St Mirren supervisor Stephen Robinson believes his facet's Scottish Cup destiny might have modified if that they had been awarded a penalty in opposition to Hearts.
The Buddies performed their half in an enthralling quarter-final tie at Tynecastle however had been on the incorrect finish of a 4-2 scoreline.
Eamonn Brophy's strike and a Connor Ronan surprise purpose weren't sufficient as Beni Baningime, Peter Haring, Aaron McEneff and Ellis Simms targets gained it for the Jambos.
With the sport nonetheless within the steadiness, Greg Kiltie watched a St Mirren penalty enchantment inside Hearts ' 18-yard field go him by.
Robinson believes referee Bobby Madden's determination to not blow for a spot-kick was a contributing issue within the Buddies' Scottish Cup exit.
He instructed the BBC : "It seems to be like a stonewall penalty on Greg Kiltie which maybe modifications the sport a bit. Their third purpose comes off their lad's knee.
"It is both an unbelievable end or a little bit of luck. However the boys gave it every thing for us tonight and we ran out of steam within the final quarter-hour or so.
"I believed we dominated the ball for giant intervals and performed some excellent soccer.
"After we obtained again to 2-2 by way of a surprise purpose, we needed to maintain that for 5 or 10 minutes. You're beginning to see the model of play we wish to undertake."