Connor Ronan header seals St Mirren dramatic late win to boost top six hopes
dailyrecord.co.ukPlaymaker Connor Ronan sealed his timely return from suspension with a dramatic late winner to give St Mirren's top six hopes a serious boost.The Buddies knew they had the perfect chance to fire themselves firmly into the mix for a top half finish against Premiership strugglers Dundee.They spurned the best opportunity in the first half when Wigan loanee Jordan Jones failed to make the most of an excellent chance with Dee keeper Harrison Sharp off his line.The Saints were far from their best but again produced the best opening in the second half, with the ball breaking to Jones on the edge of the six yard box.This time the winger blazed wastefully over the bar, with Eamonn Brophy and Jones also going agonisingly close in the dying stages.It looked like Stephen Robinson's wait for a first win was set to continue, but up stepped Ronan to head in the crucial opener from substitute Jay Henderson's pinpoint cross to seal all three points in extra-time.The victory is a major morale-booster ahead of Saturday's trip to face Hearts in their Scottish Cup quarter-final clash.Robinson reverted to a back four, much to the delight of the Saints fans who were calling for the tactical switch ahead of kick-off.Connor Ronan was back in the starting XI having served his suspension for a red card, while Eamonn Brophy was fit enough to start his first match since he went off injured against Motherwell at the start of February.The Buddies looked to have taken Robinson's demands on board to pass the ball more than in his opening three matches, with the visitors looking to play their way through the lines in the opening 10 minutes.Unfortunately there were far too many that didn't hit their mark, with Dundee often picking up possession fairly
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