Tess to the rescue
In today’s Flashback we look back on a clash with Ross County back in October, 2014 ahead of St Mirren’s trip to the Global Energy Stadium to face the Staggies tonight.
Saints came back twice thanks to goals from Adam Drury and Jeroen Tesselaar to earn their first Premiership point at home – but they made heavy weather of it against the basement boys from Dingwall.
Scott Quinn nodded the Staggies into the lead but Drury levelled matters just before the break.
Former Saint Graham Carey plunged the dagger with a goal after 58 minutes, but Dutchman Tesselaar marked his return to fitness with the equaliser just beyond the hour mark.
Early on, Kenny McLean saw a shot on the angle of the box blocked by the County rearguard, before Jason Naismith headed home a Drury corner after three minutes – but it didn’t stand as the referee spotted an infringement in the build-up.
Saints looked a determined side and Marc McAusland and McLean were unable to direct their headers from a corner on target as County scrambled the danger clear.
The visitors took an unexpected lead after 11 minutes when Carey swung in a corner from the right hand side and Quinn was well placed to head into the top left hand corner.
The roof almost caved in on Saints after 25 minutes when Yoann Arquin picked out Michael Gardyne and the midfielder tucked a shot under the on-rushing Marian Kello and into the net. Thankfully for the Buddies the linesman flagged for offside.
Drury made it 1- 1 just before half-time when he connected with a deflected cross to knock past Brown and high into the right hand side.
After 58 minutes, County moved in front again as Arquin got away from Goodwin down the right hand side, the striker cut it back for substitute Martin Woods and the midfielder knocked it to Carey on the left hand side to drive home a low shot from 14 yards.
But the game swung back in St Mirren’s favour only moments later as left-sided ace Tesselaar picked up Drury’s pass and unleashed a rightfoot shot from the edge of the box to restore parity.
McLean saw an excellent glancing header from a left- wing cross drift just over target, while at the other end Quinn sent a header over from a Carey corner from the left hand side.
Late on, a Carey free-kick on the right hand side grazed the crossbar on its way over as the game ended level in Paisley.