Partick Thistle and St Mirren go into the second leg of their William Hill Scottish Premiership play-off closing on a good keel after battling out a 1-1 draw at Firhill.
Killian Phillips opened the scoring for Saints within the thirty ninth minute of a frenetic and open match which barely took time to attract breath.
Mark Wilson’s males stepped up after the break and levelled within the 62nd minute by means of an Aidan Fitzpatrick strike with the Buddies defence in tatters.
Each side gave their all in quest of the winner however the match ended all sq. and the tie can be determined in Paisley on Monday night time.
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St Mirren, who received the Premier Sports activities Cup closing in December earlier than ending second-bottom of the highest flight, could imagine residence benefit will see them by means of however the Maryhill males, who’ve misplaced out within the play-offs within the final 4 years, can have loads to say about that after giving pretty much as good as they obtained in opposition to the guests.
Phillips, deployed by interim boss Craig McLeish virtually as a striker alongside the highly effective Mikael Mandron, had a few early efforts blocked contained in the Jags penalty space which signified his intent.
Within the eighth minute, Fitzpatrick lower in from the left and curled a shot from the sting of the field simply previous the far put up.
Phillips had one other shot deflected extensive for a nook from 16 yards after a terrific transfer down the precise involving Mandron and Richard King.
On the different finish, good goalkeeping from St Mirren’s Ross Sinclair thwarted Alex Samuel after the Jags striker had bustled previous Alex Gogic to latch on to a sloppy header from King.
Thistle keeper Josh Clarke saved a low drive from Phillips, who was despatched by means of by Mandron, then extra lax play from St Mirren midfielder Jacob Devaney allowed Tony Watt get clear and fireplace in a shot which Sinclair parried.
Phillips obtained the aim he clearly coveted when he took a go from the superb Mandron contained in the Jags field and stabbed the ball previous Clarke.
St Mirren’s Killian Phillips (R) celebrates with Mikael Mandron after scoring to make it 1-0
Nonetheless, simply earlier than the break, Jags captain Lee Ashcroft handed up an awesome likelihood to degree when he headed a Fitzpatrick nook previous the put up from six yards.
Ts’oanelo Lets’osa changed Logan Chalmers for the beginning of the second half as Wilson tweaked his aspect and battle recommenced.
There was a scare for the house aspect when Mandron dispossessed the ponderous Clarke contained in the field as he dallied in possession however when the ball fell to midfielder Allan Campbell, his lob was yards extensive of the goal.
On the hour mark, Fitzpatrick’s tried go again from distance was intercepted by Mandron however his shot was straight at Clarke.
Nonetheless, the Thistle extensive artificial up for that misjudgement when he calmly transformed Watt’s cross from the precise, which discovered him unmarked 14 yards from aim.
Aidan Fitzpatrick scores to degree the primary leg of the Premiership play-off closing between Partick Thistle and St Mirren
The Jags had been on high however couldn’t discover one other breakthrough.
Substitute Gary Mackay-Steven struck the within of the far put up in added time however the offside flag went up.
