Sel seven has Garry in heaven

Partick Thistle 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6. Subs: 3,

Cerny Gordon Devine Booth Welsh Osman Azeez Lindsay

Lawless Erskine Doolan

Scully Amoo Edwards

5,

St Johnstone 6, 6, 7, 7, 5, 5, 5,

Clark Foster

Anderson Shaughnessy Easton Craig Millar Paton Swanson McLean Kane

Cummins Wotherspoon

It would have been worse for the Firhill side had Liam Craig’s overhead kick not looped onto the top of net in the closing seconds of the half.

Ryan Edwards replaced the ineffective Ade Azeez for Thistle at the break and he headed inches wide as they chased a leveller.

But Edwards then g i f ted possession to Swanson in 64 minutes and the playmaker found MacLean who beat Liam Lindsay before firing home a 25-yarder for the clincher.

6, 7, Subs: 4, 5. 6, 7, 8, 6,

7, 5. 4.

Bottom side Selkirk stunned neighbours Gala Fairydean Rovers with a 7-1 rout to pick up their first points.

Phil Addison scored four for Garry O’Connor’s team with Ricky Miller adding a double and Gary Nicholson also on target.

Boss O’Connor said: “I knew the boys would come good.”

Sean Winter’s strike saw East Kilbride stretch their advantage at the top with a 1- 0 win over East Stirlingshire.

A last-minute David Greenhill penalty earned Spartans a 2-2 draw with Civil Service Strollers after Dougie Samuel ’s team cancelled out efforts from David Stewart and Shaun Turnbull.

Ross Kavanagh and Stephen O’Neil netted as Cumbernauld Colts continued their impressive start to the season with a 2- 0 win over Edinburgh University.

Vale of Leithen came from 2-1 behind with 10 men to beat Hawick Royal Albert 4-3.

Steven Manson and Michael Osbourne secured a 2-0 win over Preston Athletic for Whitehill Welfare, BSC Glasgow saw off Gretna 3-1, while Rory MacEwan earned Stirling University a 1- 0 win at Dalbeattie Star.