27th Apr 2021 Cove Rangers 2 Partick Thistle 2 (SPFL League One - game 20)


Paul Hartley Manager(s) Ian McCall man-ian-mccall.jpg born in Scotland 56y, 6m, 28d
mh-in.png Connor Murray
mh-out.png Joe Cardle
Rory McAllister (1-1, pen 21 mins); Ryan Strachan (1-2, 75 mins) mh-goal.png Scott Ross (1-0, og 7 mins); Scott Tiffoney (2-2, 77 mins)
none (1-1, pen 21 mins); none (1-2, 75 mins) mh-assist.png Scott Tiffoney (1-0, 7 mins); Ciaran McKenna (2-2, 77 mins)
Adam Livingstone mh-yellow-card.png Ross Docherty; Shea Gordon; Steven Bell; Ciaran McKenna
mh-red-card.png
Rory McAllister (Connor Smith, 72 mins) mh-subs.png Connor Murray (Joe Cardle, HT); Brian Graham (James Penrice, 66 mins); Zak Rudden (Ross MacIver, 82 mins); Scott Tiffoney (Mouhamed Niang, 90+2 mins)
Stuart McKenzie mh-01.png Jamie Sneddon jamie-sneddon.jpg Scotland 23y, 7m, 21d
Scott Ross mh-02.png Ciaran McKenna ciaran-mckenna.jpg Scotland 23y, 1m, 2d
Adam Livingstone mh-03.png Richard Foster richard-foster.jpg Scotland 35y, 8m, 27d
Ryan Strachan mh-04.png Darren Brownlie darren-brownlie.jpg Scotland 27y, 0m, 17d
Ross Graham mh-05.png Steven Bell steven-bell.jpg Scotland 36y, 2m, 3d
Connor Scully mh-06.png Ross Docherty ross-docherty.jpg Scotland 28y, 3m, 4d
Fraser Fyvie mh-07.png Shea Gordon shea-gordon.jpg Northern Ireland 22y, 11m, 11d
Blair Yule mh-08.png Connor Murray sub-off.png connor-murray.jpg Scotland 24y, 0m, 3d
mh-sub-off.png Rory McAllister mh-09.png Brian Graham sub-off.png brian-graham.jpg Scotland 33y, 5m, 4d
Leighton McIntosh mh-10.png Zak Rudden sub-off.png zak-rudden.jpg Scotland 21y, 2m, 21d
Mitch Megginson mh-11.png Scott Tiffoney sub-off.png scott-tiffoney.jpg Scotland 22y, 8m, 1d
Age 27y, 1m, 9d
Balint Demus mh-12g.png Kieran Wright kieran-wright.jpg Scotland 22y, 0m, 26d
Broque Watson mh-13.png Ryan Williamson ryan-williamson.jpg Scotland 25y, 1m, 13d
Daniel Higgins mh-14.png James Penrice sub-on.png james-penrice.jpg Scotland 22y, 4m, 5d
Seb Ross mh-15.png Joe Cardle sub-on.png joe-cardle.jpg England 34y, 2m, 20d
mh-sub-on.png Connor Smith mh-16.png Blair Lyons blair-lyons.jpg Scotland 24y, 7m, 4d
future Jag Cammy Logan mh-17.png Charlie Reilly charlie-reilly.jpg Scotland 19y, 4m, 22d
future Jag Kieran Ngwenya mh-18.png Mouhamed Niang sub-on.png mouhamed-niang.jpg Senegal 21y, 6m, 19d
Kevin Hanratty mh-19.png Ross MacIver sub-on.png ross-maciver.jpg Scotland 22y, 1m, 30d
mh-20.png Andy Geggan andy-geggan.jpg Scotland 33y, 11m, 19d

notes
  • Both sides generally in playing order.
  • Cove filled 8 of their 9 allocated bench slots.
  • ptfc.co.uk text commentary gives Foster the stoppage time yellow, but video backs up McKenna per the 'network'. Fluorescent boots to blame.
  • Played closed-doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Thistle's first was one of the most difficult goals to deal with in recent years. In real-time, almost all commentators/reporters acknowledged that Scott Tiffoney's free-kick took a deflection en route to goal, and it was Zak Rudden's name who appeared as scorer, almost universally, in reports, the facsimile of those present being distributed across “the network”. Having closely scrutinized the video evidence, it seems that the ball bypasses Rudden, and that the only deflection came from Cove's #5, Scott Ross, who tried to clear it with a back-heel flick, but only served to help the ball on its way to the net. Ross himself admitted to this, in conversation with a teammate, picked up within earshot of a Thistle media team reporter. The key question arising, is whether or not Scott Tiffoney's free-kick was net bound and we think not; the trajectory looks like it would been 6 to 10 yards from goal. When Ross made contact, he was standing almost on the 6-yard line and there's little doubt that his touch put the ball on a new path which found the corner of the net. The camera angle from behind the goals shows this best. Credit to referee Craig Napier who read the goal this way in real-time, listing an own goal in his report. Our verdict: Scott Ross own goal, Scott Tiffoney assist.

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