St Johnstone 1-2 Partick: Saints stung by Thistle
More relevantly, this was a second successive league victory after a terrible start to the season which eases the pressure on manager Alan Archibald, who for once benefited from the sort of fortune that often deserts teams in their position.
Never more so than six minutes from the end when Abdul Osman was sent off for a second bookable offence after deliberately handling the ball, with only referee John Beaton and his assistants convinced the incident occurred outside the penalty area.
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