Premiership: St. Mirren clutches a 2-1 win against Livingston 2-1
GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren beat Livingston to win 2-1. A goal from A. Greive was decisive in the 90min.
GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren overcome Livingston to win 2-1. A goal from A. Greive was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was St. Mirren to strike first with a goal of K. Baccus at the 69′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Greive gave the win to St. Mirren in the 90′ minute with a goal. Livingston lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
St. Mirren remained in 10 people after J. Ayunga received a red card in the 76′. Anyway, St. Mirren still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players.
S. Kelly missed a decisive penalty (77′). That would have allowed Livingston to draw the match.
The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier with the help of Sean Carr and Chris Rae. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane.
Match Statistics
Livingston was in firm control of the ball 59% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Livingston was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Mirren was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
St. Mirren shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (D. Gallagher, K. Baccus and R. Flynn). On the opposite side, Livingston received 1 yellow card (D. Bahamboula).
(St. Mirren) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (76′).
After this contest, St. Mirren will have 12 points like Livingston to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Livingston will stay with 12 points like St. Mirren to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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54'54'
D. Gallagher
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59'59'
A. Greive
G. Kiltie
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60'60'
R. Strain
A. Gogic
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67'67'
R. Flynn
M. Fraser
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69'69'
K. Baccus
R. Flynn
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72'72'
K. Baccus
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72'72'
B. Anderson
J. Penrice
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72'72'
S. Kelly
S. Omeonga
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75'75'
J. Shaughnessy
K. Baccus
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76'76'
J. Ayunga
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77'77'
S. Kelly
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81'81'
D. Bahamboula
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82'82'
A. Shinnie
S. Kelly
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86'86'
B. Anderson
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90'90'
A. Greive
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90'90'
R. Flynn
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, St. Mirren will play away with Rangers on the 8th of October with a 25-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (2 draws).
Livingston will host Ross County on the 8th of October with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Livingston (3 draws).
St. Mirren: Formation and Lineups
St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Stephen Robinson chose to play with the following team: Trevor Carson , Marcus Fraser , Alexander Gogić , Declan Gallagher , Charles Dunne , Scott Tanser , Keanu Baccus , Ethan Erhahon , Mark O’Hara , Greg Kiltie and Jonah Ayunga .
Substitutes
St. Mirren made 4 changes: G. Kiltie for A. Greive (59′), A. Gogic for R. Strain (60′), M. Fraser for R. Flynn (67′) and K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′).
Top player: Ryan Flynn
Probably the most impressive player in St. Mirren was Ryan Flynn even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 67′.
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, David Martindale played with: Shamal George , Nicky Devlin , Ayo Obileye , Sean Kelly , Dylan Bahamboula , Stephane Omeonga , Scott Pitman , Jason Holt , James Penrice , Joel Nouble and Kurtis Guthrie .
Substitutes
Livingston made 3 changes: J. Penrice for B. Anderson (72′), S. Omeonga for S. Kelly (72′) and S. Kelly for A. Shinnie (82′).
Top player: Stephane Omeonga
The player who no doubt impressed Livingston the most was Stephane Omeonga.
His rating is with 24 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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