St Mirren 2 – 1 Hearts

The game got off to a bad start for Hearts when in the 8th minute their defender Gerald Taylor misplaced his header and it sailed over Craig Gordon into the Hearts net.

Hearts had been playing well and in the 18th Minute Craig Halkett headed home from a Blair Spittal cross and Hearts were level 1 – 1.

The Jam Tarts continued to play well, however, on the 34th minute a long ball out of defence was headed on by Killian Phillips into the path of the on running Toyosi Oulsanya who wasted no time in firing the ball high into the Hearts net.

2 – 1 to St Mirren.

From this point on Hearts drifted out of the game and the 1st half finished 2 – 1.

The second half was dominated by St Mirren but despite shots from Olusanya, Van Veen, Idowu and Phillips the score remained 2 – 1 to St Mirren.

A result that sees them move up to 5th in the league.

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-1 Hearts

St Mirren team: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, R.Taylor, Rooney, Phillips (Smyth 69), Boyd-Munce (Idowu 84), O’Hara (c), Brown (Tanser 46), Mandron (Van Veen 69), Olusanya (Scott 69)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Bwomono, Dunne, Ayunga

Hearts team: Gordon, Spittal (Dhanda 70), Halkett, Kingsley, Penrice (Forrest 77), Grant (Boyce 76), Baningime, Boateng, G.Taylor (Oyegoke 46), Vargas (Oda 63), Shankland (c)
Subs Not Used: Clark, Devlin, Rowles, Drammeh

Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Assistant Referee: Graham McNeillie
Fourth Official: Peter Stuart
VAR: Steven McLean

Attendance: 7,341


Photo: Saint’s Killian Phillips races past Heats Beni Baningime
Photo Credit: Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News



Photo: Saint’s Toyosi Olusanya barges past Hearts Gerald Taylor
Photo Credit: Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News



Photo: Hearts keeper Craig Gordon can only watch as team mate Gerald Taylor sends a header into his own net
Photo Credit: Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News



Photo: Saint’s Toyosi Olusanya fires high past Craig Gordon into the Hearts net
Photo Credit: Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News



Photo: Scott Tanser tried his luck but his shot was off target
Photo Credit: Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News

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