St. Mirren seizes a 2-1 win against Livingston. HIGHLIGHTS

GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren beat Livingston to win 2-1. A goal from was decisive in the 90min.

October 2, 2022

GREENHILL ROAD. St. Mirren conquered Livingston to win 2-1. A goal from was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was St. Mirren to strike first with a goal of at the 69′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, gave the win to St. Mirren in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Livingston lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

St. Mirren remained in players after J. Ayunga received a red card in the 76′. Nevertheless, St. Mirren still found a way to win this contest competing only in 10.

S. Kelly didn’t score 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 assisted by Sean Carr and Chris Rae. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane.

Match Statistics

St. Mirren

2 - 1

Livingston

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

6 Total 10
3 On Target 3
3 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 0

71 Attack 87
16 Dangerous attack 56
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 7

Fouls

16 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Livingston had a superior ball possession 59% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, St. Mirren succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

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 (, and ). Talking about the opposition, Livingston received 1 yellow card ().

(St. Mirren) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (76′).

Match Timeline

54'

Alex Greive- sub ->G. Kiltie

59'

Ryan Strain- sub ->A. Gogic

60'

Ryan Flynn- sub ->M. Fraser

67'

Keanu Baccus(goal)R. Flynn

69'

Keanu Baccus- Yellow

72'

Bruce Anderson- sub ->J. Penrice

72'

Sean Kelly- sub ->S. Omeonga

75'

Jonah Ayunga- Red

76'

77'

Sean Kelly- missed penalty

81'

Dylan Bahamboula- Yellow

82'

Andrew Shinnie- sub ->S. Kelly

86'

Bruce Anderson(goal)

Alex Greive(goal)

90'

Ryan Flynn- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, St. Mirren will have 15 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Livingston will stay with 12 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will play away with Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).

Livingston will host Motherwell on the 2nd of January with a 13-2 head to head in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren

Kevin McKenna 1.Northern Ireland

6.5

Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland

6.8

67'

Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus

6.7

60'

Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland

6.7

54'

Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland

6.3

Scott Tanser 3.England

6.8

Keanu Baccus 17.Australia

7.3

75'

72'

69'

Ethan Erhahon 16.Scotland

7.0

Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland

6.2

Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland

6.6

59'

Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya

5.5

76'

Substitutes

Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia

Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland

75'

Ryan Strain 23.Australia

60'

Dylan Reid 15.Scotland

Jay Henderson 12.Scotland

Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland

7.4

67'

90'

F. Taylor 30.Scotland

Alex Greive 21.New Zealand

6.5

59'

90'

St. Mirren started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Stephen Robinson decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (6.5), Marcus Fraser (6.8), Alexander Gogić (6.7), Declan Gallagher (6.7), Charles Dunne (6.3), Scott Tanser (6.8), Keanu Baccus (7.3), Ethan Erhahon (7.0), Mark O’Hara (6.2), Greg Kiltie (6.6) and Jonah Ayunga (5.5).

The home team had on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Luke Kenny, Joe Shaughnessy, Ryan Strain, Dylan Reid, Jay Henderson, Ryan Flynn (7.4), Alex Greive (6.5) and Fraser Taylor.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 6 changes: G. Kiltie for A. Greive (59′), A. Gogic for R. Strain (60′), M. Fraser for R. Flynn (67′), K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′), K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′) and K. Baccus for J. Shaughnessy (75′).

Best player: Ryan Flynn

The most impressive player for St. Mirren was Ryan Flynn even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 67′.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston

Shamal George 1.England

6.4

Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland

7.1

Ayo Obileye 6.England

6.9

Sean Kelly 24.Scotland

6.2

82'

James Penrice 29.Scotland

6.5

72'

Jason Holt 18.Scotland

7.1

Scott Pittman 8.Scotland

6.4

Dylan Bahamboula 7.Republic of the Congo

6.7

81'

S. Oméonga 33.Belgium

7.1

72'

Joel Nouble 19.England

6.4

Kurtis Guthrie 28.England

6.4

Substitutes

Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland

I. Konovalov 31.Russia

Phillip Cancar 25.Australia

Morgan Boyes 15.Wales

Jackson Longridge 3.Scotland

Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland

Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland

Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland

82'

Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland

6.9

72'

86'

Livingston started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (6.4), Nicky Devlin (7.1), Ayo Obileye (6.9), Sean Kelly (6.2), Dylan Bahamboula (6.7), Stephane Omeonga (7.1), Scott Pitman (6.4), Jason Holt (7.1), James Penrice (6.5), Joel Nouble (6.4) and Kurtis Guthrie (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Ivan Konovalov, Phillip Čančar, Morgan Boyes, Jackson Longridge, Stephen Kelly, Jamie Brandon, Andrew Shinnie and Bruce Anderson (6.9).