Partick Thistle will play games Ayr United within the Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final next a complete win sealed an 8-3 mixture victory over Queen’s Terrain.

Scott Tiffoney completed off an intricate go with a close-range end and Kevin Holt knocked within the guests’ 3rd prior to half-time. Replace Danny Mullen’s past due header finished the scoring for Thistle.

Kris Doolan’s Jags stay in rivalry for a top-flight go back next a five-year absence. They are going to be at house to Ayr after Friday, with the second one leg refer to Friday at Somerset Terrain. The winner will travel to satisfy the second one base aspect within the Premiership.

Owen Coyle’s Spiders had long past into utmost Friday’s Championship decider with a prospect of automated promotion however their eventual 5-3 defeat by means of Dundee tied the name for the Taysiders. Defeat within the play-offs way they fail to see a 3rd successive promotion and a primary top-flight marketing campaign since 1957-58.

Jake Davidson, a past due inclusion to the Queen’s Terrain line-up following Jack Thomson’s trauma within the warm-up, discovered himself blank thru on purpose early on however his shot used to be stored and the follow-up cleared off the crease.

The guests capitalised. Kyle Turner’s nook picked out Graham completely, the striker’s shot from the left of the field emerging powerfully into the online.

Steven Lawless i’m ready Jack McMillan separate to move for Tiffoney within the six-yard field and an easy end dealt every other dreadful fribble away to Queen’s Terrain’s hopes.

However Thistle weren’t finished. Graham’s downward header from every other Turner supply used to be saved out by means of goalkeeper Calum Ferrie and Holt’s shins compelled within the rebound.

Ferrie used to be known as into motion once more moments then, every other Graham header smartly stored because the beleaguered house defence chased shadows.

Prime scoring has been the hallmark of new Queen’s Terrain’s video games and so they wanted 4 simply to power excess era.

Tiffoney had a shot stopped prior to any significant anticipation of a house purpose, keeper David Mitchell tipping a goalbound move from change Josh McPake out for a nook.

Malachi Boateng additionally threatened, however may just now not direct his shot on course.

Disagree comeback used to be coming near near and, next Aidan Fitzpatrick’s shot used to be stored, Mullen used to be readily available to nod in at the crease for Thistle’s fourth and 8th general within the secured.