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St Mirren 1-1 Rangers: VAR penalty award gives visitors point in Paisley

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Referee Kevin Clancy reviews a penalty incident on VAR

Rangers came back to draw at St Mirren but another stumble gives Celtic the chance to extend their Scottish Premiership lead to nine points.

Jonah Ayunga punished slackness from the visitors early in the second half.

But Marcus Fraser’s challenge on Ryan Kent eventually resulted in a penalty following a VAR review, and James Tavernier equalised from 12 yards.

There was to be no winner, and Celtic can extend their advantage if they beat Ross County later.

The result in Paisley intensifies the pressure on Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, with his side having dropped points in three of their past five league games.

Malik Tillman, Rangers’ match winner against Hearts on Wednesday, nutmegged Fraser and fired narrowly wide before Alfredo Morelos swept a shot off target from the edge of the St Mirren box in the early stages.

Scott Wright was next to threaten the hosts’ goal, his back-post header on the right kept out by the leg of goalkeeper Trevor Carson. Wright then evaded two challenges before dragging a shot wide.

A feature of recent Rangers matches has been goals conceded against the run of play, and it seemed inevitable St Mirren would punish the Ibrox side when Greg Kiltie got clear on the right to cross but there were no takers in a crowded area.

But the home side did not have to wait too much longer as Ayunga pounced in the 47th minute.

Declan Gallagher’s long throw-in was flicked on by Curtis Main’s head and Ayunga’s initial shot forced a fine Allan McGregor save, but the forward was able to strike home after Leon King was unable to clear.

King then took a head knock in a challenge with Main and the youngster was taken off on a stretcher, to be replaced by Ryan Jack.

A lethargy set in to Rangers’ play, while St Mirren were vibrant whenever they sensed a chance to break at pace. Tavernier headed wide of Carson’s goal before another Ayunga shot skimmed just wide at the other end.

By recent standards, the influence of VAR had been rather absent until Kent hit the deck following Fraser’s tackle.

The winger was initially booked for simulation by referee Kevin Clancy, but a review of the challenge just inside the penalty box on the left-hand side reversed that decision and gave Tavernier the chance to level from the penalty spot. Carson guessed correctly and got a hand to the shot, but could not prevent it from finding the net.

The lengthy delays brought about by King’s injury and the penalty review resulted in nine minutes of stoppage time, during which Kent forced a fine save by Carson and Jack headed straight at the goalkeeper at a corner.

Player of the match – Jonah Ayunga

St Mirren players celebrate

Familiar frailties cost Rangers once again

In the absence of Connor Goldson and Ben Davies, Rangers lined up with youngster King and midfielder James Sands in central defence.

The makeshift partnership coped well enough in the first half but were badly caught out at the goal.

But Rangers’ failure was not entirely defensive, with the midfield and attack only fleetingly carving open the Buddies’ back line.

Van Bronckhorst has gone in to recent games without a clutch of first-team regulars and top scorer Antonio Colak was unavailable for the trip to Paisley. But, even with that backdrop, the stats do not look good for the Dutchman with 12 points dropped from 15 league games – three more than Celtic have dropped in the whole of 2022.

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson had spoken pre-match about his desire to capitalise on the “physicality” of his front two.

The hosts were unable to do that in the first half, despite a raft of set plays, but they only needed one chance in the end and Ayunga was only too willing to be in the right place at the right time.

The post-match headlines will be dominated by Rangers’ failings but St Mirren’s pre-World Cup form deserves particular mention with six wins and three draws from 15 putting them on course for a top-six finish.

What they said

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst: “Obviously not good enough. We started well, created chances. One big chance with Scott Wright. It’s always difficult against a deep block.

“We have to be more ruthless in our box to clear dangerous moments. It’s too many points. If you lose points at home against Livingston and away against St Johnstone and St Mirren, it’s not good enough.”

Player of the match

AyungaJonah Ayunga

with an average of 9.01

St Mirren

  1. Squad number7Player nameAyunga

    Average rating

    9.01

  2. Squad number31Player nameGallagher

    Average rating

    8.90

  3. Squad number18Player nameDunne

    Average rating

    8.82

  4. Squad number16Player nameErhahon

    Average rating

    8.82

  5. Squad number6Player nameO’Hara

    Average rating

    8.81

  6. Squad number3Player nameTanser

    Average rating

    8.75

  7. Squad number10Player nameMain

    Average rating

    8.70

  8. Squad number11Player nameKiltie

    Average rating

    8.69

  9. Squad number23Player nameStrain

    Average rating

    8.52

  10. Squad number22Player nameFraser

    Average rating

    8.50

  11. Squad number17Player nameBaccus

    Average rating

    8.37

  12. Squad number21Player nameGreive

    Average rating

    8.30

  13. Squad number13Player nameGogic

    Average rating

    8.16

  14. Squad number1Player nameCarson

    Average rating

    7.64

Rangers

  1. Squad number8Player nameJack

    Average rating

    3.14

  2. Squad number23Player nameWright

    Average rating

    3.08

  3. Squad number14Player nameKent

    Average rating

    2.98

  4. Squad number69Player nameUre

    Average rating

    2.98

  5. Squad number1Player nameMcGregor

    Average rating

    2.97

  6. Squad number71Player nameTillman

    Average rating

    2.94

  7. Squad number38Player nameKing

    Average rating

    2.92

  8. Squad number19Player nameSands

    Average rating

    2.90

  9. Squad number37Player nameArfield

    Average rating

    2.85

  10. Squad number31Player nameBarisic

    Average rating

    2.85

  11. Squad number2Player nameTavernier

    Average rating

    2.78

  12. Squad number4Player nameLundstram

    Average rating

    2.76

  13. Squad number18Player nameKamara

    Average rating

    2.56

  14. Squad number20Player nameMorelos

    Average rating

    2.19

Line-ups

St Mirren

Formation 5-3-2

1Carson

23Strain22Fraser31Gallagher18Dunne3Tanser

11Kiltie16Erhahon6O’Hara

7Ayunga10Main

  • 1Carson
  • 23StrainBooked at 66minsSubstituted forGogicat 90+4′minutes
  • 22Fraser
  • 31Gallagher
  • 18Dunne
  • 3Tanser
  • 11KiltieSubstituted forBaccusat 78′minutes
  • 16Erhahon
  • 6O’Hara
  • 7AyungaSubstituted forGreiveat 79′minutes
  • 10MainBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

  • 4Shaughnessy
  • 8Flynn
  • 9Brophy
  • 12Henderson
  • 13Gogic
  • 15Reid
  • 17Baccus
  • 21Greive
  • 27Urminsky

Rangers

Formation 4-2-3-1

1McGregor

2Tavernier38King19Sands31Barisic

18Kamara4Lundstram

23Wright71Tillman14Kent

20Morelos

  • 1McGregor
  • 2Tavernier
  • 38KingSubstituted forJackat 59′minutes
  • 19Sands
  • 31BarisicSubstituted forUreat 90+4′minutes
  • 18KamaraSubstituted forArfieldat 45′minutes
  • 4Lundstram
  • 23Wright
  • 71Tillman
  • 14Kent
  • 20MorelosBooked at 46mins

Substitutes

  • 8Jack
  • 10Davis
  • 17Matondo
  • 29McCann
  • 33McLaughlin
  • 37Arfield
  • 44Devine
  • 50Yfeko
  • 69Ure
Referee:
Kevin Clancy

Attendance:
6,358

Match Stats

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Match ends, St. Mirren 1, Rangers 1.

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