St Mirren retained their outdoors probability of achieving a European place with Mikael Mandron’s second-half volley that means Aberdeen fell three factors adrift of Hibernian within the race to complete third.
The house aspect needed to win to protect their Euro ambitions and did so because of striker Mandron, whose winner adopted settlement on a contract extension for an additional yr.
Jimmy Thelin’s aspect thought they’d netted a first-half opener when Jeppe Okkels pounced to web however the award was overturned for a debatable handball choice in opposition to Kevin Nisbet within the build-up.
The Pittodrie aspect now lie three factors adrift of Hibs with three video games to play with Stephen Robinson’s aspect nonetheless dealing with an eight-point deficit to Aberdeen to land a ticket to Europe.
The guests began brightly, forcing a collection of corners earlier than the Dons’ Leighton Clarkson fired narrowly off beam.
As St Mirren grew into the sport, it appeared the guests had secured a vital benefit when Okkels discovered unbelievable house to web from shut vary.
Referee Ross Hardie awarded the objective however was introduced for evaluation with Nisbet judged to have dealt with together with his arm in an unnatural place. The talk centred on whether or not that was the results of contact from Alex Gogic.
The house aspect took coronary heart from that let-off and had probabilities, with Jonah Ayunga and Mark O’Hara each going shut.
The breakthrough was a superb end from Mandron. He took the ball down together with his chest and managed his volley however, in reality, was afforded an excessive amount of house in such a harmful space.
Aberdeen failed to reply with affect, with Zach Hemming not often examined immediately. They created stress within the remaining third as the sport wore on however couldn’t get sufficient on course to take one thing.
It was St Mirren on the break who must have sealed it in harm time however substitute Roland Idowu was fantastically denied by Dimitar Mitov.
