Match ends, Partick Thistle 2, Inverness CT 1.
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Substitute Ryan Stevenson's last-minute goal gave Partick Thistle the points against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
It was a bizarre effort, which looked more like a cross from the right, and eluded Owain Fon Williams in the Inverness goal.
It completed an amazing comeback for the home side, who went behind to an early Miles Storey strike.
Kris Doolan levelled just before half time before Stevenson' s first goal of the season clinched the victory.
The visitors came out of the traps flying and had two good efforts inside the first minute.
Iain Vigurs, who scored with a spectacular goal against Motherwell last time out, almost produced another when his left foot strike hit a Thistle defender to deflect it wide.
Seconds later Liam Polworth struck a 25-yard effort which swerved just past a post.
The Highlanders' early enterprise was rewarded in the sixth minute when Storey nipped behind the home defence to finish a neat move.
It took Partick Thistle until midway through the first half before they threatened.
A Kris Doolan header from a Callum Booth cross was superbly saved by Fon Williams, then Steven Lawless fired a left-foot shot from the edge of the box just wide.
But, just three minutes before the interval, Thistle equalised when Doolan clipped the ball past Fon Williams from a tight angle.
It was the home side who had the first real chance of the second period through Gary Fraser. His header from David Amoo's cross was well saved by Fon Williams.
Liam Lindsay was next to try his luck. The big defender came up for a corner kick and, when the ball broke to him ,he sidestepped a couple of Inverness players before firing an effort just wide of the keeper's right-hand post.
Fon Williams then made an excellent double save to deny Lawless and substitute Robbie Muirhead as the home side looked for a winner.
In the final minute they got it when Stevenson's cross-cum-shot crept in at the back post to seal Thistle's first win in four matches and their third league win of the season.
Line-ups
Partick Thistle
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Scully
- 15Dumbuya
- 17LindsayBooked at 80mins
- 3Seaborne
- 5Booth
- 22FraserSubstituted forStevensonat 82'minutes
- 6Osman
- 7AmooSubstituted forMuirheadat 60'minutes
- 4Welsh
- 11Lawless
- 9DoolanSubstituted forPogbaat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Miller
- 10Stevenson
- 13Frans
- 19Edwards
- 23Muirhead
- 35Gallacher
- 99Pogba
Inverness CT
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 25Fon Williams
- 17Horner
- 14Devine
- 6Meekings
- 3Tremarco
- 20PolworthSubstituted forDraperat 76'minutes
- 4Vincent
- 16Tansey
- 27VigursBooked at 88mins
- 19WilliamsSubstituted forMbuyi-Mutomboat 66'minutes
- 39StoreySubstituted forSho-Silvaat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Esson
- 2Raven
- 5Warren
- 8Draper
- 15Wedderburn
- 18Sho-Silva
- 28Mbuyi-Mutombo
- Referee:
- Don Robertson
- Attendance:
- 2,864
Match Stats
Home TeamPartick ThistleAway TeamInverness CT
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home6
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Partick Thistle 2, Inverness CT 1.
Goal!
Goal! Partick Thistle 2, Inverness CT 1. Ryan Stevenson (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mustapha Dumbuya.
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Foul by Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle).
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Josh Meekings (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Mustapha Dumbuya (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Iain Vigurs (Inverness CT).
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Stevenson (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Mathias Pogba (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Danny Seaborne.
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Attempt blocked. Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tobi Sho-Silva (Inverness CT).
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Foul by Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle).
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James Vincent (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Carl Tremarco.
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Attempt saved. Callum Booth (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Ryan Stevenson replaces Gary Fraser.
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Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
