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00:00Frank Stephen, colourful displays all round the Smythas Stadium.
00:05Both sets of fans getting into the passion of the Scottish Cup.
00:13The semi-final line-up is almost complete and now St Mirren and Partick Dissell
00:17prepare to scrap it out for that last place in the draw alongside Falkirk, Dunfermline and Celtic.
00:23It really feels like a tie that could go either way and after the League Cup triumph,
00:29Saints looking to reach the Scottish Cup semis for the first time in five years.
00:33Thistle haven't been there for 24 years.
00:37The two managers are very complimentary about each other pre-match.
00:42See if there's more pleasantries come full-time.
00:50It's no wins in five for St Mirren since the last round victory at Airdrie.
00:56Stephen Robinson has made a couple of changes to decide that lost at Tarradice midweek.
01:01With Declan John replacing Scott Tanzer at left wing-back.
01:04While Jake Young gets his reward for a goal in that United defeat with a starting place instead of Rowan
01:10Odogu.
01:13Mark Wilson is somewhat stymied by having two players on loan from St Mirren as well as a couple of
01:19other
01:19cup tie players and an injury as referred to Logan Chalmers. Two changes from the last game with Ben McPherson
01:25returning along with Ben Stanway as Macbeth and Smith drop out.
01:34Jake Young got his first St Mirren goal in midweek. Just two minutes after coming on, he'll be hoping to
01:41have a similar impact tonight.
01:45Ben Stanway's winner against Elgin got Thistle here but generally he's been a real standout in the Jags drive for
01:52promotion this season.
01:55David Dickinson, the match referee, makes his way to the centre spot.
02:03We are just about ready to rock and roll here.
02:10A little bit like East End Park last night, it's a crackling atmosphere in Paisley.
02:17Both sets of supporters with a level of expectation.
02:27Slight delay perhaps to kick off with all this tidying up but no, David Dickinson's happy and we're underway.
02:34These two haven't played each other for nearly five years. St Mirren winning the last one.
02:42But Thistle won the last Scottish Cup meeting here in 2016 and in fact have won the last three in
02:49this competition all away from home.
02:52Which begs the question, Scott Allen, who's going to win tonight?
02:56I think St Mirren will be favourites, obviously they've already tasted Cup success this season.
03:01They will be looking at this a huge opportunity to get back to Hampden.
03:04And on the other hand Thistle who will be going really well in the Championship.
03:07They will be looking at this to be a springboard to the back end of the season.
03:11And they'll see it's a chance to overcome Premiership opposition like they've seen in Dunfermundo last night.
03:15Yeah, absolutely, and Thistle have got themselves an early corner after a slightly awkward touch there from Alex Gogic under
03:22pressure from Alex Samuel.
03:25And an early chance to load the box here for the visitors.
03:34Shamal George on his toes here preparing for action.
03:40While it's taken short, Thistle going to try and work something here.
03:44So La Sosa played it back and it's Stanway now and he'll try and get the shot off!
03:48Oh, he's so unlucky!
03:50almost the perfect start
03:52from Thistle who worked the corner
03:54beautifully and Ben
03:56Stanwy
03:57within an inch or two
04:00of opening the scoring
04:02Shaval George was completely
04:05statuesque, wrong footed
04:06there
04:08perhaps there was a deflection on the way through
04:10but
04:13Vardic Thistle
04:16so close to opening the scoring
04:18and here they come once more
04:20Gogic will try and clear his lines
04:26here's once more getting it forward
04:28into defeated Tony Watt
04:29he's brushed aside by Gogic
04:32the uncompromising sweeper tonight
04:35Samirin trying to come forward
04:37for the first time but
04:38no way through
04:40it's Watt getting involved again
04:42Lysosa loses out though to Breckleton
04:44and now Declan John
04:45will take it on
04:47a very breathless start to this game
04:50Breckleton once more in an advanced position
04:52please an inviting ball in
04:55half cleared by O'Reilly
04:57but Breckleton will get another opportunity
04:59perhaps
04:59he's back with O'Hara instead
05:00he's going to go for a goal
05:02but he balloons it into the Thistle fans
05:04behind that goal
05:06well it's been end to end
05:08in the opening two and a half minutes
05:09and O'Hara
05:11with a disappointing effort
05:12but it was Ben Stanwy
05:14with a
05:16terrific effort
05:17real intent from Partick Thistle
05:19from North
05:19lovely
05:20quick corner there
05:21Samirin switching off
05:23and Stanwy just opens up
05:24lovely on his right foot
05:25just tries to shape that
05:26I suppose
05:27since Shamal George was
05:28well and truly beaten
05:29but a real sign of intent
05:31from Partick Thistle
05:32started the game really well
05:33I'm not sure in terms of that replay
05:35whether there was actually a deflection
05:37but Shamal George was
05:38seemed to be completely taken aback
05:40by the effort
05:43and
05:44well they get away with one
05:46they are the lead cup holders
05:49Mark O'Hara
05:50recently returned from
05:52another spell out
05:54with injury
05:55along with his midfield
05:57partner Keanu Bacchus
05:59it's
06:00a big couple of players
06:02to have back for Samirin
06:03in a very important
06:04period of the season
06:06they're going to get an opportunity here
06:07to put their own
06:09centre-backs forward
06:10and Declan Jones
06:12certainly got a good
06:13delivery
06:14capable of it
06:15as
06:17Gogic and Fraser
06:18and O'Hara
06:19are all there
06:20or thereabouts
06:22in fact they've taken it short
06:23is there an opening here
06:25oh it's good backtracking there
06:27alert
06:28play from Fitzpatrick
06:31feels like a bit of a waste up from Samirin
06:33it really was
06:34I think when you see Samirin set up the free kick
06:37you'd always expect them to go direct
06:38also with the presence they have in the box
06:40and they go for the
06:41they opt for the short one
06:42but credit to Fitzpatrick
06:43he's obviously switched on
06:44and they'll lay up to the quick one
06:46and Patrick Thistle
06:47wouldn't need that from all the players tonight
06:48they'll do their job off the ball
06:52here's John again
06:54in a well-advanced
06:56area
06:57O'Hara
06:58sets it in
06:59oh they've hit the post as well now
07:01by Ward
07:04both sides
07:07hitting the frame of the goal
07:08in the opening five minutes
07:10that was a wonderful cross
07:12from O'Hara
07:13was it Phillips arriving late there Scott?
07:16it's a fantastic ball in the box
07:17Declan on
07:18John there
07:18Mark O'Hara opens up
07:20and just puts it into an area
07:21Kellenfeld
07:22that's what he does best
07:23attacking the box
07:23gets his head on it
07:25just can't get it in the back of the net
07:27but that's off the woodwork
07:29here's Lindeloup
07:32Samirin after that
07:34slightly slow start
07:35have sprung to life
07:37and looking to take their game to
07:39the championship sign now
07:43John trying to get the better of Litsosa
07:44down that left plank
07:45stands up to the back
07:47post
07:48that's not far away either
07:50as Richardson arrived
07:52late
07:57it's a great ball in again
07:58from Declan John
07:58wing back to wing back
07:59Richardson just can't quite direct it on target
08:02I just feel they wide here
08:04this is Samirin
08:04looks like they're getting a bit of joy there
08:06just with the shape of thistle
08:07they are quite narrow
08:09once the ball's worked wide
08:10they have to get across
08:11shut down the angles
08:12far too easy for Declan John
08:14to get the cross in
08:16they are looking to put their foot in the ball
08:19here for a spell
08:27it's reading forwards
08:32Samuel will chase that
08:33beat to it by George
08:34who sweeps it long
08:36up in the direction of Young
08:46it's been quite a start to the game
08:48Scott
08:48it really has
08:49both teams obviously having chances off the woodwork
08:51both will be happy
08:53I think thistle
08:53obviously coming here
08:54they're looking to play out
08:56just a bit too far off them at this moment
08:58so I don't look for their confidence
09:01as well
09:01considering the form they've been in
09:02as I said
09:03I think the wide areas
09:05would be key for them
09:06I like what thistle
09:07thistle will try to get the ball down
09:08and play through the thirds
09:11here's Ben McPherson
09:13who needs to get forward from right back
09:15delivers to the edge of the area
09:17Fraser
09:18scored that
09:20own goal up at Tanadice
09:22that's a decent ball
09:23can Watt catch it
09:24well he can I think
09:26he's kicked it in
09:27still alive for thistle here
09:29the ball comes in
09:31but that's a little bit wasteful
09:35Tony Watt doing well initially
09:37to keep the ball alive
09:39for the Jags
09:41Fitzpatrick's effort in the end
09:42well wide
09:43yeah Tony Watt
09:45done ever so well there
09:46keep that in play
09:47you thought it was just going to run out
09:48for a goal kick
09:49so it looks its way back
09:51to Fitzpatrick
09:51he has to make the goalkeeper
09:52make a save
09:54I think he's going to see
09:55Miss Stammey
09:55trying to find that far corner
09:59yeah I think he's been terrific
10:00whenever I've seen him this season
10:01Ben Stammey
10:02this is a good test for him
10:04against Premiership opposition
10:06because there's every chance
10:07one way or another
10:08he could be playing in the Premiership
10:10next season
10:13certainly I've caught the eye
10:14of a number of clubs
10:16but Thistle would like him to
10:17go up with them of course
10:21still in the mix
10:22for that automatic promotion spot
10:24albeit St. Johnston's win yesterday
10:28but Capelo
10:29taking them eight points clear
10:31with a game more played
10:33big game coming up
10:34in a couple of weeks
10:37between the top two
10:38in the championship
10:39and that'll be live
10:40on BBC Scotland
10:42and this one's
10:43shaping up
10:44in quite a promising fashion
10:45so far
10:49both teams trying to get their foot
10:51in the ball
10:52see Stammey looking for that switch
10:53of play
10:55a little bit better execution
10:56you're out the other side
11:00is that the key
11:01when you're playing with the wingbacks
11:02against a team
11:04that are a four at the back
11:05you want to make the distances
11:06for them to get out and press you
11:07as big as you can
11:09but at the same time
11:10you have to build through the middle
11:11first and then switch it
11:12and then that becomes
11:13the distances become a lot bigger
11:16came off the arm
11:18or the hand of Sosa
11:19and the officials penalise him
11:24one thing about Declan John
11:25if you're not putting pressure on him
11:26when he's wound about your 18 yard box
11:28he has quality in that left foot of his
11:30absolutely
11:38there's Gogic
11:41fire the passes
11:42diagonal there
11:43right onto the left foot of John
11:46flicks it through
11:48Ashcroff was alert there
11:49a couple of players down off the bulge
11:51to the right of your screen there
11:53Tony Watt back on his feet now
11:59Crawford will chase that
12:00but he won't get there
12:02George with a
12:04poor clearance
12:05now with Sosa
12:06Samuel getting himself back onside
12:09and Sosa goes for the rather
12:10speculative effort
12:12it's blocked
12:15Ferson leaves at two on one sport
12:20Ashcroft for O'Reilly
12:21who was ordered off
12:23at Arbroath
12:24but
12:25Red Cubs these days
12:26are always competition specific
12:29so that's why he's free to play tonight
12:31so they're going to get themselves
12:32a free kick for a foul there
12:34on Lundaloo
12:37it's just a heavy touch
12:38from Robbie Crawford
12:39the momentum takes him through
12:41he has to go and challenge
12:43there's a free kick
12:44no malice in it though
12:50Lundaloo certainly a player who is
12:52capable of the
12:54spectacular
12:55fabulous overhead kick he scored against Tarts
12:58evidence of that earlier in the season
13:01first ten minutes have flown by
13:03we could have had a goal at either end
13:04but the woodwork
13:05denying both sets of players
13:09as O'Hara stands over this free kick
13:12this time you would imagine it will go in towards
13:16the Thistle penalty area
13:17as they begin to drop back
13:19and St Mirren make their move
13:21initially headed out
13:22John returns at Freckleton
13:24helps it on
13:24now
13:25the referee
13:26looks for a corner kick
13:29or does he
13:29it's an offside
13:34VAR are going to check that
13:36but the offside is ultimately given
13:39but
13:41there will be a check on that
13:43as Josh Clark has just been told
13:47it's been cleared by VAR
13:50it's a good line from Partick Thistle
13:52high line initially
13:54win the first contact
13:55in the second and third
13:56and St Mirren are really good at that
13:58they do put the pressure
13:59Josh Clark there
14:01comes out and takes the ball
14:04yeah you can see from that
14:05the Phillips was offside
14:08and in any case
14:09Josh Clark did seem to have
14:11got plenty on the ball
14:12as David Dickinson had clearly decided
14:15before the flag went up
14:30St Mirren though as you say
14:32they're not playing like a side's
14:34shot on confidence
14:35and certainly their cup form
14:38so far this season
14:41would give them every reason
14:43to believe that they can make it
14:44back to Hampden
14:45there's Samuel though for Thistle
14:46on to McPherson
14:50Samuel once more
14:52up against Freckleton
14:53he's done well to get out
14:54to the near post
14:55and it's cleared away
14:57by the
15:00backtracking Richardson
15:02Samuel's ever so hard working
15:04isn't he
15:04yeah he's been outstanding
15:06for Thistle this season
15:07it's a fantastic through ball
15:09just pilled his way
15:11past Freckleton
15:12trying to get in the front post
15:13he's defended really well
15:14from the Mirren point of view
15:16Thistle look a threat
15:17any time they go forward
15:18getting bodies forward
15:20into the box
15:24corner kick then
15:25to the visitors
15:26to be taken by Paddy Redding
15:28swings it in
15:29back post
15:30it's a good ball
15:31and it's not cleared
15:32and it's saved by
15:33Shabal George
15:36Alex Samuel
15:37well you might feel
15:38he should have got
15:39more purchase in this
15:41fantastic ball in
15:42he couldn't quite get
15:44the power on it
15:45he's a wee bit behind him
15:47again it's a sign of intent
15:48from Thistle
15:49they look really dangerous
15:51they're not defending
15:52their blocks well enough
15:53there's no getting away from it
15:55they haven't defended
15:56well enough all season
15:57he's been chirping goals
15:59yeah difficult in fairness
16:01to Alex Samuel
16:01to generate the power
16:03there as it came to him
16:04from a fairly short distance
16:07with very little pace on it
16:10and Shabal George
16:11making the comfortable save
16:13but as expected
16:15it is a cup tie
16:17that does have the feeling
16:19it could go either way
16:20in the first goal
16:21I imagine could be
16:23crucial in deciding that
16:25as Litsosa brings his side
16:27forward
16:29he's done so well
16:30Litsosa
16:31he's got away from Gogic
16:33can he get the shot off here
16:34he can
16:35but the little deflection
16:37of Fraser
16:38takes it teamly into the arms
16:40of Shabal George
16:41but terrific work there
16:42from Litsosa
16:46not too many players
16:47wriggle away from Alex Gogic
16:49just as comfortably
16:50as he did there
16:51it's incredible
16:52he actually manages
16:53to fashion himself
16:54a chance
16:55from that situation
16:56Alex Gogic thinks
16:56it's going out
16:57and he's to hook his foot
16:59round
16:59come inside the pitch
17:00well defended in the end
17:01to get the block on it
17:02from St Mirren
17:03but great play
17:04from Litsosa
17:08it's been a good find
17:09for Mark Wilson
17:12in the heart of that
17:14midfield
17:24just parked in the back
17:26there by Bacchus
17:27and it's the
17:28free kick for Thistle
17:35unbeaten in seven
17:35part of Thistle
17:36coming into this
17:38four wins and three draws
17:39since the penalties
17:41defeat by Callie Thistle
17:43in the Challenge Cup
17:46and Fersen
17:48asking Samuel to go
17:49and chase that one
17:51too much on it
17:52but Samuel gives him
17:53the thumbs up
17:53for the intent
17:56as Bobic now
17:57brings it forward
18:01it's a nice ball
18:02for Bacchus
18:02who threads it
18:03through the channel
18:04but Linda Liu
18:07also
18:07indicating the thumbs up
18:09because he
18:09knows the
18:11idea there
18:11from Bacchus
18:12was a good one
18:13the execution
18:13not quite
18:14good enough
18:20feels like there's
18:21going to be goals
18:21Scott
18:22you never really
18:22want to give it
18:23that kiss of death
18:24from the commentator
18:25but certainly
18:26both sides
18:27have a lot of
18:27attacking intent
18:28in these early stages
18:30yeah I certainly
18:31think there's going
18:31to be goals
18:32in this one
18:33I'm really impressed
18:34with this
18:34with the confidence
18:34they're playing with
18:36somebody at the same
18:37time
18:37they're a lot more
18:38comfortable on the
18:39ball than they have
18:39done in recent weeks
18:42they've touched on
18:43it's a fantastic
18:43angled pass
18:44from Alex Gorgic
18:45Bacchus playing
18:46off the side
18:47of the midfielder
18:47he's trying to
18:48slip that one
18:48through to Lundulu
18:52both teams
18:53they look
18:53once they're
18:54in each other's
18:55ass
18:55looks like
18:56they're going
18:56to go and
18:56create
18:56O'Hara pick it up
19:02he's getting away
19:02from Stanway
19:03and now driving
19:04his height forward
19:05Richardson making
19:06advances
19:07just has to
19:08check his run
19:08slightly
19:09at the edge
19:09of the box
19:11still he has it
19:11though and he's
19:12hitting the byline
19:13and he stands it
19:13up
19:14it's over
19:15Lundulu
19:15picked up though
19:17right young
19:18and then John
19:19rather telegraphed
19:20that pass
19:21and it allows
19:21McPherson to burst
19:22forward
19:23on the counter
19:25Samuel gives
19:25him the run
19:26tracked by Gorgic
19:28a barge
19:28in the back
19:28there
19:29well the referee's
19:31ignored that
19:31I mean
19:33I know sometimes
19:34you say
19:34there's just a
19:35coming together
19:35there but that
19:36was a fairly
19:37blatant I felt
19:38barge from Gorgic
19:40in the back
19:40Samuel that
19:40clearly knocked
19:41him off balance
19:42but the assistant
19:43referee was looking
19:44right at it
19:44the referee had a
19:45good position as
19:47well and nothing
19:47given and here's
19:48Lundulu at the
19:49other end
19:50really is
19:5220 in to the
19:52other
19:54can't take your
19:54eyes off it
19:58just going back
19:58to that
19:59that chance
20:00there when
20:00Mark O'Hara
20:01was driving
20:02apart at Thistle
20:03Box
20:03he just felt
20:03he passed
20:04the ball too
20:04early
20:04takes another
20:05couple of steps
20:06that allows
20:07Richardson to
20:07then get on
20:08the other side
20:09of the Thistle
20:09he can slip
20:10the ball
20:10in behind
20:11and he's
20:11in and goal
20:12just passes
20:13it too early
20:13and closes
20:13off the angle
20:16the wee moments
20:17round about
20:17the edge
20:17of the box
20:17you have to
20:18show that
20:19little bit
20:19of finesse
20:19and fashion
20:20the chance
20:22yeah he can
20:23usually rely
20:24upon Mark O'Hara
20:25to stay
20:26composed
20:27and pick
20:27the right
20:27pass
20:28but maybe
20:28not quite
20:30up to
20:31100%
20:31much
20:32sharpness
20:32after
20:33smells
20:33out
20:33injured
20:34here's
20:34Declan John
20:35it's a good
20:36looking ball
20:36Thistle
20:37have to be
20:37careful
20:38O'Reilly
20:38was clattered
20:39there though
20:39by Richardson
20:40it will be
20:41a free kick
20:42to Thistle
20:43on the edge
20:44of the road
20:44six
20:45good defending
20:46from O'Reilly
20:47under pressure
20:51again
20:53lovely
20:55lofty ball
20:55in there
20:55from Declan
20:56John
20:56Richardson
20:57has to
20:57throw
20:58himself
20:58after
20:59there's
20:59no doubt
21:00it's a
21:00foul
21:01there's
21:02no doubt
21:02that's a
21:02foul
21:03but again
21:04Samara
21:04looked dangerous
21:04from the cross
21:06balls
21:08O'Reilly
21:09to Stanway
21:10back to
21:12Josh Clark
21:12on loan
21:13from Celtic
21:14they're hoping
21:15they don't
21:16they're hoping
21:16they get
21:17through of
21:17course
21:17but not
21:18that they
21:18draw Celtic
21:19because then
21:20he would be
21:21able to play
21:21a subsequent
21:22tie
21:22that was the
21:23case when
21:24they met
21:24in the
21:24League Cup
21:25earlier in the
21:26season
21:27but Thistle
21:29missing
21:29the influential
21:30O'Shean
21:30Smith
21:31this evening
21:32for that
21:33very reason
21:33he's on loan
21:35from St Mirren's
21:36parent club
21:37and therefore
21:38ineligible as
21:39is Fraser
21:40Taylor
21:40although he
21:41hasn't featured
21:42just as much
21:43since he
21:43came in on
21:44loan in
21:45January
21:45three
21:46certainly
21:47O'Shean
21:47Smith
21:48has been
21:48a big
21:49player
21:49for Thistle
21:51this season
21:52slightly
21:52surprised
21:53that
21:55St Mirren
21:56haven't been
21:56able to
21:56use him
22:01really good
22:01from Thistle
22:02building out
22:03from the back
22:05shifting
22:06the St Mirren
22:06team about
22:12Crawford
22:12into the feet
22:13of Samuel
22:15by Crawford
22:16highly
22:17experienced
22:18player
22:18in that
22:19midfield
22:20area
22:22Stanwy
22:24to the
22:25left-hand
22:25side
22:26and
22:26Thistle
22:27look to
22:27build
22:27once more
22:30Barry
22:30Reading
22:30joining
22:31in
22:33probably
22:34just giving
22:34Crawford
22:35too much
22:35to do
22:35there
22:36and Fraser
22:37tidies up
22:38but he's
22:38giving it
22:39away
22:40Thistle
22:41will try
22:41again
22:42Gogic
22:42in the
22:42way
22:42this
22:43time
22:43Lundalud
22:43tries
22:44the little
22:44nutmeg
22:44Ben McPherson
22:45wasn't having
22:46it
22:46and Thistle
22:47won it
22:47back in a
22:47good area
22:48once more
22:53by the
22:54corner
22:55and managed
22:56to do so
22:57Marcus Fraser
22:58incredulous
22:59I think he
22:59felt that
23:00went straight
23:00behind
23:07and
23:18first time
23:22this one
23:23comes
23:23straight into
23:24the box
23:24it's well defended this will try and walk it back into the danger area phillips is there though
23:30lindaloo kind of sclaps that out of play the only way to describe that attempted clearance
23:39a bit of composure was needed there just i was touching on stanley no surprise that
23:44teams will be looking at him profile really comfortable on the ball
23:52moving forward there and again bacchus to young who's not really been able to get into the game
23:59that's misplaced from o'reilly and it's lindaloo it's at mirin break young fuels to the right so hara on
24:05the left use it for john now says delivery late this time takes a little nick on his way through
24:11this will have dealt with it it's up by looks patrick looks pretty aimless from him though
24:18expect better from the winger stephen robinson animated as ever on the touchline for us at
24:27mirin it's interesting he was seen in midweek scott i'm not sure how much of it was tongue-in-cheek
24:34in the pre-match interview up at tanadice he was basically saying that he hated
24:39management like he didn't the pressure of it and so on and and i'm sure there's obviously i mean
24:44the league cup winning stuff like that massive elements of it that will be enjoyable but i kind
24:48of get you know it's just a 24 hour a day you know relentless job isn't it yeah i think
24:56that's
24:57obviously heightened when you're not winning games of football you touched on the the league cup when
25:01that's the the real highs of football it's really intense on the training picture and of course on the
25:08touchline this is good play again from thistle
25:14which is trying to get back and pulled them up crawford they've got men in the middle here
25:24momentum somewhat going out of that move because it was a good attack
25:30start again just beyond the midway point in this first half no goals but
25:33uh no shortage of action it's given away and phillips will try and drive forward stanley trying to
25:40hold them up it's overcooked that pass hillian phillips his manager getting involved again
26:11of course the draw for the the last four coming up straight after this game don't miss that
26:19and also be highlights of all the weekends scottish cup games 10 35 on bbc one scotland here's alex
26:27and samuel hoping to be involved in that highlights reel with a goal or two
26:35tony watt drifting out he's given license to to rome and go and try and influence the game
26:45clever player as uh john pokes it out for the throwing
27:03thistle fans in good voice
27:11the other side can get to hamden
27:24let's make sure some of the through it gets it back from let's sosa
27:28the edge of the area from the top by croff and phillips trying to tidy up
27:33freckleton just as to lash it clear let's give it away though and uh
27:38so then can come forward here it's jake young
27:42and that's good covering
27:44from the experience there of lee ashcroft just stepping across
27:50the front manager young disappointed he couldn't get the better of the veteran defender there
27:59is
28:00what's his face over this near side for dickland john the ball arrives at his feet now via freckleton
28:15back with the defender
28:28fraser
28:30to the right hand side is Richardson
28:33feigns to cross
28:34and buys himself a bit of room
28:36but he can't find the pass
28:38for a team mate
28:40he's going to break to here
28:43Marcus pokes it through
28:46Reading gets it half clear
28:54Gogets tries to switch again
28:55for John
29:04very even contest thus far
29:11Linda Lou
29:12back to Richardson
29:20actually a front
29:22Gogets just
29:23off balance
29:27it's a short pass
29:29Sosa won't be able to keep that one in
29:32but Freckleton
29:33not doing John any favours there
29:37slack one there
29:39Freckleton
29:45intensity's
29:45come out of the game a little
29:50slack again from John
29:51and now Watt but that's poor from him
29:53and O'Hara picks up
29:55the skipper into
29:57Luen de Lu
29:58he's off nicely
30:01Richardson
30:01from the right hand side
30:03again can't get the cross beyond Crawford
30:15Spots at Mirren's way
30:18it was a free kick actually
30:20for the infringement by Fitzpatrick
30:29he's on the back of the back of the leg
30:32yeah and it provides
30:34some of the decent opportunity here
30:35the dead ball situation
30:39O'Hara certainly
30:44able to deliver from these kind of situations
30:47put this one on a St Mirren head
30:51as we approach the half hour mark
30:55so O'Hara to deliver
30:57it's into a good area
30:58no St Mirren player attacking that
31:00who's Samuel who got closest to it
31:02and I think must have got something on it
31:04to take it behind
31:07lovely little ball from Mark O'Hara
31:09in the six yard box
31:11no takers from a St Mirren
31:13player
31:14Samuels
31:15stushes it out of the pitch
31:17great ball in
31:19yeah he's entitled to think that
31:20a St Mirren player could be attacking that
31:23at the back post
31:25he'll still have an opportunity to do that
31:27this time from the corner
31:28again to be taken by the captain
31:32Nicklin John goes in
31:33offers himself
31:34and he's got a lot of room here
31:35and then he's closed down
31:36Tony Watt's not happy with
31:38whoever was initially supposed to be marking
31:41Dicklin John
31:44did his job well there in the end
31:46Tony Watt
31:46just switching off
31:48Tony Watt
31:49really well
31:50can't stop the shot
31:50Dicklin John in that left foot
31:52this corner's been taken short
31:54breaks back the way to
31:55O'Hara
31:56off Crawford
31:59gets back from Bacchus again
32:01O'Hara's ball in
32:03Ashcroft heads clear
32:04dropped on by Crawford
32:06Let Sosa will get there
32:07now Let Sosa up against
32:09Freckleton
32:10who's backpedalling
32:11Let Sosa
32:11it's two on three
32:13and he
32:14can't find
32:17his teammate
32:17it was Paddy Redding who'd made the ground
32:19to get up with him
32:24Well VAR are asking for a stoppage
32:28and there is going to be
32:30a review here
32:32for a handball check
32:36usually you would wait until the ball went out of play
32:40but VAR
32:42who is Gavin Duncan
32:44has spotted something
32:46and he's called the referee's attention to it
32:49to stop the play
32:54it's a possible handball here
32:56from a Partick Thistle defender
33:02let's have a look at this Scott
33:12yep they're going to give it aren't they
33:14they're going to give it
33:16it's an unnatural position
33:21it's Crawford
33:26yeah there's the decision
33:29my question would be
33:30yeah his arms are up
33:32they're right in front of his
33:34face so if it doesn't hit his arm
33:35is it not just going to hit his
33:38face or his body
33:40yeah but if it hits your face
33:41it's not
33:41it's not going to be a belt yet
33:43I know you'll see he's putting this hand
33:44to protect his face but
33:46the rules
33:48it would be classed as unnatural
33:52yeah but he's not making his body bigger
33:53would be the point I think
33:57probably the kind of thing
33:58that Robbie Crawford is saying
34:00there were a couple of instances
34:03not exactly the same as that
34:05but incidents that we were told
34:08that they would not be looking for penalties
34:10if the body
34:11even if it hit the arm
34:12if it was in front of the body
34:13maybe that doesn't quite come under
34:16that criteria
34:17but anyway
34:18St Mirren have the spot kick
34:20it's been decided
34:21by the officials
34:23and so it's a big chance here
34:24for St Mirren to hit the front
34:26in a game that has been
34:28very evenly contested thus far
34:31and Dan Lundaloo
34:33is going to get the opportunity
34:36from 12 yards
34:37to get his name on the score sheet
34:39for the first time
34:39in the competition
34:46Josh Clarke being waved back onto his line
34:49by David Dickinson
34:55moment of high tension
34:57at the Smizer stadium
34:59by St Mirren
35:00are poised
35:02and Lundaloo
35:04left the chance here
35:08Park dances on the line
35:10trying to put him off
35:11as up steps
35:12Lundaloo to strike this
35:16there's the open goal
35:17and it's Dan Lundaloo
35:20who has made the difference
35:24cool and composed
35:27with official fans in front of him
35:29looking to put him off
35:30but he was having none of it
35:33and he strokes St Mirren in front
35:35in the Scottish Cup quarterfinal
35:37as they take the first step
35:39back to Hampden
35:43he really enjoyed that one
35:45stepped up really confidently
35:47started going up
35:48a little jump
35:49just before he sends
35:51Josh Clarke the wrong way
35:53go ahead
35:55really harsh on Thistle
35:57going well in this game
35:59I feel the steps up
36:00with real confidence
36:09it's goal number five
36:10five of the season
36:11all told for
36:12the striker
36:14with his first
36:15in the Scottish Cup
36:22scored in the
36:23the League Cup semi
36:25against Motherwell
36:26and now he is
36:30giving St Mirren
36:32a real boost
36:32in trying to get back
36:33to another semi-final
36:40just to clarify
36:41your take on the
36:43penalty award
36:44you have no doubt
36:45that that should be a penalty
36:49if I'm a Subirian player
36:51I'm wanting a penalty
36:52if I'm a Thistle player
36:52I think he's extremely harsh
36:54I just feel where we are
36:56with these types of decisions
36:57throughout the season
36:59sometimes they're giving
37:00sometimes they're not
37:00I think it's very much
37:02he was in the VAR room
37:03on the day or night
37:07I think it's even harsher
37:09when you know
37:09you know as a player
37:11the cross that's coming in
37:12isn't actually going to
37:13leap to anything
37:15what a great delivery
37:17if it gives him
37:17been in the lead
37:18they won't be complaining
37:21yeah I mean it could be
37:22I have to say
37:23my first take on it
37:24was that his arm
37:25was in front of his body
37:26it might be that
37:27his elbow is
37:28a little bit out
37:30from his torso
37:31in which case
37:32you can see why
37:33it would be awarded
37:34as Declan John
37:35was close to making it two
37:37it'll be interesting
37:38to hear the guys
37:39take on it at half time
37:40James McFadden
37:41is a keen student
37:43of the laws of the game
37:44and knows him
37:45inside out
37:45and he'll have
37:47an accurate take
37:48on this for sure
37:49on the handball
37:51and how it should be
37:53penalised or not
37:54Stephen Thompson
37:55a bit less so
37:58thankfully
37:59he's just presenting
38:00the show
38:01not offering his opinion
38:07Sosa
38:10looking to
38:11reply
38:24good reaction from
38:25Thistle though
38:25the ball down
38:26playing
38:26again Stanway
38:29connecting things
38:30in the middle
38:30of the park
38:33haven't really put a foot
38:34wrong have they
38:37do feel there will be
38:38opportunities in this game
38:39get level
38:42fed for by Stanway
38:44and
38:45I thought Samuel
38:46was being climbed
38:47upon there
38:48and certainly he felt
38:49that
38:49the referee's now
38:50stop playing
38:51because he thinks
38:52that Marcus Fraser's
38:53got a head knock
39:06look here
39:09does come over the top of
39:11Samuel
39:12that's the fall
39:17does make contact with
39:19could have been
39:19free kick to Thistle
39:20for me
39:20thank you
39:53Yeah, well, I think the suggestion from the VAR room is that the arm was too high when the ball
40:02was struck.
40:04So as Marcus Fraser gets a bit of treatment here, that's the rationale from the officials.
40:12That's why he recommended an on-field review, and David Dickinson pretty much agreed with him.
40:20It's the action for the ball, I think the ball's going to hit you in the face, you lift your
40:24hands to protect.
40:27Yes, it's not deliberate.
40:29Well, it's a penalty now.
40:36Concern here for Marcus Fraser.
40:41Was it the way he landed? I'm not sure.
40:43I'm sure Linda Lou, though, the man who has made the key difference, was a cool penalty score, wasn't it?
40:51He was confidently taken.
40:53He's got a little skit and jump just before he takes it.
40:58Soft sets the goalkeeper on the slots at home.
41:01And that has been the difference in this first half.
41:05Both teams have had chances with luck.
41:09Really separating them out with the penalty.
41:12Marcus Fraser still on the floor.
41:19I think they'll be making a change here.
41:28He's not going to be able to continue, that's for sure.
41:33Richard King is going to come on and replace him.
41:38He's having a great week for Marcus Fraser.
41:41An own goal up at Tanadice, and now forced off to injury.
41:47The three.
41:47The each side are leading.
41:59Final instructions from his manager before, Richard King.
42:03A very able substitute, you feel.
42:10Encrypting.
42:22Well met by O'Reilly, there's King involved, Richardson helps it on, Freckleton does likewise, Young just sees it out
42:34of play.
42:49This will feel as long as the damage doesn't get any worse before half-time that they'll still feel in
42:55that second half they can go in and turn this round, Scott.
43:01Yeah, listen, for me, this will know they're very much in this game, played with a real confidence at times,
43:08which maybe out with the first ten minutes haven't really worked to goalkeeper as much as they would like.
43:16There's Lindeloo in a dangerous position, Clark forced into a phase of action here to push it away, Samuel doing
43:25well to hold it up, he's being fouled, he'll want to take this quickly.
43:28That's got to be a yellow card for King, no sooner on the pitch, he's preventing Alex Samuel taking that
43:35quickly.
43:39Wasn't a bad one to take actually, Thistle away, trying to do it quick, Fitzpatrick was away down the left
43:46-hand side.
44:10So we're going to work it out to Declan John here.
44:13Here we go.
44:33Gogic sweeps out to Declan John, has enjoyed a lot of space and time over on this left-hand side.
44:40Freckleton now slides it forward for O'Hara, it's a good ball, it's Declan John, it's a good stop from
44:47John Clarke.
44:48And it had to be...
44:56Lovely play from St Mirren, it's a good ball from Mark O'Hara, great position, Declan John takes up in
45:02that under lap, it's a decent strike.
45:07Just hits through it, it's a decent save from Clark, a well-worked move from St Mirren.
45:15Shot corner taken, comes back to O'Hara, the Thistle fans have thrown a ball on the pitch, and fortunately
45:25in some ways that comes to nothing.
45:30I'm liking that short corner tonight, St Mirren, just trying to get a different angle on it.
45:40Short corner routine, almost worked for Thistle in the opening moments of the game.
45:48But it's a betrayal, next to Dan Lindeloo's spot kick.
45:59Seems like there's going to be five minutes added on at the end of this, after that, well there's a
46:04bar check but also the injury to Marcus Fraser a few minutes ago.
46:09Chill things up, Lindeloo's lost it there, McPherson there just ahead of O'Hara but John's taking off his toes
46:16but...
46:18Well, Levy's pulled up back for the free kick, John was just caught there by McPherson.
46:26Ashcroft's coming across for an explanation here, perhaps to point out a couple of other injustices he feels have been
46:33done but...
46:35I'm not sure David Dickens is particularly moved by that.
46:39There's not much in it as a free kick, Thistle just creating their own problems at times,
46:45a really narrow, they do give the balls away because they've not got any real natural width in their team,
46:51they can't play the wee quick ones, five, ten yards and then go out the other side.
46:54If the pass isn't accurate, they're not looking to counter them.
46:58This is a chance and it's John, it's a good ball hunter, really dangerous area again, all the way through,
47:07now being converted.
47:14Lovely shape on it again from Declan John, shooting the penalty spot on the goalkeeper.
47:18But, again, no takers from a Supermiren perspective.
47:29That's a lovely ball forward as a five-minute Saturday owner confirmed.
47:48This is looking to strike back before the interval here.
48:07It's all in for Kieran Phillips there, on a wrist that's already bandaged up.
48:13I'm sure he didn't welcome that.
48:17It's going to be a goal kick to St Mirren.
48:25Shamal George, you'd have to say he hasn't been overworked in that St Mirren goal, Scott.
48:30No, he hasn't, apart from the first ten minutes of the game.
48:35Not offered much as an attacking threat.
48:38Let's see what we're doing.
48:40No bloody challenge there.
48:42Yeah, good old 50-50.
48:47Phillips pounces.
48:49Lundaloo has got Jake Young to his side.
48:52Chats here for St Mirren for the second!
48:56And Jake Young pounces once again!
49:00Two goals in two games!
49:02For the striker!
49:05And that, just before half-time, could be absolutely crucial.
49:14Parting to some mistake, on the edge of their own box,
49:18and punished to the fool by St Mirren.
49:23And they just love cup competitions, don't they?
49:26And they look like they could be heading back to Hampden.
49:30Sosa plays it in sight, just a real slackness there from Thistle.
49:35Doesn't have a picture.
49:37Lundaloo pounces, lovely slip pass, the weight is perfect for Jake Young,
49:40he can come onto that first time.
49:42Jake Young!
49:43And he slams it home.
49:45Josh Clarke can maybe do better, but he can keep just under him.
49:50The weight of pass for Lundaloo is perfect.
49:52Hardly has to take it, nah, it's a great finish.
49:58It's a two-goal lead for St Mirren.
50:01For Thistle, who's keyed, he didn't concede before.
50:05Before half-time, there's a different outlook set in the second half.
50:11They do feel they were creating their own problems.
50:14Yes, they're really compact with and without the ball.
50:17Nearly come though, looking for one back.
50:21Samuel to the buying line.
50:23Comes out to Watt.
50:27First in now.
50:32Samuel stretching the muscles in the neck, but there's an offside flag up.
50:37Even though he couldn't get it on target in any case.
50:46Decent ball in, isn't it?
50:47Never enough power on the cross.
50:51Degenerate any real sort of finish there with the head.
50:54Again, just compare the both teams.
50:57St Mirren have the out-ball with Richeson and Declan John.
51:03Thistle just don't have that.
51:04They are connected throughout the team, but there's no width to kind of
51:10ask questions of St Mirren and stretch that defence.
51:14Yeah, that's where perhaps the absence of Logan Chalmers really is felt more strongly,
51:21because often they've got him in one flank, Aidan Fitzpatrick on the other,
51:24and they are able to get real width on the side, but now with Chalmers injured,
51:32just lose that balance, forced to restructure somewhat.
51:43There's Pranches actually coming out to the right-hand side, there he is.
51:46Just for the last few moments of this first period.
51:52Samuel picks up, he's battled away there, to no real avail thus far.
52:01.
52:17Swiss parts it out to the left-hand side.
52:20Reading plays it forward, Watt, can't get there though.
52:29.
52:43He'll be more than satisfied by the way this first half has panned out, for sure.
52:49Two-goal advantage.
52:53And his side.
52:58Looking pretty comfortable right now, after having weathered an early storm,
53:02Jake Young with his second goal for St Mirren in first-half stoppage time,
53:08has given them that cushion now.
53:10After Dan Lundeloup's penalty was stroked home, following Robbie Crawford's handball,
53:19which was penalised after a VAR review.
53:24And Hardik Dissel having started so well, could have been all so different had Ben Stanway's effort
53:32gone in off the post rather than coming back out.
53:36Hylian Phillips also hitting the post, but St Mirren in charge.
53:40The elites.