Partick Thistle 0-0 Morton

Partick Thistle 0 -
Morton 0 -

Entertainment was at an absolute premium as Morton secured their second away point of the season at Firhill.

In the first half, Martin Grehan had a curling effort tipped over the crossbar by ex-Partick goalkeeper Colin Stewart, while Liam Buchanan had a weak side-footed effort cleared off the line by another ex-Thistle player, Kevin McKinlay.

For Morton, Darren Young's deflected strike looped onto the roof of the net and Michael Tidser had a swirling 30-yard free-kick saved by Scott Fox. But these were about the only noteworthy incidents in a dull and scrappy match.

At the end of the day, leaving Firhill with a point is a decent result, especially if you consider Morton's terrible away record and the fact Thistle have recently beaten Falkirk and Cowdenbeath at home.

However, fans will be hoping to see more of the side that played so well against Dunfermline the previous weekend rather than the team that scrapped for a point in Glasgow on Saturday.

You can read my full Greenock Telegraph match report here: No Thrills At Firhill For Morton.

And match reaction from Ton left-back Kevin McKinlay and manager Allan Moore here: Kevin Pleased With Away Point.

Morton (4-4-2):

1. Colin Stewart - 6
2. David MacGregor - 5
3. Kevin McKinlay - 6
4. Stuart McCaffrey (c) - 6
5. Marc Smyth - 7
6. Michael Tidser - 7
7. Allan Jenkins - 6 (14. Graeme Homes, 72 - 1)
8. Darren Young - 7
9. Brian Graham - 6
10. Jonathan Toto - 5 (16. Stewart Kean, 65 - 4)
11. Carlo Monti - 6 (15. David O'Brien, 78 - 3)

Subs not used:

12. Grant Evans
20. Kevin Cuthbert

Stewart
MacGregor Smyth McCaffrey McKinlay
Jenkins Young Tidser Monti
Graham Toto

Partick Thistle (5-3-2): Fox -6; Paton - 7, Kinniburgh - 6, McNamara - 6, Archibald - 7, Boyle - 6; Flannigan - 6, Cairney - 6, Hodge - 7 (Erskine, 67 - 4); Buchanan - 6 (Donnelly, 73 - 2), Grehan - 7 (Rowson, 78 - 1).

Subs not used: Maxwell, Halliwell (gk).

Partick Thistle bookings: Archibald (32), Kinniburgh (46).


Referee: Brian Winter

Attendance: 2,436

My man of the match: Darren Young

Sponsor's man of the match: Alan Archibald


View from the other side:

ptfc.co.uk - match report

ptfc.co.uk - photographs