Thistle started very well with a team containing 4 young lads and a mixture of trialists and signed players only to loose the opening goal as the result of a massive blunder by the assistant referee failing to raise his flag for offside with at least 3 Cumbernauld players in an offside position with one of them finally netting from close in. With regular keeper Ryan Cooper unavailable Young Lewis Melvin was in goal and was very unfortunate when he just failed to push a well struck Div. Reid free kick round the post . So half time Thistle 0 – Cumbernauld 2.
Thistle lost Mark Cuthbertson and Kevin Campbell to injury being replaced by two trialists.
With fifteen minute left to play the jags were 4-0 down but lack of experience and fitness resulted in a further 4 goals for the team who have been installed as favourites to win the league.
The management team are actively working to bring in some experienced players but patience will need be shown be everyone.