21st Sep 2019 Partick Thistle 0 Dunfermline Athletic 3 (SPFL Championship - game 6)

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48y, 11m, 1d	Gerry Britton	Stevie Crawford
39y, 2m, 4d	Scott Allison
39y, 8m, 29d	Kenny Miller

Stuart Bannigan; Shea Gordon
Cammy Palmer; Tommy Robson

		Kevin Nisbet (0-1, 23 mins); Ryan Dow (0-2, 31 mins); Kyle Turner (0-3, 49 mins)
		Aaron Comrie (0-1, 23 mins); none (0-2, 31 mins); Lewis McCann (0-3, 49 mins)


Shea Gordon (Lewis Mansell, HT); Joe Cardle (Raffaele De Vita, 56 mins); Dario Zanatta (Tommy Robson, 80 mins)		Gabby McGill (Lewis McCann, HT); Ryan Dow (Tom Beadling, 61 mins); Greg Kiltie (Harry Cochrane, 79 mins)

32y, 2m, 24d	Scott Fox	Cammy Gill
22y, 0m, 27d	Osman Kakay	Aaron Comrie
20y, 8m, 30d	James Penrice	Lewis Martin
26y, 6m, 1d	Tam O'Ware	Lee Ashcroft future Jag
26y, 1m, 10d	Sean McGinty	Gabby McGill
27y, 0m, 4d	Stuart Bannigan	Ryan Dow
21y, 7m, 4d	Reece Cole	Kyle Turner future Jag
21y, 4m, 5d	Shea Gordon	Kevin Nisbet former Jag
39y, 8m, 29d	Kenny Miller	Paul Paton former Jag
32y, 7m, 14d	Joe Cardle	Josh Edwards
22y, 3m, 28d	Dario Zanatta	Greg Kiltie

26y, 6m, 28d

22y, 0m, 15d	Jamie Sneddon	Ryan Scully former Jag
23y, 6m, 7d	Ryan Williamson	Tom Beadling
24y, 0m, 10d	Tommy Robson	Andy Ryan
19y, 4m, 6d	Cammy Palmer	Stuart Morrison
22y, 0m, 1d	Lewis Mansell	Josh Coley
31y, 11m, 29d	Raffaele De Vita	Harry Cochrane
28y, 5m, 22d	Steven Saunders	Lewis McCann

notes

Both sides generally in playing order.

TTA report

Caldwell sacked 18 Sept. A bright start but once they fell behind to a shot from 6 yards (ex-JAG Nisbet, 23) Thistle were never in it. The bar saved them (29) then lost possession on half-way led to an angled drive (31). A deflected 20-yarder (49) tied it up. No goal threat, no drive forward, shocking defending. Relegation form.

Media report

Kheredine Idessane, 21-Sep-2019, bbc.com

Managerless Partick Thistle have slipped to bottom spot in the Scottish Championship after being thumped by Dunfermline Athletic. A deflected Kevin Nisbet shot trundled home after 23 minutes before Ryan Dow's fine solo effort made it 2-0. And Dunfermline struck again within five minutes of the restart, Kyle Turner's long-range pile-driver taking a deflection en route past Scott Fox. The win - their first this term - moves the visitors from last to seventh.

No Thistle fan could have had any complaints about the scoreline. Indeed, things could easily have been worse as their team wilted in the sunshine, Nisbet smacking the bar with a vicious volley a few minutes after his opener. After four straight defeats in league and League Cup, Dunfermline claim a much-needed and thoroughly deserved maiden victory and an escape from the foot of the table.

Reaction

Partick Thistle chief executive Gerry Britton (speaking to the BBC):

It's nowhere near good enough. Everything was set up today for us to go and perform - great crowd, great conditions. And after a promising start, we make two individual mistakes, deservedly fall behind and then don't do enough to get back in the game. Nobody's happy. The staff aren't happy, the fans aren't happy and hopefully the players are as disappointed as everybody else because that's nowhere near acceptable.

Dunfermline Athletic head coach Stevie Crawford (speaking to the BBC):

It's a nice feeling to get our first league win of the season. The boys have been excellent in their application. It's been a tough, tough few weeks waiting for this victory but it's one that we thoroughly deserved. It speaks volumes for the players.

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