Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Partick Thistle, 2021-22 Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Inverness Caledonian Thistle advance 3-1 on aggregate

29': Austin Samuels

FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Inverness Caledonian Thistle advance 3-1 on aggregate

About

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are hosting Partick Thistle at Sarens PSG Stadium, Inverness, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Hendrie with a cross.
4': Attempt missed. Logan Chalmers (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
7': Attempt missed. Robbie Deas (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
8': Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle).
10': Attempt missed. Robbie Crawford (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott Tiffoney with a cross.
15': Attempt blocked. Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Austin Samuels.
15': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Tunji Akinola.
16': Attempt blocked. Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece McAlear with a cross.
17': Attempt blocked. Shane Sutherland (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Foul by Reece McAlear (Inverness CT).
17': Ross Docherty (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Offside, Partick Thistle. Stephen Hendrie tries a through ball, but Cammy Smith is caught offside.
19': Offside, Partick Thistle. Stuart Bannigan tries a through ball, but Brian Graham is caught offside.
20': Attempt missed. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Docherty.
22': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Kirk Broadfoot.
26': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Ross Docherty.
27': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Danny Devine.
28': Attempt missed. Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Hendrie following a corner.
29': Attempt blocked. David Carson (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Welsh.
29': Goal! Inverness CT 1, Partick Thistle 0. Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shane Sutherland.
31': Foul by Sean Welsh (Inverness CT).
31': Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Danny Devine.
32': Attempt blocked. Ross Docherty (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
32': Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
35': Foul by Robbie Deas (Inverness CT).
35': Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle).
36': Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Cammy Smith (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Tiffoney.
39': Attempt saved. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Foster with a cross.
39': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Mark Ridgers.
40': Attempt missed. Tunji Akinola (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Hendrie with a cross following a corner.
40': Attempt missed. Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Logan Chalmers with a cross.
42': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Kirk Broadfoot.
43': Offside, Partick Thistle. Tunji Akinola tries a through ball, but Scott Tiffoney is caught offside.
45': Attempt blocked. Austin Samuels (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Sutherland.
45': Attempt blocked. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Foster.
45': Foul by Austin Samuels (Inverness CT).
45': Tunji Akinola (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Inverness CT 1, Partick Thistle 0.
45': Second Half begins Inverness CT 1, Partick Thistle 0.
45': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Alex Jakubiak replaces Cammy Smith.
45': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Kyle Turner replaces Stuart Bannigan.
46': Attempt saved. Alex Jakubiak (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Graham.
46': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Austin Samuels.
46': Offside, Inverness CT. Robbie Deas tries a through ball, but Austin Samuels is caught offside.
49': Offside, Inverness CT. Logan Chalmers tries a through ball, but Austin Samuels is caught offside.
52': Foul by Tunji Akinola (Partick Thistle).
52': Robbie Deas (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Ross Docherty.
54': Attempt saved. Kirk Broadfoot (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Reece McAlear with a cross.
54': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Jamie Sneddon.
56': Offside, Inverness CT. Sean Welsh tries a through ball, but Billy Mckay is caught offside.
58': Attempt saved. Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Jakubiak.
61': Attempt missed. Robbie Deas (Inverness CT) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Logan Chalmers with a headed pass.
61': Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT).
61': Kyle Turner (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': David Carson (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt blocked. Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Jakubiak.
63': Foul by Richard Foster (Partick Thistle).
63': Logan Chalmers (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt blocked. Kyle Turner (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
65': Attempt missed. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Turner.
65': Attempt missed. Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
65': Offside, Partick Thistle. Kevin Holt tries a through ball, but Ross Docherty is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Juan Alegría replaces Brian Graham.
66': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Steven Bell replaces Kevin Holt.
66': Substitution, Inverness CT. Aaron Doran replaces Austin Samuels.
66': Substitution, Inverness CT. Cameron Harper replaces Logan Chalmers.
67': Foul by Billy Mckay (Inverness CT).
67': Tunji Akinola (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Billy Mckay (Inverness CT).
68': Tunji Akinola (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Ross Docherty (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Cameron Harper (Inverness CT).
69': Foul by Juan Alegría (Partick Thistle).
69': Robbie Deas (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Cameron Harper (Inverness CT).
72': Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Attempt blocked. Alex Jakubiak (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Bell.
76': Foul by Sean Welsh (Inverness CT).
76': Robbie Crawford (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Richard Foster.
79': Foul by Shane Sutherland (Inverness CT).
79': Robbie Crawford (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Substitution, Inverness CT. Joseph Hardy replaces Billy Mckay.
80': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Sean Welsh.
82': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Connor Murray replaces Robbie Crawford.
84': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Richard Foster.
84': Attempt saved. Shane Sutherland (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross.
84': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Jamie Sneddon.
85': Attempt missed. Kirk Broadfoot (Inverness CT) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Harper with a cross following a corner.
85': Attempt blocked. Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
88': Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT).
88': Scott Tiffoney (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Reece McAlear (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card.
89': Foul by Danny Devine (Inverness CT).
89': Juan Alegría (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Danny Devine (Inverness CT) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Alex Jakubiak (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Turner with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Substitution, Inverness CT. Scott Allardice replaces Shane Sutherland.
90'+2': Substitution, Inverness CT. Lewis Hyde replaces Reece McAlear.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Inverness CT 1, Partick Thistle 0.
0': Match ends, Inverness CT 1, Partick Thistle 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Venue: Sarens PSG Stadium
Location: Inverness, Scotland
Attendance: 2,470

Line-Ups

Inverness Caledonian Thistle (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Marc Ridgers (GK)
6	Daniel Devine
15	Kirk Broadfoot
5	Robbie Deas
8	David Carson
24	Austin Samuels
23	Reece McAlear
4	Sean Welsh
9	Billy McKay
17	Logan Chalmers
11	Shane Sutherland

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Substitutes:

Aaron Doran, Lewis Hyde, Joseph Hardy, Cameron Harper, Scott Allardice, Cameron Mackay.

Partick Thistle (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jamie Sneddon (GK)
3	Kevin Holt
18	Tunji Akinola
33	Stephen Hendrie
2	Richard Foster
23	Ross Docherty
8	Stuart Bannigan
22	Robbie Crawford
9	Brian Graham
7	Scott Tiffoney
11	Cameron Smith

Partick Thistle Substitutes:

Kyle Turner, Ciaran Mckenna, Juan Alegría, Ben Stanway, Alex Jakubiak, Steven Bell, Connor Murray, Andrew Firth.

SPFL Premiership Pro/Rel News

When is the FA Cup quarterfinal draw? How to watch in UK, date, start time, ball numbers, more

Everything you need to know about the 2025-26 FA Cup quarterfinal draw as Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and more wait to discover their opponents.

Stats: Yamal's career-best 19; Arsenal's 100, Messi's 899

ESPN brings you the best stats from this weekend's football action.

Orlando Pirates vs. Richards Bay -Teams, news, kick-off time, how to watch

Orlando Pirates will host Richards Bay at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Wednesday as they enter a crucial stage in the Betway Premiership title race.

Valverde wins it late for Real Madrid (courtesy: FanCode)

Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1 away

Yamal stunner gives Barcelona narrow win (courtesy: FanCode)

Barcelona's 1-0 win saw them maintain a 4-0 win