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Scott Robinson fires home Thistle's secondChampionship Partick Thistle booked their place in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup with a commanding 3-0 win to stun top flight Ross County in Dingwall.
Goals from Brian Graham, Scott Robinson and Stuart Bannigan saw Thistle rampage through, and went a little way to avenging their heartbreaking Premiership play-off defeat by County at the same venue last summer.
Both teams had chances in what was a really lively first half, but it was Thistle who broke the deadlock on 36 minutes.
Aidan Fitzpatrick played the ball in from the left and Brian Graham was on hand to prod it in at the back post.
They almost scored again moments later. Graham saw his shot saved by George Wickens, and Harry Milne's header from the resulting rebound shaved the cross bar.
However on the stroke of half-time Thistle doubled their lead, with a Kerr McInroy shot parried away by Wickens into the path of Scott Robinson, who fired it home from close range.
After having probably received a rocket from manager Derek Adams during the break, County started the second half well, with Thistle keeper Jamie Sneddon making good saves to deny both Yan Dhanda and Jay Henderson.
But it was game over on 53 minutes as the ball fell from a cleared corner into the path of Bannigan, who let loose a stunning volleyed it into the net - a strike that was from the top drawer and fit to win any game.
Substitute Jordan White had a glancing header saved by Sneddon as County tried to find some sort of route back into the game, but Thistle almost made it four when Ricco Diack fizzed a powerful low shot just wide.
It was a fine afternoon's work for the men from Maryhill who deservedly eased through, leaving Adams with plenty to ponder as he looks to try and turnaround what is turning into a really disappointing season for County.
What they said
Ross County manager Derek Adams: "The players weren't doing the basics right and when you make basic errors at this level, it's a huge problem."
Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan: "We dealt with everything they threw at us. I told the boys before the game we've got so many threats from so many areas, it's difficult for the opposition to stop all of them. I felt as if tonight we really showed that. As a team we defended well, we got close, we were tenacious, we had bodies round the ball and going forward we'll always be a threat."
Line-ups
Ross County
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 40Wickens
- 2RandallSubstituted forBrownat 45'minutes
- 35Nightingale
- 42LeakSubstituted forBrophyat 83'minutes
- 16HarmonSubstituted forReidat 84'minutes
- 12SheafSubstituted forWhiteat 45'minutes
- 18King
- 14LoturiBooked at 28mins
- 10Dhanda
- 11SimsSubstituted forHendersonat 45'minutes
- 15Murray
Substitutes
- 1Laidlaw
- 3Borthwick-Jackson
- 4Brown
- 17Henderson
- 26White
- 27Brophy
- 43Reid
Partick Thistle
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Sneddon
- 2McMillanBooked at 24mins
- 5MuirheadSubstituted forWilliamsat 75'minutes
- 6Neilson
- 3Milne
- 8Bannigan
- 7McInroySubstituted forStanwayat 61'minutes
- 11LawlessSubstituted forAdeloyeat 68'minutes
- 17RobinsonSubstituted forAlstonat 61'minutes
- 21Fitzpatrick
- 9GrahamSubstituted forDiackat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Williams
- 23Alston
- 25Stewart
- 26Stanway
- 27Lyon
- 29Mackenzie
- 33Taggart
- 34Diack
- 99Adeloye
Live Text
Match ends, Ross County 0, Partick Thistle 3.
Attempt blocked. Kerr McInroy (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second Half ends, Ross County 0, Partick Thistle 3.
Attempt saved. Yan Dhanda (Ross County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle).
Eamonn Brophy (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Victor Loturi (Ross County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Partick Thistle).
Yan Dhanda (Ross County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Eamonn Brophy (Ross County) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Substitution, Ross County. Josh Reid replaces George Harmon.
Substitution, Ross County. Eamonn Brophy replaces Ryan Leak.
Corner, Ross County. Conceded by Stuart Bannigan.
Attempt saved. Jordan White (Ross County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Will Nightingale.
Foul by Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle).
Yan Dhanda (Ross County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Player of the match
FitzpatrickAidan Fitzpatrick
with an average of 9.09
Ross County
Squad number18Player nameKing
Squad number16Player nameHarmon
Squad number43Player nameReid
Squad number27Player nameBrophy
Squad number10Player nameDhanda
Squad number2Player nameRandall
Squad number15Player nameMurray
Squad number40Player nameWickens
Squad number11Player nameSims
Squad number42Player nameLeak
Squad number14Player nameLoturi
Squad number4Player nameBrown
Squad number17Player nameHenderson
Squad number35Player nameNightingale
Squad number12Player nameSheaf
Squad number26Player nameWhite
Partick Thistle
Squad number21Player nameFitzpatrick
Squad number9Player nameGraham
Squad number6Player nameNeilson
Squad number11Player nameLawless
Squad number17Player nameRobinson
Squad number8Player nameBannigan
Squad number3Player nameMilne
Squad number2Player nameMcMillan
Squad number99Player nameTomi Adeloye
Squad number7Player nameMcInroy
Squad number1Player nameSneddon
Squad number5Player nameMuirhead
Squad number26Player nameStanway
Squad number34Player nameDiack
Squad number4Player nameWilliams
Squad number23Player nameAlston
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