Livingston season ends in a whimper with defeat at St Johnstone to seal eighth place

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Livingston's season ended in a whimper as they were defeated 2-0 away at St Johnstone to finish eighth in the Premiership.The defeat - which came about thanks to Drey Wright making the most of a defensive error in the first-half and Chris Kane slamming home a penalty after the break - closed out a campaign that had promised so much.In early February, the Lions were roaring in fourth placed and seemingly all set for a top six spot and putting in a genuine challenge for European football.

But three wins in their remaining 14 fixtures put paid to that and leaves a sour taste in the mouth.Livi started the game brightly with Bruce Anderson firing a half-volley from the edge of the box on five minutes that was hit straight at Ross Sinclair in the Saints goal.At the other end, Ryan McGowan went for the dramatic an nearly pulled it off as his overhead kick was brilliantly tipped over the bar by Jack Hamilton - who was standing in for the suspended Shamal George in the Livi goal while Wright's angled drive a couple of minutes later hit the side-netting.He didn't have to wait long to find the right side of the woodwork, though, as he opened the scoring on 18 minutes thanks to some defensive dithering by the visitors.

Hamilton's clearance was nodded forward by McGowan with Tom Parkes leaving the ball - presumably believing the keeper was coming to collect.

But the goalie was rooted to the spot with Wright racing through and firing home his seventh goal of the campaign.The centre-back almost made amends on the half-hour mark but saw his header clutched just under the crossbar by Sinclair.Livi passed up their best chance of the game just four minutes into the second-half as Scott Pittman was unable to connect properly with his