Partick Thistle 1-1 Hamilton Academical

Mathias Pogba opens the scoring for Partick Thistle

Ten-man Hamilton Accies fought back to earn a point against Partick Thistle, after Lucas Tagliapietra was sent off just before the interval.

Thistle, seeking a third straight win, took the lead through Mathias Pogba.

The visitors were always dangerous despite their one-man deficit, though, and experienced Dougie Imrie pounced on a lax home defence to level.

And only a fine late save from Thistle substitute goalkeeper Ryan Scully denied Grant Gillespie a winner.

There was a tentative start made by both sides, and the first real chance fell the way of the hosts.

Pogba found Ryan Edwards wide on the left and his deep cross was volleyed high and wide by David Amoo.

Tomas Cerny had to retire injured in the first half

At the other end Imrie tried his luck from 25 yards, but the seasoned Accies winger was wide of the target.

The visitors were willing to shoot on sight around the edge of the box early on, and while Greg Docherty knocked a volley over the bar, Antons Kurakins sent a left-foot strike wide of the post and Gramoz Kurtaj saw his effort parried away by Tomas Cerny.

Thistle had a great chance to make the breakthrough but Steven Lawless managed to send a header from a Callum Booth cross over the bar from six yards.

The hosts then had to replace Cerny with Scully on the half hour mark, after the keeper seemed to suffer an injury as he dispatched a long clearance.

Amoo wasted an another opportunity just before the interval when he dallied on the ball instead of shooting.

In stoppage time at the end of the first half Accies were reduced to ten men after Tagliapietra was red carded by referee Euan Anderson for pulling back Amoo.

The Accies defender took a poor touch 23 yards out and then made sure Amoo was going no further as he looked to take advantage of the mistake.

With an hour gone, Thistle broke the deadlock, Pogba tapping home Amoo's cross from close range to notch his first goal for the club.

Accies player/manager Martin Canning decided he needed to put himself into the action to assist his defence and replaced Greg Docherty.

Lucas Tagliapietra fouls David Amoo, earning himself a red card

Despite having inferior numbers Accies were still a major threat with the probing combination of Imrie and Kurtaj always creative.

And it was no surprise when Imrie got in behind the Thistle defence to equalise 12 minutes from the end, ensuring four of the last five meetings between these sides have finished all-square.

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Line-ups

Partick Thistle

• 1CernySubstituted forScullyat 33'minutes
• 15Dumbuya
• 17Lindsay
• 3Seaborne
• 5Booth
• 4WelshBooked at 7mins
• 8Bannigan
• 7Amoo
• 19EdwardsSubstituted forMuirheadat 52'minutesBooked at 87mins
• 11Lawless
• 99PogbaSubstituted forDoolanat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Miller
• 9Doolan
• 10Stevenson
• 12Scully
• 13Frans
• 22Fraser
• 23Muirhead

Hamilton

• 1McGovern
• 2Gordon
• 24Tena
• 44De Lima TagliapietraBooked at 45mins
• 3Kurakins
• 6GillespieBooked at 35mins
• 7Imrie
• 17LongridgeSubstituted forD'Acolat 90'minutes
• 21DochertySubstituted forCanningat 63'minutesBooked at 84mins
• 12Kurtaj
• 14MorrisSubstituted forNadeat 73'minutes

Substitutes

• 5Canning
• 8Turner
• 9D'Acol
• 23McMann
• 26Martin
• 27Nade
• 30Boyd

Referee:

Euan Anderson

Attendance:

3,122

Match Stats

Home TeamPartick ThistleAway TeamHamilton

Possession

Home50%

Away50%

Shots

Home13

Away16

Shots on Target

Home2

Away4

Corners

Home4

Away6

Fouls

Home6

Away9

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Partick Thistle 1, Hamilton Academical 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Partick Thistle 1, Hamilton Academical 1.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box is too high.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 90'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Alejandro D'Acol replaces Louis Longridge.

Posted at 88'

Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.

Booking

Posted at 87'

Robbie Muirhead (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card.

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Partick Thistle. Kris Doolan replaces Mathias Pogba.

Booking

Posted at 84'

Martin Canning (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 84'

Attempt blocked. Gramoz Kurtaj (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 83'

Attempt saved. Grant Gillespie (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 82'

Attempt missed. Jesus Garcia Tena (Hamilton Academical) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Sean Welsh.

Posted at 82'

Attempt blocked. Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle).

Posted at 81'

Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 79'

Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Jesus Garcia Tena (Hamilton Academical).

Goal!

Posted at 78'

Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Hamilton Academical 1. Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gramoz Kurtaj.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Christian Nade replaces Carlton Morris.

Posted at 71'

Attempt missed. Robbie Muirhead (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 69'

Attempt blocked. Grant Gillespie (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 68'

Stuart Bannigan (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 68'

Foul by Jesus Garcia Tena (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 68'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Stuart Bannigan.

Posted at 67'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by David Amoo.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Substitution

Posted at 63'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Martin Canning replaces Greg Docherty.

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Hamilton Academical 0. Mathias Pogba (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Amoo.

Posted at 60'

Attempt saved. Robbie Muirhead (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 55'

Attempt missed. Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 53'

Attempt missed. Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

Posted at 53'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Greg Docherty.

Substitution

Posted at 52'

Substitution, Partick Thistle. Robbie Muirhead replaces Ryan Edwards.

Posted at 51'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Jesus Garcia Tena.

Posted at 46'

Attempt missed. Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Partick Thistle 0, Hamilton Academical 0.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+6'

First Half ends, Partick Thistle 0, Hamilton Academical 0.

Posted at 45'+6'

Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Jesus Garcia Tena.

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