Partick Thistle and Berwick Rangers battled out a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Firhill Stadium.

It looked like a solitary first-half goal was going to be enough to take the points over the Border for a hard working Berwick side. However, substitute Martin Hardie popped up to grab a share for the Jags.

Defender Grant McNichol came forward 11 minutes from half-time to meet a Lloyd Haddow free-kick and nod Berwick ahead.

Thistle's goalkeeper Michael Brown went AWOL as he rushed to meet Haddow's kick but failed to gather.

Thistle tried to get back into the game and in first-half injury time Scott McClean managed an amazing miss when from two yards out and with the goal gaping he spun the ball high into the air which allowed visiting keeper Mark McClean to touch the ball over the bar.

With five minutes left it was McClean's turn to look at fault when Gerard Stirling curled in a corner and Hardie nodded home from six yards out.