Inverness Owned

Partick Thistle completed the hat-trick of league wins over Inverness this season. They now get to keep us after a late strike by Steven Lawless sealed the points in a dreadful encounter at Firhill. Inverness seldom threatened as the poor surface ensured that slick passing would not be on the agenda. The only good news for Inverness was that Dean Brill was deemed fit enough to make the bench.

John Hughes fooled everybody by going with three at the back in a side that incorporated Danny Devine and Gary Warren, but Marley Watkins cut a lone figure at the front.

Ryan Christie had our only attempt of note in the first half as he flung himself at a cross from the left curled in by Greg Tansey, but his header was easily smothered by Scott Fox in the Partick goal. Ryan Esson did likewise at the other end as he turned a shot round the post for a corner.

Other than that, the pitch was the real winner as both sides failed to create much.

Half Time 0-0

Partick were the livelier side after the break and Esson tipped a Stevenson rocket over the bar after Christie had been harshly adjudged to have committed a foul.

The hard bumpy surface was ruining the game as a spectacle and chances were at a premium, especially for the visitors.

The winner came about when substitute Lyle Taylor held off a defender as a hopeful ball came into the box. It came back off him and fell nicely for Lawless who drilled a low ball beyond Esson from eighteen yards.

Full Time 1-0

A drab game with little to enthuse over that looked like it was heading for a no scoring draw which would have suited the fare on display, but a crisp strike by Lawless was enough to win the points as Inverness lacked any penetration whatsoever. Confidence looks to be at a season low with only one win in the last six league games. It looks like it's going to be a long finale to the season at this rate.

Date: 21.03.2015 Venue: Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 2603
Referee: Steven McLean
 
Partick Th: 1
Lineup:  Fox, O'Donnell, Booth, Balatoni, Craigen, Bannigan, Doolan (Taylor 65), Stevenson, Lawless (Richards-Everton 90), Frans, Osman

Subs (not used): Gallacher, Fraser, Wilson, McDaid, Keenan 

Scorers: Lawless (84)

Booked: Taylor (90)

Sent Off: none

Inverness CT: 0

Lineup: Esson, Raven (Ofere 86), Shinnie, Warren, Meekings, Draper, Devine, Watkins, Tansey, Williams (Doran 68), Christie (Kink 64)

Subs (not used): Brill, Vincent, Ross, Tremarco

Scorers: none

Booked: none

Sent Off: none