St. Mirren recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Aberdeen 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren found a way to turn the tables against Aberdeen to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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St. Mirren recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Aberdeen 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren found a way to turn the tables against Aberdeen to win 2-1. It was Aberdeen to strike first with an early goal of Connor Barron at the 1′. Then it was a penalty in the 90′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Toyosi Olusanya gave the win to St. Mirren in the 90′ minute. St. Mirren was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Smisa Stadium stadium in Greenhill Road on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,019 spectators.​ The referee was Nick Walsh with the assistance of Frank Connor and John Stewart. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 5.26 degrees Celsius or 41.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Mirren

2 - 1

Team 1

Aberdeen

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 138 Attack 68
  • 59 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 22
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

St. Mirren had a strong ball possession 68% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Mirren was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Mirren won the match​.

St. Mirren shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Aberdeen shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (Alex Gogic). Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen received 4 yellow cards (Nicky Devlin, Graeme Shinnie, James McGarry and Bojan Miovski).

Match Timeline

1'
C. Barron(goal)
45'
Bojan Miovski- Yellow
Toyosi Olusanya- sub ->Lewis Jamieson
46'
Conor McMenamin- sub ->Elvis Bwomono
61'
Jonah Ayunga- sub ->Greg Kiltie
62'
63'
Jamie McGrath- sub ->Junior Hoilett
64'
James McGarry- sub ->Duk
71'
James McGarry- Yellow
Mark O'Hara- sub ->Caolan Boyd-Munce
81'
Richard Taylor- sub ->James Bolton
81'
87'
Graeme Shinnie  - Yellow
Mark O'Hara(penalty)
90'
Toyosi Olusanya(VAR)
90'
90'
Nicky Devlin- Yellow
Alex Gogic- Yellow
90'
Toyosi Olusanya(goal)Mikael Mandron
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
81
1
Rangers
78
1
Hearts
63
1
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
1
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this match, St. Mirren has 42 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Aberdeen will stays with 27 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will play away with Kilmarnock on the 16th of March with a 21-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (14 draws).

Aberdeen will play away against Dundee on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
7.5
D
J. Bolton 2.England
7.1
81'
D
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
6.4
90'
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
7.5
M
Elvis Bwomono 42.Uganda
6.4
61'
M
Scott Tanser 3.England
7.0
M
Caolan Boyd-Munce 15.Northern Ireland
7.5
81'
M
Hyeok-kyu Kwon 16.South Korea
7.5
F
Mikael Mandron 9.France
7.3
F
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
7.1
62'
F
Lewis Jamieson 24.Scotland
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
Richard Taylor 5.England
6.7
81'
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
D
Jaden Brown 21.England
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
7.3
81' Goals90'
M
Conor McMenamin 10.Northern Ireland
7.0
61'
F
Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya
6.7
62'
F
James Scott 14.Scotland
F
Toyosi Olusanya 20.England
7.9
46' Goals90'

St. Mirren started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Zachary Hemming (7.5), James Bolton (7.1), Alex Gogic (6.4), Marcus Fraser (7.5), Elvis Bwomono (6.4), Hyeok-kyu Kwon (7.5), Caolan Boyd-Munce (7.5), Scott Tanser (7.0), Lewis Jamieson (6.6), Mikael Mandron (7.3) and Greg Kiltie (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Richard Taylor (6.7), Mark O’Hara (7.3), Jonah Ayunga (6.7), Conor McMenamin (7.0), James Scott, Charles Dunne, Toyosi Olusanya (7.9), Jaden Brown and Peter Urminsky.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 5 changes: Elvis Bwomono for Conor McMenamin (61′), Lewis Jamieson for Toyosi Olusanya (46′), Greg Kiltie for Jonah Ayunga (62′), James Bolton for Richard Taylor (81′) and Caolan Boyd-Munce for Mark O’Hara (81′).

Player of the match: Toyosi Olusanya​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Toyosi Olusanya.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.

His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen
G
Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands
7.0
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
6.1
90'
D
Richard Jensen 5.Finland
7.3
D
Stefan Gartenmann 6.Denmark
6.7
D
Angus MacDonald 27.England
6.8
M
Graeme Shinnie   4.Scotland
6.4
87'
M
C. Barron 8.Scotland
7.9
Goals1'
M
Duk 11.Cape Verde
6.4
64'
M
K. Phillips 18.Republic of Ireland
6.4
M
Junior Hoilett 30.Canada
7.3
63'
F
Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia
6.4
45'
Substitutes
G
Ross Doohan 31.Scotland
D
James McGarry 15.New Zealand
6.0
64' 71'
D
J. Milne 28.Scotland
M
Jamie McGrath 7.Republic of Ireland
6.6
63'
M
Leighton Clarkson 10.England
M
Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland
M
Dante Polvara 21.United States
M
Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland
F
Ester Sokler 19.Slovenia

Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Neil Warnock played with: Kelle Roos (7.0), Nicky Devlin (6.1), Stefan Gartenmann (6.7), Angus MacDonald (6.8), Richard Jensen (7.3), Connor Barron (7.9), Graeme Shinnie (6.4), Duk (6.4), Killian Phillips (6.4), Junior Hoilett (7.3) and Bojan Miovski (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jamie McGrath (6.6), Leighton Clarkson, James McGarry (6.0), Jonny Hayes, Ester Sokler, Dante Polvara, Ryan Duncan, Jack Milne and Ross Doohan.

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 2 changes: Junior Hoilett for Jamie McGrath (63′) and Duk for James McGarry (64′).

Player of the match: Connor Barron​

The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Connor Barron.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 28 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​