Street theatre and farce at Firhill

THERE was some street theatre introduced at Firhill for the half- time entertainment but by that stage the Firhill crowd had been less than thrilled by a bit of slapstick that had saw them head into the interval trailing.

Hamilton had the lead after a bizarre own-goal from Jack McMillan. Hamilton’s Scott Martin’s ball forward carried no inherent danger, nor was there any menace lurking around goalkeeper David Mitchell, but his rushed clearance came off the stomach of McMillan and then arched over the keeper and into the net.

“It was a bit of a freak goal but we are really disappointed we didn’t win the game but I’m pleased with the way we played, especially in the second half,” said Thistle manager Ian McCall. “It was a really unfortunate moment as it’s hit off our own man and rolled into the net. I don’t think many others will concede goals like that this season. Full credit to Hamilton, but we thoroughly deserved to win the match.”

Odd own-goals aside, the only other criticism of the Jags would have been that they did not show a ruthlessness in the game when they were on top. On-loan Fulham striker Jean Pierre Tiehi came on for Accies with 17 minutes of regulation time remaining.

“He can be a good addition to the squad,” said Brian Potter, currently acting as temporary assistant to John Rankin. “The manager has spoken to him and was confident about putting him in and the first impression is that he seems like a good lad who is hungry to come and do well.”

Elsewhere, Dundee got their first league win in the second tier courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Raith Rovers at Stark’s Park, where Josh Mulligan steered home Jordan Marshall’s cross early on to score the game’s only goal.

Jai Quitongo’s stunner earned Morton a 1-0 win over Championship newcomers Cove Rangers when the forward brilliantly broke the deadlock in the 77th minute with a volley on the turn from the edge of the box, while Arbroath and Inverness played out a goalles draw at Gayfield.