ST Mirren and Hibernian Draw in a Thrilling Match
ST Mirren and Hibernian drew 2-2 in a thrilling match this Saturday. The match was played at Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh and was marked by a constant exchange of goals and opportunities.
ST Mirren started strong and opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a goal by C. McMenamin, assisted by S. Tanser. McMenamin scored again just 14 minutes later, this time without an assist, to put his team two goals ahead.
Hibernian did not flinch and reacted in the second half. After making several changes at halftime, the home team managed to reduce the deficit in the 63rd minute when M. Boyle missed a penalty. However, hope was rekindled in the 90th minute with a penalty goal by N. Cadden. Unfortunately for Hibernian, VAR ruled the goal offside.
Despite not taking the victory, Hibernian dominated the match in terms of ball possession, with 69% against ST Mirren’s 31%. Both teams made a total of 25 shots, 5 of which ended up in the back of the net.
The following table shows the detailed statistics of the match:
| Team | Possession | Shots | Shots on Target | Offside | Corners | Fouls | Yellow Cards | Red Cards |
|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|
| Hibernian | 69% | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| ST Mirren | 31% | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
ST Mirren earns a vital point in their fight to stay in the top half of the table, while Hibernian will look for victory in their next game.
Substitutions hibernian: at minute 46 D. Levitt came in and N. Triantis went out., at minute 46 N. Cadden came in and Kwon Hyeok-Kyu went out., at minute 46 R. Bushiri came in and W. O’Hora went out., at minute 66 D. Gayle came in and J. Hoilett went out., at minute 66 H. McKirdy came in and M. Boyle went out.
Substitutions st mirren: at minute 66 J. Ayunga came in and C. McMenamin went out., at minute 66 M. Mandron came in and T. Olusanya went out., at minute 67 O. Smyth came in and G. Kiltie went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hibernian
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