Ruthless St Mirren pick up rare away win at Aberdeen

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St Mirren picked up a rare away win at an unhappy Pittodrie as they beat Aberdeen in wicked conditions to win in the Scottish Premiership.

Mark O'Hara rifled in from close range after 12 minutes before missing a penalty that would have made the game far more comfortable for the Paisley side.

It didn't matter in the end as Jonah Ayunga and Greg Kiltie scored late on, the latter from the spot, to make it a comfortable victory for Stephen Robinson's side.

The win ends a dreadful away run for St Mirren, who had lost their last six on the road and not won on their travels since mid-September.

They stay fifth, while Aberdeen drop to ninth, albeit with games in hand.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Aberdeen

Formation 3-5-2

  • 24Roos
  • 6Gartenmann
  • 33Rubezic
  • 5JensenSubstituted forMorrisat 60'minutes
  • 2DevlinBooked at 25minsSubstituted forMilneat 61'minutes
  • 7McGrath
  • 10Clarkson
  • 4ShinnieSubstituted forPolvaraat 60'minutes
  • 15McGarrySubstituted forHayesat 81'minutes
  • 9Miovski
  • 11Henriques de Barros LopesSubstituted forSoklerat 71'minutes

Substitutes

  • 8Barron
  • 17Hayes
  • 19Sokler
  • 20Morris
  • 21Polvara
  • 23Duncan
  • 27MacDonald
  • 28Milne
  • 31Doohan

St Mirren

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Hemming
  • 2Bolton
  • 13Gogic
  • 5Taylor
  • 22Fraser
  • 17Baccus
  • 6O'HaraSubstituted forBoyd-Munceat 59'minutes
  • 3Tanser
  • 24JamiesonSubstituted forOlusanyaat 64'minutes
  • 11Kiltie
  • 9MandronSubstituted forAyungaat 64'minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Ayunga
  • 8Flynn
  • 15Boyd-Munce
  • 16Small
  • 18Dunne
  • 19Nahmani
  • 20Olusanya
  • 21Greive
  • 27Urminsky

Referee:Grant Irvine

Attendance:17,029

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  1. Match ends, Aberdeen 0, St. Mirren 3.

  2. Second Half ends, Aberdeen 0, St. Mirren 3.

  3. Attempt blocked. Shayden Morris (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson.

  4. Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by James Bolton.

  5. Goal! Aberdeen 0, St. Mirren 3. Greg Kiltie (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

  6. VAR Decision: Penalty St. Mirren.

  7. Penalty conceded by Stefan Gartenmann (Aberdeen) after a foul in the penalty area.

  8. Penalty St. Mirren. Toyosi Olusanya draws a foul in the penalty area.

  9. Attempt missed. Slobodan Rubezic (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson with a cross following a corner.

  10. Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Alex Gogic.

  11. Hand ball by Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren).

  12. Offside, Aberdeen. Jonny Hayes is caught offside.

  13. Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  14. Foul by Marcus Fraser (St. Mirren).

  15. Substitution, Aberdeen. Jonny Hayes replaces James McGarry.

  16. Slobodan Rubezic (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Foul by Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren).

  18. Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Alex Gogic.

  19. Slobodan Rubezic (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  20. Foul by Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren).

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Aberdeen

  1. Squad number24Player nameRoos

  2. Squad number6Player nameGartenmann

  3. Squad number33Player nameRubezic

  4. Squad number5Player nameJensen

  5. Squad number2Player nameDevlin

  6. Squad number7Player nameMcGrath

  7. Squad number10Player nameClarkson

  8. Squad number4Player nameShinnie

  9. Squad number15Player nameMcGarry

  10. Squad number9Player nameMiovski

  11. Squad number11Player nameDuk

  1. Squad number17Player nameHayes

  2. Squad number19Player nameSokler

  3. Squad number20Player nameMorris

  4. Squad number21Player namePolvara

  5. Squad number28Player nameMilne

St Mirren

  1. Squad number1Player nameHemming

  2. Squad number2Player nameBolton

  3. Squad number13Player nameGogic

  4. Squad number5Player nameTaylor

  5. Squad number22Player nameFraser

  6. Squad number17Player nameBaccus

  7. Squad number6Player nameO'Hara

  8. Squad number3Player nameTanser

  9. Squad number24Player nameJamieson

  10. Squad number11Player nameKiltie

  11. Squad number9Player nameMandron

  1. Squad number7Player nameAyunga

  2. Squad number15Player nameBoyd-Munce

  3. Squad number20Player nameOlusanya

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