St Mirren 2 – 0 Ross County

Today saw St Mirren return to action in Paisley and it was a game that they thoroughly deserved to win.

Ross County’s keeper made a number of good saves in the first half and St Mirren’s Kiltie hit the bar with a shot but somehow the score at half time remained 0-0.

The second half started with St Mirren in command and they took the lead in the 51st minute courtesy of an own goal from County’s Ryan Leak, and it was no surprise when in the 56th minute Ayunga put St Mirren 2 -0 in front.

Ross County rarely threatened the St Mirren goal. While St Mirren missed a number of chances to increase their lead, however they played some really nice football and the win takes them back to 3rd in the league.

Photographs by Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News 
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Full-Time: St Mirren 2-0 Ross County

Attendance: 5402

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor (Dunne 64), Small (Bolton 78), O’Hara (c), Boyd-Munce (Baccus 18), Tanser, Kiltie, Nahmani (Olusanya 77), Ayunga (Mandron 77)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, McMenamin, Jamieson, Greive

Ross County: Laidlaw, Randall (Sims 71), Purrington, Brown, Baldwin, Allardice, Dhanda (Harmon 60), Murray, White (Samuel 71), Smith (Turner 50), Leak
Subs Not Used: Munro, Sheaf, Loturi, Henderson, Brophy

Referee: Calum Scott
Assistant Referee: Ross Macleod
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Fourth Official: Steven McLean
VAR: John Beaton

Photo: Saints Boyd-Munce crosses the ball into the County penalty area
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saints Ayunga fires a shot at goal
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Photo: Saints Nahmani races towards goal
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Photo: Shows the ball has clearly crossed the line as County’s Murray tries to clear
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saints Gogic beat County’s Murray in the challenge
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saint’s Bacus and County’s Brown in a challenge for the ball
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saint’s Bacus wins the ball from County’s Turner
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Photo: Saint’s Kiltie starts another attack
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Photo: Saints Mandron races in on the County goal
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News