St Mirren and Partick Thistle draw 1-1 for play-off final first leg

For the Scottish Premiership play-off final first leg, St Mirren and Partick Thistle don show say dem be equal match, as both sides settle for 1-1 draw for Firhill.

Killian Phillips open scoring for St Mirren for di 39th minute, after di game don be plenty action from di start. Di midfielder, wey play almost like striker alongside Mikael Mandron, get early chances before e finally score.

But Partick Thistle no gree give up. Dem come back strong for di second half, and Aidan Fitzpatrick level di game for di 62nd minute. Di goal come from Tony Watt cross wey find Fitzpatrick unmarked 14 yards from goal, and e convert calmly.

Di match end 1-1, and di tie go be decided for di second leg for Paisley on Monday night. St Mirren, wey win di Premier Sports Cup final for December and finish second-bottom of di top flight, go hope say home advantage go carry dem through.

Partick Thistle, wey don lose out for play-offs for di last four years, go still get plenty to say. Both sides show say dem fit compete, and di second leg go be tight.

For di first half, Phillips get early efforts blocked inside di Jags penalty area. Fitzpatrick cut in from di left and curl a shot just past di far post for di eighth minute. Phillips get another shot deflected wide for a corner after a move down di right involving Mandron and Richard King.

At di other end, St Mirren goalkeeper Ross Sinclair save well to deny Alex Samuel after di Jags striker bustle past Alex Gogic. Thistle keeper Josh Clarke save a low drive from Phillips, wey Mandron send through. Then lax play from St Mirren midfielder Jacob Devaney allow Tony Watt get clear and fire a shot wey Sinclair parry.

Phillips get di goal e want when e take pass from Mandron inside di Jags box and stab di ball past Clarke. But just before halftime, Jags captain Lee Ashcroft pass up a great chance to level when e head a Fitzpatrick corner past di post from six yards.

For di second half, Ts’oanelo Lets’osa replace Logan Chalmers as Wilson tweak im side. Mandron dispossess Clarke inside di box, but Allan Campbell lob go yards wide. Fitzpatrick attempt pass back wey Mandron intercept, but im shot straight at Clarke.

Fitzpatrick make up for dat misjudgement by scoring di equaliser. Di Jags go on top but no fit find another breakthrough. Substitute Gary Mackay-Steven strike di inside of di far post for added time, but offside flag go up.