Doonhamers hold Buddies in the Cup
Written by author on December 1, 2013
Queen of the South twice pegged back St Mirren to ensure their Scottish Cup fourth round tie goes to a replay.
On-loan Newcastle midfielder Conor Newton half-volleyed the Buddies in front, but home pressure paid off when Iain Russell equalised.
St Mirren regained the lead when Steven Thompson finished a flowing move.
Michael Paton’s cool finish brought the Doonhamers level again to stop Saints getting revenge for a Scottish League Cup exit at Palmerston in August.
Jim McIntyre’s Queen of the South will have a chance to make it a League Cup and Scottish Cup double over Saints in a Paisley replay.
Queens of the South manager Jim McIntyre said “I thought my side were excellent. It was a difficult start losing the early goal and St Mirren had us rattled.
“But, after 20 minutes, we started to make some passes and looked a real threat.
“As for the replay, we’ve got a chance. It will be difficult again – they are a Premiership side – and we will need to be at our maximum once again, but that it what we will aim to do.”
Queen of the South
- 01 Clark
- 02 Mitchell Booked
- 03 Holt
- 08 McShane
- 05 Durnan
- 06 Higgins
- 07 Burns
- 04 McKenna
- 09 Reilly (Lyle – 67′ )
- 10 Paton
- 11 Russell Booked
Substitutes
- 12 Atkinson
- 14 Lyle
- 15 Carmichael
- 16 Dowie
- 17 Dzierzawski
- 18 McGuffie
- 19 Slattery
St Mirren
- 28 Kello
- 22 Naismith Booked
- 18 Kelly
- 06 Goodwin
- 04 McGregor
- 14 McAusland
- 24 Newton
- 11 McLean
- 09 Thompson
- 10 McGowan (Reilly – 21′ )
- 07 McGinn Booked
Substitutes
- 02 van Zanten
- 05 Mair
- 08 Harkins
- 16 Caprice
- 17 Reilly
- 27 Grainger
- 30 Dilo
