Match ends, St. Mirren 3, Alloa Athletic 1.
St Mirren 3-1 Alloa Athletic
- From the section Football
St Mirren ended their long wait for a home Scottish Championship win and increased their advantage over bottom side Alloa Athletic to 10 points.
Alloa took the lead from the penalty spot with Isaac Layne converting following Keith Watson's handball.
Watson made amends by levelling with a left-foot shot and Callum Gallagher headed the Buddies ahead.
Stephen Mallan sealed the points for the hosts in injury time, netting at the end of a breakaway.
Line-ups
St Mirren
- 12Langfield
- 20WatsonBooked at 9mins
- 15Baird
- 4Webster
- 3Kelly
- 27Quinn
- 14Mallan
- 22Gallagher
- 11HowiesonSubstituted forCooperat 45'minutes
- 25ShanklandSubstituted forThompsonat 88'minutes
- 24ClarksonSubstituted forIrvineat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 7McMullan
- 8Gow
- 9Thompson
- 16Agnew
- 28Irvine
- 29Cooper
- 32Wilks
Alloa
- 41GallacherBooked at 40mins
- 15Doyle
- 12McKennaBooked at 13mins
- 3HillBooked at 74minsSubstituted forMarrat 75'minutes
- 5HamiltonBooked at 19minsSubstituted forFernsat 82'minutes
- 8O'Brien
- 14McManus
- 7Duffy
- 10HolmesSubstituted forCrawfordat 62'minutesBooked at 77mins
- 23Megginson
- 17Layne
Substitutes
- 2McAusland
- 6Marr
- 11Ferns
- 18Hetherington
- 20Williams
- 21Crawford
- 27Crawford
- Referee:
- Craig Charleston
- Attendance:
- 2,589
Match Stats
Home TeamSt MirrenAway TeamAlloa
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, St. Mirren 3, Alloa Athletic 1.
Goal!
Goal! St. Mirren 3, Alloa Athletic 1. Stephen Mallan (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Rocco Quinn.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Robbie Crawford.
Substitution
Substitution, St. Mirren. Steven Thompson replaces Lawrence Shankland because of an injury.
Foul by Rocco Quinn (St. Mirren).
Edward Ferns (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Jack Baird.
Burton O'Brien (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Calum Gallagher (St. Mirren).
Substitution
Substitution, St. Mirren. Gary Irvine replaces David Clarkson.
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Edward Ferns replaces Colin Hamilton.
Andy Webster (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Isaac Layne (Alloa Athletic).
Attempt missed. Michael Duffy (Alloa Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Rocco Quinn.
Alex Cooper (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robbie Crawford (Alloa Athletic).
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Jason Marr replaces Dougie Hill.
Attempt missed. Keith Watson (St. Mirren) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
Booking
Dougie Hill (Alloa Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
David Clarkson (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dougie Hill (Alloa Athletic).
Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (St. Mirren) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Foul by David Clarkson (St. Mirren).
Michael Doyle (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Mitchel Megginson (Alloa Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Foul by David Clarkson (St. Mirren).
Scott McKenna (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Dougie Hill (Alloa Athletic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Keith Watson.
Foul by Alex Cooper (St. Mirren).
Robbie Crawford (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Robbie Crawford replaces Graeme Holmes.
Goal!
Goal! St. Mirren 2, Alloa Athletic 1. Calum Gallagher (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
David Clarkson (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dougie Hill (Alloa Athletic).
Attempt missed. David Clarkson (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by David Clarkson.