An offshore worker who ran onto the Firhill pitch during a match with Ayr Utd with a flare has been fined £340.

Aiden Lynch, 24, committed the offence during a crunch Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final on May 19, 2023.

Partick Thistle won the home tie 3-0 before defeating Utd 0-5 in the away leg.

Court papers state Lynch conducted himself in a disorderly manner an ran onto the field of play while the game was in progress.

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The charge says Lynch, of Knightswood in Glasgow, lit and brandished a flare as well as committed breach of the peace.

The court heard that the match was stopped as a result of Lynch's actions.

Lynch pled guilty to the charge at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

He also admitted possession of a smoke flare in a sports ground.