It was ache at Palmerston as St Johnstone’s depressing Premier Sports activities Cup begin continued.
The Perth facet had fought again twice - due to Jamie Murphy on each events - for a 2-2 draw.
However Queen of the South had been very unlucky to not take all three factors within the 90 minutes and there may have been no complaints if that had been the case.
Lee Connelly had opened the scoring for the hosts within the first half and that's how the scoreline stood on the interval.
A bit of particular person expertise from Murphy pulled Saints degree however Ruari Paton later nudged in from shut vary.
Murphy once more hauled Saints again with a pleasant curling effort from the sting of the field to ship the sport to penalties.
It was Queen of the South who saved their composure to assert the bonus level.
There have been three adjustments to the Perth team-sheet from Tuesday night time’s disappointing group opener in opposition to Annan.
Dan Cleary dropped out utterly after his pink card whereas Max Kucheriavyi and Theo Bair, who additionally began, needed to accept a spot on the bench.
James Brown was given the nod from the primary whistle on the precise of a defensive three and, in a extra superior space of the pitch, Graham Carey was handed his beginning debut. Stevie Might led the road.
Saints’ journeys to this venue haven't at all times gone to plan and the final one, in season 2018/19, required extra-time to finally edge a 4-2 win. Just a few years earlier the Doonhamers had celebrated a 2-0 Scottish Cup triumph.
They went closest to boasting an early benefit when a mix-up in the course of the park between Murray Davidson and Melker Hallberg kick-started the counter-attack.
The ball was labored to Paton who, driving into the field, may solely discover the side-netting together with his effort.
Saints had been compelled right into a change in simply the tenth minute when Ali Crawford hit the turf off the ball. He was changed by Murphy.
Not lengthy after, Ciaran McKenna had the liberty of Dumfries to ship from the precise for Connelly to nod, with assistance from a deflection, past Elliott Parish.
In the hunt for a fast response, Hallberg’s nook finally discovered Might deep contained in the field. Regardless of being grounded he swung his boot on the ball and hit the woodwork.
Because the half progressed, Saints continued to supply little or no going ahead and the hosts appeared much more threatening on the counter assault.
Connelly was a menace and simply shy of the break nudged into the trail of Paton who, fortunately for the Perth males, was unable to get his ft sorted fast sufficient earlier than sending a weak effort into Parish’s gloves.
Queen of the South totally deserved their half-time benefit.
Michael O’Halloran was launched for the beginning of the second half, changing Charlie Gilmour at proper wing-back.
But it surely was a second of magic from Murphy with 50 minutes performed that hauled Saints again into this contest.
He launched into a solo run deep into the field, navigating past quite a few house defenders, earlier than guiding low throughout Max Currie together with his left foot.
Andrew Considine then shortly appeared for one more when latching onto Hallberg’s nook however his header was narrowly large of the mark.
Queen of the South, nonetheless, regained their lead within the sixty fifth minute and Perth defending was once more all at sea.
A knockdown from a nook discovered Paton - he had utterly misplaced whoever was imagined to be marking him - who guided house from shut vary.
Max Kucheriavyi and Theo Bair had been shortly known as from the bench. Carey and Might departed the motion.
It may have gotten worse for Saints with little over 10 minutes remaining if Connelly’s curling effort had navigated contained in the far submit. Then he missed a one-on-one with Parish, hitting the skin of the submit.
That might come again to chew when, within the eighty fifth minute, Murphy took issues into his personal palms once more. He curled in off the submit from the sting of the field to degree the sport at 2-2.
It could go to penalties to determine the bonus level and Queen of the South claimed it. Davidson and Kucheriavyi missed for Saints.