- Scottish Premier League
- 2 May 2012, 7:45pm
- Rugby Park
- Attendance: 3,645
Kilmarnock | v | St Mirren |
| 0 | 2
|
live commentary
Match ends, Kilmarnock 0, St Mirren 2.
90+3 mins:Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 0, St Mirren 2.
90+3 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Nelson (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90+1 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
90+1 mins:James Fowler (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
90 mins:Foul by Steven Thomson (St Mirren).
90 mins:Liam Kelly (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
88 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
85 mins:Substitution, St Mirren. Gary Teale replaces Paul McGowan.
85 mins:Foul by James Goodwin (St Mirren).
85 mins:James Fowler (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
83 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
82 mins:Foul by Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock).
82 mins:Graham Carey (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
81 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
80 mins:Substitution, St Mirren. Graham Carey replaces Dougie Imrie.
77 mins:Attempt missed. James Dayton (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
75 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
74 mins:Substitution, St Mirren. Steven Thomson replaces Nigel Hasselbaink.
73 mins:Attempt missed. James Dayton (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
72 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Dougie Imrie tries a through ball, but Dougie Imrie is caught offside.
71 mins:Foul by Nigel Hasselbaink (St Mirren).
71 mins:James Dayton (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
66 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
66 mins:Attempt saved. Paul McGowan (St Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
65 mins:Attempt saved. James Fowler (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
65 mins:Paul McGowan (St Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64 mins:Foul by Paul McGowan (St Mirren).
64 mins:Gary Harkins (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
63 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Nelson (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
63 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
62 mins:Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
61 mins:Dougie Imrie (St Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61 mins:Foul by Dougie Imrie (St Mirren).
61 mins:Ben Gordon (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
60 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
59 mins:Substitution, Kilmarnock. William Gros replaces Dieter Van Tornhout.
59 mins:Substitution, Kilmarnock. Matthew Kennedy replaces Danny Racchi.
59 mins:Substitution, Kilmarnock. James Dayton replaces Lewis Toshney.
58 mins:Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58 mins:Foul by Paul McGowan (St Mirren).
58 mins:Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
57 mins:Attempt saved. Dieter Van Tornhout (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
55 mins:Penalty saved! Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
54 mins:Penalty conceded by Darren McGregor (St Mirren) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
53 mins:Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
50 mins:Foul by Liam Kelly (Kilmarnock).
50 mins:Lee Mair (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
50 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
Second Half begins Kilmarnock 0, St Mirren 2.
45+1 mins:First Half ends, Kilmarnock 0, St Mirren 2.
45 mins:Goal! Kilmarnock 0, St Mirren 2. Steve Thompson (St Mirren) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeroen Tesselaar.
41 mins:Attempt blocked. Danny Racchi (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
39 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Jeroen Tesselaar tries a through ball, but Jeroen Tesselaar is caught offside.
38 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
38 mins:Attempt missed. Steve Thompson (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
34 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
33 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
32 mins:Dieter Van Tornhout (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31 mins:Foul by Dieter Van Tornhout (Kilmarnock).
31 mins:Lee Mair (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
30 mins:Foul by Danny Racchi (Kilmarnock).
30 mins:Paul McGowan (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
29 mins:Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
29 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
27 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Dougie Imrie tries a through ball, but Dougie Imrie is caught offside.
24 mins:Foul by Nigel Hasselbaink (St Mirren).
24 mins:Lewis Toshney (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
24 mins:Attempt saved. Dieter Van Tornhout (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
22 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
20 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
20 mins:Attempt saved. Nigel Hasselbaink (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
19 mins:Foul by Danny Racchi (Kilmarnock).
19 mins:Dougie Imrie (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
19 mins:Attempt missed. Nigel Hasselbaink (St Mirren) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
17 mins:Offside, St Mirren. Steve Thompson tries a through ball, but Steve Thompson is caught offside.
17 mins:Attempt saved. Nigel Hasselbaink (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
16 mins:Corner, St Mirren.
16 mins:Attempt missed. Danny Racchi (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dean Shiels.
15 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
15 mins:Attempt missed. Gary Harkins (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box.
14 mins:Foul by Lewis Toshney (Kilmarnock).
14 mins:Nigel Hasselbaink (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Foul by Jeroen Tesselaar (St Mirren).
11 mins:Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
9 mins:Goal! Kilmarnock 0, St Mirren 1. Paul McGowan (St Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
9 mins:Foul by Dougie Imrie (St Mirren).
9 mins:Ben Gordon (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
7 mins:Foul by Gary Harkins (Kilmarnock).
7 mins:David van Zanten (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
6 mins:Corner, Kilmarnock.
5 mins:Attempt missed. Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box.
4 mins:Foul by Dean Shiels (Kilmarnock).
4 mins:Lee Mair (St Mirren) wins a free kick.
3 mins:Foul by Dougie Imrie (St Mirren).
3 mins:Gary Harkins (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
1 mins:Foul by Jeroen Tesselaar (St Mirren).
1 mins:James Fowler (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- Scottish Premier League
- 2 May 2012, 7:45pm
- Rugby Park
- Attendance: 3,645
| Kilmarnock | v | St Mirren |
| 0 | 2
|
match report
First-half goals from Paul McGowan and Steven Thompson helped St Mirren to a 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock in the SPL at Rugby Park on Wednesday.
McGowan opened the scoring after nine minutes when he charged forward and coolly slotted beyond Cammy Bell.
On the stroke of half-time Thompson doubled Saints' advantage, when he blasted home from Nigel Hasselbaink's cut-back.
Kilmarnock were handed a lifeline 10 minutes into the second half when Darren McGregor was adjudged to have handled Dean Shiels' shot inside the area, Shiels stepped up to take the resulting kick but was denied by Craig Samson.
St Mirren began the game knowing their chances of claiming seventh place would be ended with a defeat.
They made a slow start to the match however, with Kilmarnock enjoying the bulk of the early possession.
Shiels screamed for a penalty after five minutes after his shot cannoned off Lee Mair, however referee John Beaton waved play on.
A minute later the St Mirren defence looked uncomfortable as Gary Harkins connected with Shiels' corner.
The visitors took the lead after nine minutes with their first real chance of the match.
Thompson had to be brave to win the ball on the halfway line and McGowan charged forward before coolly slotting the ball beyond Bell.
A wonderful piece of goalkeeping by Samson ensured Saints retained their lead when he somehow stopped Shiels' close-range effort after failing to hold Harkins' fizzing drive.
Bell had to be alert to keep out Hasselbaink's strike after good work by Jeroen Tesselaar on 16 minutes.
The Scotland international then produced an excellent stop from the Dutch striker two minutes later, as a lapse in concentration at the back almost proved to be costly for the hosts.
On the stroke of half-time Thompson doubled Saints' advantage, when he blazed Hasselbaink's cut-back beyond Bell.
After losing the second goal on the half-time whistle, Kilmarnock responded well at the beginning of the second half.
Mair almost turned Ben Gordon's cross into his own net and from the resulting corner Dougie Imrie only just manage to scramble the ball clear.
Kenny McLean sent an effort inches wide on after combining well with Hasselbaink before the hosts were handed a lifeline when Beaton pointed to the spot after McGregor was adjudged to have handled Shiels' shot.
The midfielder stepped up to take the resulting spot-kick but his poor effort was saved by the legs of Samson.
Dieter van Tornhout failed to profit from some hesitant St Mirren defending three minutes later and it seemed Killie's hopes of a comeback were fading fast.
Kenny Shiels reacted by making a triple substitution with James Dayton, William Gros and Matthew Kennedy being introduced in place of Lewis Toshney. Danny Racchi and Van Tornhout.
James Fowler forced Samson into a low save from distance when he made a charge forward from defence.
With Kilmarnock throwing men forward, St Mirren looked to hit on the counter-attack and only a fingertip save by Bell prevented McGowan from adding his second on 63 minutes.
McGowan passed up a good opportunity to put the game beyond Kilmarnock's lead when he weaved into the box but only managed a tame effort directly at Bell.
Gary Teale was brought on for McGowan after 84 minutes and the winger almost made an immediate impact.
He surged on to Tesselaar's long ball but was denied by a last-ditch tackle by James Fowler.
The hosts continued to search for a way back but rarely threatened in the final minutes of the encounter, meaning St Mirren closed the gap on Kilmarnock to two points in the SPL table.
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