ST Mirren defeat Kilmarnock in a thrilling match
ST Mirren beat Kilmarnock 3-2 in a thrilling match played at The SMISA Stadium in Paisley. The match was marked by a Kilmarnock player’s red card and a series of goals in the second half.
ST Mirren started strongly and opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a goal from T. Olusanya, assisted by J. Brown. However, Kilmarnock equalized in the 11th minute through M. Watkins, with an assist from D. Armstrong.
The second half was even more exciting. ST Mirren took the lead again in the 41st minute with a penalty converted by M. O’Hara. The situation for Kilmarnock became complicated in the 45th minute when J. Wright received a red card, leaving his team with one man less.
ST Mirren took advantage of the numerical advantage and scored their third goal in the 71st minute, this time an own goal from J. Ayunga.
Although Kilmarnock tried to close the gap, they failed to prevent the defeat. The match ended with a score of 3-2, showing a more effective ST Mirren than Kilmarnock, who paid dearly for Wright’s red card.
Statistics:
* ST Mirren: 50% possession, 14 shots (2 on target, 5 off target), 3 corners, 15 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Kilmarnock: 50% possession, 11 shots (3 on target, 5 off target), 10 corners, 9 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 1 red card
Match details:
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Match City: Paisley
* Stadium: The SMISA Stadium
* Referee: M. McDermid
* League: Premiership
* Season: 2024
* Round: 1st Phase – 5
* Country: Scotland
Substitutions st mirren: at minute 20 J. Ayunga came in and M. Mandron went out., at minute 46 J. Scott came in and T. Olusanya went out., at minute 58 E. Bwomono came in and R. Taylor went out., at minute 73 K. van Veen came in and R. Idowu went out., at minute 74 D. Adeniran came in and C. Boyd-Munce went out.
Substitutions kilmarnock: at minute 85 F. Murray came in and M. Kennedy went out., at minute 89 R. Deas came in and C. Ndaba went out., at minute 89 B. Anderson came in and K. Vassell went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
ST Mirren
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