“Marcus Fraser was booked for a foul, setting an early combative tone to a game that would grow increasingly tetchy as Aberdeen failed to turn dominance into goals.”
“Against the run of play, Richard King punished Aberdeen's profligacy with a composed finish to hand St. Mirren a shock lead heading into the interval — a sucker-punch the hosts never recovered from.”
Pivotal“St. Mirren manager Steve Robinson was shown a yellow card for an argument on the touchline, reflecting the growing tension as Aberdeen pushed for an equaliser that continued to elude them.”
“Killian Phillips killed the contest with ten minutes remaining, converting St. Mirren's second big chance of the night to make it 2-0 and render Aberdeen's territorial dominance entirely meaningless.”
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Outstanding performance
St. Mirren•AttackerAberdeen controlled large swathes of this match — 58% possession, 549 passes, and a territorial edge that had them camped in St. Mirren's half for long stretches — but Jimmy Thelin's side were left to rue a chronic lack of cutting edge that ultimately cost them dearly. St. Mirren, compact and resolute, needed only two of their nine shots to find the net, with Richard King's clinical finish just before the interval proving the pivot point. The Buddies doubled their advantage through Killian Phillips ten minutes from time to kill off any lingering Aberdeen hope, converting from one of their two big chances created — a category in which Aberdeen had none all evening. The yellow card count told its own story of Aberdeen's mounting frustration, with Dennis Geiger and Steve Robinson both booked for dissent as the hosts unravelled. For St. Mirren, a composed away performance that punished wastefulness in the extreme; for Aberdeen, a damaging home defeat that raises pressing questions about their finishing quality.
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Dylan Lobban is substituted for Aberdeen in the 68th minute.
Lyall Cameron is substituted for Aberdeen in the 45th minute.
Jack Milne is substituted for Aberdeen in the 45th minute.
assist: Jacob Devaney
Richard King scores for St Mirren at the 42nd minute.
Marcus FraserYellow CardMarcus Fraser of St Mirren receives a yellow card in the 16th minute.
