Livingston forced to settle for draw after conceding late against St Mirren
dailyrecord.co.ukLivingston were forced to settle for a draw at home to St Mirren as a late Buddies leveller ensured a 1-1 draw at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Despite controlling much of the first half, Livi were unable to find a breakthrough but would eventually open the scoring on 55 minutes in bizarre fashion.Nicky Devlin's cross into the box was met by Bruce Anderson, who saw his initial effort hit the post only for the rebound to hit back off him and roll into the net.The hosts were unable to find a second and that would prove crucial as St Mirren - just hours removed from Jim Goodwin taking over as Aberdeen manager - levelled things up with their only shot on target.A corner-kick was dealt with properly and fell to Greg Kiltie who slammed home from the edge of the box on 78 minutes.Livi were handed a boost seven minutes from time when St Mirren were reduced to 10 men following Charles Dunne's elbow on Sebastian Soto but they were unable to find a winner.Livingston boss David Martindale elected for the same starting line-up as last week's Scottish Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Hearts, while American striker Sebastian Soto made the matchday squad for the first time since his loan move from Norwich City.Both sides looked to get on the front foot early on with Jordan Jones hitting the side-netting for the Buddies while at the other end Anderson could only fire wide from a Nicky Devlin cutback after neat play from the hosts had sent the captain into space down the right wing.Stephane Omeonga was next to have a go but his strike from 25 yards was both high and wide.
The hosts were creating the better chances and went close to opening the scoring midway through the first half but Ayo Obileye's header from a corner-kick went inches over the
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