St Mirren and Aberdeen served up a thrilling Christmas Eve cracker in Paisley with the Buddies eventually wrapping up all three points.In a match stuffed with incident, the Saints were awarded three penalties while the Dons scored a screamer and saw their captain sent off.After six long weeks without a game the bumper crowd at the SMiSA Stadium certainly got their money's worth, with Matty Kennedy opening the scoring early on with a long-range screamer.After a sluggish start St Mirren drew level when Aberdeen skipper Anthony Stewart clumsily pulled down Jonah Ayunga in the box, with the defender receiving his marching orders in the process before Mark O'Hara's effort squirmed past Kelle Roos via the post.The Saints were given another early present in the second half when Roos tripped Curtis Main in the box, with O'Hara again stepping up to slam his side in front.The game could have been settled when Ayunga had the chance to make it three from the spot, with his powerful effort blocked by Roos.The Dons battled hard and were inches away from levelling, with Ylber Ramadani cracking the underside of the bar and Ryan Duncan missing from a yard out.But the hosts held firm and eventually put the game to bed when Greg Kiltie fired into an empty net to ensure ex-boss Jim Goodwin went home empty-handed from his first trip back to the SMiSA Stadium.The Buddies were understandably ring-rusty after six weeks without a competitive game.
Keanu Baccus looked the sharpest early on given his recent escapades at the World Cup, with the midfielder setting up Jonah Ayunga.
The powerful forward couldn't quite get the better of Liam Scales, with the promising move eventually breaking down.The visitors were passing the ball around nicely and
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