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Thrilling Draw in Paisley: St. Mirren and Heart Of Midlothian Decide the Pass on Penalties
Paisley witnessed a vibrant and emotional encounter between St. Mirren and Heart Of Midlothian in the League Cup. The match, played at The SMISA Stadium under the watchful eye of referee Steven McLean, ended in a draw that forced a penalty shootout.
St. Mirren took the lead in the 34th minute with a goal from A. Gogic, assisted by D. John. However, Heart Of Midlothian didn’t give up and found the equalizer in the 78th minute thanks to O. McEntee, who received an assist from H. Milne. The match was tense, reflected in the yellow cards shown to T. Magnusson (Heart Of Midlothian, 5th minute), D. John (St. Mirren, 41st minute), P. Kabore (Heart Of Midlothian, 45th minute), M. Fraser (St. Mirren, 90th minute), R. King (St. Mirren, 109th minute) and E. Kabangu (Heart Of Midlothian, 117th minute).
With the draw persisting through extra time, fate was decided in the penalty shootout. L. Shankland, S. Kingsley, A. Forrest and B. Baningime scored for Heart Of Midlothian, while C. Braga missed his kick. For St. Mirren, R. King, M. Fraser, R. Idowu, E. Mooney and A. Gogic converted. Possession was shared and neither team managed to impose their dominance on the game, swinging back and forth across the pitch. With a tie in goals, the match was very close.
Substitutions st mirren: at minute 46 D. John came in and S. Tanser went out., at minute 83 J. Richardson came in and T. Sobowale went out., at minute 83 K. Baccus came in and R. Idowu went out., at minute 84 M. Mandron came in and E. Mooney went out., at minute 90 J. Ayunga came in and R. King went out., at minute 106 K. Phillips came in and M. Dijksteel went out.
Substitutions heart of midlothian: at minute 46 P. Kabore came in and E. Kabangu went out., at minute 46 T. Magnusson came in and B. Baningime went out., at minute 46 A. Kyziridis came in and C. Braga went out., at minute 74 C. Halkett came in and A. Forrest went out., at minute 97 O. McEntee came in and M. Steinwender went out., at minute 106 H. Milne came in and S. Kingsley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
ST Mirren
Heart Of Midlothian
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