“Jesse Randall fires St. Mirren behind with a clinical left-footed finish, assisted by Daniel Bennie.”
Pivotal“Lyall Cameron doubles Dundee United's advantage, finishing off a move set up by Idjessi Metsoko just six minutes after the opener.”
Pivotal“Kevin Ciubotaru completes a chaotic first half by adding a third for Dundee United, assisted by Jesse Randall, moments after Daniel Bennie's red card was overturned by VAR.”
Pivotal
St. Mirren
Dundee United
Outstanding performance
Dundee United•AttackerDundee United tore into St. Mirren from the opening whistle, scoring three times in the first 45 minutes to effectively end the contest before half-time. Jesse Randall's early strike set the tone, Lyall Cameron doubled the lead six minutes later, and Kevin Ciubotaru added a third right on the stroke of half-time, capitalising on a mad five-minute spell that saw Daniel Bennie shown a red card that was then overturned by VAR. Remarkably, St. Mirren dominated possession (59%) and completed far more passes, but their attacking numbers told the real story - ten shots produced not a single one on target, while Dundee United needed just 13 attempts to find the net three times and force six saves from the St. Mirren goalkeeper. For St. Mirren, this is a damaging result that raises questions about their finishing and game management against direct rivals, while Dundee United will take huge confidence from a ruthless away performance into their title-race ambitions.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Kevin Ciubotaru takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Jake Young takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Jake Young takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kevin Ciubotaru takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Will FerryYellow CardWill Ferry receives a yellow card.
Abdoulaye Yoro is on, and Lyall Cameron is off.
On Neil Farrugia, off Jesse Randall.
Luke Thomas is substituted for Eseosa Sule.
On comes Joshua Farquhar, and Ismeal Kabia goes off.
Goal! The score is now 0-4.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Lachlan Rose is substituted off for Idjessi Metsoko.
Will Ferry replaces Daniel Bennie.
Jesse Randall takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Chris Mochrie takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jake YoungYellow CardYellow card issued to Jake Young.
Idjessi Metsoko's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Chris Mochrie is on, and Killian Phillips is off.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Killian Phillips takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Zidane Iqbal takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Ryan Carr takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Dylan Tait takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Dylan Tait takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Idjessi Metsoko takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Idjessi Metsoko takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Killian Phillips takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Offside.
Offside.
Jake Young is substituted for Fraser Taylor.
Corner awarded.
Paul Nsio attempted a header but missed the shot.
The first half ends with a score of 0-3.
Kevin CiubotaruKevin Ciubotaru takes a left-footed shot and scores.
assist: Jesse Randall
Goal! Kevin Ciubotaru scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Jesse Randall.
Daniel BennieYellow CardYellow card shown to Daniel Bennie.
Daniel BennieRed CardVAR decision results in the cancellation of the red card for Daniel Bennie.
Daniel BennieRed CardRed card shown to Daniel Bennie.
Paul Nsio takes a right-footed shot, but it hits the post.
Jesse Randall takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Killian Phillips takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Daniel Bennie takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
VAR decision results in the penalty being cancelled for Killian Phillips.
Offside.
Lyall CameronLyall Cameron takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Idjessi Metsoko
Goal! Lyall Cameron scores, making it 0-2, assisted by Idjessi Metsoko.
Fraser Taylor takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jesse RandallJesse Randall scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Daniel Bennie
Goal! Jesse Randall scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Daniel Bennie.
Kick-off! The referee is David Dickinson.
