:00:12. > :00:23.Right out of the top drawer. What a goal that is. Stunning. The shot is
:00:24. > :00:31.an absolute beauty. Oh, yes. A goal of two quality. -- true quality.
:00:32. > :00:37.Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Absolutely sensational. What a
:00:38. > :00:45.strike. What a finish. Right here, right now, this is history. Welcome
:00:46. > :00:48.to Sportscene. Tonight, the race to avoid relegation on the race for
:00:49. > :00:52.Europe, and an assistant referee who swears he did not have a big night
:00:53. > :00:55.out the night before. Weatherston night, Steven Thompson and Pat
:00:56. > :01:01.Bonner, freshfaced and ready for action. We start in the top six at
:01:02. > :01:06.Firhill, Partick Thistle without a win over Rangers since 1993.
:01:07. > :01:08.Desperate to bounce back from an Old Firm drubbing last weekend. The
:01:09. > :01:16.commentary comes from Rob Maclean. Liam Lindsay who is in the team of
:01:17. > :01:23.the season, returns the Partick Thistle, so does Osmond. Teenager
:01:24. > :01:27.Andrew McCarthy drops to the bench. 24-year-old David Bates is back in
:01:28. > :01:35.Rangers replacing Clint Hill. Kenny Miller drops deeper and Joe Garner
:01:36. > :01:45.plays up front. The free kick from Danny Hylton. Kenny Miller. He tugs
:01:46. > :01:48.were shot wide of the target. Route one football from Rangers almost
:01:49. > :01:54.paying off -- he tugs the shot. Again, Wilson aiming for Garner.
:01:55. > :02:11.JoJo do. Half a chance for Joe Garner. And he
:02:12. > :02:16.ruffles the net, but it is the side net.
:02:17. > :02:23.Martin Waghorn's long throw. Barton gets it away. A little bit of
:02:24. > :02:34.keeping up from Osmond. Came off Kenny Miller. Barton clears. Good
:02:35. > :02:39.touch and hold up work. And suddenly, Partick Thistle on the
:02:40. > :02:47.move. Jinking run from Steven Lawless and plenty room here for
:02:48. > :02:50.Elliott to pick out Doolan, and fathering is picking the ball out of
:02:51. > :02:58.the net and Partick Thistle are in front inside 14 manage at Firhill --
:02:59. > :03:02.14 minutes. A lovely move. A typical finish from Doolan. 15 for the
:03:03. > :03:06.season for him, and that is 104 goals in total.
:03:07. > :03:16.A pleasing start this by the expression from Alan Archibald's
:03:17. > :03:28.team. In from Callum booth. Wilson's header flies high. Barton. Oz man --
:03:29. > :03:35.Osman. Keown got in front of Fotheringham, but he could not keep
:03:36. > :03:41.the header down. Flicked on by Edwards. Laid off by Doolan. Playing
:03:42. > :03:47.a lot of good football, Partick Thistle, dominating the first half.
:03:48. > :03:55.Good linkup play between lawless and Booth. Here is Edwards and he misses
:03:56. > :03:58.a great chance to make it 2-0. Credit to Wes Foderingham for the
:03:59. > :04:06.save. Ryan Edwards knows he should have been scoring. Booth. Edwards.
:04:07. > :04:15.Lawless and a lovely triangle of passes. Booth's cross headed away by
:04:16. > :04:20.David Bates. Elliott. And it is zooming wide of the target from
:04:21. > :04:27.Elliott. A sweet strike, but always swerving away from the goal. It's
:04:28. > :04:38.not been a great watch for the new Rangers manager. Wilson's header.
:04:39. > :04:43.Dropping for Lawless. Booth. Lovely flick from lawless. Kris Doolan is
:04:44. > :04:49.offside. Just as well for Rangers, because he was bundled over by James
:04:50. > :04:52.Tavernier. The flag was up and rightly so. Very impressive in the
:04:53. > :05:05.build-up, Partick Thistle. Garner, and then in goes Miller.
:05:06. > :05:09.Great goalkeeping. He had to get that right. And he did. Now, Wilson,
:05:10. > :05:25.for Rangers. Barton. Smooth in midfield now.
:05:26. > :05:32.Erskine. A great break for Thistle. Callum booth. There is Doolan, and
:05:33. > :05:36.he steers the header wide. Danny Wilson lost his footing, and
:05:37. > :05:42.suddenly it was a free header for Doolan. Great goalkeeping at the
:05:43. > :05:49.other end from Cerney against Miller.
:05:50. > :05:56.Callum Booth with the free kick. A comfortable header away from Bates.
:05:57. > :06:04.Booth is on to it again. Osman. Erskine, between the lines. Doolan.
:06:05. > :06:07.Stephen Lawless. Just about the smallest man on the pitch, getting
:06:08. > :06:14.his head to the cross from Doolan and the tip over from Fotheringham.
:06:15. > :06:21.He has been a peripheral figure of late, Barry McKay. The chance late
:06:22. > :06:22.on to make a difference for Rangers. They are a goal down in the closing
:06:23. > :06:38.stages. Flicked on by McKay. A neat touch.
:06:39. > :06:46.McKay looks to escape the clutches of Elliott. And he does. Garner, all
:06:47. > :06:51.opening up for Joe Garner. And that was a poor effort. He had so much
:06:52. > :06:54.time there. He seems to take a couple of touches and then he misses
:06:55. > :07:12.the target by a mile. In four Erskine. Lots of air on it.
:07:13. > :07:23.Clint Hill did his job. Getting his body in the way. Ordering Hamel
:07:24. > :07:27.launches it. McKay gets there. Neat touch from Barry McKay. It's the
:07:28. > :07:32.equaliser. It's an instant impact from the substitute. It is a moment
:07:33. > :07:39.of quality and Rangers were screaming out for it. Did well to
:07:40. > :07:46.control the kick out. This all could not get it clear. McKay was
:07:47. > :08:00.persistent and prodded the ball past the goalkeeper for 1-1. McKay.
:08:01. > :08:06.Losing it this time. Lawless. Interception by Clint Hill.
:08:07. > :08:17.Tavernier eight's shrugs off the tackle. Cutting inside. And he fires
:08:18. > :08:33.just right on target. Shades of late November. Wind ass. Under pressure
:08:34. > :08:39.from McCarthy. He does well. Tavernier. Skipping away from
:08:40. > :08:46.Lawless. A little bit of afters between Windass and McCarthy. Kenny
:08:47. > :08:51.Miller thought about the shot. He looks to keep this alive at the end
:08:52. > :08:58.of the match. Joe Garner! Rangers have won it in the fourth minute of
:08:59. > :09:04.stoppage time at Firhill. An explosion of joy in the technical
:09:05. > :09:14.area and they are spilling out of the stand as well. It's the sort of
:09:15. > :09:19.response you would expect from a win less significant than this one, but
:09:20. > :09:23.Rangers have won it right at the death. So much credit goes to Kenny
:09:24. > :09:31.Miller for standing up the cross and Joe Garner was able to bullet the
:09:32. > :09:36.header home. It will finish Partick Thistle one, Rangers two.
:09:37. > :09:41.We've been here before, not only with Rangers, with last-minute
:09:42. > :09:46.goals, and it staying -- disappointing. I have said that is
:09:47. > :09:50.not good enough. We cannot letting this happen as a squad and the club.
:09:51. > :09:55.We cannot keep losing late goals because we saw -- put so much into
:09:56. > :10:00.the first half. Once we lost the first goal, not that I saw another
:10:01. > :10:06.one coming, but we did not go after the game and sat and did not do
:10:07. > :10:08.anything. Then we looked a bit mentally tired and physically tired
:10:09. > :10:15.and we did not do the basics and stop the cross. Clearly meant a lot
:10:16. > :10:19.to Pedro Caixinha, and various others, but for a long time, this
:10:20. > :10:24.did not look like being the Rangers victory. No, it didn't. The result
:10:25. > :10:28.masks an average performance, certainly in the first half. They
:10:29. > :10:32.were very direct and they were going a lot of long balls and one thing
:10:33. > :10:39.that stood out was they exploited it. This is the first goal. The
:10:40. > :10:43.defence has no organisation. When the ball comes into the wide area,
:10:44. > :10:51.they have so much time and space to deliver. Watch the movement from
:10:52. > :10:56.Kris Doolan. This is top drawer. The near post header, top drawer
:10:57. > :11:00.movement. They could not defend in the first period. Header over the
:11:01. > :11:03.box, in the middle, free header over the box, in the middle, free headers
:11:04. > :11:09.and it shouldn't happen. Here is the opportunity for Thistle and once the
:11:10. > :11:13.players through the line-up got into the box, look at the reaction from
:11:14. > :11:20.the Rangers players, all watching. It's almost three against two. They
:11:21. > :11:27.score goals in the middle of the six yard box between the posts. Just
:11:28. > :11:31.like we highlighted last week, in wide areas, it's so easy. You have
:11:32. > :11:35.do stop it at source. When Partick Thistle find the ball in wide areas,
:11:36. > :11:40.the time and space they had to pick out across was incredible. It's such
:11:41. > :11:45.a weakness for Rangers just now. It was a case of deja vu all over
:11:46. > :11:50.again, and they did well against Rangers earlier in the season, and
:11:51. > :11:53.then now they lose 2-1. You could see the disappointment from Alan
:11:54. > :12:00.Archibald. It's just a ball down the middle and poor defending. Those
:12:01. > :12:04.players coming on at the end did well, but there is the centre-half
:12:05. > :12:07.and he should be watching the ball and he is grappling with the striker
:12:08. > :12:17.and he should be attacking the ball but he lets it bounce over. A decent
:12:18. > :12:22.reaction from Rangers. Another chance, who was the hero last time,
:12:23. > :12:30.and this stinging shot. The final goal is a decent one and a lot of
:12:31. > :12:34.that is due to Kenny Miller. Going by the players and from Partick's
:12:35. > :12:40.point of view, that is poor. We talk about Rangers not dealing with
:12:41. > :12:45.crosses, but Lawless has to put more pressure on it. You can see it here,
:12:46. > :12:50.so much space for Joe Garner. It's a good header. Good header, no doubt
:12:51. > :12:53.about it, but it's a free header. We talk about Partick Thistle,
:12:54. > :12:57.fantastic being in the top six but you can see why Alan Archibald was
:12:58. > :13:01.annoyed because he wants a reaction from his players. The season is not
:13:02. > :13:05.over and there will be a big expectation next year to do it again
:13:06. > :13:11.and maybe do better. And then they have to do better in these types of
:13:12. > :13:15.games. As for Rangers, where you surprised by the exuberance, a minor
:13:16. > :13:19.pitch invasion when they won the match. Slightly OT T. I think it was
:13:20. > :13:24.a relief more than anything. They had bad weeks with the Celtic
:13:25. > :13:29.results, and to get a win, hopefully that will galvanise them. You could
:13:30. > :13:32.see what it meant at the end to get the victory. Pedro Caixinha says he
:13:33. > :13:38.thought he saw a reaction from his players. Was it enough? It was
:13:39. > :13:44.nearly up to 84 minutes before they threw on some players and he got
:13:45. > :13:50.something from them. The 80 minutes Partick Thistle had control of the
:13:51. > :13:54.game. Today was the end of an era for Parts, the last match at
:13:55. > :14:00.Tynecastle in front of the old main stand. -- for Hearts. It will be
:14:01. > :14:04.replaced next season. Aberdeen were hungry to steal second place and the
:14:05. > :14:09.commentary comes from Paul Mitchell. A fond farewell to an Edinburgh
:14:10. > :14:15.landmark as Hearts make two changes from the side that drew with Partick
:14:16. > :14:23.Thistle. Alan Hughes comes in. Aberdeen make two changes, and Peter
:14:24. > :14:30.Paulette is in for Christie, and Ryan Jack has a suspected hamstring
:14:31. > :14:37.tear and might miss the cup final. Consett iron has worked himself
:14:38. > :14:46.free. -- Considine. Nobody picked up Andrew Considine. He heads it wide.
:14:47. > :14:56.That is not going to win friends and influence people. McGinn. All back
:14:57. > :15:01.in attendance. McGinn is driving. And touched away. Jack Hamilton, not
:15:02. > :15:15.a good start to the game for Hearts. Logan. A lot of pushing going on but
:15:16. > :15:26.the referee is happy that all is well. It comes at to Paulette.
:15:27. > :15:30.Hamilton have scored. Aberdeen ahead at Tynecastle, and for the third
:15:31. > :15:36.straight season, Adam Rooney hits 20 goals for Aberdeen. Pawlett with the
:15:37. > :15:41.shot. You could see the intent from Rooney to follow through, and he was
:15:42. > :15:46.well rewarded. Not since Joe Harper was in Aberdeen striker, no one has
:15:47. > :15:56.hit 20 goals in three straight seasons. Cowie sends it in. Walker.
:15:57. > :16:04.Aberdeen's top goal-scorer has them ahead. The Pawlett -- Hearts top
:16:05. > :16:14.scorer trying to bring them level. Hughes.
:16:15. > :16:25.Sowah loses out to Hayes. That is not his first challenge, and the
:16:26. > :16:29.yellow card comes for the captain. The two were just tangled, and
:16:30. > :16:36.Walker tried to come across and made the situation worse. Hearts have not
:16:37. > :16:43.scored against Aberdeen this season. They are trailing at home. Maclean.
:16:44. > :16:51.Onto McGinn. Hearts stretched here. Up to Shinnie. Again, Aberdeen are
:16:52. > :16:55.causing Hearts problems, passing it into wide areas. Beaten away by
:16:56. > :17:03.Hamilton. Shinnie, of his right foot. -- off.
:17:04. > :17:14.Trying to get away from Rooney. Almost the equaliser. Couldn't put
:17:15. > :17:22.it on target. He scored six times this season. Almost seven now. A
:17:23. > :17:35.better spell from Hearts. Walker will turn it out wide. An equaliser
:17:36. > :17:43.comes from Tavarez. His third goal in four games. A great cross in by
:17:44. > :17:47.Lee Smith, and he bullied the defenders, the Hearts striker. Logan
:17:48. > :17:54.was there, Taylor was there, but Tavares wanted it more. Again,
:17:55. > :18:00.Hearts with a chance to get it into the box. A shout for handball
:18:01. > :18:03.against Considine. The arm was out, but it wasn't deliberate, and that
:18:04. > :18:09.is what the referees look for. It certainly struck the arm of
:18:10. > :18:15.Considine. He is delighted his side level. Hayes is the favourite to
:18:16. > :18:24.take this. Ocon with the header, and he has beaten Jack Hamilton. Hearts
:18:25. > :18:28.had been level for barely three minutes, and Ocon scores for the
:18:29. > :18:39.first time as an Aberdeen player. Directing the header perfectly --
:18:40. > :18:43.Ocon. -- Ocon. All sorts of space around Tynecastle for the men in
:18:44. > :18:48.white. Shinnie tried to get in there, then Rooney. As strikers do,
:18:49. > :18:54.trying to get in there first. Shinnie had the better chance, but
:18:55. > :19:10.Rooney working back to put it into the corner. Good goalkeeping. Well,
:19:11. > :19:17.the yellow card comes out. Hearts wanted more, Aberdeen wanted less.
:19:18. > :19:21.That was full-blooded. Time is playing at Tynecastle. Walker has to
:19:22. > :19:26.be careful. He has taken Shinnie down and the Hearts captain is off
:19:27. > :19:27.for the third time in his career and it will be Aberdeen's afternoon at
:19:28. > :19:34.Tynecastle. Disappointing not to get the clean
:19:35. > :19:40.sheet or score more. I said to the players that with the cup final in
:19:41. > :19:44.mind, that was a perfect performance but what we don't need to search too
:19:45. > :19:51.far for is what they actually give, every game we play, there is total
:19:52. > :19:55.commitment and there's a real honesty that is written through them
:19:56. > :19:57.and what they give to the club. We are punching above our weight to
:19:58. > :20:02.finish on the points with those games to go. When we got back to 1-1
:20:03. > :20:05.it's a moment we are close to getting control of the game and
:20:06. > :20:11.getting into the spaces we wanted to be in and there were some chances
:20:12. > :20:18.coming. We made a mistake and we concede a goal and then things
:20:19. > :20:24.became a bit more difficult. There we go, a last look at the iconic
:20:25. > :20:27.stand which has graced many a Sportscene over the years. Not the
:20:28. > :20:31.way that hearts would have liked to have signed off. Jack Hamilton will
:20:32. > :20:36.not want to see this again, the first Aberdeen goal. I feel sorry
:20:37. > :20:41.for him. He's a young goalkeeper who has done well. He has got into the
:20:42. > :20:47.team and done OK, but this is 30 yards out, and look at the reaction
:20:48. > :20:52.of Rooney. The ball just bounces and if you are not going to hold it,
:20:53. > :20:56.knock it away. Away to the side and safety, but look at the reaction. He
:20:57. > :21:02.is also expecting his defenders to attack -- react. 20 goals again for
:21:03. > :21:11.Rooney, which is phenomenal. Your old pal, McGinn and Tavares. He's
:21:12. > :21:16.not known for his headers. It's all that the cross for me from Liam
:21:17. > :21:26.Smith. He gets the ball and it's one thing his mind. And he is brave to
:21:27. > :21:29.get above Logan. It is brave and a good delivery. He deserves it
:21:30. > :21:37.because of the way he has attacked the ball. It's a decent goal to get
:21:38. > :21:42.hearts back into the match. Plenty of talented Irish players. Anthony
:21:43. > :21:47.O'Connor, the matchwinner. I know he has made a couple of mistakes, but
:21:48. > :21:51.this is a really good header. Back across the goalkeeper and I don't
:21:52. > :21:56.think Jack Hamilton had a chance. Who knows maybe if he keeps
:21:57. > :22:01.performing and coming up with those big goals, he might play his way
:22:02. > :22:05.into a cup final. They have sealed second place. A superior goal
:22:06. > :22:09.difference to Rangers. A huge achievement. Brilliant. To get to
:22:10. > :22:13.cup finals and finish second above Rangers. I disagree about punching
:22:14. > :22:20.above their weight. I expect Aberdeen to be up there. It's the
:22:21. > :22:22.expectancy amongst the supporters. Rebuilding job for Hearts in terms
:22:23. > :22:27.of the stand and the team over summer. They did poorly today
:22:28. > :22:30.especially with the Jimmy Walker sending-off. The season is petering
:22:31. > :22:36.out. That is too definite yellow cards. He is not a dirty player,
:22:37. > :22:43.Jimmy Walker, but he had another couple of needles, shall we say,
:22:44. > :22:46.silly challenges and it looks as though he was walking a fine line. I
:22:47. > :22:55.feel sorry for him with the second one. He is desperate, they are
:22:56. > :22:59.getting beat. You can't dive in if you are on a yellow card. He is a
:23:00. > :23:11.Wenger, not a defender -- a Wenger. I feel a bit sorry for him. The
:23:12. > :23:14.season is petering out. Should the Hearts fans be disappointed? I think
:23:15. > :23:19.the next summer will be critical. I don't think they will get into
:23:20. > :23:23.Europe, so the preseason will be critical to buy players, work with
:23:24. > :23:27.the team and then get ready. They will be away from home for a number
:23:28. > :23:31.of games because of the stadium and the start of the season is
:23:32. > :23:36.absolutely critical. Then let's see what Ian Castro can do. Plenty more
:23:37. > :23:55.to come to night, including the race to avoid relegation.
:23:56. > :24:04.Before all that, St Johnstone, generally doing well in their record
:24:05. > :24:08.facing a huge test against the invincible Celtic at Celtic Park.
:24:09. > :24:22.Celtic give two of their promising youngsters start. -- a start. Rogic
:24:23. > :24:27.returns with McGregor and Sinclair on the bench. St Johnstone have
:24:28. > :24:32.Zander Clarke back between the sticks as Tommy Wright makes for
:24:33. > :24:32.changes. Paul Payton is back in midfield with Stephen Maclean
:24:33. > :24:41.leading the attack. St Johnstone are the last team to
:24:42. > :24:48.have beaten Celtic domestically. Here comes Rogic. An early test for
:24:49. > :25:02.Zander Clark there. A positive start in the opening minute from the home
:25:03. > :25:08.side. Rogic. Michael Johnson what an introduction it would have been for
:25:09. > :25:14.the teenager. He also fires one straighter Zander Clark. Towards
:25:15. > :25:21.Rogic. He is in full flow this afternoon, the Australian. --
:25:22. > :25:25.straight at. It is they St Johnstone keep doing ever so well in the early
:25:26. > :25:35.stages of this encounter. -- the St Johnstone keeper. Armstrong. Michael
:25:36. > :25:39.Johnson. What a lovely term that is. -- turn that is. He could not finish
:25:40. > :25:48.it with the shot. Excellent skills from the teenager.
:25:49. > :26:01.Roberts. In towards Tierney. Again, Tierney. Well, they are queueing up
:26:02. > :26:06.to have shots at goal, Celtic, as they dominate the first half.
:26:07. > :26:20.Easton. In towards Maclean. That was a glorious opportunity for the
:26:21. > :26:32.visitors. He just could not keep the shot down. Johnstone. Lovely skills
:26:33. > :26:38.again. Teasing and tormenting the St Johnstone players. Here is Roberts.
:26:39. > :26:43.Trying the shot. And that is the opener for Celtic. They get the
:26:44. > :26:50.breakthrough two minutes into the second period. Patrick Roberts with
:26:51. > :26:55.the finish, but all credit to Johnson for the build-up. --
:26:56. > :27:03.Johnstone. Maclean. Holding up Boyata and finding Swanson.
:27:04. > :27:09.Clipped back in for Cummins. What a stop from Craig Gordon, and still
:27:10. > :27:18.not clear. And Stephen Maclean levels it up. That is his 12th goal
:27:19. > :27:25.of the season. Initially Craig Gordon did well to divert the header
:27:26. > :27:40.away but Maclean was there to pick up the scraps. Griffiths with the
:27:41. > :27:46.corner. In towards Boyata. And Celtic are 2-1 in front. And Dedrick
:27:47. > :27:49.Boyata on the scoresheet again against St Johnstone. He scored in
:27:50. > :27:57.the previous match in January and he's done it again. Sinclair.
:27:58. > :28:04.An interchange of passing. Here is Griffiths, firing that in. Sinclair,
:28:05. > :28:14.cutting it back. And Roberts gets a double. That is his ninth in the
:28:15. > :28:17.campaign for the on loan Manchester City player. Good reactions from
:28:18. > :28:21.sconce eclair to turn it back for Roberts. -- Scott Sinclair. Rogic.
:28:22. > :28:35.Sinclair. Scott Sinclair, can he finished? He
:28:36. > :28:52.just couldn't find the perfect finish from the follow-up.
:28:53. > :29:05.Brilliant goal from Callum McGregor. No wonder he has been rated for a
:29:06. > :29:07.Scotland call-up. He led the Saint Johnstone players a merry dance
:29:08. > :29:14.before delivering that one into the back of the net. Callum McGregor,
:29:15. > :29:32.claiming his third goal in his last three games for Celtic. Celtic
:29:33. > :29:39.looking for a fifth. This has been scintillating stuff from Celtic.
:29:40. > :29:47.They got you off the edge of your seat. They finished with four goals
:29:48. > :29:52.and yet again, we have six or seven. A wonderful afternoon for the
:29:53. > :29:57.supporters. Delighted for the two young players that made their first
:29:58. > :30:04.starts. It was a tough day for us. At 4-1 20 minutes ago, it could have
:30:05. > :30:12.been worse. But we defended it and make sure we did not come away with
:30:13. > :30:19.a heavier defeat. But the second and third goal were poor goals. John
:30:20. > :30:23.Barnes with the commentary. This was an excellent performance again from
:30:24. > :30:26.Celtic, and especially from these youngsters in the team. Michael
:30:27. > :30:32.Johnson was so good. How big a star is this? What stood out for me was
:30:33. > :30:47.his awareness. He looks over his shoulder. And he switches out to the
:30:48. > :30:51.other debutant, Anthony Allston. Michael Johnston stood out for me in
:30:52. > :31:02.the first half. He was given a lot of time. Look at this wee Maradona
:31:03. > :31:06.term. Maybe his finishing something he can work on. You would think you
:31:07. > :31:09.would be nervous because it is his debut in front of all these fans
:31:10. > :31:14.Celtic Park. Look how long he keeps holding the ball, tying up the St
:31:15. > :31:27.Johnstone defence. He is so composed. Should the goalkeeper have
:31:28. > :31:31.done better here? Possibly. But they have ten shots, Celtic. 18 years old
:31:32. > :31:38.and awarded with a three-year contract. When you see young guys
:31:39. > :31:41.coming through, and there are more and the future is bright. I think
:31:42. > :31:45.Brendan is having a real influence not just on the first team, but also
:31:46. > :31:50.on what happens in the academy, and with the coaches. You would have
:31:51. > :32:03.been horrified that Craig Gordon was left out for the team of the year.
:32:04. > :32:06.Both of them are good. But what Craig Gordon has really improved on
:32:07. > :32:12.is his ability to be part of the team. This was against St Johnstone
:32:13. > :32:20.away. I felt here that he didn't have the options. He should have
:32:21. > :32:28.been getting out into almost right back position. Instead, he doesn't.
:32:29. > :32:33.And he takes a wrong pass. The only option he has is to play it along.
:32:34. > :32:45.So it is not Gordon that has learned, it is the other players
:32:46. > :32:48.too. Absolutely. They should have been giving him the options to get
:32:49. > :32:59.out there. When you compare that to what happens now in the game, they
:33:00. > :33:04.went out and worked on it. Look at the composure of him on the ball. He
:33:05. > :33:10.doesn't rush it. He takes his time. He passes again to a midfielder. All
:33:11. > :33:17.the players are looking for the ball. Here is another example of it.
:33:18. > :33:25.The sweeper keeper. Totally confident. I was left out because I
:33:26. > :33:31.could not pass the ball. Nobody wanted a ball of me at that
:33:32. > :33:37.particular time. That is the difference. There are now able to
:33:38. > :33:42.use Craig is part of the team and it looks so different.
:33:43. > :33:45.To the bottom six now. For weeks, Stephen Thompson has been writing
:33:46. > :33:48.off Hamilton Accies, but four months everyone has been writing of
:33:49. > :33:51.Inverness. Caley Thistle seven points adrift at the bottom am
:33:52. > :33:55.desperate for three points. A huge match on their home turf against the
:33:56. > :33:58.Accies. COMMENTATOR: Richie Foran has taken
:33:59. > :34:06.a sledgehammer to the team that lost last week's derby. The Highlanders
:34:07. > :34:18.haven't won since the end of February.
:34:19. > :34:25.Craig Tansey is going to send this free kick in. And it is 1- 02 Caley
:34:26. > :34:36.Thistle! What a time to score your first goal
:34:37. > :34:38.for the club. And Brad Mackay has done that in a game Inverness simply
:34:39. > :34:57.have to win. Mackay, whose namesake gave the
:34:58. > :35:05.Highlanders the lead on ten minutes. But Billy Mackay comes up short
:35:06. > :35:22.here. Being off the hook. A jittery moment. What a chance! Well, Alex
:35:23. > :35:33.Fisher's mind must be scrambled after this. He was surely out to
:35:34. > :35:45.make it 2-0. Accies are struggling at the back. Billy Mackay will be
:35:46. > :35:57.disappointed with that. He knows he should have got that on target. He
:35:58. > :36:07.had so much time. He was onside. Accies' best chance by a stretch.
:36:08. > :36:10.Doherty wanted a penalty here off Brad Mackay. I think he claimed
:36:11. > :36:17.handball. But McKinnon couldn't take the opportunity. Inverness's last
:36:18. > :36:27.win came against Rangers. Looked like it might kick-start things for
:36:28. > :36:36.them. Oh, penalty. It was Donati and Draper. It is a huge moment in this
:36:37. > :36:49.game. You can see the two tangling. Tansey! 2-0. Never in doubt. This is
:36:50. > :36:54.a massive shot in the arm for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. They
:36:55. > :37:08.have been a pale imitation of their former selves this season.
:37:09. > :37:21.Good play by Doherty. Hamilton have been better in the second half so
:37:22. > :37:35.far. Inverness have only beaten Accies once here. No penalty.
:37:36. > :37:43.Nothing doing. The Hamilton players are irate, and they may well have a
:37:44. > :37:47.case to be. Caley Thistle new defeat today and results going against them
:37:48. > :37:54.elsewhere would have sent them down this weekend. That is how important
:37:55. > :38:05.this game is to them. The substitute couldn't make it three. They have
:38:06. > :38:33.created more chances today than they have in weeks.
:38:34. > :38:46.Desperately trying to find a route back into this, Accies. These two
:38:47. > :38:49.have been much better at home. It is all relative, but they have only won
:38:50. > :39:00.wants away from home each this campaign. That was way too late. Who
:39:01. > :39:07.knows how important goal difference will be in the shake-up. Danny
:39:08. > :39:10.Redmond has taken that really well. But it comes deep into stoppage time
:39:11. > :39:19.and it will not prevent the Highlanders from picking up their
:39:20. > :39:26.first win since February. We were more physical than them, took the
:39:27. > :39:31.game to them. Attacks really well and offended even better. I am a big
:39:32. > :39:35.supporter of the referees, but I can't keep doing it when every week
:39:36. > :39:40.it seems to be that decisions go against us, whether it is red cards
:39:41. > :39:44.to get overturned or penalties. Last season against St Johnstone, the
:39:45. > :39:48.same referee apologised for making mistakes. It is getting to the point
:39:49. > :39:55.now that I am getting fed up if I'm honest. In the first half, don't get
:39:56. > :40:02.me wrong, we didn't help ourselves. But it gets frustrating. This was
:40:03. > :40:05.Inverness Caley Thistle's first win since February, when they beat
:40:06. > :40:11.Rangers. They had been toiling for months, Stephen.
:40:12. > :40:17.Where did this performance come from? That is what Richie Foran
:40:18. > :40:25.would like to know. He must be scratching his head. A big part of
:40:26. > :40:35.that for me was Ross coming back. He was left out last week. Draper is
:40:36. > :40:49.that warrior type of player. He is a very physical player. I think he was
:40:50. > :40:55.pivotal to that victory yesterday. He was positive, stepping onto that
:40:56. > :40:59.ball. He led by example and the rest of his team-mates followed. It was a
:41:00. > :41:02.big performance. That was a fantastic pass over the top.
:41:03. > :41:10.Hamilton will be disappointed with their defending. Inverness should
:41:11. > :41:17.have scored more than they did. Martin Canning used to like
:41:18. > :41:23.referees, but was raging about this. Absolutely right. This was
:41:24. > :41:32.definitely a penalty. I don't know whether the referee was on site, but
:41:33. > :41:36.that should have been a penalty. At that stage, it was 2-0. Yes,
:41:37. > :41:41.Inverness should have been a few goals up at that point, but if they
:41:42. > :41:45.had got a penalty there, it could have changed the whole outcome. So
:41:46. > :41:49.Martin Canning was right. Maybe he should have been talking about
:41:50. > :41:56.referees earlier. Last week, the monarch beat Hamilton 2-0. This
:41:57. > :42:00.time, they played host to a Dundee side that had victory against
:42:01. > :42:14.Motherwell. Could it be two in a row? One game up is good enough for
:42:15. > :42:26.me. He gives that spirit to the boys. Last week was a massive win.
:42:27. > :42:31.We are gone do it. Still four 's games to go.
:42:32. > :42:37.COMMENTATOR: Kilmarnock, having assured themselves of at least
:42:38. > :42:40.avoiding automatic relegation, have exactly the same team as beat
:42:41. > :42:45.Hamilton Accies last time out. Dundee, after that crucial win over
:42:46. > :42:57.Motherwell last week in, make a couple of changes.
:42:58. > :43:08.A decent save by Freddie Woodman. Really good chance for Dundee to
:43:09. > :43:19.open the scoring. O'Hara was unselfish.
:43:20. > :43:34.The flag is up on the far side to deny him it looked pretty tight.
:43:35. > :43:40.Jordan Jones is having a word with the assistant, who looks like he
:43:41. > :43:47.needs a moment or two. Or maybe more. The game has not been that
:43:48. > :43:53.bad, surely? Oh, dear. That is not the kind of spectacle we want to see
:43:54. > :44:02.in Scottish football. The assistant referee... Something is not agreeing
:44:03. > :44:07.with him. Craig Thomson sees the funny side. I'm not sure Andrew
:44:08. > :44:10.McWilliam does. He may not be finished yet. Little sympathy from
:44:11. > :44:25.the crowd, or indeed, his fellow official.
:44:26. > :44:34.El Bakhtaoui retains possession. Clips are decent ball into the box.
:44:35. > :45:03.Great play by El Bakhtaoui, who has been lively.
:45:04. > :45:13.Dundee are furious. They are certain it was a penalty. Craig Thomson
:45:14. > :45:26.disagrees. We can see him pulling the arm. That looks like a penalty.
:45:27. > :45:34.There is Haber! Dundee in front. And Marcus Haber, having passed up a
:45:35. > :45:40.couple of earlier opportunities, takes the third. What a priceless
:45:41. > :45:44.goal that could be for Dundee. They gave themselves a chance last week
:45:45. > :45:50.by beating Motherwell. And they could move further clear of the
:45:51. > :46:00.relegation zone, Neil McCann working his magic as interim manager. So
:46:01. > :46:03.close from Gary Dicker. He will feel he should have been hitting the
:46:04. > :46:16.target here. Got himself into such a good position, a glancing header.
:46:17. > :46:25.Go mishandled the ball there. Craig Thomson turns his back on the
:46:26. > :46:29.incident. It certainly came off the arm. He knew little about it.
:46:30. > :46:48.Kilmarnock wanted the penalty, though.
:46:49. > :46:55.Oh are couldn't hit the target. Really good move from Dundee,
:46:56. > :47:01.though. They look to have re-their confidence. -- they look to have
:47:02. > :47:21.re-found their confidence. A terrific save their from Bain. He
:47:22. > :47:24.hasn't been called upon to often in this match, but he earned his way
:47:25. > :47:44.there. Then did enough to keep that out.
:47:45. > :47:51.Kris Boyd didn't get as much behind that as he would have wanted. A
:47:52. > :47:55.comfortable save in the end. After two or three minutes, I turn to
:47:56. > :48:00.Peter and said, we are all fit today. For some reason, for the full
:48:01. > :48:04.90 minutes, it looked as if we had finished the game, but we were
:48:05. > :48:10.nowhere near the standards we have had in the last six or seven weeks.
:48:11. > :48:24.You can't ask more than 100%. And everybody gave it a day. I trusted
:48:25. > :48:27.them. We had a chance today, and we missed so many chances. But it only
:48:28. > :48:32.takes one to get the three points, and we are sitting here a very happy
:48:33. > :48:37.team. I have told them to enjoy this weekend. First of all, get well
:48:38. > :48:41.soon, Andrew McWilliam, the unfortunate assistant referee
:48:42. > :48:46.captured in glorious technicolour. A bit of a sickener for Kilmarnock, I
:48:47. > :48:48.suppose, to lose at home. But in terms of the chapters, a deserved
:48:49. > :48:59.victory for Dundee? Absolutely. They were a side that
:49:00. > :49:02.were disintegrating and have been reinvigorated. They have changed a
:49:03. > :49:09.few personnel, and it worked for them. They were hard to beat
:49:10. > :49:19.yesterday, and they created a number of chances. Yes, Kilmarnock were off
:49:20. > :49:23.of it. Haber should have scored three or four. They were creating
:49:24. > :49:31.lots of opportunities. I feel sorry for Paul Hartley who was the manager
:49:32. > :49:37.and they changed him with five games to go. But the decision was probably
:49:38. > :49:42.right, and that might help keep them up. Saving the best to last from the
:49:43. > :49:45.Dundee keeper's point of view, Kilmarnock did throw a lot at Dundee
:49:46. > :49:51.in the closing stages, but Scott Bain stood up to all of it. Yes, you
:49:52. > :49:59.can create lots of chances, but you need the goalkeeper to perform. I
:50:00. > :50:08.was expecting to see some of these shots, but this was a really good
:50:09. > :50:13.save. A real reaction save. Stood up very late and waited for the moment
:50:14. > :50:19.and got a good hand to it. This was also a good save from Kris Boyd. And
:50:20. > :50:26.not only did he say that, but he knocked it away to safety, unlike
:50:27. > :50:30.the other goalkeeper. Two wins on the trot for Neil McCann. Finally to
:50:31. > :50:32.Fir Park, Motherwell in the mire against a Ross County side still not
:50:33. > :51:12.out of the woods yet. That shot didn't have the power he
:51:13. > :51:57.was looking for. Looking good for Motherwell. Ross
:51:58. > :52:01.County haven't travelled well of late, just one win in seven away
:52:02. > :52:17.league games in 2017. That came at Tynecastle. Low ball across. A good
:52:18. > :52:33.chance. Still in search of the opening goal.
:52:34. > :52:40.Free stumbles. That is not a penalty. He will get the corner. The
:52:41. > :52:52.Motherwell fans were hoping for more. He just tripped himself.
:52:53. > :53:00.The goalkeeper will have to stretch as Craig Curran gets the header
:53:01. > :53:01.away. First real work for Russell Griffiths, the 21-year-old, on his
:53:02. > :53:37.debut. Free kick by committee. Who is in
:53:38. > :53:42.charge? It is going to be Ainsworth. Deflection. A good save from Scott
:53:43. > :53:48.Fawkes. To gain Nick on the way through, just change the angle for
:53:49. > :53:56.the goalkeeper. -- took a Nick on the way through. There was a
:53:57. > :54:03.miscommunication there. That was not a clever ball. Motherwell are
:54:04. > :54:08.causing their own problems. There was a man at the back... Motherwell
:54:09. > :54:33.should have had that one clear. A child got a little glance on --
:54:34. > :54:46.chow got a glance on it. Ross County arrowhead. Motherwell find
:54:47. > :54:57.themselves behind. Chow thumps it clear. That could be Motherwell's
:54:58. > :55:03.last chance. What a result for Ross County. Not quite safe yet, but what
:55:04. > :55:08.a big step they have taken. They thank the visiting fans. We were
:55:09. > :55:13.hopeful it would be significant. It was a tough match. There wasn't a
:55:14. > :55:19.lot of quality in the game today. It was very frantic. Both sides knew
:55:20. > :55:23.how much was at stake. It was about trying to get those three points. I
:55:24. > :55:26.thought we defended well. Motherwell put a lot of crosses into the box
:55:27. > :55:33.and I thought the back five handled that well. You don't win games by
:55:34. > :55:43.dominating possession, but by taking chances. But we will go again.
:55:44. > :55:55.Nobody laid down and died. A huge win for Ross County. It would
:55:56. > :55:59.take half an hour to explain exactly why, but they are basically safe in
:56:00. > :56:03.the top flight unless there is a peculiar set of results. But
:56:04. > :56:08.Motherwell were architects of their own downfall. Absolutely. You have
:56:09. > :56:13.the talk about individual errors, and it has cost them all season. In
:56:14. > :56:15.this situation, especially in the situation where Motherwell find
:56:16. > :56:21.themselves, don't take any chances. You have a number of opportunities.
:56:22. > :56:32.And then Ross County have put the ball in the box. They are on the
:56:33. > :56:37.front foot. Poor defending. Somebody has to take responsibility, and they
:56:38. > :56:44.were static. That is what is costing them. There has been no big
:56:45. > :56:47.improvement since McGee left. It must be awful for Motherwell fans to
:56:48. > :56:51.watch this, but it is hugely exciting for the likes of us, who
:56:52. > :56:58.are just watching it as a spectacle. The last three matches, let's look
:56:59. > :57:04.at it. Inverness Caley Thistle have a chance. Next week is critical. If
:57:05. > :57:10.they get a win next week and Hamilton beat Motherwell, the last
:57:11. > :57:15.game would be Motherwell against Inverness. What a game that would
:57:16. > :57:18.be. I am just delighted it is coming to its conclusion after we have been
:57:19. > :57:23.talking about it since October. It is hard to call. It could go down to
:57:24. > :57:30.the last game as Pat says. Let me ask you guys to predict who is going
:57:31. > :57:36.to finish. There are still two weeks to go! I think it will be between
:57:37. > :57:46.those three teams, for sure, as to who goes down. Inverness may have a
:57:47. > :57:51.chance. I think it will be Hamilton or Motherwell. Too little, too late
:57:52. > :57:56.for Inverness. I would say Hamilton for second bottom. Stephen and Pat,
:57:57. > :57:57.thank you. Three games to go and the Ladbrokes premiership table looks
:57:58. > :58:20.like this. That is it for tonight. Good luck to
:58:21. > :58:23.all the nominees at the PFA awards tonight and if you're watching a
:58:24. > :58:25.repeat, well done to the winners. From all of us on the Sportscene
:58:26. > :58:36.team, bye for now.