Kane punishes St Mirren after Jackson’s Panenka penalty miss
● Buddies remain rooted to bottom spot as Perth hosts claim first victory since January
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0 St Johnstone forward Chris Kane scores past St Mirren goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky for the only goal of the game at Mcdiarmid Park. settle for a place on the bench following his goalscoring exploits for Haiti on Sunday.
Bothgoalkeeperswerecalled into action early in the game. Kane’s spectacular volley was touched over the crossbar by Vaclav Hladky for a corner before St Mirren were awarded
that frantic start, although a mix-up between Clark and Ross Callachan almost gave St Mirren the opportunity to get back into the game, only for the St Johnstone midfielder to thump the ball away from right in front of goal as Jackson waited to pounce.
St Mirren were brighter after the break but failed to greatly trouble Clark, with Jackson firing a shot high over the crossbar and Mihai Popescu doing similar, before Erhahon saw red late on.