Livingston boss David Martindale admitted his facet’s defending price them factors in Paisley.
The house facet netted a dramatic ninetieth minute winner regardless of being lowered to 10 males - and having conceded an equaliser to the Lions simply 4 minutes earlier.
An in any other case drab affair all of the sudden burst into life within the last phases. Keanu Baccus had nodded the Buddies in entrance halfway by means of the second-half earlier than Jonah Ayunga noticed pink on 76 minutes for handball after blocking a goalbound Scott Pittman strike.
Livi have been unable to benefit from the chance as Sean Kelly blasted excessive over the bar however they have been in a position to attract degree with 4 minutes left on the clock as substitute Bruce Anderson ghosted past his man to show house an exquisite Joel Nouble cross.
Unusually, although, it was Stephen Robinson’s males who managed the ultimate moments.
Shamal George appeared to have rescued some extent for the away facet with an exquisite save to tip Scott Tanser’s free-kick over the bar just for Alex Grieve to pop up moments later as slam the ball past the keeper after Livi did not take care of a corner-kick.
A dejected Martindale admitted their lack of ability to defend their field was, finally, what price them travelling again throughout the M8 with one thing to point out for his or her efforts.
He commented: “If you'd like one thing to sum the sport up, they defended their field higher than us. That’s actually what all of it comes all the way down to.
“First objective, all of us flip our again on the throw. I don’t know if they're ready on the lengthy one into the field.
“St Mirren solely have three or 4 gamers within the field at that time and we've seven or eight. That’s acquired to be handled higher however we've to lock onto our form.
“It’s a very good ball and a very good end however we've to do higher and might’t enable low cost balls into our field.”
He added: “You get the penalty and among the finest technical gamers within the group doesn’t hit the goal, in order that’s disappointing.
“With putting a ball, Sean is one among, if not the, greatest participant on the membership.
“However we managed to get ourselves again within the sport. Wee Bruce’s end is implausible after which I believe we wanted to be extra aggressive after that.
“We allowed them straightforward possession in our half. Then it’s a free-kick tipped over the bar, two corners and we've loads of numbers within the field and don’t take care of it. We shot ourselves within the foot.”
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