Raith Rovers 3-0 Partick Thistle: Out-of-form Jags slump to another defeat
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Aidan Connolly nets his first of two for Raith Rovers against Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle slipped further off the Scottish Champions title race with a heavy defeat away to Raith Rovers.
The Kirkcaldy side were three to the good by the break through an Aidan Connolly double and Kyle Connell’s penalty.
Raith move level on points and goal difference with sixth-placed Dundee.
Thistle are only a point ahead, but now sit four points behind league leaders Ayr United after a third-straight league defeat.
Line-ups Raith Rovers
Formation 4-2-3-1
1MacDonald
4Millen14O’Riordan3Dick15Ngwenya
6Spencer20Brown
7Connolly16Stanton23Easton
18Connell
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Partick Thistle
Formation 4-3-3
31Mitchell
2McMillan18Akinola22Muirhead3Milne
15McKinnon16Hodson8Bannigan
11Lawless10Dowds14Smith
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Match Stats
Home TeamRaith RoversAway TeamPartick Thistle
Possession Home47% Away53% Shots Home8 Away6 Shots on Target Home6 Away3 Corners Home2 Away9 Fouls Home9 Away10 Live Text
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Match ends, Raith Rovers 3, Partick Thistle 0.
90’+4′
Full Time
Second Half ends, Raith Rovers 3, Partick Thistle 0.
90’+2′
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Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90’+2′
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Foul by John Frederiksen (Raith Rovers).
90′
Substitution
Substitution, Raith Rovers. John Frederiksen replaces Sam Stanton.
85′
Substitution
Substitution, Raith Rovers. Lewis Vaughan replaces Dylan Easton.
85′
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Foul by Harry Milne (Partick Thistle).
85′
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Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84′
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Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Ross Millen.
81′
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Attempt missed. Aaron Muirhead (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
81′
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Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Scott Brown.
80′
Booking
Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80′
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Foul by Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle).
80′
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Ross Matthews (Raith Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78′
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Ben Stanway (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78′
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Foul by Sam Stanton (Raith Rovers).
76′
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Attempt missed. Cole McKinnon (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
76′
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Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76′
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Foul by Aidan Connolly (Raith Rovers).
75′
Substitution
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Tony Weston replaces Anton Dowds.