The Thistle Archive

Media report

04-Jan-2020, bbc.com

Partick Thistle missed one penalty but scored another as they fought back to draw with Scottish Championship bottom side Alloa Athletic. Kevin O'Hara's shot for Alloa and Sean McGinty's header for Thistle were cleared off the line before Kenny Miller was denied by a great save by home goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald. Adam Brown struck just after the hour to put the Wasps in front. MacDonald saved Stuart Bannigan's first spot-kick but was beaten by his second. That kept Ian McCall's Jags four points better off than Peter Grant's side. However, Greenock Morton are now just below Partick on goal difference after they defeated Arbroath.

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Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall (speaking to the BBC):

I thought we were dominant through most of the match but we missed too many chances to win away from home. I know one of them was a penalty. I didn't have a clear view of the other one. There should have been a third, it was clear; their dugout knew it and their players knew it. We are miles better than we were three months ago. That's 10 points from a possible 15.

Alloa Athletic manager Peter Grant (speaking to the BBC):

It was a tough game. Once we got in front, I thought we should've stayed in front. I was disappointed with the decisions that were given against us but that's happened all season. It doesn't matter what coaches say every week because we're saying the same things week in, week out. We don't know what's a free-kick, we don't know what's a penalty kick.

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