Thistle went in to what was shaping up to be a showdown for the Section 1 title and came out on top in what was a surprisingly one-sided contest. The result leaves the Jags waiting for Saturday’s fixtures to see if they are overhauled by either Lanark or Gow on goal difference.
See match report of Lesmahagow v Thistle
(No video of the game due to technical difficulties, sorry)
Thistle travelled to Lanark for Game 3 of the Sectional League Cup and even though the hosts were poor in the league last season, the Jags must have expected much more of a test than Wednesday’s easy win against Forth.
So it proved to be and Section 1 is now wide open with everybody except the Albert in with a chance of winning it.
Thistle blew a poor Forth team away with a seven goal second half blitz to run out easy winners in a game where they were never really troubled. The only surprise was the visitors taking a lead into half time but it was just the jolt the Jags needed.
Match report Thistle 7 Forth 2
Video highlights of Thistle v Forth (including all goals!!)
Despite assuring themselves of staying in the First Division with the win over St Anthony’s in midweek, Thistle didn’t down tools and played their part in what was one of the highest scoring games of the whole league season. A nightmare of a game for defensive purists but it kept the majority of the crowd entertained until the final whistle.
Thistle had lost the reverse fixture in Wishaw just a few weeks ago and so there was no chance that they were going to underestimate today’s opponents, despite their position near the foot of the table.
Thistle had won the reverse fixture at Fullerton Park earlier in the season and looked to be well on the way to winning this one too until a great fightback by Vale saw the game end in a disappointing draw.
See full match report of Thistle v Vale of Clyde here
Some video highlights:
Thistle made the short trip to Viewpark for the second round of the last remaining cup competition that they had to play in, a dour struggle lacking in any real quality but the situation wasn’t helped any by the terrible playing surface.
Read match report of Thorniewood v Thistle here
Match highlights:
It was a day that the result was always better than the performance, in a game that was spoiled by the high winds Thistle ran away with the second half and finished comfortable winners.
See full match report of Ashfield v Larkhall Thistle
Video highlights, missed the Ashfield goal
Thistle and Carluke provided an all action game that had the fans of both sides entertained until the final whistle, but once again the referee was at the centre of the action as he sent off two from Carluke as well as the almost inevitable one from Larkhall.
Match report of Larkhall Thistle v Carluke Rovers
Video now sorted
Larkhall Thistle had a stand at today’s History of Larkhall exhibition, sales of Jags merchandise like the above went really well. The real winners on a bad day for the Jags were committe men Hugh Kerr and Levi McPhee who stayed behind to man the stall and answer a flood of questions throughout the day, at least they managed to avoid the shambles in Lanark.
See full match report of Lanark v Thistle here
Check back later for a few clips from the game.