O'Reilly
21
Aidan Fitzpatrick
23
Blair Alston
 
Subs
Ross Stewart
6
Lewis Neilson
7
Kerr McInroy
12
Kieran Ngwenya
26
Ben Stanway
29
Zander MacKenzie
34
Ricco Diack
36
Che Campbell
38
Ceiran Loney
 
Subs
2
James Brown
11
Callum Smith
14
Josh Mullin
19
Jack Hamilton
24
Scott McGill
23
Dylan Easton
29
Zak Rudden
13
Andrew McNeil
 
Subs
Ross Stewart
6
Lewis Neilson
7
Kerr McInroy
12
Kieran Ngwenya
26
Ben Stanway
29
Zander MacKenzie
34
Ricco Diack
36
Che Campbell
38
Ceiran Loney
 
120’+06’Full Time
 
120’

Rovers Win 4-3 on penalties

Vaughan - Scores (4-3)

Diack - Misses (3-3)

Easton - Scores (3-3)

McMillan - Misses (3-2 Thistle)

Hamilton - Scores (3-2 Thistle)

Graham - Scores (3-1 Thistle)

Turner - Scores (2-1 Thistle)

McBeth - Scores (2-0 Thistle)

Brown - Saved (1-0 Thistle)

Stanway - Scores (1-0 Thistle)

 
120’Penalties

Scores

 
120’+01’Extra Time 2nd Half End
 
120’

Thistle free kick inside the Raith half. 

120’Raith Rovers Booking - Ross Matthews
 
119’

One minute additional time. 

 
117’

The corner is cleared before Raith win a free kick at the edge of their own box. 

116’Thistle corner from the right

Thistle so close as Milne's deflected shot is saved. 

 
114’

Graham is penalised for a foul inside the box. The ball does end up in the Raith net but the whistle had long since sounded. 

 
114’

An Easton shot is blocked. 

113’Raith Rovers substitution: Callum Smith replaces Josh Mullin
 
112’

Corner goes deep again and is cleared. 

111’Thistle corner from the left
 
108’

Milne can't keep his header down from the Fitzpatrick corner and Raith have a goal kick. 

107’Thistle corner from the left
 
106’

I'm shaking and I'm not sure that is just the chill air that is causing that. 

 
105’

The corner goes deep. A header comes in and drops just wide. 

105’Thistle corner from the left
105’Thistle substitution: Ben Stanway replaces Stuart Bannigan
 
105’Extra Time (Kick-Off 2nd Half)
 
105’+01’Extra Time Half Time
 
105’

One minute additional time to be played. 

 
104’

Neilson gets a cross in but the flag goes up for offside against Graham. 

 
103’

McMillan is down with cramp. 

 
102’

A Diack shot is deflected and Dabrowski saves. 

 
101’

Dabrowski spills a low Neilson cross and just for a second the ball is loose inside the Raith box but it is cleared before a Thistle player can get to it. 

 
99’

A Stanton shot is blocked. 

99’Raith Rovers corner from the right
 
98’

Vaughan drags a shot wide. His reaction suggests he feels that he could have done better. 

 
97’

Milne is back on. 

 
96’

Harry Milne needs some treatment. He looks fine but will need to leave the field as Thistle have some defending to do. 

95’Raith Rovers corner from the right
 
94’

Neilson isn't far away with a shot with the outside of his foot that looked as if it might sneak in at the corner. 

90’Thistle substitution: Ricco Diack replaces Scott Robinson
90’Thistle substitution: Lewis Neilson replaces Aaron Muirhead
 
90’Extra Time (Kick-Off 1st Half)
 
90’+04’End of Normal Time
 
90’+03’

Glorious chance for Graham but he sends it over the bar. 

 
90’+02’

Milne is fouled and Thistle will have a chance to get the ball into the box. 

 
90’+01’

Injury time will be extended a little longer as Robinson receives some treatment. 

 
90’

Minimum of 3 minutes additional time to be played. 

 
89’

The corner goes out for a Thistle goal kick. 

89’Raith Rovers corner from the left
 
88’

Turner's free kick is flicked away from goal and out for a Raith throw. 

 
87’

Raith free kick deep inside the Thistle half. 

 
86’

McBeth has the ball at his feet within sight of goal. There is no Airdrie repeat this time as his effort goes wide. 

 
86’

There's not a lot of quality to the football right now but boy it is tense. 

 
85’

Is somebody grabbing a winner in the time left or do we have 30 more minutes of this to come?

 
84’

A tame effort from Hamilton trickles wide of Mitchell's left hand post. 

81’Raith Rovers substitution: Josh Mullin replaces Dylan Corr
 
80’

Into the final ten minutes. Neither side look remotely like settling for extra-time. 

78’Raith Rovers corner from the left

Stanton's shot looks destined for the back of the net but is blocked magnificently by a Thistle defender. Not quite sure who from our vantage point. 

78’Raith Rovers corner from the right
76’Thistle Booking - Stuart Bannigan
 
76’

Fitzpatrick's corner goes deep and is cleared. 

75’Thistle corner from the left
 
74’

Milne's driven shot is saved by Dabrowski with the ball thumped clear for a Thistle throw. 

 
72’

Shouts, from the Thistle fans behind the goal at any rate, for a tug on Fitzpatrick and a Thistle penalty. 

68’Raith Rovers substitution: Jack Hamilton replaces Shaun Byrne
68’Thistle substitution: Kieran Ngwenya replaces Blair Alston
 
67’

Break in play as Alston receives some treatment. 

 
67’

Brown lets fly from long range. His shot is off target but not by much. 

 
64’

Alston takes the free kick and puts it into a dangerous area but the ball is cleared. 

 
63’

Fitzpatrick is fouled near the left touchline. Plenty of Thistle bodies in the box waiting for the free kick. 

 
63’

Vaughan drags a shot across the face of the Thistle goal and well wide. 

 
62’

A Turner shot has Mitchell scrambling a little but he holds on and saves. 

61’Raith Rovers substitution: Dylan Easton replaces Aidan Connolly
 
58’

Dabrowski claims the corner. 

58’Thistle corner from the right

McMillan's header is pushed over the bar. 

 
56’

This time the corner is cleared without incident. McMillan picks the ball up and he finds Fitzpatrick who rather wastes a chance to test the Raoith defence. 

56’Thistle corner from the right

O'Reilly's net bound shot is cleared for another corner. 

55’Thistle corner from the left
 
54’

Stanton picks up the ball midway inside the Thistle half. He is able to advance to near the edge of the box and his shot isn't too far over Mitchell's crossbar. 

52’Raith Rovers Booking - Aidan Connolly
 
49’

Brown lifts a shot over the Thistle crossbar. 

 
48’

Graham flicks his head at Fitzpatrick's corner but that takes the ball away from goal and out for a goal kick. 

47’Thistle corner from the left
 
46’

Turner's corner is headed powerfully clear by McBeth. 

46’Raith Rovers corner from the left
 
45’

Back underway. No changes from Thistle at the break. 

 
45’Kick-Off (2nd half)
45’+01’Half Time Report

Tie level at 3-3. 

 
45’+01’Half-Time
45’Goal Thistle! Blair Alston
Raith Rovers 1 - Thistle 2

The tie is level once more. Graham's flick is collected by Alston. His first shot is saved but he is there to collect the rebound and slot the ball home. What a play-off semi-final Blair Alston is having. 

 
45’

Minimum of one minute additional time to be played. 

 
43’

On the turn Robinson fizzes a shot wide of goal with Graham just unable to reach as the ball flies past him. 

 
39’

Fitzpatrick sends over a cross but there is nobody in the box to get on the end of it. 

 
38’

Under a bit of pressure, Dabrowski claims Fitzpatrick's corner. 

37’Thistle corner from the left

Robinson's shot is deflected wide of goal. 

 
33’

Alston is caught late and looks to be in a bit of pain. He's back on his feet though without the need of further treatment. 

31’Thistle Booking - Jack McMillan
29’Goal Raith Rovers! Ross Matthews
Raith Rovers 1 - Thistle 1

Rovers' pressure pays off and they level on the night and nudge ahead on aggregate once more. A cross comes over from the left and Matthews steals in to head home at the back post. 

 
28’

Thistle are being penned in at the moment. 

 
20’

Graham clears the corner. 

20’Raith Rovers corner from the left
 
18’

Chance for Thistle at the free kick but the ball is blocked. 

 
17’

Fitzpatrick is fouled and Thistle have a free kick near the edge of the box on the left in line with the 6 yard box. 

17’Raith Rovers Booking - Dylan Corr
15’Goal Thistle! Blair Alston
Raith Rovers 0 - Thistle 1

Alston takes the free kick. It seems to go through the wall and beats Dabrowski. The tie is level again. 

14’Raith Rovers Booking - Euan Murray
 
13’

Robinson's shot strikes a hand and Thistle have a free kick in sight of the Raith goal. 

 
09’

Alston has Thistle's first effort on goal. He's a long way out and the shot is always drifting a little wide of goal. 

 
07’

Turner's low corner finds Brown. Hiss shot is blocked and spins into the air. It's knocked on again and Vaughan sends a shot wide of the Thistle goal. 

07’Raith Rovers corner from the right
 
06’

Brown catches McBeth late and is perhaps a shade fortunate not to get the game's first yellow card. 

 
03’

A Robinson run on the counter attack is halted at the edge of the Raith box. 

02’Raith Rovers corner from the left
01’Raith Rovers corner from the left
 
00’

Thistle get the game underway and will shoot towards the home end in the first half. 

 
00’Kick-Off
 
00’Introduction

Kick-off is now just a little under 15 minutes away and the travelling army of Thistle fans are just starting to exercise their vocal chords. 

They will be watching a Thistle team that shows three changes from Tuesday night. 

In come Stuart Bannigan, Dan O'Reilly and Blair Alston. 

Lewis Neilson, Ben Stanway and Kerr McInroy are the three that make way for them. 

Remember, as if you needed reminding, Rovers lead by a single goal from the first leg. 

If the aggregate score is level after 90 minutes there will be 30 minutes of extra-time and, if still level, penalties to decide which side progresses to next week's Final where either Ross County or St Johnstone lie in wait. 

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