Partick Thistle 1-2 Greenock Morton: Charlie Telfer's winner takes Ton up to fifth

Charlie Telfer (left) scored the winner at Firhill

Charlie Telfer's fine finish ensured Greenock Morton beat Partick Thistle to move up to fifth in the Championship.

The former Rangers and Dundee United midfielder latched on to a perfect through ball by Reghan Tumilty and found the bottom corner.

Morton led early when Scott Tiffoney chipped Jamie Sneddon wonderfully from 25 yards after a defensive mix up.

Thistle's equaliser was from the same range - Craig Slater's exquisite strike in off a post.

Partick Thistle manager Gary Caldwell: "Look, it sounds like a broken record. Every week's the same. That's not good enough, it has to change and I'm sure it will.

"The first-half angered and disappointed me. We wasted a half of football - people not wanting to take responsibility, people not wanting to run and conceding a ridiculous goal."

Greenock Morton manager Jonatan Johansson: "A great way to finish the year, to get back on the winning trail and a really hard-fought win.

"The counter attack was something we talked about because at times Thistle play expansive and leave themselves open at the back - that's why Tiffoney started."

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Line-ups

Partick Thistle

• 23Sneddon
• 5KeownSubstituted forErskineat 46'minutes
• 37Scobbie
• 6McGinty
• 2Elliott
• 7SpittalBooked at 41mins
• 17Slater
• 16McCarthy
• 3Penrice
• 9Doolan
• 19StoreySubstituted forFitzpatrickat 77'minutes

Substitutes

• 10Erskine
• 12Lennox
• 20Wilson
• 21Fitzpatrick
• 30Jefferies
• 33Quitongo
• 39Ntambwe

Morton

• 1Gaston
• 14Tumilty
• 2Kilday
• 4BuchananBooked at 62mins
• 25McKeown
• 7Millar
• 8McAlister
• 32LyonSubstituted forThomsonat 68'minutes
• 6Telfer
• 17TiffoneySubstituted forIredaleat 85'minutes
• 11McHugh

Substitutes

• 3Iredale
• 10Thomson
• 20Bell
• 22Armour
• 23Scully
• 28Purdue
• 38Eardley

Referee:

Euan Anderson

Attendance:

3,074

Match Stats

Home TeamPartick ThistleAway TeamMorton

Possession

Home57%

Away43%

Shots

Home13

Away7

Shots on Target

Home4

Away4

Corners

Home8

Away5

Fouls

Home10

Away7

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Partick Thistle 1, Morton 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Partick Thistle 1, Morton 2.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Andrew McCarthy (Partick Thistle).

Posted at 90'+3'

Chris Millar (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Sean McGinty (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Reghan Tumilty.

Posted at 90'

Attempt saved. Jack Iredale (Morton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. Sean McGinty (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Posted at 86'

Attempt blocked. Christie Elliott (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Morton. Jack Iredale replaces Scott Tiffoney.

Posted at 83'

Attempt saved. Tam Scobbie (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Jim McAlister.

Goal!

Posted at 80'

Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Morton 2. Charlie Telfer (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reghan Tumilty.

Posted at 79'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Lee Kilday.

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Partick Thistle. Aidan Fitzpatrick replaces Miles Storey.

Posted at 76'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Scott Tiffoney.

Posted at 71'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Jim McAlister.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Morton. Robert Thomson replaces Reece Lyon.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Christie Elliott (Partick Thistle).

Posted at 67'

Scott Tiffoney (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Morton. Conceded by Tam Scobbie.

Booking

Posted at 62'

Gregor Buchanan (Morton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 62'

Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Gregor Buchanan (Morton).

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Morton 1. Craig Slater (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christie Elliott.

Posted at 56'

Delay in match Lee Kilday (Morton) because of an injury.

Posted at 56'

Attempt missed. Craig Slater (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 55'

Foul by Blair Spittal (Partick Thistle).

Posted at 55'

Chris Millar (Morton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 53'

Corner, Morton. Conceded by James Penrice.

Posted at 52'

Attempt blocked. Reghan Tumilty (Morton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 50'

Attempt saved. Lee Kilday (Morton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 49'

Corner, Morton. Conceded by Christie Elliott.

Substitution

Posted at 46'

Substitution, Partick Thistle. Chris Erskine replaces Niall Keown.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Partick Thistle 0, Morton 1.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+1'

First Half ends, Partick Thistle 0, Morton 1.

Posted at 45'

Attempt missed. Miles Storey (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 44'

Attempt saved. Niall Keown (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 44'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Rory McKeown.

Posted at 43'

Attempt blocked. Miles Storey (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

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