Partick Thistle complete Ayr rout to make play-off final

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Scott Tiffoney celebrates his 2nd extremity astatine Somerset Park

Partick Thistle are done to the Premiership play-off last aft brushing speech 10-man Ayr United astatine a packed Somerset Park.

Leading 3-0 from the archetypal leg, the visitors added 5 much goals, Jack McMillan striking aboriginal and Scott Tiffoney doubling their pb moments aft Dipo Akinyemi was sent disconnected for an aggravated shove.

In the 2nd half, McMillan acceptable up Tiffoney's second, Stevie Lawless drilled location and Kevin Holt added a precocious header successful a one-sided contest.

Thistle, who besides deed 8 against Queen's Park successful the quarter-final, are the archetypal squad to marque the last aft finishing 4th successful the Championship.

The archetypal limb is astatine Firhill connected Thursday and the Jags' scintillating signifier volition person their top-flight opponents precise concerned.

Ross County and Kilmarnock, who conscionable astatine Rugby Park connected Sunday are battling to debar 11th spot, portion determination is simply a distant accidental of Dundee United hauling themselves disconnected the bottom.

More to follow.

Dipo Akinyemi was dismissed for a first-half shove connected Aaron Muirhead

Thistle bask large triumph implicit Ayr successful semi-final archetypal leg

Line-ups

Ayr

Formation 4-4-2

21Albinson
17McAllisterBooked astatine 58mins
4Musonda
5McGinty
3Reading
14Mullin
8DempseySubstituted forMaguireat 62'minutes
18McAlearBooked astatine 32minsSubstituted forSmithat 45'minutes
23AshfordSubstituted forMurdochat 45'minutes
9AkinyemiBooked astatine 25mins
22McKenzieSubstituted forMitchell-Lawsonat 62'minutes

Substitutes

1McAdams
6Murdoch
10O'Connor
11Mitchell-Lawson
15Kirk
20Hewitt
30Bryden
31Smith
77Maguire

Partick Thistle

Formation 4-2-3-1

31Mitchell
2McMillan
22MuirheadBooked astatine 25minsSubstituted forHodsonat 71'minutes
5Brownlie
4Holt
6Turner
23Docherty
11LawlessSubstituted forMcKinnonat 66'minutes
7TiffoneySubstituted forMullenat 59'minutes
21FitzpatrickSubstituted forMackenzieat 66'minutes
9GrahamSubstituted forDowdsat 59'minutes

Substitutes

1Sneddon
10Dowds
15McKinnon
16Hodson
19Mullen
25Owens
29Mackenzie
30Stevenson

Live Text

Match ends, Ayr United 0, Partick Thistle 5.
Second Half ends, Ayr United 0, Partick Thistle 5.
Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Partick Thistle) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses the apical close corner. Assisted by Zander Mackenzie.
Goal! Ayr United 0, Partick Thistle 5. Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle) header from precise adjacent scope to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Turner with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
Attempt blocked. Zander Mackenzie (Partick Thistle) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Ross Docherty.
Foul by Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle).
Chris Maguire (Ayr United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Partick Thistle) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Holt with a cross.
Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Jack McMillan.
Attempt missed. Danny Mullen (Partick Thistle) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses the apical close corner. Assisted by Ross Docherty.
Foul by Kyle Turner (Partick Thistle).
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (Ayr United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Attempt missed. Anton Dowds (Partick Thistle) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses the apical close corner. Assisted by Zander Mackenzie.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Lee Hodson replaces Aaron Muirhead.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Cole McKinnon replaces Steven Lawless.
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Zander Mackenzie replaces Aidan Fitzpatrick.
Ross Docherty (Partick Thistle) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Sean McGinty (Ayr United).
Goal! Ayr United 0, Partick Thistle 4. Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the centre of the goal.