Buddies bitten late

St Mirren FC is a club with a proud tradition - and a history to match.

They have been at the centre of the Scottish game since their formation in 1877.

In this week’s second and final Flashback, we look at this eventful clash between Aberdeen and St Mirren in September 2013 ahead of the Buddies’ trip to Pittodrie tomorrow night.

Peter Pawlett’s late strike for Aberdeen denied struggling St Mirren their first Premiership victory of the season.

Steven Thompson ( pictured) opened the scoring for the Buddies in the 54th minute after good work by Paul McGowan.

With just over five minutes remaining, Pawlett benefited from a poor clearance and blasted in an equaliser.

In the opening minutes, Aberdeen’s Cammy Smith skipped past the St Mirren defence, but his low centre was just out of range for teammate Calvin Zola.

Jamie Langfield was at full stretch in the 28th minute when John McGinn fired a 20- yard shot that the Dons keeper managed to smother.

The stalemate was broken when McGowan completed a well-worked move into the Aberdeen penalty area and flighted in a tempting ball for Thompson to bundle over the line from six yards out.

Almost immediately, Aberdeen could have equalised when Pawlett came close on the right- hand side of the St Mirren penalty area, but his effort was blocked by Darren McGregor.

The Dons continued to press for a leveller and Jonny Hayes whipped in a 25-yard free kick over the St Mirren wall, but Chris Dilo palmed it away.

With 73 minutes played, St Mirren’s Jim Goodwin squared a pass across the 18-yard line for Kenny McLean to deliver a powerful left-footed drive that inched past Langfield’s near-side post.

Niall McGinn looked certain to restore parity when he outran a hapless St Mirren defence and blasted a shot past Dilo, but it struck the far post and rebounded out to safety.

Moments later, the scores were level after Pawlett benefited from a poor clearance to thunder in a shot that found its way through a throng of players past the French keeper.

It left only five minutes for either side to snatch a late winner and, while St Mirren looked the hungrier of the two sides, they could not muster the effort to edge out the Dons.