St Mirren denied win at the death as Alex Gogic's header cancelled out by late Motherwell leveller
dailyrecord.co.ukA dramatic late Motherwell equaliser cost St Mirren two points as their top six push hit a bump in the road.Deadline day signing Alex Gogic wasted no time in endearing himself to his new supporters after heading in St Mirren's opener.Having only joined the club the day before, the Hibs loanee found himself thrust into the action from the bench in the first half in place of the injured Eamonn Brophy.After a woeful opening 45 minutes, the game improved in the second half with Jak Alnwick and Liam Kelly both producing some fine saves to keep the scores level.That set the scene for former Hamilton Accies midfielder Gogic to rise tallest and nod in for the Buddies from a pinpoint Connor Ronan corner.That looked to have set the Saints on the road to their fourth victory on the bounce since returning from the winter break.But there was a late sting in the tail as Ross Tierney fired into the top corner at the start of extra-time to earn the Steelmen a share of the spoils.St Mirren started life without playmaker Jamie McGrath, who left the club extremely late on deadline day to join Wigan Athletic after a long-drawn out month of transfer speculation.Boss Jim Goodwin handed a debut to new recruit Jordan Jones, who came straight into the starting XI having joined on a loan deal from McGrath's new club Wigan.Hibs midfielder Gogic, who also joined on a temporary deal until the end of the season on Monday, was handed a space on the bench alongside Ryan Flynn and Ethan Erhahon.Motherwell fired off an early warning shot as Sean Goss found a pocket of space before unleashing a long-range effort that sailed harmlessly wide of the post.The Buddies were disjointed in the opening quarter of an hour, with Connor Ronan and Alan Power unable to
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