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Challenge Cup · Alba Cup Rd 3

Partick Thistle1–1Inverness CT

Penalties: 3–4

Buchanan 77′
Dani Sanchez 6′
6 Sep 2009Sunday, 6 September 2009 · 3pmFirhill Stadium, Glasgow

Lineups

Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle · Starting XI

  • Hinchcliffe
  • Paton
  • Boyle
  • Maxwell
  • Robertson
  • Archibald
  • Cairney
  • Rowson
  • Buchanan
  • Corcoran
  • Erskine

Partick Thistle · Substitutes

  • Scully
  • Corrigan
  • Hamilton
  • Donnelly
  • Hodge

Partick Thistle · Subs used

  • Donnelly => Corcoran34′
  • Hodge => Boyle46′
  • Hamilton => Erskine110′

Partick Thistle · Manager

  • Ian McCall

Partick Thistle · Cautions

  • Archibald72′
  • Cairney105′
  • Buchanan110′

Inverness CT

Inverness CT · Starting XI

Inverness CT · Substitutes

Inverness CT · Subs used

Inverness CT · Manager

Inverness CT · Cautions

Match report

Inverness through on penalties Dani Sanchez scored early but former ICT target Liam Buchanan scored late to take this tie to extra-time and then penalties. Caley Thistle went through 4-3 on penalties and a semi-final berth was achieved. Ryan Esson saved three shoot-out penalties as Inverness squeezed into the Alba Challenge Cup semi-finals. The visitors went ahead with the game's first attack when a smart 18-yard Danni Sanchez strike flew in. Partick levelled when Caley failed to clear Paul Paton's corner and Liam Buchanan pounced to stab home Paul Cairney's pass on 77 minutes. Penalties followed extra time and Grant…Read moreRead less
Inverness through on penalties

Dani Sanchez scored early but former ICT target Liam Buchanan scored late to take this tie to extra-time and then penalties.

Caley Thistle went through 4-3 on penalties and a semi-final berth was achieved.

Ryan Esson saved three shoot-out penalties as Inverness squeezed into the Alba Challenge Cup semi-finals.

The visitors went ahead with the game's first attack when a smart 18-yard Danni Sanchez strike flew in.

Partick levelled when Caley failed to clear Paul Paton's corner and Liam Buchanan pounced to stab home Paul Cairney's pass on 77 minutes.

Penalties followed extra time and Grant Munro held his nerve to slot away the decisive spot-kick.

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