Match Report: St Mirren 0 – 1 Dundee United – Late goal sees Saints lose fourth game in a row

St Mirren started the game looking for their first win since beating Rangers on Boxing day, but instead slumped to their fourth defeat in a row.

The game could have gone the way of St Mirren had they not missed a number of chances. In the first half, Saint’s Taylor had a header cleared off the line and they missed a number of chances to open their account. The Saints were clearly having the better of the first half. although their keeper Hemming had made a couple of good saves to keep United out.

The second half could have gone either way with both teams creating chances and when Olusanya was through one-on-one his shot was saved by the United keeper.

Then within a minute both teams hit the crossbar, but with the game drawing to a close at 0 – 0 up popped Louis Moult to score with an overhead kick, a goal worthy of winning any game, but the game was not finished yet and when Olusanya was fouled inside the United box it was a penalty to St Mirren.

Olusanya stepped up to take the penalty but again, Walton in the United goal saved his effort. Final score 0 -1 in favour of United. A result that sees United go 3rd in the league while Saints drop down to 7th.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Dundee United

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Iacovitti, Taylor, Bwomono (Penman 90), Phillips (Oseni 90), O’Hara (c), Tanser, Idowu (Olusanya 63), Mandron (Mooney 90), Kiltie (Boyd-Munce 73)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Gogic, John, Smyth

Dundee United: Walton, Adegboyega, Gallagher, Holt, Strain, Sevelj, Docherty (c), Ferry, Stephenson (van der Sande 86), Middleton (Moult 61), Dalby
Subs Not Used: Richards, Graham, Trapanovski, Fotheringham, Thomson, Cleall-Harding, Stirton

Referee: David Dickinson
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Calum Scott
VAR: Alan Muir

Attendance: 7,440

Photo: Saint’s Richard Taylor’s header is cleared off the line by United’s Loca Stephenson
Photo Credit: High McMillan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saint’s Alex Iacovitti fires a shot at goal
Photo Credit: High McMillan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saint’s Mikael Mandron has a shot at goal
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Photo: Saint’s Toyosi Olusanya about to be brought down to win a penalty
Photo Credit: High McMillan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: United’s Jack Walton dives low to his left to save Olusanya’s penalty
Photo Credit: High McMillan / Renfrewshire News

Photo: Saint’s Olusanya through One-on-one with the United keeper
Photo Credit: High McMillan / Renfrewshire News