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00:00Thanks again Jonners.
00:04It was all looking so bright for United.
00:08The kick-off time could look brighter had Marco Roos taken that chance
00:12and all of a sudden it was a lot gloomier.
00:15But not for Thistle, as Brian Graham put them in front,
00:19levelled up the tie, they could have been ahead on aggregate.
00:23What has Scott Brown been able to muster at half-time
00:27to provoke a reaction from his side in this second period.
00:33A trail on the night, one apiece on aggregate,
00:37all to play for in this second half.
00:40Let's see who comes out on top.
00:42This will get us back underway.
00:45McBeth sends it out to the right-hand side,
00:48it's McKenzie that wins it.
00:50Beaten in the tackle by Dempsey,
00:53almost given away by McMahon.
00:57No changes at half-time.
01:07Remember Kyle Turner was forced off with an injury in the first period,
01:11that's why Xander McKenzie there is on the field,
01:14he's giving the ball away.
01:16Watcher trying to get there ahead of Lowe.
01:20Easy to forget that Dylan Watcher himself is only 18,
01:26having been around the Thistle squad now for some time.
01:30Steve Whittaker and Scott Brown and so much playing experience between them,
01:40looking to turn that into a successful managerial career.
01:46managerial career.
01:56Harvard and Scott Brown and so much playing Achilles Binks to his first shooting the game back.
02:06He scored a囉-up official in player of New Yorker could not only imagine.
02:09I think we are at least a 1-2 from Dempsey, moves forwards.
02:35Here he is, watch it, try to flick that back out to Agbair, just came off nicely for him but it ends up in the arms of David Mitchell who once again finds himself lacking the first team at the business end of the season, it's happened the last couple of seasons, he's started and ended the last two seasons as his first choice, not necessarily having been so all season, the same is true of this campaign.
03:05But his experience perhaps just wouldn't get something odd for these games, this one is fifth in succession.
03:17Poor touch from McClennan trying to get beyond him, it was a little pull back though by McClennan.
03:31Had that huge influence in the first leg with the ball in for Jamie Murphy's fabulous header to win the game, but like most of his teammates Michael hasn't really been able to make a real imprint on this one.
03:49No, that's true, I think there's a cheap free kick to give away there as well, you know he's trying to get round the other side of McBeth and the defender's got Axel on the way but he's running back towards his own byline.
04:03Just keep on there, keep putting pressure on him, didn't need to go grabbing him and giving away a cheap free kick and a get out of jail free card.
04:13There's Roos, passed up that golden chance in the opening five minutes.
04:20Murphy probably again the liveliest of the United players.
04:26Redding gets his head to it, comes off McKenzie.
04:39A little bit of an untidy start to the second half.
04:45The nerves may be beginning to jangle with so much on the line here tonight.
04:52Roman wants to be making a costly error.
05:01Good play from Bruce Redding.
05:04Ashcroft just allows that to go straight through to Mitchell. Quality up to Oakley's not been good enough, has it?
05:11No, we spoke about it in the first half.
05:14He's been starved of any real quality so far.
05:18Mengwai just took too long to try and release that and then makes matters worse by shoving Jamie Murphy down and giving here United a free kick in a decent position.
05:32No, actually it's just a throw-off, I was signalling there for a free kick.
05:37Mengwai had shoved Murphy.
05:39This is the classic situation of either a free kick or a part of Russell throwing.
05:44Because it came off of Jamie Murphy, Mengwai didn't knock it out.
05:50Jamie Murphy just split the difference and took the throw on himself.
05:53Jamie Murphy just split the difference and took the throw on himself.
06:02He's running to Modder there, Stanwy should have probably dispossessed him.
06:06And then McKenzie ultimately fouls, only now Stanwy's gone down.
06:09And it's a bit early to be suffering the cramp.
06:16Yeah, that is, I know obviously he's missed a lot of football this season, but still.
06:21That is quite surprising.
06:26He's stretching off the right calf.
06:38Ryan Graham's offside so leaves it alone.
06:41Murphy for Roos, intercepted by Macbeth.
06:47Supports McKenzie, Fitzpatrick, a very good party.
06:52Well challenged by Watchit.
06:56It's a strong challenge but a fair one.
06:59As Oakley now brings United up the park.
07:02Finds Murphy.
07:04On the outside this time, just a little nibble there from McKenzie.
07:09Comes out to McLennan.
07:11Find the room for the shots.
07:14At the cross in the end.
07:16That's done.
07:18Stands it up, it's a good ball.
07:20Headers off target.
07:23Watch it get in there at the near post.
07:25The young man couldn't trouble David Mitchell.
07:27That was great play from Conor McLennan when it looked as if it had all just petered out.
07:32Drops the shoulder a couple of times and sends Robbie Crawford the wrong way.
07:37But he just gets in front of Oakley, you can see there.
07:42The big striker was already in motion.
07:49I just felt though when Jamie Murphy picked that ball up.
07:52He so often goes in on the right foot.
07:55And he cuts down the line.
07:57And Mark McKenzie was about to get up in support of him.
08:00And potentially get down the line and give him the overlap.
08:03He's done absolutely brilliantly there to keep the ball.
08:09Slips again though.
08:15Picks the turf off his soles of his boots.
08:20Just coming to life there.
08:25Last couple of minutes, Conor McLennan and United need that of him and others.
08:36Graham's pinched it for Thistle.
08:38Good man.
08:39He takes it back to Clark.
08:40Not a good clearance.
08:41Graham picks up.
08:42Just takes a heavy touch himself though.
08:43Stammy looks as if he is just struggling slightly.
08:44Spoken before about he's got great energy by there.
08:57But Jamie Murphy showed him a clean pair of heels.
09:02And it's not something you would say that Jamie Murphy is blessed with in terms of pace.
09:12Especially at this stage of his career.
09:26Livingston have been sitting with their feet up, metaphorically speaking I'm sure,
09:30over the last week, preparing for the semi-final.
09:36Which they'll meet the winner of this one.
09:38But certainly the training they'll have been doing will have been geared towards being physically as best prepared as possible.
09:48Whereas these two teams have obviously been going toe-to-toe over the last few nights.
09:54Murphy's done well to when United the corner.
10:04Yeah, really nice play from Jamie Murphy there.
10:08Similar to what we saw over on the other side from McLennan.
10:12Jinking one way than the other and creating a little bit of space to get the ball into the box.
10:18Just clipping off of Meg one behind for the corner.
10:21Murphy himself to take it and roll it out to Roos.
10:27Then back for Murphy.
10:29It's a different angle, it's a good ball, but it's over the top.
10:33There's a free kick being given to Thistle in any case.
10:35It's Mackenzie who got his head to it, but there's been an infringement in the box anyway.
10:41I'm interested to see the replay because I just thought Mackenzie was actually in front of Ashcroft.
10:50I didn't see what the infringement was.
10:54Here come Henderson and Mane as Scott Brown rolls the first of the dice for United.
11:06Well, as Mickey Devlin was saying there at half-time, Michael, it's something of a surprise that Jay Henderson isn't starting these games given the numbers he's produced this season.
11:2814 goals and 13 assists to this point as Mackenzie is also replaced by Curtis Mayne.
11:37Both these players, do you feel, could make an impact in this game?
11:40Well, I don't think there's any doubt they could make an impact.
11:43Obviously, Curtis Mayne, the physicality that I was talking about that had been lost with Anton Dowds, he's got plenty of that.
11:52Not as athletic as Anton Dowds.
11:57And Jay Henderson's got a lot of quality.
12:00You've just got to try and make sure that you get him on the ball as much as possible in the final third where he could produce a moment of quality that could turn this tie.
12:11It does feel like United have just upped the ante since the end of all.
12:24No doubt that Scott Brown would have given them a few home truths in the dressing room at the break.
12:34Here's Reading, out to McLennan.
12:49Hopefully he can bring the control, watch it at the edge of the box, takes it back in, Ashcroft with a good header.
12:58Watch it, returns it though.
13:00Curtis Mayne, just overly physical there.
13:07He does like to put himself about, but I think he'll accept that was a foul.
13:15Yeah, well, I mean, he's trying to go shoulder to shoulder, but it was never happening.
13:19In the end, you can see quite clearly that he just clatters into the back of Young Lowe.
13:24And in a similar vein to what we saw down that near side before, giving away cheap free kicks when really you want to just keep the defenders facing their own goal.
13:39For Conor McLennan when he was pulling Macbeth's jersey there.
13:44Young Lowe's run towards the Shilin.
13:46Just go and put a bit of pressure on him.
13:48You don't need to get physical in that first instance.
13:51There's Mayne.
13:52Well, definitely injected a fair bit of energy into them.
14:10Mayne and Henderson charging about, closing down.
14:19Forcing the error out of the part of Thistle.
14:21Here's McLennan again.
14:26Reding swings it in, back post.
14:28Henderson trying to make that header.
14:31Maybe not, it's 40.
14:49McLennan just licking over on the left wing for the moment, along with Murphy, who is trying to get the better of Panigan.
14:55They're just having to do a bit of defending right now to preserve their lead on the night.
15:04Still one apiece.
15:05I'm just going to say, it is a better spell for United here, but they need to start troubling the goalkeeper.
15:12Yeah, they haven't been able to do that this far, have they?
15:16They now are almost on the clock.
15:19McLennan still over on this near side.
15:22Low ball then.
15:26Slept away by Ashcroft, anywhere will do at the moment.
15:37As we go down, off the ball.
15:39Banigan's going to get that award in his ear here.
15:42You can't quite see what happened there, but Nick Walsh giving Banigan a word of warning.
15:48That happens when the goal is in play, you're in trouble.
15:51Can be very united once more, but Walsh can not make anything of that.
16:05It's over Brian Graham, Ryan gets his head to it.
16:21He'll be forward by McLennan.
16:37Mechel has presented that straight to Henderson.
16:39Pops it out towards Oakley.
16:42Offside flag is up.
16:44There's further frustration for United.
16:47There's absolutely no doubt that they are having the better of proceedings just at the moment.
16:52Yeah, I think frustration is the right word.
16:55See when Jay Henderson first picked that ball up, you don't see it from that angle.
17:00And that looks extremely tight as well to prepare for, to be honest.
17:04I'm not sure the linesman can know that definitively.
17:06But when he picked the ball up, David Mitchell was off his line of fear,
17:11but I did wonder as Jay Henderson was looking up whether he was going to try to lob the keeper.
17:18Enderson was caught there, I thought, by Macbeth, and yet the referee let it go for a moment to see if there was an advantage.
17:28He decided it was, and it pulls it back for the free kick to United.
17:33As much as Parker Thistle are not being troubled too much defensively,
17:43Scott Brown will be far happier with how things are just playing out at the moment.
17:49And for Parker Thistle, there's only so long you can allow that to carry on.
17:52They've got to try to find a way to get themselves back into the game and spend a bit of time on the ball.
18:01The ball breaks for Wattrick.
18:03Now it's Henderson.
18:05He just couldn't keep his footing though.
18:07There's a foul on Fitzpatrick who's partnered as the first yellow card,
18:14and it's shown to the United captain Ben Dempsey.
18:17He's sliding in there through the back of Fitzpatrick.
18:22Well, it's just a question of whether he goes through the player first or whether he gets plenty of the ball.
18:28I think that's a yellow card perhaps, but I mean there's no doubt it's a free kick.
18:37I think he has to go through too much of the player first before he gets any contact on the ball.
18:42I think he gets his head to it, Brian Graham will chase that, but beaten to it by Reading.
19:04And now it's Connor McLennan bursting through the middle and finding Murphy.
19:11Remains ahead of him.
19:13Come back in the field again though.
19:15It's Dempsey.
19:16Must have thought about a shot there.
19:18Watch it gets it back from Henderson.
19:25Dempsey should have had the strike.
19:26He had loads of space.
19:27Even if he wasn't going to have the strike, he should have stepped forward into it.
19:30Look to maybe bounce a one-two off one of his frontmen.
19:34Just took the sting out of the attack altogether, didn't it?
19:36And there's Graham going down, he's caught.
19:38There's another yellow card, that one's for Jay Henderson, clipping Brian Graham.
19:47But he also spun the ball out to Watford, who was actually under more pressure.
19:51He was more tightly marked than he was.
19:55And there's another understandable yellow card there, Jay Henderson just clipping Brian Graham.
20:00And there's another understandable yellow card there, Jay Henderson just clipping Brian Graham.
20:02He's got Patrick into the box and the low ball cut out by Clarke.
20:04He immediately bowled out by the player.
20:05He's got Patrick into the box and the low ball cut out by Clarke.
20:07He's got Patrick into the box and no ball cut out by Clarke, and immediately bowled out by the keeper to Murphy.
20:37When he got in behind the defence, I just wondered whether he was going to cut it back rather than fuzzing it across the face of the goal.
20:45Good feet there from McLennan, good balance as well, taken away from a couple of challenges but Thistle will win it back but only momentarily and here's McLennan again.
20:59He's got the ability to be a match winner or certainly the creator of a match winner and he's got his side a free kick in a good position.
21:11Well he does very well because he's in an extremely tight position, I think he just buys that one and you can see he wasn't hanging about because he bounced straight back up as if he himself wasn't sure that he was going to get a free kick for it.
21:25There's an opportunity then for Murphy to put this into the danger area and put United back in front in the tie.
21:39Low ball in, he's not one of his best, it's pretty comfortably dealt with but at the expense of a corner which is quickly taken to Henderson.
21:50Back to Murphy again, it's a dangerous ball. Thistle, not quite clinging on but certainly it's a weird guard action from him right now.
22:05Agbair is really poor from him, this will counter. Clever ball from Graeme, now Fitzpatrick can he get in behind Agbair, he's held up by him for the moment.
22:25On comes Stanwy!
22:27Well, not sure how close that was in the end but it was a really big chance.
22:38Just bobbles before he hits it as well, I tell you what, he controls it pretty well. You see him coming forward here, there that bobble right there.
22:47That looks very close from the slam goal.
22:50And you know from Ian Knight's perspective, they've got to be mindful.
22:55But they've also got to make sure they don't allow these little moments to derail what's been a good little spell here.
23:01It's amazing how one little attack that can change the momentum.
23:05And it comes from a terrible error from Agbair himself, just under no real pressure.
23:13And Patrick Thistle counter-attacked very well.
23:17Brian Graeme setting Aidan Fitzpatrick off.
23:20And then Stanwy getting up in support again. As I've said before, he does it really well.
23:25Looked as if he was finished 10-15 minutes ago but certainly got a second wind here.
23:31There's Crawford.
23:36That's Lowe.
23:38That's back from Fitzpatrick.
23:42There's again the winger.
23:45Lowe's ball then, comes to Stanwy.
23:49And Mackenzie, that came off the arm of Murphy but I think the referee probably rightly allowing play to continue.
24:03He's right in next to his body and fired straight at him.
24:06And Kstner running against him.
24:07And Kstner running against him.
24:09Let's rest.
24:10ource some judges in the honour and kriegen to win the ball in the results of Bogdanlan Gestalt.
24:15And Kstner running against him.
24:20An accursed backdrop and without making sure theydag against him.
24:24Let's standis to the enemy against you was a wonders of boggro 까iling we've been to science.
24:30They've had plenty of experience in these play-off games, Patrick Thistle.
24:55United as well, they have, but not as much as the Jags.
25:03Certainly that last experience United had was an enumerantly forgettable one.
25:11Here's Stanwy again, can he get the shot on target?
25:15He's dragged that one wide of the far post.
25:18It's a difficulty stretching for it to be able to get the control and the angle on it.
25:27It's far too easy for Patrick Thistle to get in behind the air defence.
25:32There's nobody else up there, he has to have the strike really.
25:36Just helped on by Stanwy, Graeme will give chase, Agber comes out, but Clark's first to it.
25:52Removing any doubt from the situation.
25:55Well, it just goes to show you, that mistake from Agber that gifted the counter-attack to Patrick Thistle has just swung the pendulum back in Patrick Thistle's favour.
26:08They were struggling to get out of their own half.
26:10Completely unforced error from Agber and all of a sudden Patrick Thistle have got their tails up again.
26:17It's a clever ball though from Henderson to release Wattrick.
26:22Thistle have to shuffle back towards their own goal now, Henderson still in support, here he is.
26:27Back to Dempsey, again he might have considered a shot there but tried to find a team-mate unsuccessfully.
26:35Patrick Thistle just settles for keeping that in play.
26:51There goes Heather, he's going to be picked up by Mayne.
26:55McClennan swings it back post, decent looking ball and McBeth on the stretch, heads it out for a corner.
27:03Looking for a free kick for a push.
27:08We've got a better angle out here.
27:10George Oltie just peeling off around the back.
27:13McBeth saying that he got a push.
27:15It's difficult to tell from that replay.
27:25Buddy Reading out to the far side to swing this one in left-footed.
27:29It's a good ball.
27:33Well, Paddy Reading can't do much more than that.
27:36It's a terrific ball into a good area.
27:38There's no hanging about for Patrick Thistle.
27:43But you're right, Paddy Reading's delivery there was brilliant and it goes right through the danger area without anyone being able to threaten the goal.
27:55There's plenty of bodies in there.
27:58There's plenty of bodies in there.
28:00He's got a good ball.
28:03He's got a good ball in there.
28:05Matt?
28:06He's got a good ball there!
28:08But Patrick has a little reverse pass further on his stand way.
28:09But it's cut out.
28:10Hope they'll chase that, but won't get there ahead of Mitchell.
28:12Feels like next goal's a winner.
28:14Patrick tries a little reverse pass for the run of Stanwy, but it's cut out.
28:19Hopefully he'll chase that, but won't get there ahead of Mitchell.
28:25Feels like next goal's the winner.
28:29Yeah, I think that's a fair assessment. It does feel like that, doesn't it?
28:35Things are hanging in the balance here, really.
28:39The question is, are we going to get a next goal?
29:01Reading four for Maine.
29:09Good play from Maine, McLennan now.
29:21Finds himself a yard, you can see exactly what he wanted to do.
29:27But he couldn't keep it down.
29:29Just wondering in the first instance whether Nick Osh was in the way, manages to find a bit more space again and then...
29:39McBeth, I think it is, that manages just to get out and put enough pressure on him here.
29:55You can see what he's trying to do, just bend it round the defender and use him as a bit of a shield, but...
30:03Unfortunately for him, he's never troubled the target, the goalkeeper there.
30:07And David Mitchell, to this point in this particular game, still hasn't had a save of note to make.
30:15Which will be a source of annoyance for Scott Brown, no doubt.
30:19Henderson looking to free himself of the shackles of a couple of thistle players.
30:37And here United progress up the park as McLennan into Maine, poor touch.
30:43Touch needed to be tighter there, McBeth had stepped right out, putting pressure on Jay Henderson there.
30:51And if Curtis Mayne had been a bit tidier, he could have potentially been able to exploit the gap there.
31:03See, that's a great touch, Murphy kills it stone dead.
31:06And into McLennan.
31:08Well, he had more time and more space that time to measure the shot.
31:13And in many respects, it's an even poorer effort than the previous one.
31:17See again, though, the problem is his first touch is just a little bit away from him.
31:22And then he's stretching for it slightly because he's getting closed down off the park.
31:26This'll play up, and he rushes into the strike, all but that first touch.
31:31Fair play to George Oakley's chase. A lot of balls like that all night, but he's never really been presented with anything that remotely looks like an offensive player.
31:49You know, we looked at that one before the game and from Tuesday night when he got slipped down the inside left channel and slapped it really, but he's not had anything even close to as good a chance as that.
32:06Here tonight.
32:25Watch it.
32:30Watch it.
32:33No one gets the foot in, but it throws kindly its head into the box, driving it just wide.
32:39Well, that's the kind of impact Scott Brown would be looking for from him just off target.
32:45Well, it's a moment of quality.
32:47The nutmeg on McBeth driving into the box.
32:49He fizzes it across the face.
32:51Get a better chance to see how close this really was here.
32:55Yeah, it's close, but I think perhaps David Mitchell feels he's got it covered.
33:02It just gets everybody a lift.
33:06A lift.
33:31Murphy forces it forward for Maine.
33:35In turn, gets it back to McLaren.
33:39Maine once more.
33:42Dempsey for Agbair.
33:49Now Wattritt.
33:54Everyone barring Josh Clarke inside the Thistle half right now.
33:59Murphy into the feet of Maine.
34:04Come for McLaren.
34:08Tries to just flash it across the face of goal.
34:10Comes back to him.
34:11Well, certainly not what you intended.
34:16Still knocking at the door here at United.
34:28Murphy and McLaren have looked dangerous on occasions.
34:34But for all that endeavour.
34:38Still got to be said.
34:40You mentioned a couple of moments ago.
34:42He's been a spectator for most of the game.
34:51Paddy Redding.
34:56He's been at left centre-back but well advanced right now.
35:02Graham calling for a free kick.
35:05Not getting it, then McMahon leaves him standing.
35:08Henderson can't force his way through.
35:10They've got an advantage played there for Thistle as they look to break here.
35:14Not too many bodies forward and they look to earn a free kick, which they have done.
35:20And Jamie Lowe, who's lasted incredibly well on his first team debut.
35:26Yeah, he has.
35:34Eating up the ground, getting his side up the park.
35:38Relieving some pressure and then winning the free kick.
35:42Good bit of play from the youngster.
35:44He's going to be given the responsibility of taking this free kick as well.
35:51His delivery is obviously very much trusted by the Thistle management team.
36:00Let's see what he can produce here.
36:03Already with one assist on his debut.
36:06Swings that one in deep, it's not a bad ball.
36:08Clark, he's lost it, no free kicks given.
36:12Thistle, can he force it? Goalwards.
36:15They've blocked each other, Al.
36:17They've blocked each other there.
36:19And it's a near United defender that clatters into Clark.
36:24The fans are not happy, but it's a near United defender, I'm pretty sure.
36:28I mean, what a dangerous ball this is.
36:31You can see there, George Oakley and Agbert.
36:37Stanwy and Macbeth blocking each other.
36:41Oh my word.
36:44There's another fabulous delivery from Lowe to cause the confusion.
36:49That's exactly it.
36:50It's because of the quality of the delivery that that confusion has reigned.
36:56It looked like Josh Clark had dealt with it, but because it was in such a pinpoint perfect spot, the collision between the defender and the goalkeeper happens.
37:08Megler slides that out of play.
37:17Yeah, I must admit my initial instinct was that Josh Clark had been fouled, but you're absolutely right.
37:24It was his own defenders that were clattering into him.
37:29And Thistle almost, but not quite able to force the ball home as a result.
37:34Home fans certainly in consternation that the foul wasn't given.
37:39But Mike Walsh shown to be correct in that one.
37:51Thistle looking to find some energy from somewhere to force a winner.
37:57I don't think any of those players out there want extra time.
38:00I'll tell you who does.
38:01I'll tell you who does.
38:04The Livingston squad's watching him.
38:06Absolutely.
38:07Helping over the ground.
38:08It's a thistle change.
38:12Ben Stanwy at last is going to be relieved of duty.
38:18Alan Jakubiak has been out injured.
38:21Hasn't been in the squad in the last five, but back to try and play a part here.
38:27He was good, Stanwy. I thought he performed really well.
38:33Yeah, he was stretching off from about five minutes into the second half, so
38:41he's done well to last as long as he did.
38:45An energetic performance in the midfield.
39:02Still alive, but Agbair picks up, and then he's clipped by Jakubiak.
39:11That's crazy.
39:39Maguire forward but can't find a team-mate.
40:03Well, it's tense at Somerset Park.
40:09Somerset's apparently still trying to rouse their teams,
40:15getting them over the line.
40:17Only five minutes or thereabouts to find a winner,
40:21otherwise it's going to be an extra half-hour
40:24to try and separate them.
40:28Play from Crawford.
40:30Just couldn't quite deliver the cross.
40:40Here's Murphy sweeping it forward.
40:42Hopefully it's Croft coming together.
40:46Maybe the headband will be donning itself again.
41:00After the game.
41:10After the game.
41:12Looks like a sore one there.
41:16Right at the side of the Ashcroft's head.
41:20Yep, there's a bit of blood.
41:28There's a fair bit of blood actually.
41:30He's no stranger to that type of wound,
41:33which is I guess why he relies upon the headband so often.
41:40He's no stranger to that type of wound.
42:04He's no stranger to that type of wound.
42:06Both managers.
42:08Experately hoping.
42:10They can be part of the playoff semi-finals.
42:14They're not watching on TV.
42:16Change of shirt required as well for Lee Ashcroft.
42:38That'll teach him not to wear a headband in the future.
42:42There's a free kick to the visitors as Ashcroft puts on a new top.
42:58Three minutes of the regulation, 90 to play.
43:02Plus stoppage time as Brian Graham goes up and wins that for Jakubiak.
43:06Comes back to Graham!
43:08Brian Graham!
43:10100 not out!
43:12And surely now Partick Thistle are into the semi-final.
43:18The Partick Thistle centurion sends the fans into absolute raptures.
43:26And if ever was a man you wanted to call upon for a moment like this, it is Brian Graham.
43:38Quite incredible, isn't it?
43:42Unbelievable, the storyline just wrecks itself there, doesn't it?
43:52You can see I'm telling there the fans need to get off the park.
43:54The game is not over.
43:56You can understand the excitement and enthusiasm.
44:00But this is over spilling and it's an absolute joke they're getting involved with.
44:04Josh Clark there as well.
44:06Get off the park.
44:08The club has almost produced a wonderful performance but that's taking it too far.
44:16But look it's another set piece and they simply don't deal with it well enough.
44:28He's the quickest to react and it's bang in the back of the net in a flash.
44:32Wins the first header, he's still on the move.
44:35And it's the left foot into the bottom corner.
44:37That is a brilliant finish from Brian Graham there.
44:41And it looks like his 100th goal is going to send him into the semi-final.
44:47Booking for the celebration, taking the top off.
44:53But what a goal that was from Brian Graham.
45:01He's come up with some big moments in his career.
45:07It's two set pieces, Al.
45:09Two set pieces that he will be fuming with.
45:19I'm hearing there will be at least seven minutes to be added so they're not over the line yet.
45:25And Ayr United now have got absolutely nothing to lose but that's how things stand.
45:30Going into stoppage time.
45:40Drama might not yet be over as Henderson teases it in.
45:46Terrific defending.
45:50Henderson takes over once more.
45:52Now McMahon.
45:54Flicked on by Agbert.
46:02Murphy stands it up to the back.
46:04Oh, it's good goalkeeping David Mitchell.
46:06It was just, it was too floaty.
46:14Perfect for the goalkeeper to come and collect.
46:16Ultimately, Ayr United, they've got seven minutes or so to start piling the pressure on.
46:26You see they're just clipped.
46:28There's not enough pace in it.
46:30They've got about seven minutes and they need to start having some strikes.
46:34They need to start testing the goalkeeper.
46:36You know, that'll be another source of huge frustration for the manager Scott Brown that they're in injury time here.
46:46They're standing in the barrel of being knocked out and they've knocked off the goalkeeper at home.
46:54There's Curtis Mayne.
47:08Into the penalty it comes.
47:10And out he goes once more.
47:12Just flying forwards.
47:14Just flying forwards.
47:34They've tried to make some yards down the right flank.
47:42Jamie Lowe's gone down now.
47:46Hardly surprising that he's feeling the pace at this stage, 92 minutes.
47:56He's getting a little sympathy, it has to be said, from Nick Walsh.
47:58He's shown good fitness levels.
48:12All the nervous energy, the adrenaline has been flushing through his body.
48:18To the last full game so far.
48:22He's done well, youngster.
48:24From it by Megwa.
48:29United leaving plenty of bodies forward as they need to do.
48:35That looks like it should be the keepers.
48:36Boys, got something on it.
48:38Enough in the end.
48:39It's the same as Jamie Murphy's before, it's far too high and floaty.
48:44They need to try and get in behind, hit the byline here.
48:47Here's McLennan once more, Henderson back to McLennan.
48:58Henderson in the near post, still in play.
49:02This is all beginning to celebrate the blocks and challenges that are going in as much as the goals at the other end.
49:11Even Mitchell, absolutely no rush whatsoever.
49:21I have to say, Michael, there were plenty of people writing Bartek Thistle off.
49:26I kind of felt Air United were real hot favourites myself,
49:32but Thistle have shown that they are a side to be reckoned with in these playoffs.
49:40Absolutely, showing great resolve as well.
49:43I don't think you could ever say that it was clear cut what was going on here.
49:48You know, it was one goal.
49:49Yeah.
49:50And as we've seen in the championship enough, there's not a huge amount to choose between the sides.
49:57I just felt taking that 1-0 victory back to Somerset here tonight with this big crowd supporting them.
50:09I just thought that it would have been enough for United to either draw or win the game and effectively win the tie.
50:16But at the moment, it looks as if Bartek Thistle have turned things right around.
50:23A couple of minutes for United to somehow force extra time here.
50:372-0 the trail on the night, 2-1 on aggregate.
50:42One goal wouldn't send it to extra time.
50:45Might get the opportunity here.
50:47He comes out to McLennan, he goes for a goal, he's claiming for a corner, he's not going to get it.
50:51Which, with a couple of minutes left, I've asked you a few stupid questions over my time here, Michael,
51:01but this might be the stupidest one, who are you going for man of the match?
51:06I thought David Mitchell has been outstanding tonight for Bartek Thistle,
51:10but it looks as if the director has chosen that man instead.
51:13I mean, look, getting the 99th and then 100th goal to turn the tie around
51:18and it looks as if he's won it for his side.
51:21It can only be one person, can't it really?
51:23Brian Graham, he's the man of the match.
51:26This side just hold on for another minute or so and see this one out against the odds.
51:36Well, it's absolutely hot what United need at the moment.
51:47He's looking calm just now, but there must be in turmoil inside Scott Brown.
51:53This side having put themselves in such a good position coming into this second leg.
51:59And it looks like it's going to be a repeat of the semifinal of a couple of years ago,
52:05not as emphatic, of course.
52:07Nonetheless, a parted Thistle victory unless there is the most dramatic of endings.
52:15This needs to go into the Thistle box.
52:29And quickly is Reading.
52:32Magbear for Henderson.
52:37Short block by Fitzpatrick.
52:45And then he goes down.
52:49And it's all over.
52:53And Thistle, from 1-0 down coming into this one, have turned it on its head.
52:59What an incredible tie.
53:05And Brian Graham, with his 99th and 100th goals for Bartek Thistle,
53:11is once again the Thistle hero.
53:15And he's set aside into the semifinal to face Livingston next week.
53:25Moment of sheer joy there for Jamie Lowe, the debutant,
53:29who more than played his part in this Thistle victory.
53:34And the visiting fans rejoice behind that goal
53:40as the players commiserate with their United opponents.
53:47But it will be Thistle who will take their place in the next round.
53:54Once again, the playoff veterans live to fight another day.
54:01And having beaten Livingston on their own turf just a couple of weeks back,
54:05who's to say they can't make it to the final once more?
54:09Already they had become the first fourth-place side to reach the final a couple of years ago.
54:14They will have designed on doing that once more.
54:17But on yet another phenomenal night in the championship,
54:21Thistle have recorded the victory that required.
54:28And make their way into the semifinal playoff.
54:33It finishes at Somerset Park here United 0-0.
54:37Partick Thistle 2-0.