1st Mar 2022 Arbroath 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SPFL Championship - game 25)

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	former PT manager Dick Campbell	Ian McCall	57y, 5m, -1d

		Ciaran McKenna; Kevin Holt; Brian Graham; Kyle Turner; Scott Tiffoney
		Richard Foster; Stephen Hendrie; Kyle McAllister; Alex Jakubiak; Robbie Crawford

Colin Hamilton (0-1, 6 mins)		Ciaran McKenna (1-1, 60 mins)
Craig Wighton (0-1, 6 mins)		Juan Alegría (1-1, 60 mins)
Liam Henderson; Chris Hamilton; Michael McKenna		Brian Graham; Ross Docherty

Bobby Linn (Dale Hilson, 66 mins); Craig Wighton (Luke Donnelly, 61 mins); Michael McKenna (James Craigen, 77 mins); Jack Hamilton (Sam Ford, 82 mins)		Scott Tiffoney (Robbie Crawford, 11 mins); Kyle Turner (Juan Alegría, HT); Tunji Akinola (Richard Foster, HT); Cammy Smith (Connor Murray, 82 mins)

	Derek Gaston	Jamie Sneddon	24y, 5m, 23d
	Scott Stewart	Ciaran McKenna	23y, 11m, 4d
	Colin Hamilton	Kevin Holt	29y, 1m, 4d
	former Jag Ricky Little	Lewis Mayo	21y, 11m, 10d
	Thomas O'Brien	Tunji Akinola	23y, 3m, 8d
	Chris Hamilton	Stuart Bannigan	29y, 5m, 12d
	Michael McKenna	Ross Docherty	29y, 1m, 6d
	Bobby Linn	Cammy Smith	26y, 6m, 5d
	Craig Wighton	Brian Graham	34y, 3m, 6d
	Jack Hamilton	Kyle Turner	24y, 3m, 19d
	Liam Henderson	Scott Tiffoney	23y, 6m, 3d

			26y, 4m, 8d

	Calum Antell	Andy Firth	25y, 5m, 3d
	Jason Thomson	Richard Foster	36y, 7m, -2d
	David Gold	Alex Jakubiak	25y, 6m, 2d
	Dale Hilson	Steven Bell	37y, 0m, 5d
	Luke Donnelly	Connor Murray	24y, 10m, 5d
	Sam Ford	Robbie Crawford	27y, 8m, 7d
	Michael Bakare	Juan Alegría	19y, 8m, 23d
	former Jag James Craigen	Stephen Hendrie	27y, 1m, 21d
		Kyle McAllister	23y, 1m, 8d

notes

Both sides generally in playing order.
Arbroath filled 8 of their 9 allocated bench slots.
Originally scheduled for Saturday, 29th January, 2022, but postponed due to high wind.

TTA report

Top of the league Arbroath scored from a move started with a throw-in (6). Thistle were second best and Sneddon's saves kept it at 1-0. Subs and changes to shape at half-time gave Thistle more of the ball and threat. McKenna drilled in a shot from 20 yards (60). It should have been more as Thistle had the best of the second half. Up to 4th on GD.

Media report

01-Mar-2022, bbc.com

Arbroath edged one point clear at the top of the Scottish Championship as they and visitors Partick Thistle both went five games without a victory. Defender Colin Hamilton fired low into the far corner to give the home side the lead after only six minutes. Dick Campbell's side deserved the lead until Thistle improved after the break. Thomas O'Brien had to clear off his own line before defender Ciaran McKenna drilled the equaliser to secure a point that moves Thistle up to fourth place.

The introduction of veteran full-back Richard Foster and Juan Alegria, the 19-year-old Colombian forward signing on loan from Rangers on Monday, turned the game the Glasgow side's way. Ian McCall's team move above Raith Rovers and are now a point behind Inverness Caledonian Thistle with two games in hand over the three sides above. However, they remain nine points behind Arbroath, who are one clear of Kilmarnock and are now unbeaten in eight meetings with Thistle.

Reaction

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

I thought we came into it 10 minutes before half-time, but we changed the shape and I thought in the second half we absolutely dominated and we've missed a couple of great chances to win the game. We just went for it with two strikers and got our reward and we feel we should have won the game.

Arbroath manager Dick Campbell (speaking to the BBC):

It was the proverbial game of two halves really. First-half, we were well on top and had four chances and I was a bit disappointed to only be 1-0 up. Ian obviously had words with them at half-time and they were better than us in the second half, although they didn't create a lot of chances, and I'm happy with a point.

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