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00:01Thanks again Steven, fourth official Gavin Duncan, just having a chat there with Mark Wilson perhaps explaining the rationale behind
00:14the penalty award, it was Greg Aitken on VAR duty who flagged it to David Dickinson the referee, I don't
00:22think Mark Wilson is necessarily agreeing with what he's been told.
00:34But as it is, this will have to deal with the adversity of a two goal deficit coming into the
00:42second period, it does feel like a long way back as Scott was saying they started the game ever so
00:51well but really after the first ten minutes didn't threaten the St Mirren goal, they're going to have to defend.
01:00This situation, Lindeloo can't get it laid back to O'Hara, it's Declan John and it's side netting, well I
01:09think a few people on the ground thought that was in and I kind of half thought that myself for
01:13a split second but Declan John, very close.
01:19It's brilliant from Lindeloo though from their striker, holding it up again, lovely way to pass for Declan John, he
01:25came on to it first time.
01:27He's by the post, again St Mirren using that width, the wing back's Richardson this time, it's really easy when
01:34they do a turnover of the ball in the middle of the park, got that pass out wide on.
01:38On the left, every time they turn over the ball.
01:42Well Riley, that's almost a brilliant take from Fitzpatrick and St Mirren.
01:49Lock it half clear.
01:53Just thinking, wouldn't be the most ridiculous notion that this could be the play-off final as well.
02:01St Mirren laying down a marker for that but they will hope to steer themselves well clear of such a
02:07situation before the league season is out.
02:10But that man there has accepted that very much they are right in the mire.
02:15Just three points above Kilmarnock who currently sit in 11th and the run of the results they've had.
02:24It's been dreadful.
02:27I think there's actually, there's a, I think it's a bit of a misconception that it's been a drop-off
02:32since the league cup win.
02:34I looked at the results just prior, you know, the games in the season prior to the league cup final.
02:40And since, and actually, ahead of the league cup final, I think they picked up maybe four points more than
02:48in that second segment.
02:49So it's not like they were in sparkling form in the league going into the league cup final either.
02:54But certainly, since then it's not been good enough.
02:57And here's Alex Samuel, who's going to go for a goal.
03:00And it looked like it was on target before Shemal George, got the fingertips to it, to push it behind
03:05for a corner.
03:14It's a positive play from Tassel, it looks like Stanley again, a fantastic pass down to the side of Alex
03:18Gogic.
03:20And I like that from Samuel, he's taking the early shot, taking the goalkeeper by surprise.
03:26Oh, George pans it out.
03:28Another shot one.
03:29Yeah, they're trying a similar kind of move, La Sousa gets it in, Samuel on the spin, there's claims from
03:36the Thistle fans that that was a handball.
03:39Ignored initially, at least by the referee, there's going to be a check here for a head knock initially, at
03:44least.
03:46They are, like they do with everything in the penalty area, we'll have a look at it.
03:54But, a couple of thousand Thistle fans thought this was a penalty score.
04:00It's a decent touch, doesn't it?
04:02On the swivel.
04:05Chesty.
04:08Chesty hand.
04:10Not a penalty for me.
04:12No, no, I think it was an optimistic shout, I think you'd call that, from the visiting fans.
04:17Which they're allowed to do, of course, but, no, I mean, he took that one right in the midriff, and
04:25so, it's a better play on.
04:30But, the shot from Samuel that forced George into a pretty decent save, it's a tough angle to even test
04:37the keeper from, far less score from, and he did well.
04:39He's, for me, been their biggest attacking threat.
04:42Yeah, well, he offers, he offers them behind, I think that's what, the key parts of this game.
04:47Fantastic find from Stanwy, with the pass down the side of Gogage.
04:51And I don't, I don't mind taking, I know it's a difficult angle, but sometimes it's worth taking the pop
04:57shot, it says it forced him into corner, he could then lead to creating a chance from the corner that
05:01he then had.
05:03It's a decent start to the second half for him.
05:05Yeah, Tony Watt obviously playing a bit more out to the left-hand side, and you maybe lose just a
05:11little bit of his influence when he's not playing.
05:13Right up as part of a two with Samuel.
05:16Here they come again, Thyssel, and come all the way through to Tony Watt, can you get the shot off
05:20here?
05:21Charged down by Flips again, the cries for the handball.
05:26Fall on deaf ears once more, as Reading gets it into a good area, and O'Hara back to get
05:32the clearance in, but this is good from Thyssel.
05:35It's what their manager will have asked of them, at half-time they've got to try and get the next
05:39goal, as Tom said.
05:41If St Mirrens strike next, it's a good night, part of Thyssel.
05:47They have to score the next goal in this game.
05:50Stanwy again with a searching pass, that white hand side channel.
05:55That sort of goes and puts the pressure on, but St Mirrens have got it clear.
05:59There's Bacchus, clipping it forward, Lindeloo trying to make something of it, but Ashcroft's there.
06:06And then Crawford back to Reading, whose mistake it was that led to that second St Mirrens goal.
06:13Down goes Watt, looking for the free kick.
06:16I think Richard King feels he went down rather easily there.
06:20Richard King will be mindful of the fact that he was booked just moments after coming on,
06:26so Tony Watt also probably very aware of that.
06:30He's a bit too eager there from King.
06:33Tony Watt is really good at that, initiating the contact, buying the foul.
06:37Crawford at the second time of asking, gets it through here to Samuel.
06:41I think he was going for a goal there, and if the previous effort was a tight angle, a difficult
06:48one,
06:48then that was virtually impossible.
06:51Maybe not so much on that one.
06:53That is a difficult effort.
06:57You're looking, there's absolutely no chance that's going out at the back post.
07:01Do you think he's ever scored one of them in training?
07:03Not many have.
07:04Not many have out.
07:05I just think you're in a good area, just help into the St Mirrens box, make them defend it.
07:11Managed to pick up the second balls on the clearance.
07:21Reading's done well, and he's got it through to Fitzpatrick,
07:24who's almost operating in a number 10 position here,
07:28and he bursts forward, but his final effort doesn't trouble the goalkeeper.
07:33Restration for Thistle again, but it has been a good start to this second period from them.
07:37They've been on the front foot.
07:38Yes, really positive play for Fitzpatrick, through the heart of the pitch.
07:43Just can't quite direct his shot in target, I'll be disappointed with that.
07:46Which is back to your point on St Mirrens, about that early season formal.
07:50For me, I think the difference between then and now is they were well in games.
07:54Games were being decided by a goal.
07:56Sometimes decisions that they did know their way, a lot of it was spoken about at the time.
08:00Now what you're seeing in them is just in both boxes, especially in the Premiership,
08:05they've been really poor, they don't look like scoring on their shipping goals.
08:09At this stage of the season, it's never a good combination, that.
08:13It is not.
08:14Listen, this is the sort of game that's filled with a bit of momentum,
08:17if they can get a clean sheet.
08:20They're going to maybe add to the goal tally tonight, give them a huge lift.
08:26Here's Richardson.
08:30Get it from Young, away by Ashcroft.
08:35By Stanway.
08:38They've got Rangers at home next Sunday, Falkirk away, Aberdeen at home and Celtic away.
08:44It's not an easy run of fixtures, that, as they look to try and climb the table.
08:49But almost in their thoughts tonight is just getting into the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.
08:55And a cup double would be an absolute dream scenario.
09:05The other Saints did it, not so long ago, it was at 2021.
09:10As Keanu Bacchus leans up the long throw in here.
09:17To the new post.
09:25It's almost squeezed through by Stanway, but King did well, and here he is.
09:29He's trying to keep the pressure on, but a heavy touch, keeps it out of the play.
09:35Applauded for his endeavour there, at least for the Stirling fans.
09:41Done really well, stopped the two attacks.
09:43Passes get through it, Alex Samuels away.
09:55One of the issues for Mark Wilson, and I feel like this has been an issue for Thistle over the
10:00past few seasons.
10:01But you look at their bench, and they've not got a massive amount there that's going to come on and
10:06maybe overly influence the game.
10:09Kyle Turner is certainly a player who can come on and play in the middle of the park.
10:14But really up front, you're looking at Rico Dayak, who's barely had a look-in since coming back from his
10:19loan at Kelty in January.
10:26And there's a couple of youngsters and defenders, so...
10:30A couple of youngsters and defenders, so...
10:34A couple of students' hand might be forced at some stage to try and make the changes.
10:44Probably overachieved in the league this season, I don't think too many people had them as likely to be the
10:52biggest challengers to the league leaders at the start of the season, given the various cuts.
10:57But Mark Wilson, having taken on the job on a permanent basis, has really done terrifically well to have them
11:04in contention for the title still.
11:08Really has, he deserves huge credit.
11:12He's been playing good football.
11:14He saw a lot of players in, as you touched on there, you look at the injuries.
11:18Some players can't play against their pairing club.
11:23They've done a great job so far.
11:29So you get themselves back into this cup tie.
11:40So Riley, getting playing it square for his captain Ashcroft.
11:47McPherson.
11:51Some men just sit comfortably in their shape, difficult to break down.
11:56This will go long guard, it's going to come to Watt.
11:59Can't squeeze the pass, and Gogic steps in, but he's giving it straight to McPherson.
12:05McPherson now with an opportunity.
12:07He's let Sosa.
12:09Good defending.
12:11Cavacchis, who got back in there to make that interception, a really important one.
12:27I think it was the Australian who got back there to cut that one out.
12:32Yeah, once that ball goes wide, they're playing that midfielder at Unity.
12:36Make sure that space is covered.
12:39This will look for the cutback.
12:42Just a cut out of the cross.
12:44That's good play from O'Reilly, and he's continued to join in the attack here.
12:49This will look for a goal back.
12:52It's over the head of Tony Watt, he's going to have to go and chase that.
12:58Claiming for the throw-in, but clearly he knocked it out.
13:02He's looking for a different kind of cross there, though, as he's indicating.
13:12Getting over that sort of cross, it's coming from that side, you're expecting your left-sided player to just be
13:17arriving at that back post.
13:19Ball stood up.
13:35Stand way to Ashcroft.
13:44Sosa seems to be playing further to the right in the second half, gets it forward, and it's going to
13:49be a corner only.
13:52Confessing it forward well again.
14:07They would give for a goal back here, and make a real cup tie of this for the final half
14:13an hour.
14:15It's fired in by Reading, and the climb there from Ashcroft, but the header does not trouble.
14:20Shamal George, straight at him.
14:24It's been the story of a night at times tonight, Thistle, when balls have come into the box to go
14:29and attack.
14:30There's not enough power on it for them to go and really get something behind it.
14:34It ends up a comfortable save again then for Shamal George.
14:38That climbed well, certainly, Ashcroft, as King puts himself in a bit of trouble there.
14:45George out of his box to clear.
14:47Hording it by O'Reilly.
14:49What, he's done well to get that into the path of Fitzpatrick.
14:52Dancing feet there.
14:54Keep possession.
14:55And now it's McPherson, who'll try and take on John out there with a sliding challenge.
15:00I mean, it's a good spell.
15:01It's a good 15 minutes at the start of this second period.
15:04Forthistle, they just haven't been able to find the goal.
15:08Well, the Thistle fans are furious here because they've not been allowed to take the throw,
15:11and as John got to his feet, does the referee have to stop that and allow John to get back
15:18involved?
15:19Not for me, no.
15:21Not if it's not a head knock.
15:23I understand the frustration there.
15:26The right out for Saul.
15:28A bit of joy down that right-hand side.
15:31Ferson powering down the right-hand side, trying to put balls in the box,
15:34but St Mirren have, matchday runs well.
15:36And it comes again, a glancing header, the reflection takes it behind.
15:40Off King.
15:42The Thistle fans rise.
15:45They feel there might yet be something in this cup tie for them.
15:50It's a good ball into the box.
15:53It's never going in target, is it?
15:55I'm just hoping can that fall.
15:56With a Thistle flair.
15:57Late run into the box.
15:59Chance to go again here.
16:00Gone there.
16:02The next goal, it could really change the momentum.
16:04It comes to Stanway!
16:06What a strike!
16:07And Ben Stanway has dragged Patrick Thistle right back into this!
16:12He's the man we've been talking about.
16:15Likely to spark the Thistle revival.
16:17What a strike!
16:18What a great set-piece that was!
16:21And Stanway, with the unerring volley from the edge of the box,
16:24right into the bottom corner.
16:26And Thistle are alive once more!
16:30What a strike that is from Stanway.
16:33The star performer for Thistle tonight.
16:35It comes to him.
16:37He does everything right.
16:39He doesn't try to hit it too hard.
16:40Then Excel on target.
16:42Oh, it's as sweet as you like.
16:45Not an easy one to take.
16:47Eyes on the ball.
16:49The key in that is not trying to hit it too hard.
16:53Thistle a lifeline here.
16:55It's been coming, hasn't it?
16:57It's felt like that, for sure.
16:59Tenth goal of the season.
17:01Which is exactly why we've been talking about him in such a high praise he's been getting.
17:10And third goal in the Scottish Cup.
17:12As I say, he got the winner against Elgin in the previous round.
17:15That was via deflection.
17:17He didn't need a deflection for that one.
17:19He caught it beautifully.
17:20It was really well executed from the corner kick as well.
17:23Picking him out at the edge of the area.
17:28And, well, we certainly do have a cup tie on our hands once again.
17:40For the confidence now, Thistle.
17:44Yeah, I think it's a better.
17:45I'm going to make a couple of changes because Stephen Robinson will feel that this Cup tie is swinging
17:51a way he does not want it to swing.
17:55Well, digged into the area.
17:56Samuel with his back to goal.
17:58Slips it for.
17:59Stanway, side netting.
18:00That's how it's Crawford that type.
18:02Crawford making the run into the box.
18:05He couldn't emulate his fellow midfielder.
18:08It's a really good play.
18:09Fitzpatrick keeps it alive.
18:12Composure.
18:14Lovely lifted pass from Redmond here.
18:16Samuel sees the run.
18:18Robbie Crawford just snatches at it.
18:21Direct that on target.
18:22Make the goalie make a save.
18:25Really positive play from Thistle.
18:28Real belief about them now.
18:30It's going to be a double change.
18:33As Jamal Calvin and Jacob Devaney come on.
18:37Devaney scored in the previous round.
18:40The win over Airdrie.
18:43The young man on loan for a man, United.
18:45That's Jamal Calvin.
18:50And off goes one of the goal scorers.
18:54Jake Young.
18:57And Bacchus looks like he is also making way in the midfield.
19:03Stephen Robinson, as you can see at the edge of your picture there,
19:08is not entirely happy with the way this second half has gone.
19:11Understandably so.
19:16Consensus frustration.
19:18Understandably.
19:20With a 2-0 lead at half time.
19:24Just came off the pedal a bit.
19:26A loud Thistle back into the game.
19:29That's a handball from Gogic under significant pressure.
19:33He just packs the ball out of play.
19:38Thistle keen to get things moving quickly here.
19:42That's going to be a free kick.
19:49Calvin's first action in the game to concede that.
19:53Free kick.
19:59The man at the moment, Ben Stanwy, over it along with Fitzpatrick, coming onto the scene here.
20:07Taking a shot to Fitzpatrick.
20:10Stanwy will be closed down, but he gets it to Reading, into the area, half clear.
20:15O'Hara helps it on.
20:19It's a minute having to get started in this second half, as you see, they've come off it and then
20:24some.
20:25O'Reilly, they're getting up for the ball there.
20:31O'Reilly, the first instinct was that he did, but Reading took a bit of the man as well.
20:37O'Reilly on the stretch.
20:38O'Reilly, it's a decent ball from Lingdoulou.
20:45Yeah, he gets the ball first, doesn't he?
20:49Reading gets across to get the second one.
20:51I think he does catch him when they follow through.
20:53He does, not intentional.
20:55Good defending.
21:03What a warning from David Dickinson here before this long throw-in from Richard King.
21:16I'm going to try and recover the two-goal advantage.
21:20That was Freckleton, actually.
21:21I bet I put it the wrong way, and now Tony Walker chase this.
21:26Back goes Richard King.
21:28Does well, recovers well there, the defender.
21:33It's a good battle, that, isn't it?
21:35They don't have an ego to each other, on and off the ball.
21:41Manny forward, too much on it, though.
21:48This will don't have a great away record in the league.
21:51They've only won three of their 13 away games in the league.
21:55But they've given themselves a chance of coming back in this one.
22:02Really important stage in the game for St Mirren.
22:04So having that lead, it's cut back to one.
22:09Mentality when they're not winning games in the league.
22:13There's a bit of vulnerability there.
22:15Stephen Robinson will know that.
22:17It's well won.
22:19Over on the far side in St Mirren.
22:21It's over Lindeloo.
22:25There goes Phillips.
22:28Waring, able to force it forward.
22:32King takes a chance, but gets away from Topper and Watt.
22:36Home fans responding to that.
22:41Well, Phillips has gone down after that crunching challenge he made a moment ago.
22:46He's come off second best, it would appear.
22:56So the break and play
23:00to allow some treatment for the midfielder.
23:03Always highly combative, but
23:05might have inflicted a bit of damage on himself there.
23:11It's all action, isn't it?
23:12Phillips.
23:14Always there to be one.
23:16Went fully committed.
23:21Sometimes when you go into that intensity, yes, you're not going.
23:25When you're going into that intensity, you can almost just catch a wee niggle.
23:29Here it is.
23:29Yeah.
23:34Does it look like it's from the initial contact?
23:36No, it doesn't, does it?
23:39He just straight back up.
23:43Not a bit of a wee nosed.
23:44Maybe.
23:47Picks himself about, for sure.
23:51An important player, then that's at Merriman Field.
23:53He'll be keen to get him back on.
23:56With a quarter of the game remaining.
24:07Gorgic clips it out to Declan John.
24:14There's Devaney.
24:17Fires it forward.
24:17Fires it forward into fellow substitute, Calvin.
24:21Lindeloo, they're just enough to hold on to possession.
24:24So they're going to need to do more of that, hold on to the ball in this second period.
24:29As King switches out to John.
24:36No real sign of activity yet, I don't think, on the official bench.
24:40But might also be delighted, by the way the starting eleven have played at the start of the second half.
24:49As Samuel buys the free kick in the middle of the park, allows them to get up the field.
24:58Mark Wilson, we don't know how crucial the next goal was, they've managed to get it.
25:03We did feel it was coming at the time, they were pushing.
25:07He's been dropped off.
25:08Happy, to be fair, some of them are happy dropping off the game.
25:13Only putting real pressure on Thistle.
25:16Thistle were hit from Stanway, first time he's put a foot wrong, I think, in the game.
25:23Just thinking of a striker in that Thistle team, with someone like Stanway, when you do see him landing the
25:28ball.
25:31He can't find it.
25:34Potential attack and change here, as Mark Wilson's a chap with Mikko Dayak.
25:40Came on to score against Montrose in the fourth round.
25:59Samuel on to Fitzpatrick.
26:05It's interesting to see what this Thistle change is, in terms of who comes off, because, I mean, it worked
26:10ever so hard, you can't imagine he's going to take Samuel off.
26:16Oh, it's so experienced as well.
26:20Does he go even more attacking, does he take off a slightly less attacking player, and really go for it
26:25at this stage?
26:28Maybe Fitzpatrick move Tony Watt out, through the middle.
26:33Yeah, it's possible.
26:35He will feel, though, they've got good possession, as I said, or dropping off them, allowing that we build their
26:41attacks.
26:45There will come a point where he has to push and go for that next goal.
27:01Here's that source up.
27:06Might be a double change, actually, for Thistle and Kyle Turner, also being readied.
27:10Here's Watt, spinning away from King.
27:12Can he get a shot off here?
27:13He can't, but he's dragged it just wide.
27:15But he was being slightly held there, and I think that's the point he's making today with Dickinson, but he
27:20got the shot off cleanly.
27:22Just tugged it wide.
27:25Really good play from Tony Watt.
27:28Close to Richard King is to him.
27:30He wants him closer, he can just spin there, he rolls him.
27:33Flashes it by the left-hand.
27:42Thistle, very much in this game, and pushing.
27:44Thistle, very much in this game.
27:59Second.
28:01Lundaloo, it's lost out.
28:05Samuel again, up against Gogic.
28:09It's another fascinating battle there.
28:24Still, Thistle will wait to bring on the two substitutes.
28:44Here's King.
28:46Looking for Phillips, looks to have recovered from the mock he took there.
28:51Defending there from Reading.
28:54To be careful.
28:55Thorpots, free kick.
28:58Roger King penalised.
29:05Just...
29:11Just a foul for me.
29:14Changes for Thistle.
29:19So, Lettsosa replaced by Kyle Turner, and I think it's going to be Robbie Crawford.
29:25Yeah, there he is.
29:27So it is a bit more attacking, certainly, from Thistle, the turner for Lettsosa.
29:32You can see a bit more light for light, but Dayak for Crawford offers them a different option up front.
29:41Looks like they're going to go with the two right through the middle, Scott.
29:45Yeah, two right through the middle, Tony Watt just behind them.
29:50Tunnel just slotting along slides, Stan Waite.
30:04I'm sure I think that's what he meant, but he guides it back to his goalkeeper.
30:18Just over a quarter of an hour remaining for Thistle to try and at the very least force extra time.
30:37The Scottish Football Roundup is published tomorrow, with a plan of action in the lower leagues this weekend.
30:48And on Friday, we're with Partie Thistle again on their travels down to Greenhut to play Morton.
30:54Up past seven on the BBC Scotland channel.
30:57Here comes a bit of big chance potentially.
31:01Kepton.
31:03That came off kind of blast.
31:05I don't know the referee and the assistant I'm giving the corner ricochets off O'Reilly and back onto Calvin,
31:13but maybe he was already out of play by the time it hit him again.
31:25They haven't offered much in the second half, but if they can score here, they will feel they have one
31:30foot in the semi-final.
31:38This is as Devan John prepares to take Kear.
31:48Swingers are a dangerous looking one.
31:50Led away by Stan Waite, useful at either end.
31:56Devane throws himself to the ground, I don't think he was touched there.
31:59He's back up pretty quickly when he realized he wasn't getting a free kick, Tony Watt closed down by Phillips,
32:05forces it forward, O'Hara's there, Watt again, John, and then Reding, John again, that's good play for Phillips.
32:22It's going to be another corner.
32:46It's going to be another corner, and it's going to be another corner.
32:59Backs to the wall at times in this second, short corner played, John with a better angle, headed away by
33:06Dyack there back in his own six-yard box.
33:11He's looking to counter here, just turn up, just the head up, tries to find Fitzpatrick, Gogic, with good strength
33:21and awareness.
33:28McPherson, full of energy still, on the right-hand side.
33:43Stanwy, who's goal, thistle back into the cup tie.
33:57It's on a knife edge.
34:00Some nerves around about us in the St Mirren end.
34:09O'Reilly, Wolf sit forward, hopefully, comfortably won by Freckleton there.
34:19Kane, can't get past Tony Watt.
34:23Some fans wanted a free kick, maybe Dickinson thought otherwise, that will be though.
34:35It was good play initially from Tony Watt, inside of Richard King, using his body really well.
34:44It's a bit of pressure off St Mirren.
34:53St Mirren want to make another change here.
35:07Well, Ndowoo is going to come on for Lindeloo.
35:14And Deuteron John to be replaced.
35:24Scott turns up as the like-for-like replacement at left-wing back again.
35:29.
35:56Turn her forwards.
35:59Samuel, for Fitzpatrick.
36:02Dyat will go and chase it, Freckleton's there ahead of him though.
36:09He had only as far as Watt.
36:22He's turned up, searching ball.
36:27St Mirren deal with it though.
36:30Here's Adoloo.
36:35Give it away, and Fitzpatrick can drive at that St Mirren back line.
36:40Aidan Fitzpatrick eventually stopped by Gogic.
36:44Thistle will come again.
36:46Nine to play.
36:47Trailed by one goal.
36:49It's McPherson.
36:50Going to go beyond Tanza.
36:52Breaking the ball here.
36:53I think St Mirren managed to get it clear.
37:05It's that stage of the game, isn't it, for St Mirren?
37:08You don't want to commit too many bodies forward.
37:12At the same time you don't want to drop off the game.
37:16Now Thistle to put the ball into your half.
37:19So happy to be far the better team in the second half for me.
37:29From forward by O'Reilly.
37:33Samuel on the chase once more.
37:38Both players go down there, Samuel stayed down.
37:42It's a very continuing possession.
37:47King manages to work it forward to Richardson.
37:52St Mirren goal now.
37:53Kills Patrick Thistle off.
37:56Once and for all.
37:58There's Adoloo.
38:00Reading with him.
38:02A couple of step overs.
38:03Reading does well.
38:08Thistle through him.
38:11Very good for Reading.
38:12He's watching the ball.
38:14Not watching through his feet.
38:15Good to do his feet.
38:27I feel like Thistle can create that one more big chance
38:30that they need in these closing minutes.
38:33It's been a lull for the last five minutes.
38:36Maybe expecting a bit more pressure after getting a goal back.
38:42I feel they will get another chance in this game.
38:45Still plenty of time left.
38:48Fitzpatrick taking a poor pass.
38:51Easily picked off.
38:57The chase by Calvin, but...
39:02Never troubling George Clarke there.
39:09The seller in a hurry.
39:12They need to be...
39:16What?
39:17Just dropping out a little bit deeper.
39:33It's been a good game, really competitive tie.
39:37A little bit of momentum.
39:38Obviously Thistle doing well.
39:39Championship.
39:40Somebody going through their troubles just now.
39:42What it would look like.
39:47Fitzpatrick gets it to Watt.
39:49Good hold up play from Watt.
39:51Low ball in.
39:51Samuel there.
39:52Rogogic is back.
39:53Going to get turned in.
39:54Flash it across.
39:56Goal.
39:56Poked away.
39:57Only as far.
40:01Paddy Reading here.
40:03Again it's headed clear this time by King.
40:07It's sitting very deep for the fans liking.
40:12It's Kyle Turner sending it in.
40:15Samuel will try and attack it.
40:16Again.
40:17Headed away.
40:18Phillips though.
40:19Can't get it far enough.
40:21Thistle.
40:23Looking for that equaliser.
40:25Turner once more.
40:26Over Samuel.
40:27Straight into the gloves.
40:28Of Shamal George.
40:31Turner's quality in the delivery.
40:34Usually better than that.
40:36Too much on it.
40:38Great position as well.
40:40Needs a bit more quality.
40:41Better than that.
40:41That we just seen.
40:42At the same time.
40:43Somebody not really putting pressure.
40:45On the ball.
40:48Can't keep a hold of it right now though.
40:52Five minutes plus stoppage time.
40:56As things stand.
40:58Heading back to Hampden.
40:59With the dream of a.
41:01Cup double still very much alive.
41:04I think at times there's going to be a bit more imagination.
41:07Around the edge of the box.
41:10Not as easy just to help under that.
41:1218 yard box.
41:13If you look at players.
41:14If you get into the feet.
41:15Work off the chances.
41:29Here's Watt.
41:30Spins away from one challenge.
41:35Back with Fitzpatrick.
41:37Onto the right foot.
41:38Good challenge.
41:39Comes in.
41:40Stanway deflected.
41:44Good chance.
41:44I think it's a goal kick though.
41:46Come off a pistol player.
41:53Obviously I feel like confidence from the goal.
41:55We've seen him score from the corner.
41:57Incredible strike.
41:58That one.
42:00Catch it well.
42:01No maybe it didn't take a deflection.
42:03Just hit it poorly.
42:05Well wide.
42:06From the needs of Bo Odom bins.
42:10We will.
42:15Appreciate that.
42:18For a while round.
42:30I think it's going to get up to sometime.
42:34That's not until then.ầ�
42:36children win. Anything.
42:50Time is beginning to work against Partick Thistle here,
42:56as they look to come back from two goals down,
42:59flicked on by Samuel all the way through to George.
43:18Gorgich sends it forward against a pretty aimless one,
43:22Thistle able to pick up possession once more.
43:37There's going to be another five to play beyond the 90,
43:41so it's not all over yet by any means.
43:47Riley has a quick glance to see where his goalkeeper is
43:50before passing it back to him.
44:01Reading forward, Samuel will chase it, but all the way through to the goalkeeper again.
44:10Just that final bit of quality again, Scott's just lacking for Thistle,
44:14so they desperately need to carve out another opportunity.
44:18Yeah, I just feel in the moment, just take the extra pass,
44:21keep moving St Mirren.
44:23They're happy to just sit in that shape.
44:26Balls, it's easy for them to go and attack.
44:28I think they need to take that extra pass.
44:30Not the combinations, around the 18-yard box.
44:34Maybe draw a foul off the back of one of the defenders,
44:38but just a little bit of imagination as he touched on.
44:41It's been lacking since they got that goal back.
44:50Ashcroft has given that straight to Killian Phillips.
44:54Calvin can't take it, under control.
44:57Home fans not happy, it's just slack from St Mirren,
45:00who could be seeing this game out.
45:02As it is, they're under pressure here.
45:05And it's Tony Watts.
45:07Trying to force it into the area.
45:09Gogic will be first to it.
45:11Now it's Adolu, he's lost it though.
45:15Thistle aren't even having to work all that hard to win possession back.
45:18Now they play it into the corner.
45:21Going for a throw-in over on the far side,
45:23as the fourth official, Gavin Duncan, prepares to confirm exactly
45:31how long it's going to be added on.
45:39Here's Fitzpatrick, is there a moment of magic here from the winger?
45:43Flashes it across goal on the glancing header.
45:46There's a wider target.
45:47Dayak attacked it at the near post,
45:50but couldn't get the contact he required.
45:54Really positive play for Fitzpatrick.
45:57Slows him down, speeds up.
45:59Shifts the feet, good ball across.
46:01It's a really hard angle, isn't it?
46:02Head to the front post.
46:04It took an incredible finish to direct that in target.
46:08Positive from Thistle.
46:11Really have to have a go now.
46:16Steven Robinson.
46:19Conversation probably before the game,
46:20we'll just be in the draw for the next round.
46:25Parts of the performance he'll like,
46:27and parts of it he'll know where his team are at this moment in time.
46:31Remember that draw is coming up here in Sting Stand,
46:35probably the next ten minutes.
46:38Extra time remains a possibility if Thistle can find one more goal.
46:46Watt flicks on, can Samuel keep this in?
46:51Pressure from Gogic means he can't.
46:55A warrior at the back.
46:59As hard as Alex Samuel has tried,
47:01he hasn't had all that much change out of Gogic.
47:05It's a lot of ties.
47:08Play throughout the game though.
47:10That's what Alex Gogic lives for, isn't it?
47:12They close contacts.
47:14Needs his strength.
47:18Samuels has put some shift in today.
47:25Edging ever closer to a return to Hampden Park.
47:30Cup specialists.
47:35Free kick to Thistle.
47:39They want to get this taken quickly.
47:50Paddy Raring now.
47:52Fires it in.
47:53Comes to the back post.
47:56McPherson's going to go for a goal.
47:58Samuel threw himself headlong at that,
48:00but couldn't make the connection.
48:07McPherson was intended as a shot or a cross,
48:11but...
48:12That's a shot.
48:13He's outside his right foot.
48:17Starts it out and it comes back in at the back post.
48:21That's a great effort.
48:23He just couldn't get round that enough.
48:25No takers at the back post either.
48:29Samuel did everything he could to get on the end of that,
48:31but it wasn't to be.
48:33Just a couple more minutes for a minute to survive then.
48:36Which is what they're doing at the moment.
48:41There he is.
48:42Daya chases.
48:43Goes down.
48:44No free kick.
48:51So we'll try once more.
48:53He's ready.
48:55He goes down.
48:56Again, no free kick.
48:58Grogic.
49:03Launches it up towards the halfway line.
49:09Ashcroft out to Redding.
49:1190 seconds remaining.
49:13Stan Lee.
49:14There goes to Fitzpatrick.
49:18Kyle Turner.
49:19To the left foot.
49:21Tony Watts.
49:22Charged down.
49:24Sipping in loud.
49:28Very dangerously.
49:30But they're still in front.
49:32Comes out to walk once more.
49:36Away from Phillips.
49:38Needs to get the ball into the box here.
49:40He's done that.
49:41And has latched over the top.
49:43And that could be that.
49:45Fitzpatrick feeling the hammy.
49:47We've only got seconds left, Scott.
49:49So I'm going to have to come to you for a man of the match choice here.
49:54It's been a hard fought game.
49:56Who's trumped out everyone else for you?
49:59The most accomplished player on the part for me has been Stan Lee in the Thistle jersey.
50:04St Mirren looking for going to win in the next round.
50:07So for me, Lundoulou.
50:08Goal and assist.
50:10Focal point for St Mirren, especially in that first half.
50:13He gets it for me.
50:15Yeah.
50:18Get your rationale there for sure.
50:21Very important impact in that first period.
50:23And it looks like it's going to be enough.
50:26To take St Mirren into the semi-final.
50:29Despite all practice efforts.
50:33St Mirren looking for the free kick there.
50:36Not given.
50:37And Thistle have only seconds remaining.
50:40And they want it back here.
50:42Then robbed.
50:43But it needs to go forward.
50:46The referee's put the whistle to his lips.
50:48And he's blown for full time.
50:51Well, a fiercely contested four to final tie.
50:56Ends with St Mirren triumphant once more.
50:59In cup competition.
51:02It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
51:07And they will be back at Hamden.
51:09They'll be in the semi-final draw which follows this game.
51:11Just in a few minutes time.
51:13Dan Lindeloup with the penalty to open the scoring.
51:17And then setting up Jake Young.
51:18With the decisive second goal.
51:21Thistle stormed back.
51:23In the second period.
51:25And got the goal they deserved through Ben Stanwy's.
51:28Terrific volley from the edge of the box.
51:30With still about half an hour to play.
51:32But they could not find a second to force extra times.
51:35Right as they might.
51:37But as we expected.
51:39It was a terrific competitive cup tie.
51:43But Steven Robinson's St Mirren had just enough.
51:47To see them through.
51:49To the semi-final.
51:52Disappointment for Mark Wilson.
51:54Who will now concentrate fully.
51:55On getting promotion from the championship.
51:58At long last for Patrick Thistle.
52:03But it had everything you could want from a cup tie.
52:06Drama.
52:07Passion.
52:08Goals.
52:09Close things.
52:11And ultimately.
52:12The winners.
52:14In St Mirren.
52:15It finishes.
52:16The winners.
52:16They don't play the 5th.
52:17Canc 됐 Premiers.
52:17These guys.
52:17Their subscribers.